Cbc Uktorlan DatHralist. 



Vol. XXIII. —No. 11. MARCH 7, 1907. No. 279. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, nth February, 1907. 



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

 about 65 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Mr, F. Tate, M.A., Director of Education, thanking the 

 Club for the invitation extended to the State school teachers to 

 join the recent Christmas camp at Mornington. The teachers 

 selected for attendance, he stated, had a most profitable and 

 stimulating time. He congratulated the members on the value 

 and extent of the work accomplished, and wished the Club even 

 greater success in its future progress. 



From the Inspector of Fisheries, Department of Ports and 

 Harbours, Melbourne, asking for an expression of opinion from 

 the Club regarding a request made that all kinds of native pigeons 

 be protected for the whole year. After discussing the question, 

 Mr. Jas. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., moved — " That in the opinion of 

 this Club it is desirable that all species of native pigeons be 

 protected for the whole year." This was seconded by Mr. O. A. 

 Thiele, and carried unanimously. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Club excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 9th 

 February, under the leadership of Mr. J. Shephard, in the un- 

 avoidable absence of Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., showed that good 

 work was accomplished, resulting in some interesting specimens 

 of Protozoa and fine clusters of Rotifers being collected^ some of 

 the latter being exhibited at the meeting. 



The junior excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 2nd February, 

 under the leadership of Mr. O. A. Sayce, was reported to have 

 been well attended, and an interesting afternoon's work was spent 

 in investigating the pond-life of the locality. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Picturesque Victoria and How to 

 Get There," from the Victorian Railways ; Journal of Agri- 

 culture oj Victoria, December, 1906, January, 1907, from 

 Department of Agriculture ; Emu, October, 1906, January, 1907, 

 from the Australasian Ornithologists' Union ; Geelong Naturalist, 

 October, 1906, from the Geelong Field Naturalists' Club ; " Fishes 

 of Australia," by D. G. Stead, and Annual Report for 1905, from 

 the Board of Fisheries, New South Wales ; Agricidtural Gazette 



