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eggs of White-tailed Kingfisher, (Tanysiptera sylvia,) Yellow- 

 rumped Diamond Bird {Faj-dalotus xantJiopygiah's,) Red-rumped 

 Acanthiza {Acanthiza pyrrliopygia), Fasciated honey-eater 

 (Glyciphila fasciata), Helmeted honey-eater (^Ptilotis cassidix), 

 beautiful Parrakeet {Fsephotus pidchermnus), Red-bellied Parrakeet 

 (P. hcBtnatogaster), Double-banded Dottrel {^giahtis bicinctus), 

 and Sombre Gallinule (Galh'nula tenebrocosa), with bird; by Mr. 

 G. Coghill, orchids, Cryptostylis longifolia and Dipodiinn punctatum 

 in bloom, from Boroondara, also nest and eggs of Spine-bill honey- 

 eater (Acanthorhynchus tenurostris); by Mr. A. Coles, l^ankeen 

 Night Heron (^Nycticorax Ccdedonicus), and timber-feeding 

 Lepidoptera; by Master E. Dombrain, egg of Wandering Albatross 

 (J)iomedia exsulans) ; by Master French, native woman's hair, from 

 Kimberley, N. W. Australia; by Mr. C. French, dried specimens of 

 9 species of orchids of the genus Praso])hylluni, in illustration of 

 his paper; by Rev. J. J. Halley, curious abnormal growth of Xative 

 Yam (^Microseris Fosteri); by Mr. R. Hall, Victorian birds' eggs: 

 by Mr. H. Kennon, coral, repaired by the polyps; by Mr. J. 

 Leadbeater, pair of Australian Fur or Eared Seuls (Euotcnia 

 cinerea) ; by Mr. T. A. Forbes-Leith, 40 species of British birds, 

 and 10 Australian birds : by Mr. D. Le Souef, Owl (^Strix scops), 

 spotted bower bird from New South Wales, also portions of elephants* 

 teeth ; by Mr. A. Lukey, native bread from Ringwood, and collared 

 sparrowhawk (^Accipiter cirrhocephalus) ; by Mr. F. j\I. Reader, 

 phanerogamous plants of Studley Park (^Ranunculacece — Polygon- 

 acecey, by Mr. 0. A. Sayce, 14 species Tertiary Marine Fossils from 

 older Pliocene beds at Cheltenham ; by Mr. F. Spry, Victorian 

 Lepidoptera; by Mr. E. A. Symonds, sombre Gallinule (Galh'niila 

 tenebrocosa) from Rosherville, Gippsland Lakes ; by Mr. H. Watts, 

 microscopic slides of Coccidce from South Australia. 

 After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



NOTES OF A SHORT COLLECTING EXCURSION TO 

 THE UPPER MURRAY. 



By Messrs C. French and D. Best. 

 (Read before the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, Nov. 17, 1884) 



Mxjlwala, the locality of our excursion, is situated immediately on 

 the New South Wales side of the river Murray, opposite Tarra- 

 wonga, and is the station of Mr. Alexander Sloane, who has been 

 settled there or in the district, somewhere about 20 years. The 

 name is aboriginal, but the exact meaning we have unfortunately 

 been unable to ascertain. The station in extent, comprises some 

 50,000 acres, being about 25 miles from south to north, by 5 miles 

 across. There is also a small township of the same name, said to be 



