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Vol. III. No. G. OCTOBER 1886. No. 34. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS" CLUC OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Chib was hehl at tlie Roy.nl Society's- 

 Hall, on Monday evening, 13th September, 188G. 



Tlie president, tlie Rev. J. J. Halley, occupied the cimir, and^ 

 about fifty-five members and visitors were present. 



A letter ^yas read from the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.. 

 stating that a close season exteniliiig over the whoh:" of the year, 

 had been proclaimed under the Game Act for tlie following birds: — 

 curlew, laughing-jackass, magpie (tv,-o species), inngpie lark, and 

 mopQke (two species.) 



A circular letter was read from Professor Liversidge. Sydney,. 

 respecting the formation of an Australasian Assoeintioii for the 

 Advancement of Science. It was decided to take pnrt in the 

 preliminary meetings. 



The lion, librarian reported the receipt of the following donation? 

 to the library: — 



"Proceedings of the Liiinean Society of New South ^V.-de.-,'^ 

 (new series), Vol. I , part 2: also •' Catalogue of Ijibi-niy,"' from the 

 Society: "Journal of the New York i\i!croscopicnl Sr.ciety,'' Mux 

 .1880, from the Society; "Transactions of the Geological Si ciety of 

 Australasia," Vol. I., Part 1, from the Society; "Notes on Nntive 

 Plants of South Australia Suitable for Cultivation," by .T. 0. 

 Tepper. F.L.S., Adelaide from tlie author; " Annual Report of 

 Zoological Society of Victoria," l&ST), from the Society. 



The hon. secretary read short accounts of the excursions to 

 Clayton's Road, Brighton, and Box Hill, held since the last meeting. 

 He reported that tliey had been fairly attended, but that no important 

 find had been made on any of the trips. 



