158 THE VICTORIAK NATURALIST. 



The following were the principal exhibits: — By Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard, Larva of moth Chelopteryx Colsii ; by Mr. A. Coles, five 

 South American birds, and pair of Queensland Cuckoos; by Mr. 

 J. E. Dixon, sixty species of Victorian Lepidoptera, and six species 

 of Neuroptera ; by Mr. C. French, paradise plumes, lady's dress, and 

 native adzes from New Guinea; by Mr. H. Kennon, stone and iron 

 axes from New Zealand; by Dr. Lucas, eggs of iguana from 

 Pakenham; by Mr. F. Eeader, plants from Studley Park, 

 (Leguminosce-CompositcB), rare plants from Scotland, and different 

 stages of fungus, Polyporus (^Resupinarid) velutinus, Fries. 



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) 

 (Continued from Page 139.) 



Monday being our last day at Mulwala, we made the most of our 

 time, examined the lagoon for water plants, but saw few excepting 

 those found near Melbourne, as AzoUa, Chara, Myriophyllum &c., 

 all of which were out of our reach, but, these lagoons would, we 

 think, well repay any person wishing to properly collect the Algfe 

 and Desmids. 



Starting after an early breakfast, we were again driven out some 

 miles, and having had lent to us an excellent breech-loader with 

 cartridges, we managed to make our first shot ^^ from the buggy) at a 

 native companion, but were unsuccessful in bagging him. Birds 

 were plentiful although many of them were somewhat shy, and the 

 rose-breasted cockatoos defied all our stragetical efforts to approach 

 them nearer than from 100 to 150 yards. We shot, as before stated, 

 a sample of fine Iguana, several specimens of the Green Leek 

 Parrot, one of our most beautiful species, also several other kinds 

 which we show you here this evening. We much regretted not 

 liaving brought a muzzle-loading gun with us, as our cartridges were 

 far too heavy for small bh-ds, of which there are here some most 

 interesting species. Insects were very scarce, and but few were 

 collected, and of plants we obtained little else than the same kinds 



