THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 9 



Mr. J. G. Luehmann called the attention of members to several 

 species of the saltbush family which are common about Melbourne, 

 referring more particularly to the formation of the flowers, &c, 

 and exhibiting Rhagodia biltardieri, R. Brown ; Chenopodium 

 carinatum, R. Brown ; and Atriplex anereum, Poiret, as examples, 

 and drawing diagrams on the blackboard in illustration of his 

 remarks. 



Mr. A. Dendy, F.L.S., called attention to some unsettled points 

 in the anatomy and life history of Planarian Worms, illustrating 

 his remarks with specimens and by sketches on the blackboard. 



Mr. C. Frost referred to a larval or pupal form of insect, to 

 which attention had been called by Mr. A. Dendy, F.L.S., in his 

 paper, " Zoological Notes of a Trip to Walhalla," and stated that 

 from a similar pupa a dipterous insect had emerged, specimens 

 of which he exhibited to the meeting. 



Mr. D. Best read a few notes of a brief holiday spent at 

 Thorpdale, South Gippsland, which he thought would prove a 

 good district for naturalists. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard mentioned a rather singular instance of 

 a parrakeet having escaped from confinement and returning at 

 intervals to its former home. 



Mr. G. Lyell described the singular actions of some butterflies 

 (Papilio macleayanus), as witnessed by him in the Dandenong 

 Ranges, and recorded elsewhere in this journal. 



The following were the principal exhibits of the evening : — By 

 Mr. D. Best. — A case of Australian Buprestid Beetles. By Mr. 

 J. E. Dixon. — Fossils from Corio Bay, Geelong, and Point Addis 

 — viz., Pecten, Terebratula, Clypeaster, Echinus, &c. By Mr. 

 C. French, jun. — Eggs of Wedge-tailed Petrel, from West Australia, 

 Australian Bittern, from Queensland, and Caspian Tern, from 

 Tasmania ; also, an orchid ( Pterostylis pedaloglossa), in bloom, 

 from Cheltenham. By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — Eggs of Straw- 

 necked Ibis, New Holland Goshawk, White-faced Petrel, Native 

 Turkey, and Lunulated Honey-eater ; also, birds' eggs and 

 sponges from King Island. By Mr. G. Lyell. — Butterflies (Heiero- 

 nympha bcuiksii, Xenica lathionella, and Epinephile abeona) taken 

 during March ; also, eleven species of butterflies and ten of 

 moths, taken at Lower Ferntree Gully, in illustration of paper. 

 By Mr. J. N. M'Kibbin. — Six species of orchids, in bloom (pot 

 grown) — viz., E>iochilus autumnalis, E. fiurfmata, Pterostylis 

 pedaloglossa, P. ap/iylla, Prasophyllum archcri, P. despectans, and 

 P. intricatum. By Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G. — A fern [Cyst- 

 opteris frogilis) new to Victoria, found by Mr. W. Bauerlen, 

 towards Mount Koscuisko. By Mr. F. Spry. — Larvae, chrysalis, 

 and imago of butterfly (Pieris tuetonid). 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



