Cfte Uictorian HatHralist 



Vol. XXIII. —No. 9. JANUARY 10, 1907. No. 277. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth December, 1906. The 

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

 50 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



A letter was read from the Railway Department, stating, in 

 reply to the request from the Club that certain railway cuttings 

 might be left in their original state, so as to allow the geological 

 features to be studied, that as far as possible the places mentioned 

 will not be interfered with. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Beaumaris on Saturday, 24th 

 November, was, in the absence of the leader, Mr. J. Shephard, 

 given by Dr. Kaufmann, who stated that a very pleasant outing 

 had resulted. Though favoured by a low tide, a high wind caused 

 a rough sea, and so to some extent prevented much work being 

 done. Cyclops were found in abundance, and three stages of 

 development in crabs were noted, as well as other forms of marine 

 life. 



A report of the excursion to Olinda Vale on Saturday, 8th 

 December, was given by the leader, Mr. E. B. NichoUs, who said 

 that the party had spent a most instructive day amongst the bird 

 life so plentiful along the creek, and that a fair number of flowers 

 had also been collected. 



A report of the junior excursion to Clifton Hill Quarry on 

 Saturday, ist December, was given by Mr. R, W. Armitage, who 

 said that there had been a good attendance of juniors, and, under 

 the leadership of Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., in the unavoidable 

 absence of Mr. E. O. Thiele, the afternoon was devoted to the 

 examination of the lava flow, and a search for Zeolites, of which 

 a number of fine specimens were obtained from the cavities in the 

 bluestone. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " The Economic Minerals and Rocks 

 of Victoria," by A. E. Kitson, F.G.S., from the Department of 

 Mines, Melbourne ; Journal of Agricnltttre of Victoria, vol. iv., 

 part 2, from Department of Agriculture, Melbourne ; Agricultural 

 Gazette of New Smoth Wales, vol. xvii., part 9, from the Secretary 

 for Agriculture, Sydney ; Joiirnal of West Australian Natural 

 History Society, July, 1906, and " Catalogue of Library," from 



