86 the victorian naturalist. 



Natubal Osdeb. Genus and Species. 



Rutaceae ... Boronia pinnata ; B. serrulata. 



Philotheca Australis. 



Eriostemon lanceolatus. 

 Leguminosje ... Dillwynia ericifolia. 

 Myrtace^ ... Darwinia fascicularis, 



Umbelliferas ... Actinotus Helianthi. 

 Proteaceas ... Isojwgon anethifolius. 



Lambertla formosa. 



Telopea speciosissima. 

 Labiatas ... Hemigenia purpiirea. 



Epacridse ... Lysinema pimgens. 



Styphelia daphnoides • S. microphyUa. 

 Amaryllideje ... Doryanthes excelsa. 

 Liliacese ... Scwerbcea juncea. 



Among the principal exhibitors of birds were Mr. D. Le Souef, 

 who exhibited specimens of the white-eyed crow, Corvus Australis ; 

 the allied kite, Milvus affimis ; Leach's kingfisher, Dacelo Leachii, 

 from N.W.Australia; and the tawny-shouldered podargus, Podargus 

 strigoides. Mr. T. A. Forbes-Leith showed a pair of grey-headed 

 parrakeets, Agapornis cona, from Madagascar, and a pair of the littla 

 sulphur-crested cockatoos, Plissolophus citrino-cri status, from Timor 

 or adjacent islands. Mr. 0. French exhibited a fine pair of the 

 Fiji masked parrot, Platyceixtcs personatus, also Pennant's parrakeet, 

 Platycercus Pennantii, the rose cockatoo, Cacatua roseicapilla, and 

 the Rosehill parrakeet, Platycercus eximius. Several other birds 

 were shown, but particulars were not handed in. 



After a most interesting conversazione the meeting closed. 



NOTES ON SOME FOSSIL CRABS FROM THE MIO- 

 CENE ROCKS OF CORIO BAY. 

 By Rev. A. W. Cresswell, M.A. 

 (Read before Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, 9th August, 1886.) 



Before speaking about the particular fossil crab found in the 

 miocene rocks of Corio Bay, let me say a few words about crabs in 

 general. Crabs, somehow or other, seem to have got a bad name, 

 but why I know not ; whether it is because they have the faculty 

 of giving a nasty nip to anyone who may handle them incautiously, 

 or because of their crooked-looking limbs, or because of their queer 

 habit of walking sideways instead of straightforward, I am 

 ignorant, but somehow or other the word " crab" has come to be a 



