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in his neighbourhood, and had this season built a nest, and was 

 engaged in rearing a brood. 



Mr. S. W. Fulton reported having found specimens of the 

 orchid Caladenia patersoni in flower near the Dandenong Ranges 

 during the previous week, 6th-i2th January. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. G. Coghill. — Wild fruits and flowers from Launching 

 Place. 



By Mr. C. F. Cole.— Bufl"-coloured English Thrush, Turdus 

 musicus. This bird had been kept in confinement for twelve 

 months. It moulted lighter in colour, and the markings on the 

 breast were very distinct. 



By Mr. J. E. Dixon. — 30 specimens of Coleoptera collected 

 recently. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — A book, "The Entomological Album 

 of Australian Butterflies, Moths, and Beetles," containing 150 

 figures photographed and coloured from nature by Mr, D. 

 M'Donald, of St. Kilda, 1871. 



By Mr. C. French, jun., for Mr. C. Walter. — A new variety of 

 the orchid Diuris punctata, Smith, collected by Mr. St. Eloy 

 D'Alton, at Mt. Arapiles, December, 1906. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Specimens of Pecten maximiis, Linn., 

 Ireland ; Chlamys lentiginosus, Reeve, Moluccas ; C. cristularis, 

 Ad. and Reeve, Moluccas ; G. davatus, Poli, Sicily ; C. hyalinus, 

 Poli, Mediterranean ; G. spectabilis, Reeve, Japan ; G. Jlexuosus, 

 Poli, Mediterranean ; and G. ruhidus, Hinds. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Specimen of Native Centaury or Bush- 

 man's Tonic, Erythrcea australis, var. alba, collected at Wandin 

 by himself. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher, for Director of Botanic Gardens, the 

 following Australian plants, now flowering in Melbourne Botanic 

 Gardens : — Stercidia acerifolia, Flame Tree of New South Wales 

 and Queensland ; Anigozanthus rufa, Reddish Kangaroo-paw 

 Flower, Western Australia ; Humea elegans, Amaranth Feathers, 

 Victoria and New South Wales ; Melaleuca lateritia, Robin Red- 

 breast Bush, Western Australia ; Grevillea banksii, var. forsteri, 

 Forster's Grevillea, Queensland and New South Wales ; Eucalyptiis 

 ficifoUa, Scarlet-flowering Eucalypt, Western Australia. 



By Master F. H. Schafer. — Ground stone axe, found at Woori 

 Yallock, Vic. 



By Dr. C. S. Sutton. — Specimens of Boronia polygalifolia and 

 Ranunculus gunnianus, from Mount Buller, Victoria ; and 

 Pterostylis cucullata (new for north-east Victoria), from Blue 

 Range Creek. 



After the usual conversazione, the meeting terminated. 



