138 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Arnheim's Land, N.A." The writer briefly mentioned the various 

 formations met with^ and gave some particulars of their principal 

 characteristics. 



The Rev. A. W. Cresswell expressed his pleasure at hearing the 

 paper, but regretted that the cretaceous deposits, with their fossils, 

 were to a great extent absent. 



2. By Rev. F. R. M. Wilson, entitled " An Hour on a Coral 

 Island." The author gave an interesting sketch of the various 

 objects of interest met with during a brief visit to the island of 

 Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, and exhibited a number of 

 lichens, corals, shells, &c., he had collected there. 



The president also briefly narrated his experiences on the island, 

 which he visited in 1883, 



The president mentioned that Mr. G. Sweet, a member of the 

 club, had found in the Devonian rocks at Buchan, Gippsland, a 

 rare fossil, being the shield of a ganoid fish at present undeter- 

 mined. 



The hon. secretary brought before the meeting some peculiar 

 facts in the life history of the butterfly, labnenus evagorus, Don., 

 as recently noticed by him, which created some discussion. 

 • The principal exhibits of the evening were : — By Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard, specimens of butterfly, lalmeniis evagorus. By Mr. R. C. 

 Chandler, about 95 specimens of birds, collected during a recent 

 trip to the Clarence and Richmond river districts, New South 

 Wales, including the rifle bird, regent bird, magnificent fruit 

 pigeon, noisy pitta, &c. ; also large iguana, death adder, and 

 land shells, from same locality. By Mr. C. French, jun., eggs of 

 following Tasmanian birds — Black-cheeked falcon, white-fronted 

 falcon, collared sparrow-hawk, southern tern, Australian coot, 

 Tasmanian swamp quail, diving petrel, grey-backed storm petrel, 

 and blue reef heron. By Mr. J. Kershaw, eggs of following 

 Queensland birds — Little eagle, white goshawk, crested hawk, 

 pheasant cuckoo, Australian egret, boobook owl, moth-plumed 

 podargus, dollar bird, spine-tailed orthonyx, and barred-rumped 

 godwit. By Mr. G. Lyell, jun., lepidoptera, collected during the 

 month. Mr. J. E. Prince, specimens of rocks from bore 

 1,000 ft. deep, at Carlton brewery, Melbourne. By Mr. J. Searle, 

 larva, chrysalis, and imago of butterfly, labnenus evagorus, Don. 

 By Mr. G. Sweet, various species oi Phraginoceras, specimens of 

 Spirifera and Murc/iisonia, from the Devonian rocks, at Buchan, 

 North Gippsland. By Rev. F. R. M. Wilson, 26 species of 

 lichens, from Diego Garcia, also corals, kc, in illustration of 

 paper. 



After the usual conversaziojie the meeting terminated. 



The monthly meeting of the club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall, on Monday evening, 14th January, 18S9. 



