118 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Upsala, Sweden," vol. iv., part i, from the Institute; " Naturse 

 Novitates, 1898," from Friedlander and Sohn, Berlin. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. Sydney J. Parsons and Wm. 

 Howat were duly elected members. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. F. Billinghurst (communicated by Mr. T. S. Hall, 

 M.A.), entitled " The Genera of Australian Dragon-Flies." 



The paper was a translation of some notes on the classification 

 and arrangement of Australian Dragon-Flies by M. Rene Martin, 

 a French entomologist, based principally on specimens collected 

 in Victoria by Mr. Billinghurst. 



2. By Mr. D. M'Alpine, entitled " Two Mallee Fungi," 



The author described a new micro-fungus, Septoria tabacina, 

 found by Mr. C. French, jun., in the Mallee in October last, 

 occurring on the Native Tobacco, Nicotiana suaveolens, Lehm.; 

 and recorded as new for Victoria, Puccinia nieracii, Mart., also 

 found by Mr. C. French, jun., on Ili/pochceris glabra, L., in the 

 same locality. 



3. By Mr. R. Hall, entitled " Notes on Some Abnormal 

 Plumaged Birds." 



The author briefly noted some thirty-five instances of birds 

 with abnormal plumage, belonging to twenty-seven species, which 

 had come under his notice, and suggested that further records of 

 such deviations from the normal plumage would prove interesting. 



Messrs. A. J. Campbell and G. A. Keartland thought that the 

 subject was one worthy of further investigation. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell, jun., contributed an ornithological note on 

 the occurrence of the White-throated Fly-eater at Rutherglen, and 

 on the nesting of the Southern Fly-eater in the same locality. 



Mr. A. J. Campbell mentioned that the skin of the rare Rail 

 recently procured in New Zealand had been purchased for the 

 Otago Museum for ;^2 5o. 



Mr. J. Shephard drew attention to his exhibit of exceptionally 

 large Rotifer colonies. 



Mr. C. French, jun., recorded the finding of the orchid Praso- 

 phyllum elatuin in the Mallee, near Lake Albacutya, being new 

 for the N.W. of Victoria. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Messrs. A. J. Campbell and H. Anjou. — Photographs of the 

 Lederderg camp-out. By Mr. A. Campbell, jun. — White-throated 

 Fly-eater and Southern Fly-eater's nest and eggs, all taken at 

 Rutherglen. By Mr. C. French, jun. — Fungus, Myliita australis, 

 commonly called Native Bread, from Gippsland. By Mr. J. 



