THE 



Vol. XVI.— No. 2. JUNE 8, 1899. No. 186. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 

 The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th May, 1899. The 

 president, Mr. C. French, F.L.S., occupied the chair, and over 

 50 members and friends were present. 



REPORTS. 



The leader, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., gave a short report of the 

 excursion to the West Melbourne Swamp on Saturday, 15th 

 April, 1899, and incidentally mentioned the heaps of stone lying 

 there, brought as ships' ballast from Brazil, which may in future 

 days puzzle geologists. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw reported a satisfactory attendance at the 

 visit to the National Museum on Saturday, 29th April, when he 

 showed those present the entomological and oological collections, 

 as well as taking a general glance at the Museum. 



The hon, librarian, Mr. O. A. Sayce, reported the receipt of 

 the following donations to the library : — " Records of the 

 Australian Museum," vol. iii., No. 5, from the Trustees; 

 " Descriptive Notes of Fibres Prepared at Melbourne Botanic 

 Gardens," by W. R. Guilfoyle, F.L.S., from the author; "Pro- 

 ceedings Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia," 1898, 

 part 2, from the Academy; "Bulletin of Buffalo Society of Natural 

 Science," vol. v., parts 1-5, and vol. vi., part i, from the society. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. T. S. Adcock, F.L.S., 

 Geelong, and Jas. Kilgour, Railway-place, Williamstown, were 

 duly elected members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Messrs. D. Best and R. Hall were elected auditors, and 

 nominations for office-bearers for 1899 -1900 were received, 



Mr. G. A. Keartland moved that a deputation from the Club 

 wait on the Commissioner of Customs and ask that the close 

 season for quail be extended to ist April in each year. This 

 was carried, and on the motion of Mr. A. J. Campbell the 

 President, Messrs. Le Souef, Keartland, and the Secretary were 

 appointed. 



PAPERS. 



I. By Mr. A. Campbell, entitled "List of Birds Observed at 



Burnley." 



