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collected near Bacchus Marsh by Mr. T. Slack, who presented it 

 to the Museum. 



Mr. A. Mattingley stated that the common Bandicoot, formerly 

 plentiful around Melbourne, but which had become very rare of 

 late years, had been met with recently near Melbourne. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., remarked that these animals were found 

 to be increasing in number at Camperdown. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard made some remarks on the larvae and 

 perfect beetles of the Golden Beetle, Lmnfrima rutilans, which 

 he had recently taken from a red gum verandah post at Kew. 

 The post had been in its present position for more than twenty 

 years, and therefore the larvae of the beetle must have got into it 

 since it was placed in its present position. Over twenty larvae 

 and perfect beetles were obtained, the larvae resembling very 

 closely those usually regarded as the larvae of the Cockchafer, 

 Anoplognathus, sp. The perfect beetles were all of small size, 

 but very highly coloured. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Pot specimens of the orchids 

 Pterostylis concinna and P. nutans; also the larvae and perfect 

 beetles of Lamprima rutilans, Golden Beetle, obtained in a red 

 gum verandah post at Kew. 



By Mr. H. J. Coles. — Two stuffed specimens of adult males of 

 the Crimson Parrakeet, Platycercus elegans — one in normal 

 plumaiie, the other a semi-albino — from Bairnsdale, Victoria. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — The following marine shells : — 

 Aspergilhim radix, Desh., Amboyna ; A. pulchriim, Desh., 

 Singapore ; A. sparsum, Sowb., Philippines ; A vaginiferum, 

 Lam., Red Sea ; Mitra regina, Sowb., Andaman Islands ; J/. 

 sanguisuga, Linn., Philippines ; M. vittata, Swains., Moluccas ; 

 Spondylus wrightianus, Crosse, Northern Australia. 



By Mr. Jas. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., for National Museum. — A 

 specimen of the rare butterfly, Ogyris genoveva, Hewits., collected 

 near Bacchus Marsh by T. Slack, and only recorded once pre- 

 viously for Victoria ; also drawings and specimens of Victorian 

 fish not previously recorded from Victoria, in illustration of his 

 paper. 



By Mr. A. E. Kitson, F.G.S. — Portion of a Termites' nest con- 

 taining three eggs of the Iguana ; also piece of green Ironbark, 

 Eucalyptus sideroxylon, which had been struck by lightning, 

 showing course of electric fluid. Both obtained near DunoUy, 

 Victoria, by Mr. W. H. Ferguson. 



By Mr. A. Mattingley. — Eggs of the Blue Wren, Malurus 

 cyaneus, from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, collected 

 27/11/05. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



