Cbe Uictorlan naturalist. 



Vol. XXX VII.— No. 4. AUGUST 5, 1920. No. 440, 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The fortieth annual meeting of the Chib was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, I2th July, 1920. 



The president, Mr. A. t). Hardy, F.L.S., occupied the chair, 

 and about forty -members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENXE. 



From Prof. Georgina Sweet, D.Sc, Victorian local secretary 

 of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 notifying that the next meeting of the. Asscciation would be 

 opened at Hobart on the 5th January, 1921, and asking the 

 CluD to appoint delega.tes on the council for the meeting. 



Dr. C. S. Sutton and Mr. C. Daley, M.A., having expressed 

 their intention of being present at the meeting, were appointed 

 to represent the Club. 



From the Acting Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game, 

 stating that it had been decided to limit the number of permits 

 for collecting eggs of protected birds, and to confine them to 

 genuine scientific workers. Collecting for trading purposes 

 would be discouraged as much as possible. 



The latter determination was taken exception to by seyeral 

 members, and the letter was referred to the committee for 

 further consideration. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Lil}-dale on Saturday, 17th 

 April, was forwarded by Mr. R. E. Luher, B.A., who acted 

 as leader in the unavoidable absence of the leader, Mr. F. 

 Chapman, A.L.S. The party first visited the well-known 

 Cave Hill limestone quarry, and spent some time in the search 

 for fossils, with considerable success, a number of characteristic 

 species being obtained, including a fine specimen of Euomphalus. 

 The ascent was then made to the top of the hill, where the 

 physiography of the district was pointed out, and the fine 

 panorama greatly admired under the influence of a setting sun 

 on an autumn afternoon. 



A report of the excursion to Studlcy Park for geology on 

 Saturday, ist May, was forwarded by the leader, Mr. R. E. 

 Luher, B.A. Though a somewhat bleak and showery after- 

 noon, there was a fair attendance of members, who showed 

 considerable interest in the story of the physiographical features 

 of the park and its surroundings. It was shown by specimens 

 <»f a graptolite, Monograptus, sp., that the rocks exposed in 



