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Vol. VI.— No. 6. OCTOBER, 1889. No. 70. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the club was held at the Royal Society's 

 Hall, on Monday evening, 9th September, 1889. 



The president, Mr. C. A. Topp, M.A., F.L.S., occupied the 

 chair, and about 70 members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from Professor M'Coy, C.M.G., thanking the 

 club for his election as a patron of the club. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Prodromus of Zoology of Victoria," 

 decade xviii., from the Government ; " Journal of New York 

 Microscopical Society, vol. v. No. 3," July, 1889, ^^om the Society ; 

 and "Journal of Pharmacy," August, 1889, 



On a ballot being taken Messrs. W. Errington, W. H. Fossey, 

 F. Mastin, T. M'Cormick, and F. S. Williamson were duly 

 elected members of the club. 



Colonel Legge, R.A., Hobart, was elected an honorary member 

 of the club. 



Certain suggestions for altering the name and constitution of the 

 club submitted at last meeting were then discussed, the general 

 view being that it would be injudicious to make the alterations 

 suggested and the following resolution proposed by Mr. G. D. 

 Carter and seconded by Mr. H. Kennon, was carried, viz. — " That 

 this meeting thanks the Rev. F. R. M. Wilson for his suggestions, 

 but cannot approve of their adoption." 



The president here made an interesting presentation to the 

 hon. secretary as reported below. 



PAPER READ 



By Mr. A. J. Campbell, entitled " Notes from Maiden Island." 

 The paper dealt principally with the bird life of the island, with 

 some remarks as to the habits and peculiarities of the different 

 species. The author exhibited a number of specimens in 

 illustration of his paper. 



The following were the principal exhibits : — By Mr. A. J. 

 Campbell. — The blue tern {Aiious coeruleiis) with eggs and other 

 birds from Maiden Island (in illustration of paper). By Mr. A. 

 Cole. — Blue-tongued and Stump-tailed Lizards. By Mr. C. 

 French, F.L.S. — a Deaf-adder from South Australia. By Mr. C. 



