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Vol. XVI.— No. 12. APRIL 5, 1900. No. 196. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 12th March, 1900. 

 Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., one of the vice-presidents, occupied the 

 chair, and about 40 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



The report of the excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 17th 

 February, was held over, in the absence of the leader, Mr. J. 

 Shepherd, as he desired to refer at length to some of the captures 

 made. 



Reports of the excursion to Blackrock on Saturday, the 24th 

 February, which was devoted to marine biology, were made by 

 Messrs. O. A. Sayce and H. T. Tisdall, who acted as leaders of 

 the zoological and botanical sections of the party, Several inter- 

 esting specimens were secured, and an enjoyable afternoon was 

 spent. 



A report of the excursion to Sydenham on Saturday, loth 

 March, was made by the chairman, who acted as leader on the 

 occasion. The object of the excursion was to visit a very fine 

 example of columnar basalt situated on the bank of the Saltwater 

 River or Deep Creek, about two miles north of Sydenham station. 

 The members taking part in the outing were much struck with 

 the size of the columns, many of which are fully fifty feet in 

 height. 



ELECTION OF MEMBER. 



On a ballot being taken, Mrs. Henry Press, The Esplanade, 

 Williamstown, was duly elected a member of the Club. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. J. F. Haase, entitled "A Lepidopterist at Gisborne 

 and Macedon." 



The author gave brief notes of three days' butterfly-collecting 

 in the Macedon district, where he was successful in taking several 

 of the rarer " blues " and " skippers." 



The chairman and Mr. F. Spry congratulated the author on 

 the results of the trip, the latter referring to the uncertainty still 

 existing as to the number of species of the genus lalmenus. 



2. By the Rev. W. Fielder, F.R.M.S., entitled "Some Marine 

 Specimens from Flinders." 



The author briefly referred to the more important specimens 



