THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 113 



Of the four numbers for 1885, and the one for 1886, I beheve 

 few copies reached the general pubUc, and a list of the titles 

 of the papers published may be of interest / — 

 Jan. Contributions to the Palaeontology of Older Rocks of 



1885 Australia, by Prof R. Tate. 



Microscope and its Useful Application, by C. R. Blackett. 

 Remarks on Flora of Australian Alps, with Introductory 

 Notes on the Geology and Meteorology, by J. Stirling, 

 F.G.S. Continued in February, March, and April. 

 Feb. Definitions of Some New Australian Plants, by Baron F. 

 von Mueller. Continued March and April. 

 The Fertilization of Plants, by T. Harrison. 

 Oology of Australian Birds, supplement i., by A. J. 

 Campbell. 

 Mar. The Protection of our Native Birds, by A J. Campbell. 



Notes on Leifoa ocellata, by F. W. Andrews. 

 April Some Indigenous Shrubs of South Australia Suitable for 



Fodder, by S. Dixon. 

 Jan. List of Australian Terebridse, by Prof. R. Tate. 



1886 Fossil Terebridaj of Australia, by Prof. R. Tate. 

 Description of Medi7iilla maidenii, by Baron F. von 



Mueller. 

 Oology of Australian Birds, supplement ii., with illustration 



cif nest q( Sittella leiicocephalus, by A. J. Campbell. 

 The Volcanic Eruption in Straits of Sunda, by D. Ploos 



van Amstel. 



The journal at the time it was commenced filled a vacant place, 

 and even now a monthly magazine giving such excellent abstracts 

 as appeared in it of the latest proceedings of all the scientific 

 societies of Australasia should be a desideratum to scientific 

 workers throughout the colonies, who now have to wait until the 

 appearance of the quarterly, half-yearly, or annual proceedings, as 

 the case may be, of the different societies to learn what their 

 neighbours are doing. Could not the Australasian Association 

 for the Advancement of Science step in and provide this 

 undoubted want ? The expense would not be a great deal, and 

 it would do much to keep workers in touch with one another. 



The magazine, no doubt, did not receive the financial support 

 requisite to enable the proprietor, Mr. Joseph Wing, to carry it 

 on except at a great sacrifice of both time, energy, and money. 

 For the first two years it was subsidized to a small extent by the 

 Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, but during 1883 the Club 

 decided to publish its own proceedings, and in January, 1884, the 

 first number of the Victorian Naturalist appeared, the present 

 number being the 191st of the series. 



F. G. A. Barnard. 



