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^ictovxan Jtaturali^t. 



Vol. X.— No. 11. FEBRUARY, 1894. No. 123. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting was held in the Royal Society's 

 Hall on Monday evening, 12th February, 1894. The president, 

 Mr. H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S., occupied the chair, and some 70 

 members and visitors were present. 



MEETING FOR PRACTICAL WORK. 



The hon. secretary reported that the meeting for practical work 

 held on the 22nd January was well attended, and that it was 

 the first of a series of meetings to constitute a course in practical 

 botany. Mr. J. Shepherd, who directed the proceedings, pro- 

 vided a plentiful supply of the type chosen (Protococcus), and 

 briefly described the various stages and the best methods of 

 observing them. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mrs. W. Richards, Miss F. Bage, Rev. 

 T. Lord, and Messrs. H. Cummins, G. E. Shepherd, and W. E. 

 EUemor were duly elected members of the Club. 



OFFICE-BEARERS. 



There being no other nomination. Professor W. Baldwin 

 Spencer, M.A., was declared duly elected to fill the vacant vice- 

 presidentship. 



PAPER READ. 



By Mr. Dudley Le Souef (communicated by Mr. H. P. C. 

 Ashworth), entitled "Notes on a Trip to Northern Queensland." 

 The paper was read by the author, and was well illustrated by 

 limelight views, which gave a graphic representation of the 

 tropical scenery and natural features of the district, those of the 

 palm scrub about Cooktown being especially appreciated. It 

 was in this scrub that Mr. Le Souef was fortunate in securing 

 several specimens of the curious Tree-climbing Kangaroos, and 

 these, together with other mammals, birds, and snakes were 

 brought alive to Melbourne for the Zoological Gardens. 



At the conclusion of the paper some discussion ensued, in 

 which Messrs. Frost, Shephard, Coghill, and Coles took part. 



