Jan., 1907.] THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 155 



australis, Lam., and S. granosa, Quoy and Gaim. These 

 molluscs, recently obtained at the Ocean Beach, Point Nepean, 

 when placed living in alcohol emitted a brilliant purple colouring 

 matter on the death of the animal. 



Fight between Birds. — Mr. F. G. A. Barnard gave some 

 interesting particulars of a light which he had witnessed between 

 a Great Brown Kingfisher (Laughing Jackass) and a pair of Black 

 and White Flycatchers. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Wild flowers from Olinda Vale, 

 including Prasophyllum patens and Lomatia ilicifolia. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Specimens of Queensland Fruit Flies, 

 from cucumbers sent from Queensland ; also specimens of New 

 South Wales or Mediterranean Fruit Flies from Seville oranges 

 received from New South Wales. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shellfish Scala australis, Lam., and 

 S. granosa, Q. and G., from Ocean Beach, Point Nepean, in 

 illustration of note. 



By Mr. A. H. Mattingley. — Clutch of eggs of Spinebill Honey- 

 eater, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, with one of Pallid Cuckoo, 

 Guculus pallidus, taken at Ringwood, 9/10/06. 



By Professor A. J. Ewart, Government Botanist. — Aster 

 dumosus, Linn. (Compositse) ; sent from New South Wales by 

 Dr. Woolls ; probably the earliest record of this introduced weed 

 in Australia ; now spreading over this State. Eremophila sub- 

 _yZo5co5a, Benth. (Myoporinese) ; very rare; from Western Australia. 

 Anthocercis odgersii, F. v. M. (Solanacese); new for Western Aus- 

 tralia, previously only recorded from North Australia ; locality, 

 Cowcowing, Western Australia. 



By J. W. Audas. — Eucalyptus rubida, Deane and Maiden, 

 " Bastard White Gum," collected at Kilmore Junction, November, 

 1906 ; new for Victoria. 



By J. R. Tovey, National Herbarium. — A specimen of Agrostis 

 quadriseta, R. Br., variety montana (Graminese), showing a 

 connection between A. qu%driseta and A. montana, A. montana 

 being only a variety ; collected at Mentone, December, 1906. 



By Mr. E. B. Nicholls. — Nest and eggs of Flame-breasted 

 Robin, Petroeca phcenicea, from Tasmania ; skins of Collyriocinda 

 rectirostris, Graucalus parvirostris, Malurus gouldi, Melithreptu,s 

 melanocephalus ; also fresh flowers of the Tasmanian Waratah, 

 Telopea truncata, collected on Mt. Barrow, North-East Tasmania, 

 at about 3,500 feet elevation. 



By Mr. F. H. Schafer. — Ground stone axe, from Coranderrk. 



By Mr. G. E. Shepherd. — Egg of Long-billed Stone Plover, from 

 North-East Australia ; eggs of Satin Bower-bird, from South 

 Gippsland, and Great Bower-bird, from North-West Australia. 



