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Vol. III.— No. 12. APRIL, 1887. No. 40. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th March, 1887. 



Mr. C. A. Topp, M.A., LL.B., occupied the chair, and about 

 fifty members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from Mr. T, A. Forbes-Leith, one of the 

 vice-presidents, who is about to leave for England, conveying 

 his farewell to the members, and thanking them for the confi- 

 dence reposed in him for so long as an office-bearer. A resolu- 

 tion expressing the Club's regret at his departure was adopted, 

 and ordered to be sent to Mr. Forbes-Leith. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the Club's library: — "The Acacias of Australia," 

 Decade I., from Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G. ; " Proceedings 

 of the Linnean Society of New South Wales," Vol. I. (new 

 series), Part 4, from the Society ; "A Catalogue of the Marine 

 Polyzoa of Victoria," by Dr. P. Macgillivray, from the author ; 

 four "Young Collectors' Handbooks," viz.. Shells, British 

 Birds, Orders of Insects, and Beetles, from Mr. P. H. 

 Anderson ; " Report of the Smithsonian Institution," Wash- 

 ington, U.S.A., for 1884, from the Institute; various papers 

 from Dr. Ramsay, Sydney; and the "Journal of Pharmacy," 

 February, 1887. 



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

 Alphington on Saturday, 19th February, which was fairly 

 successful in the entomological department, among the captures 

 being a rare beetle of the genus Stephanops. 



Mr. L. Hart and the Rev. H. J. Robertson were elected 

 members of the Club. 



Papers for future meetings were promised by Messrs. C. 

 French, F.L.S., and D. Sullivan, F.L.S. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S., "The Orchids of Victoria," 

 Part XI. In this number of the series, the author described 

 and exhibited specimens of eight species of the genus Caladenia. 



