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Vol. VI.— No. 12. APEIL, 1890. No. 76. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Hall, on Monday evening, loth March, 1890. 



Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., a vice-president, occupied 

 the chair, and about 60 members and visitors were present. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Anatomy of an Australian Land 

 Planarian," by Arthur Dendy, M.Sc, F.L.S., from the author; 

 " Proceedings of the Field Naturalists' Section of the Royal 

 Society of South Australia, 1888-89," from the Section ; " Records 

 of the Australian Museum, Sydney," vol. i., part i, from the 

 Trustees ; " Journal of the New York Microscopical Society," vol. 

 vi., parti., January, 1890, from the Society; "Transactions of the 

 Geological Society of Australasia," vol. i., part 4, from the Society ; 

 and "Journal of Pharmacy," February, 1890. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. R. J. Larking, E. Lidgey, and 

 R. Scott were duly elected members of the Club. 



The Committee brought up a recommendation with regard to 

 the reading of Natural History Notes at each meeting, and a 

 number of members promised to furnish ' notes at the next 

 meeting. 



The Committee reported that they had decided to omit the 

 usual conversazione this year, with the view of holding it for two 

 days in 1891. The usual Presidential address to be delivered at 

 the May meeting of the Club, when members will be desired to 

 confine their exhibits entirely to birds' eggs and insects, and thus 

 make a good display in those departments of Natural History, 

 other departments to be treated in a similar way on future 

 occasions. 



Mr. J. B. Gregory, LL.M,, drew attention to the reported 

 intention of the Minister of Lands to make a reservation at 

 Wilson's Promontory, in accordance with the desires of the Club, 

 laid before him some time ago. The hon. secretary was directed 

 to make inquiries as to the boundaries of the proposed reservation, 

 and report to the original sub-committee on the subject, who were 

 empowered to take any action necessary to secure the whole of 

 the peninsula as a reserve for a national park. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. D. Le Souef, entitled "A Few Remarks about 

 Snakes," The author related some curious experiences met with 

 in keeping snakes in confinement, which led to some little 



