THE 



Victorian ^aturaii^t^ 



Vol. IV.~I!^o. 11. MARCH, 1888. l^o. 51. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th February, 1888. 



The president, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, occupied the 

 chair, and about sixty members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from Mr. J. D. Stocks, Lakes' Entrance, 

 with reference to the wholesale slaughter of sea-gulls on the 

 Gippsland Lakes, and was referred to the sub-committee on the 

 protection of birds. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following dona- 

 tions to the library :—" Iconography of the Acacias of Austral- 

 asia," Decades 5, 6, 7, and 8, from the Government; and the 

 *' Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia," Vol. 

 v., Part 2, from the society. 



The hon. secretary read a short account of the Club excursion 

 to Alphington on Saturday, 4th February, which was poorly 

 attended, owing to the threatening weather. The members 

 present devoted themselves to entomology, and worked along 

 the River Yarra, above the Darebin Creek, but, rain setting in, 

 the outing was soon rendered very unpleasant. However, about 

 twenty-five species of beetles were obtained, also some hymen- 

 optera, diptera, and orthoptera; among the latter may be 

 mentioned two fine specimens of the family phasmidse i^Cypho- 

 crania sp. (?), each measuring over yin. in length. 



Mr. J. T, Raw was duly elected a member of the Club. 



A visitor (" Bush Naturalist," of the Qjieeiishvider) was intro- 

 duced to the meeting, and gave an interesting account tf the 

 Queensland alligators. 



PAPERS READ. 



1, By Rev. F. R. M. Wilson, entided "Notes on Lichens." 

 The author addressed his remarks principally to young beginners, 

 referring to the proper methods of studying lichens. He gave 

 an account of the books obtainable and useful for this branch of 

 botany. 



2. By Mr. A. J. Campbell, on "The Oology of Australian 

 Birds," being supplement. Part 4 \iox 1887), to his original list. 



