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Vol. IV.— m. 1. MAY, 1887. No. 41. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 4th April, 1887. 



The president, the Rev. J. J. Halley, occupied the chair, and. 

 about fifty-five members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from his Excellency the Governor, thanking 

 the Club for invitation to the annual conversazione, and hoping 

 to be able to be present. 



The hon. secretary reported that during the month a deputa- 

 tion had waited upon the Acting-Chief Secretary with reference 

 to an annual grant in aid of illustrating the Naturalist, and had 

 been favourably received, and that the request would receive due 

 consideration. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the Club's library : — " The Myoporinous Plants of 

 Australia," Part IL, by Baron von Mueller, and " The Key to 

 the System of Victorian Plants," Part II. , by Baron von Mueller, 

 from the Government ; " Proceedings of Royal Society of 

 Victoria," Vol. XXH., 1885, from society; papers "On the 

 Sound Organs of the Green Cicada," and " On Sections of the 

 Delta of the Yarra at Fisherman's Bend Cutting," by A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A., from the author; three papers "On New and 

 Fossil Mollusca of South Australia," by Prof. Tate, F.G.S., from 

 the author ; " Annual Report of Ballarat School of Mines," for 

 1886, from school; "Journal of New York Microscopical 

 Society," July and Nov., 1886, from society; "Journal of 

 Pharmacy," March. 1887. 



The hon. secretary read a short account of the excur- 

 sion to Bunyip on Saturday, 19th March, which was much 

 enjoyed by the members taking part, though few speci- 

 mens of more than ordinary interest were obtained. 

 Ornithology, entomology, and botany each had its followers. 

 Among the birds obtained were specimens of the bell-bird of 

 Gippsland. The entomologists obtained several specimens of 

 orthopterous insects, mostly belonging to the family Phasmidae; 

 a fine longicorn beetle, Demonassa sp., was also captured.. 



