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Vol VII.— No. 3. JULY, 1890. No. 79. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The tenth annual meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 9th June, 1890. 



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

 the chair, and about 45 members and visitors were present. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Records of the Australian Museum," 

 vol. i., part 2, from the Museum; "Transactions of the Geo- 

 graphical Society of Australasia (Victorian Branch)," vol. vii., part 

 2, from the Society ; " Annual Report, Bendigo Science Society," 

 1889, from the Society; and "Journal of Pharmacy," May, 1890. 



The hon. secretary read a brief account, by Mr. D. Le Souef, of 

 the club excursion to Tooradin on Saturday, 24th May (Queen's 

 Birthday), which was very poorly attended owing to the wet 

 weather prevailing in town, though on reaching Tooradin it 

 turned out quite fine. Few plants were seen in flower ; among 

 these may be mentioned Brachycome gramitiea, Aster glandidosns. 

 Aster, sp., Senecio spatkulatics, and Hakea nodosa. Birds were 

 also somewhat scarce the following only being seen, viz. : — Pied 

 Grallina, Emu Wren, Striated Acanthiza, White-cheeked Honey- 

 eater, Butcher Bird, White-shafted Fantail, Chestnut-breasted 

 Thickhead, and Magpies ; the latter, however, were very 

 numerous. Clyde, some 4^ miles nearer town, was suggested as 

 a favourable looking locality for a future excursion. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. E. Anderson, T. Edwards, 

 and P. R. Scott were duly elected members of the Club. 



Annual Report. 



The hon. secretary (Mr. F. G. A. Barnard) then read the 

 tenth annual report, which will be printed and distributed to the 

 members as soon as possible. It congratulated the members on 

 the continued prosperity of the Club. Subscriptions for the year 

 1889-90 were received from 190 members, of whom 22 were 

 ladies and 3 juniors. Nineteen papers, dealing with various 

 branches of natural history, had been read. Numerous donations 

 to the library had been received, and it is intended to publish a 

 catalogue of it. The usual exhibition of wild flowers had been 

 held, but the annual conversazione had been postponed for a year, 



