Field NatiiPalists' Club of Victor-ia. 



ROOMS— ROYAli SOCIETY'S HALL, VICTORIA ST., MELBOURNE. 



BUSINESS PAPER FOR MONTHLY MEETING. 

 Monday, 14tli August, 1899, at Eight p.m. 



1. Correspondence and Reports. 



2. Election of Members. 



Proposer. Seconder. 



Mr. F. Baker . . . . J. Gabriel . . G. A. Keartland 



Hoddle Street, Richmond. 



Mr. Louis K. M'Nab .. F. Wisewould .. R.Hal! 



Surrey Road, Hawksburn. 



3. Nominations for Membership. 



Members making nominations will oblige by handing the full name and address to 

 Hon. Secretary. 



4. General Business. 



5. Reading of Papers and Discussions thereon. 



(Authors are requested to hand in a brief resume of their pa/ ers to the Secretary.) 



1. By Mr. C. Walter (communicated by Mr. C. French, jun.i, " Reqords of 



Plants New to Victoria, and New Districts for Victorian Plants." 



2. By Mr. D. Le Souef, C. M.Z.S., '■ Description of Birds Eggs New to Science." 



3. By Mr. R. Hall, " Notes on the Habits of the Blue Wrens." 



4. By Rev. W. Fielder, F.R.M.S., " Recent Researches in the Structure of 



Protoplasm." 



6. Reading of Natural History Notes. 



M embers who may note any unusual occurrence, or see any thing of interest in Foreign 

 or Colonial papers, are requested to inform the Secretary of the same that he 

 may arrange for their bringing them before the meeting; such notes should, 

 however, be brief. 



7 . Exhibition of Specimens and Conversazione. 



Members exhibiting specimens are requested to furnish the Hon. Secretary with 

 written particulars of their Exhibits for record in Minutes and Naturamt. 



«5* EXCUf^SIONS. ^ 



Saturday 19TH August. Cheltenham. Under the leadership of 

 Messrs. C. French, jun., and J. Stickland. Meet at Prince's Bridge 

 Station i.io. p.m. train. Botany and Pond Life. 



Saturday, qth September. Botanical Gardens. Under the leader- 

 ship of Mr. F. Pitcher. Meet at office there 2.30. p.m. Botany. 



EXCURSION PROGRAMME, 1899— 1900, 



Is now ready for distribution, and should be received 



with this Naturalist. 



