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Vol. Y.—'No. 6. OCTOBER, 1888. No. 58. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 

 The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth September, i888. 



The Rev. J. J. Halley was voted to the chair, and about fifty 

 members and visitors were present, among the latter being. 

 Professor R. Tate, F.G.S., Adelaide ; Mr. F. M. Bailey, F.L.S., 

 Government botanist of Queensland j and Mr. E. Swan, of 

 Tasmania. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Voyage of Governor Phillip tO' 

 Botany Bay," from Dr. Cox, F.L.S., Sydney; "Transactions 

 Royal Society of South Australia," vol X., 1886-7, from the 

 Society ; " Transactions of Royal Society of Queensland," vol. 

 v., part I, from the Society; catalogues, etc., from Australian 

 Museum, Sydney ; " Annual Report of Minister of Mines and 

 Water Supply, Victoria," from department ; " Light," No. 2 ; 

 " University Review," vol. IV., No. 2 ; and " Journal of 

 Pharmacy," August, 1888. 



The hon. secretary reported that the excursion to Box Hill on. 

 1 8th August had been fairly attended, and the results in the 

 departments of fungi and lichens had been very good. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. A. Crawford, C. Duncan, J. 

 Foulk, and A. Shaw were duly elected members of the Club. 



The attention of members was called to the annual exhibition 

 of wild flowers, which is to take place on Tuesday evening, i6th 

 October. 



The chairman stated that Baron F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G.,. 

 expected to have the first part of the " Key to the Victorian 

 Plants" ready before next meeting. 



Papers for ensuing meetings were promised by Professor Tate,. 

 F.G.S., and Mr. H. S. Tisdall, F.L.S. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. Mr. C. C. Brittlebank read a paper, entitled "Notes 

 on the Natural Protection of Lepidopterous Larvae." The 

 author gave some interesting details of the habits, and 

 means for protection of several of the larvse of familiar butter- 

 flies and moths, and illustrated his remarks with some excellent 

 drawings of the different insects. 



