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a high rock just below me, a smaller stone resting on the top, 

 and forming at once a retreat and secure hiding-place for it. 

 Being anxious to secure this specimen, I waited to see if it 

 would come out far enough to enable me to seize it, but after it 

 had played "hide and seek" with me during twenty minutes — for 

 directly I moved it disappeared, and when I stepped back it re- 

 appeared — I was obliged to relinquish my position ; however, I 

 obtained another specimen, though not so large, before I left, 

 and brought it down alive. I saw, in the list of exhibits at the 

 last meeting, that one was shown by Mr. G. A. Keartland. 

 The number of centipedes is surprising, some of them, I 

 should think, being quite five inches long. I also took 

 several scorpions, and though they are the same as those 

 in and near Melbourne, yet they differ in colour, being 

 rather reddish or light brown. I did not observe a single 

 specimen of the Planarian worms on which Mr. Dendy has 

 read several interesting papers— it may not have been the right 

 season of the year for them ; nor did I see any snakes. Then I 

 spent a few days at Macorna, 16 miles to the north, but only took 

 one or two species of spiders. Again, on the ioth, I went out 

 to the Hill, ready for any spoil that might present itself, but 

 obtained very few specimens. The Katipo, the poisonous spider 

 (I think the same as that of New Zealand), was plentiful amongst 

 the loose stones. The next day, the nth, the great event of the 

 year, the Agricultural Show, was held, to which, of course, I went ; 

 but, in the morning, tried some of the waterholes. Being windy, 

 was not troubled with mosquitos, so was allowed to work in 

 peace. In a large waterhole connected with a swamp I took 

 specimens of Microperca and Retropiwia, both small fish ; some 

 Crustacea, small forms of Astacopsis, very often called "Yabbies;" 

 also, some Arfemia, one specimen being a female showing eggs. 

 In other waterholes some Lepidurus. These latter are exhibited, 

 and are interesting little creatures when in the water. Of shells, 

 several of the genus Physa. Having to return to Melbourne 

 much sooner than I anticipated, I went to the Hill on Monday, 

 the 15th, for the last visit, this time a companion going with me. 

 Although occasional showers of rain fell, forcing us to seek shelter 

 amongst the rocks, and in returning we were thoroughly drenched, 

 on examining my captures found that I had taken the greatest 

 number of species for one day's work. On turning a solitary 

 stone in a field I had already overturned several times, I took 

 the only species of Caiemim I obtained. Of the Carabidse 

 Catradofmis lacordairiei (Bois D.) ; and Poecilus prolixus. Then, 

 soon after, a young and well-marked specimen of Cyclodus gigas 

 (Young), the Blue-tongue Lizard. Of the Dyticidae, I took 

 Hydrophilus rvficomis (Castel), Colymbetcs lanceo/atus, some of 

 the genus Berosus; altogether thirty-seven species of Coleoptera. 



