THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 45 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The fourth annual general meeting of the naembers of this club was 

 held at the Royal Society's Hall, on Monday evening, 12th May, 

 Mr. H. Watts, one of the vice-presidents, presiding. The attend- 

 ance, owing to the inclement weather which prevailed, was not so 

 numerous as was expected. 



The following were elected to membership, viz., Messrs. D, H. 

 McDonald, F. Reader, W. Hatton, H. Kendall, and W. Miller. 



For the next monthly meeting, Mr. P. Dattari promised a paper 

 ^' On the Locomotion of Coleopterous Insects," Two excursions were 

 arranged for the month, viz., Saturday, 19th, to Brighton, and 

 Saturday, 24th (Queen's Birthday), to Lilydale, the latter being 

 under guidance of Mr. T. A. F. Leith. 



The annual report and balance-sheet, whi-ch showed the club to be 

 in a most satisfactory position, having been read and adopted, the 

 election of office-bearers was proceeded with and resulted as follows : — 



President, Rev. J. J. Halley ; Vice-Presidents, Mr. A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A., and Mr. T. A. Forbes-Leith ; Treasurer, Mr. J. H. 

 Matthias ; Secretary, Mr. F G. A. Barnard ; Assistant Secretary 

 and Treasurer. Mr. G. Coghill ; Librarian, Mr. J. F. Bailey ; 

 Committee, Messrs. C. French, D. Best, C. A. Topp, M.A., J. H. 

 Gatliff, and J, E. Dixon. 



The business having occupied nearly the whole of the 

 evening, it was decided not to read any papers, but the usual con- 

 versazione was rendered the more interesting from the fact of there 

 being a good show of exhibits. It comprised four specimens of 

 Victorian Shells of the genus Fusus, viz., F. creiriliratus, F. JVovcb 

 Hollandiae, F. ustulatus, and F. p^rtilatus,hj J. H. Gatliff ; Fossil 

 Crustacean (Pseudastacus Hakalensis) from the cretaceous of the 

 Lebanon, also rare variety of Harpa imperialis, from Zanzibar, by 

 J. F. Bailey ; ten specimens of land and fresh-water shells collected 

 around Melbourne, viz., Unio, Physa, Plmiorbis, &c., by J. E. Dixon; 

 Orthopterous insects, Mantidse and Phasmidge, collected since last 

 meeting, by F. G. A. Barnard ; four American birds, viz., Golden- 

 winged Woodpecker (Golapfes aniatus), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus 

 galhuld), Migratoiy Thrush (Turdus miqratorius), and Meadow 

 Lark (Sturnella magna), by T. A. F. Leith ; Fresh-water alga 

 {Batrachosvermum nc oniliforme) , hj H. Watts ; six specimens of 

 New Caledonian birds' eggs, viz., Wood swallow {Artamus 

 melaleucus), Flycatcher (BJiipidura Bulqeri), Gcrygone {Q. 

 fiavolateralis), Thrush (Morula xanthopus), Zosterops (Z. xanth- 

 ocMora), and Turnix (species unknown), by A. J. Campbell ; and a 

 number of Exotic Cetonida;, by P. Dattari. 



A hearty vote of thanks liaving been accorded to the retiring 

 office-bearers the meeting sejwirated. 



