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Vol. VI.— No. 7. NOVEMBER, 1889. No. 71. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



Thk monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society's 

 Hall, on Monday evening, 14th October, 1889. 



Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., was voted to the chair, and about 

 40 members and visitors were present. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library: — "Annual Report of Secretary for 

 Mines," 1888, and " Quarterly Mining Reports," June, 1889, from 

 the Mining Department, Victoria ; " British Birds and Eggs" and 

 " Land and Freshwater Shells," (Young Collector Series) from 

 Mr. P. H. Anderson ; " Proceedings of Linnean Society of New 

 South Wales," 2nd series, vol. iv. part 2, from the Society; 

 "Annual Report of Boy's Field Club, Adelaide," 1889, from Mr. 

 A. F. Robin; "Journal of Pharmacy," September, 1889. 



The hon. secretary reported that the club excursion to Croydon 

 on Saturday, September 28th, had been fairly successful-, a large 

 number of species of wild flowers having been obtained, though 

 not comprising any very great rarity. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland (leader) furnished an interesting report of 

 the excursion to Melton, on Saturday, 12th October, where a 

 large variety of birds were noted, and several specimens obtained, 

 also eggs taken. Among these may be mentioned a wild turkey 

 black-breasted plovers, rufous-breasted thickheads, shining fly 

 catchers and spotted-sided finches. A pair of the latter birds 

 were observed building their nest alongside that of a hawk still 

 occupied. 



On a ballot being taken Mr. H. Matthews was elected a 

 member of the club. 



l"he chairman referred to the recent appointment of Mr. C. 

 French, F.L.S. to the position of Entomologist to the Department 

 of Agriculture. 



The chairman also referred to the death of the Rev. J. E. 

 Tenison-Woods, F.L.S.,F.G.S.,etc. of Sydney, an honorary member 

 of tlie club, one of the best known naturalists in Australia. 



Mr. H. Edwards, at present on a visit from the United States, 

 and who was formerly an enthusiastic entomologist in Melbourne, 

 was introduced to the meeting, and congratulated the members 

 on the success of their society. 



