134 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Messrs. G. A. Keartland, A. J. Campbell, and A. E. Kitsoii 

 took part in the discussion which followed. 



2. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Rev. W. Fielder, his 

 paper on " The Amoeba and its Relatives " was postponed, and 

 Mr. O. A. Sayce, at very short notice, gave " An Outline Sketch 

 of the Sub-class Entomostraca," demonstrating the types of the 

 different orders by drawings on the blackboard and preserved 

 specimens. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. D. M'Alpine contributed a note on an abnormaL flower of 

 the Foxglove, and recorded the finding by Mr. C. French, 

 jun., at Ringwood and Oakleigh, in November and December, 

 1899, of the fungus Septoria limnanthemi, new for Australia, 

 parasitic on Limnanthemum exaltatum. 



Mr. G. E. Shepherd read a note giving particulars of the 

 finding of the eggs of two species of Cuckoo. 



Mr. H. B. Williamson, of Hawkesdale, forwarded a note 

 recording new localities for Victorian plants. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. R. Hall. — Western Australian representatives of 9 species 

 of Eastern birds — Petrceca campbelli, Ptilotis leilavalensis, &ic. By 

 Mr. F. M. Reader. — Mounted specimens of new grass, Stipa 

 luehmanii, F. M. R. By Mr. O. A. Sayce. — Types of four orders 

 of Entomostraca. By Mr. G. E. Shepherd. — Nest and eggs of 

 Spine-bill Honey-eater ; eggs of Kestrel (5 set) ; nest and eggs of 

 Buff-rumped Tit, with egg of Narrow-billed Bronze-Cuckoo ; egg 

 of Goshawk; also mounted specimen of Roller-bird, all procured 

 at Somerville. By Mr. C. Walter. — Dried plants, Gryptandra 

 bifida, F. v. M., from northern parts of Mallee (northwest), found 

 by Mr. D'Alton, previously only known from South Australia ; and 

 Eriostemon scaber, from Myrniong Ranges (south), found by 

 Messrs. C C. and T. Brittlebank, previously recorded from 

 New South Wales and Queensland. By. Mr. H. W. Whitney. 

 — Wild flowers gathered at Ringwood. By Mr. H. B. Williamson. 

 — Dried plants — Montia fontana, new for south-west of Victoria ; 

 Hcdoragis alata, found on Curdie's River, December, 1894, new 

 for south-west and possibly for Victoria ; Pseudanthus ovalifolius 

 and Zieria veronicea, new for Gippsland. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Cuckoos' Eggs. — Last month, when photographing an Emu- 

 Wren's nest with Mr. A. J. Campbell, it was observed that a 

 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo, Ghalcococcyx basalis, had deposited 

 her egg in the nest. Also, the same day, a Blue Wren's nest was 

 found containing a clutch (three eggs), besides the egg of a 

 Square-tailed Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus. — Geo. E. Shep- 

 herd. Somerville, nth December, 1899. 



