THE VICTORIAX NATURALIST. oO 



D. Best. — 1 Case of Australian Hymenoptera, 2 Drawers of 

 Victorian Longicorn Beetles, containing 150 species ; 1 Drawer 

 eacli of Australian Elater, Cetonia, and Carabus ; 1 Drawer 

 of Australian Beetles of various families ; 1 Drawer of 

 Victorian Buprestis, and a glass shade, containing pair of rare 

 species of Kangaroo Eat. 



Ornithology was illustrated by T. A. F. Leith, with a Case of 

 Kapacious Birds, viz., Blach-cheeked Falcon, White-fronted 

 Falcon, White Goshawk, Collared Sparrow-Hawk, M and F. 

 Owls, &c. ; C. French, with a case of beautiful Humming- 

 Birds ; E. B. Green, Australian and other Birds' Skins ; 

 A. J. Campbell, 100 specimens of Australian Birds' Eggs ; 

 A. Coles, 1 case of Penguins and Waders, 1 case of Parrots 

 and Honey-eaters, and 3 glass shades of Birds ; and A. J. 

 ^orth, 2 glass shades of rare Australian Birds. 



Botany b y C. A. Topp, Hepresentatives of the principal Natural^ 

 Orders' found in Southern Victoria ; Miss F. M. Campbell,! 

 Collection of Australian Fungi ; J. E. Dixon, 8 Books ofj 

 Victorian Dried Plants, 3 Books of Victorian and N.Z. Driedl 

 Ferns, and 2 Books of Victorian Orchids ; J. Stickland,i 

 Collection of Marine Algse ; J. E. Prince, Dried Plants ;| 

 A. Thie, Collections of Woods and of Marine Algfe ; P. Dattari,\ 

 N.Z. Ferns, and beautiful draAvings of Australian Ferns, 

 executed by himself ; E. B. Green, Australian Woods. 



Entomology was further represented by C. French, Case of 

 Australian Lepidoptera ; G. Coghill, Box of Victorian Cole- 

 optera ; C. Hicks, Exotic Beetles ; R. Laing, Cabinet 

 Collection of Australian Beetles of the late D. Kershaw. 



T. Worcester showed 6 cases of shells ; J. H. Gatliff, 100 species of 

 the genus Oliva, comprsiing 320 specimens ; 0. A. Sayce, a 

 case of Victorian Miocene Fossils. 



The Junior members were not wanting on this occasion. C. French, 



Jun., showed Fossils ; and W. F. H. and G. E. F. Hill, (aged 



10 and 8 years,) a case each of Moths and Butterflies, caught 



or bred by themselves. 



The exhibits were under the supervision of Messrs. J. F. BaUey, 



T. A. F. Leith, and C. French, who displayed good taste in their 



■arrangement, and also afforded information to enquirers concerning 



them. 



The visitors began to disperse at about 10 o'clock, and the Club 



may fairly be congratulated upon having afforded them an instructive 



evening's entertainment. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS 

 By Hon. Dr. F. L. Dobson, M.L.C. 



The following is the address delivered by Hon. Dr. Dobson, M.L.C, 

 President of the Field Naturalists' Club, at its annual conversazione, 

 on the 30th ult.:— 



