20 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST 



Australian insects. By Master H. Hill, Victorian moths. By- 

 Mr. G. Lyell, jun , W. moihs (Thaili7ia clara), from Brighton. 

 By Mr. J. E. Prince, " Key to Genera of Tasmanian Mosses," 

 andhand book by R. A. Bastow, F.L.S. By Mr. J. Searle, three 

 Tasmanian snakes, fungi, etc. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



THE ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE. 



The eighth annual conversazione of the Club was held at the 

 Masonic Hall, Collins street East, Melbourne, on Thursday 

 evening, the 26th April, when there was again a very large 

 attendance of the members and their friends, some 750 ladies 

 and gentlemen being present. 



The presidential address, which appeared in full in our last 

 issue, was delivered in the smaller hall on the first floor, which 

 was filled to its utmost capacity. 



Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., patron of the Club, occupied 

 the chair, and, on conclusion of the address, moved a vote of 

 thanks to Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., for his excellent review of 

 the Club's doings, and remarked that it seemed a pity that the 

 exhibits so skilfully brought together by the members of the 

 Club should only be on view for the one evening. 



The motion was seconded by H. K. Rusden, Esq., hon. 

 secretary of the Royal Society, and carried by acclamatLon, 



Mr. D. M'A-lpine, F.C.S., then delivered a lecturette, entitled 

 "The Movements of the Edible Mussel and its Various Parts," a 

 resume of which will be found on page 10 of our last number. 



The exhibits were displayed in the large hall, and were 

 arranged on a series of tables, occupying altogether nearly 300ft. 

 of space. 



The followiTig is a list of the exhibitors, with particulars of 

 their more important exhibits : — 



Mr P. H. Anderson, Melbourne — Numerous specimens of 

 insect architecture, also geological specimens, and, under micro- 

 scopes, a variety of interesting objects. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, Kew — Groups of Victorian beetles, 

 orthoptera (phasmidse, etc.), and hawk-moths ; groups of Aus- 

 tralian beetles and of Queensland butterflies ; also, a number of 

 growing Victorian ferns, including Gleichenia flabcllata, Loniaria 

 Jiuviatilis, Davallia diibia, etc. 



Mr. D. Best, Hawthorn — Ten cabinet-drawers of Australian 

 coleoptera. 



Mr. C. C. Brittlebank, Springvale — A large series of water- 

 colour drawings of the metamorphoses and perfect forms of 

 Victonan insects. 



Mr. A. Coles, Melbourne — Cases of wood-duck, southern 



