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Vol. IY.— m. 6. OCTOBER, 1887. l^o. 46. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hail on Monday evening, 12th September, 1887. 



In the absence of the President and Vice-presidents, Mr. D. 

 Best was voted to the chair, and about 70 members and visitors 

 were present. 



Letters were read from the Royal and Geographical Societies 

 in support of the Club's proposal with reference to the reserva- 

 tion of Wilson's Promontory, and a sub-committee was 

 appointed to draw up the details of the proposal and submit 

 them to the Minister of Lands. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Prodromus of Zoology of Victoria," 

 Decade XIV., from the Government; "Proceedings of the 

 Linnean Society of New South Wales " (second series), Vol. II.,. 

 Part 2, from the Society; "Report on King's Island," with 

 map, from Tasmanian Government ; " Journal of Pharmacy," 

 August, 1887 ; and Diggle's " Birds of Australia," purchased. 



The hon. secretary read short accounts of the excursions held 

 since last meeting : — 



Ringwood, 12th August. — Eighteen members and friends 

 attended, but, owing to rain coming on soon after starting, a 

 retreat had to be made to the station. Flowers were rather 

 scarce. Drosera Whittakeri was noticed in abundance. A very 

 robust form of the orchid, Caladenia carnea, was obtained, and 

 the orchids, Pterostylis nutans and longifolia, were also noted. 

 Several new and interesting fungi and lichens were also 

 gathered. 



Moonee Ponds, 27th August. — About seven members 

 attended, and, under the guidance of Mr. S. H. Wintle, F.L.S., 

 visited the well-known fossil-bearing cliff some little distance 

 above the old Model Farm. In the way of fossils, the principal 

 objects obtained were casts of Rynchonellas and Orthoceratites. 



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