160 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The best capture made is that of two specimens of the rare 

 Leucanid beetle, Ceratognathns westwoodii. A very fine dipterous 

 fly is also secured, name unknown, with a body of black and 

 yellow, and posterior legs fully three inches in length. Amongst 

 butterflies, Xenica hobartia and Lyccena erinus are secured, and 

 amongst moths Symmcea herodiella. 



The road where we have halted is of a broken-down corduroy 

 nature, and runs through the belt of beech trees bordering the 

 small stream by its side. A short distance further on we pass 

 down a sharp descent, cross a clear stream of .water, and begin the 

 ascent of what is locally known as Mount Arnold. This forms 

 a long gradual rise for some three or four miles, in nowise worthy 

 of the name of " mountain." 



On the flat, by the water's edge, we find under logs specimens 

 of the land planarians, Geoplana alba and spenceri. 



To our left as we ascend the hill lies a deep gully alive with 

 Lyre Birds. In the scrub Acanthizas and Pennant's Parrakeets 

 are flying about, and of flowers Pultenseas, Aotus, Daviesia, 

 Tetratheca, and Eriostemon are common — white, yellow, and 

 purple being the characteristic colours here and everywhere — 

 yellow much the commonest. Throughout the whole trip we 

 scarcely see a red flower, not meeting even with a single specimen 

 of the orchid Dipodium punctatum. When once the crest is 

 reached the road begins to descend rapidly into the valley of the 

 Cumberland Creek, and just over the crest we stop to photograph 

 what is undoubtedly the finest piece of the road. On the left 

 side the hill runs up covered with a dense growth of tree ferns, 

 from amongst which rise large beech trees, above which again 

 tower the white gums. Just in this spot is what is known as the 

 " Queen's Hut," a log-house for the accommodation of roadmen. 

 A more picturesque spot could not have been chosen. 



From this part of the road follows the top of the ridge of the 

 Dividing Range running in a general south-easterly direction, and 

 forming the boundary line between County Evelyn on the south 

 and Wonnangatta on the north. Half our party makes a detour 

 to see and photograph the Cumberland Falls, lying on the south 

 side of the road. There is unfortunately no track made to them ; 

 and, with our cameras, we go through the scrub where the wood- 

 splitters have been at work, and then, with strong assistance from 

 the force of gravity, manage to get to the bottom of the deep 

 gorge, down the head of which the falls tumble. The trees meet 

 overhead, keeping the valley dark and cool, and the falls, with their 

 setting of tree ferns, are certainly more beautiful than those of 

 the Stevenson River, though scarcely anyone takes the trouble to 

 go and see them. To get a photograph the camera must be 

 balanced on a fallen log, the operator finding footing where he 

 can. Even when the balancing is satisfactorily done there remains 



