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Tiyalinum, were collected, also Gladonias, Parmelias, Usneas, etc. 

 At the limestone quany, fossils were very scarce, but some good 

 specimens of dendritic markings were obtained. 



The following were elected members of the Ckib: — Messrs. P. H. 

 Anderson, J. H. Dunning, W. Jennings, Jno. MacDowall, and 

 J. N. Sayce. 



Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., Gorernmeut Botanist, having 

 intimated his willingness to accept the position, was unanimously 

 elected Patron of the Club. 



A sub-committee was appointed to undertake the revision of the 

 Rules, and the former sub-committee on the question of increased 

 protection to our native birds was re-appointed. 



Papers read: — 1. By Mr. P. Dattari, entitled "Notes on the 

 new Australian beetle, Phalacrognatlius Iluelleri." The author 

 briefly reviewed the history of this splendid insect, and stated that 

 in his opinion the specimens exhibited would probably be found to 

 represent more than one species. The paper was illustrated by 

 large coloured drawings of the mandibles, etc, and lithographic 

 plates of the beetle Avere distributed among the members present. 



2. By Mr. S. H. Wintle, F.L.S., entitled "The Fossil 

 Mammalian Eemains of Tasmania," Part I. The author in the 

 course of his remarks stated that no fossil remains of the large extinct 

 marsupials, such as the Diprotodon, the Protocoptodon, and the 

 Thylacoles, or of the Cams dingo have been discovered in Tasmania, 

 though found in Victoria and IsTew South Wales, his reasons for 

 which would be given in the next part of his paper. He also gave 

 an interesting account of the first exploration of the Mount Fawkner 

 Caves, near Glenorchy, Tasmania. 



The following were the principal exhibits: — By Miss F. M. 

 Campbell, fungi, mosses, and lichens, collected during the Club 

 excursion at Lilydale; by Mr. J. P. Chirnside, specimens from the 

 Pink and White Terraces, Lake Rotomahana, New Zealand, also 

 lava from Mt. Tarawera, New Zealand; by Mr. A. Coles, an 

 Australian bittern, (Botaurus poicilapterus)] by Mr. P. Dattari, 

 coloured plate of the beetle, Phalacrognathus Muelleri; by Mr. C. 

 French, F.L.S., rare Lucanidce from North Australia, wedge-tailed 

 eagle, whistling eagle, and chestnut-faced owl trom Victorian Alps; 

 by Master C. French, New Guinea curiosities; by Master R. D 

 Hatch, fossil remains of crayfish, and fossil wood from Cambridge 

 Gulf, Western Australia; by Mr. H. W. Hunt, skins of Victorian 

 birds; by Mr. H. Kennon, fossil teeth from Wodonga, native axe 

 from Carrum Swamp; by Mr. J. N. McKibbin, a fine specimen of 

 Phasma sp. ; by Mr. J. E. Prince, photographs of the mountains 

 and waterslieds of North Gippsland; by Mr. F. Reader, Victorian 

 mosses, (first series); by Mr. F. Spry, lepidoptera from New Guinea; 

 by Mr. 0. A. Sayce, fossils from the Upper Silurian limestone, 



