182 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The author described the eggs of sixteen species of Australian 

 birds, recorded for the first time in 1887, and exhibited speci- 

 mens of most of them. 



3. By Mr. H. Watts, entitled " Recent Additions to Micro- 

 scopical Natural History," in which he mentioned the finding, by 

 himself, of ten new species of animal and other parasites, and 

 the addition of seventeen new species of fresh-water algse to the 

 Victorian list of these plants. 



Several interesting natural history notes were contributed by 

 members. 



The following were the principal exhibits of the evening : — By 

 Mr. F, G. A. Barnard, a growing specimen of the Victorian fern, 

 Lomaria alpina ; also a beetle, Schizorhina frontalis^ from 

 Seymour. By Mr. A. J. Campbell, eggs of Australian birds in 

 illustration of his paper; also a sponge, of good commercial 

 value, from King Island. By Mr. E. M. Cornwall, sponges 

 collected at King Island. By Mr. J. E. Dixon, orchid in bloom, 

 Chiloglottis diphylla, var., from Oakleigh. By Mrs. Flatow, a 

 large echinus ; also a fan-shaped sponge from Queensclifif. By 

 Mr. C. French, F.L.S., 200 species of New Zealand coleoptera, 

 fifty of which are new to science. By Mr. C. French, jun., eggs 

 of Western brown hawk, square-tailed kite, allied harrier, and 

 nankeen kestrel. By Mr. W. R. Guilfoyle, F.L.S., nests and 

 eggs of " tailor bird," OrtJiotonms Bennettii, from India, and 

 nest of" weaver bird," Ploceus Baya, from India. By Mr. G. A. 

 Keartland, a letter-winged kite, Elanns scriptus, also ring snakes 

 from Port Darwin. By Mr, D. M'Alpine, F.C.S., a mason 

 wasp's nest. By Mrs. Simson, fossil fruits, etc. By Mr. J. 

 Searle, insects taken at Alphineton excursion, also from 

 Studley Park. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



OOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. 



Bv A. J. Campbell. 



(Read before the Field NaturaUsis' Club of Victoria, 

 iph Fihrnary, 1888.^ 



SUPPLEMENT— PART IV. 



Another year of grace is past, which brought with it con- 

 siderable develo]")ments regarding our knowledge of AustraHan 

 Oology. 



