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Hirundo neoxena, by obtaining the times of arrival throughout 

 Tasmania, with a view to finding the time taken by them in 

 crossing the Straits. He asked that members of the Club might 

 communicate their observations on the times of departure of 

 flights from the main land. 



REPORTS. 



Reports of the Club excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 25 th 

 August, were given by Messrs. G. A. Keartland and J. Stickland, 

 the former dealing with the ornithology, which was very dis- 

 appointing, the only birds to attract attention being some beauti- 

 ful examples of the Blue Wren, Malurus cyaneus, Ellis, in the 

 wattles along the river bank. Mr. Stickland reported a large 

 attendance of pond-Hfe collectors, who had a most successful 

 afternoon. Rotifers of various species were abundant. Of 

 Protozoa several noteworthy captures were made, among them 

 being the comparatively rare Stentor roeselii, Ehr., with 

 Peridinium tahulatum, Ehr., Phacus pyrum, Ehr., Anthophysa 

 vegetans, Miill., &c. A number of fresh-water algte were also 

 secured. 



In the absence of the leader, Mr. J. A. Leach, B.Sc, Mr. G. 

 Coghill reported that the junior excursion to Studley Park on 

 Saturday, ist September, was well attended, and an interesting 

 afternoon spent. He took the opportunity of saying that Mr. 

 Leach's methods seemed to be the right ones for leaders of 

 excursions, and hoped that they would be adopted by others. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Report Trustees Public Library, 

 Museums, and National Gallery of Victoria, 1905," from the 

 Trustees; "Annual Report Department of Mines and Water 

 Supply, Victoria, 1905," from the Department; "Rusts of 

 Australia," by D. M'Alpine, Government Vegetable Pathologist, 

 from the Department of Agriculture, Victoria; Joxirncd of 

 Agriculture of Victoria, August and September, 1906 ; Geelong 

 Naturalist, June, 1906, from the Geelong Field Naturalists' 

 Club; "Forest Flora of New South Wales," vol. iii., part i, by 

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

 from the author ; " Manual of Grasses of New South Wales," by 

 J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., from the New South Wales Government ; 

 "Proceedings Linnean Society of New South Wales, 1906," 

 part I, from the Society; Australian Naturalist, vol. i., part 3, 

 from the New South Wales Field Naturalists' Club ; and " Plant 

 Geography," Schimper (purchased). 



ELECTIONS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Jas. King, Continuation School, 

 Melbourne, was duly elected an ordinary member ; Masters Jas. 

 Johnston, Percy Kewish, and Frank Watson, of the Continuation 



