THE 



Vol. XVL— No. 10. FEBRUARY 8, 1900. No. 194. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, the 15th January, 

 1900, when the president, Mr. J. Shephard, occupied the chair, and 

 about 90 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Gisborne on Saturday, i6th 

 December, was read by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who stated that an 

 enjoyable afternoon had been spent, though entomological 

 captures were few. Many interesting plants had been noted. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The president mentioned that the committee had invited 

 members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement 

 of Science to attend the meeting, and expressed himself glad to 

 welcome so many distinguished scientists from other colonies, 

 specially naming Father Curran, Messrs. Maiden, Rainbow, and 

 Froggatt, of New South Wales, and Messrs. Clark and Selway, of 

 South Australia. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. F. M. Reader, communicated by Mr. G. Coghill, 

 entitled " Contributions to the Flora of Victoria," part ix. 



This was the description of a new grass from the Wimmera 

 district, and named by the author Kitipa luehmannii. 



2. By Mr. D. Le Souef, entitled "A Visit to Western AustraUa." 

 The author gave a brief account of a recent visit to the southern 



part of Western Australia, in which he described and illustrated 

 by about 60 lantern views the various things of interest seen, such 

 as the wonderful flowers ; also the timber and other vegetation, 

 the hills of granite and so-called soaks at their base, the ancient 

 drawings of the natives, and also the graves of some of that fast- 

 disappearing race. Habits of some of the birds and reptiles seen 

 were also touched on, as well as a description of the country 

 about Perth. . 



Messrs. Keartland, R. Hall, and J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., joined 

 in the discussion which followed. 



A special vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. J. Searle for his 

 kindness in providing the lantern for the illustrations. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTE. 



Mr. W, J. Rainbow, F.L.S., Entomologist to the Australian 

 Museum, Sydney, exhibited, on behalf of Mr. C. French, jun., 

 a photograph, by Mr. C. Frost, of a cqrious spider's riest and 



