Cbe Uictorian naturalist 



Vol. XXIII. —No. 4. AUGUST 9, 1906. No. 272 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 9th July, 1906. 



The president, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, occupied the chair, and 

 about 60 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the junior excursion to the Entomological 

 Department on Saturday, 7th July, was given by Mr. C. Frencft, 

 jun., who stated that about 30 members attended. Attention 

 was chiefly devoted to the economic collections of entomology, 

 which have been recently rearranged, and which were shown and 

 explained to the members. The collection of Victorian insect- 

 ivorous birds, nests, and eggs also attracted some attention, and 

 many items of interest were given by the leader. 



librarian's report. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Memoirs of the National Museum, 

 Melbourne," part i, from the Trustees ; Journal of Agriculture 

 of Victoria, vol. iv.. No. 7, July, 1906, from the Secretary for 

 Agriculture, Melbourne; "Field Lessons in Nature Study — 

 Excursion to Werribee Gorge," from the Education Department, 

 Melbourne; "Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus," part 6, by 

 J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Government Botanist, New South Wales, 

 from the author ; " Forest Flora of New South Wales," vol. ii., 

 part 10, by J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Government Botanist, New 

 South Wales, from the author ; " Annual Report of Department 

 of Mines, New South Wales, 1905," from the Secretary for Mines, 

 Sydney ; Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. xvii.. 

 No. 7, from the Department of Agriculture, Sydney ; " Pro- 

 ceedings Royal Society of New South Wales," vol. xxxviii., from 

 the society ; " Proceedings Royal Society of Queensland," vol. 

 xix., part 2, from the Society ; " Western Australian Year-Book 

 for 1904," from the Government of Western Australia ; " Nature 

 Notes," vol. xviii.. May and June, 1906, from the Selborne 

 Society, London; Knowledge, New Series, vol. i. (Nos. i-ii), 

 vol. ii. (Nos. 1-13), vol. iii. (Nos. 14-19), from the proprietors, 

 London ; " Proceedings Nova Scotian Institute of Science," vol. 

 .xi., part I, from the institute; "Year-Book, Carnegie Institute, 

 Washington, 1905," from the institute ; " Plants of New Zealand," 

 by Laing and Blackwell (purchased) ; Journal of Horticulture of 

 Australasia, vol. i.. No. i, from the publishers. 



