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Vol. v.— N"o. 4. AUGUST, 1888. No. 56. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 9th July, 1888. 



The president, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., occupied the chair, 

 and about seventy members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read announcing the formation of the Melbourne 

 University Science Club, which was received with applause. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Quarterly Mining Reports, March, 

 1888," from the Mining Department; "The Taal Volcano," by 

 Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.L.S., from the author; Journal of 

 Pharmacy, June, 1888, from the Pharmaceutical Society; also 

 eighteen volumes of works, reports, etc., on the Natural History 

 of New Zealand, from Sir James Hector, K.C. M.G. (hon. 

 member F.N.C.). 



On the motion of the president and Baron F. von Mueller, 

 K.C. M.G. , a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Sir James 

 Hector, K.C.M.G., for his valuable donation, to which he 

 suitably replied. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. J. A. Cohen was duly elected a 

 member of the Club. 



Nominations were received for office-bearers for 1888-9, the 

 election to take place at next meeting. 



Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, B.A., read an extract from a 

 letter he had received from Professor Alfred Newton, of Cam- 

 bridge, congratulating the Club on the success of the King 

 Island Expedition, and asking whether any traces had been 

 observed there of the now extinct Tasmanian emu, or whether 

 any information about it could now be obtained. 



Sir James Hector, K.C.M.G., exhibited a series of recent and 

 fossil oyster shells from different parts of the New Zealand coast, 

 and made some very interesting remarks on the characteristics 

 and the habits of the several species. 



Some little discussion ensued, in which Professor Spencer, 



