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Vol. YIII.— No. 9. JANUARY, 1892. No. 97. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th December. The 

 President (Professor W. Baldwin Spencer) was in the chair, and 

 there were about 60 members and friends present. 



librarian's report, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 189I. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Records of the Australian Museum,'^ 

 vol. i., No. 9, from the Trustees ; " Proceedings Linnean Society 

 of New South Wales," second series, vol. vi., part 4, from the 

 Society ; " Journal of Bombay Natural History Society," vol. vi.,. 

 part 2, from the Society; "Journal of Brunswick (Germany) 

 Natural History Society" for 1887-8, 1888-9, ^o"^ Society; and 

 "Journal of Pharmacy," October, 1891; "Annual Progress 

 Report, State Forest Department, New South Wales," 1890, from 

 the Department; "Report of Trustees Australian Museum, 

 Sydney," 1890, from the Trustees; "Journal of Pharmacy," 

 November, 1891. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



A ballot for new members then took place, and resulted in the 

 election of Messrs. W. H. Archer, F.L.S., A. G. S. Robertson,. 

 C. Ryan, and F. W. Ward, whilst four others were nominated for 

 election at the next meeting. 



REPORTS OF RECENT EXCURSIONS. 



The leader (Mr. F. G. A. Barnard) reported that the excursion 

 to Ringwood on Saturday, 17th October, was fairly attended, 

 considering the showery weather, and much enjoyed by those 

 present. The country to the north of the station was visited, and 

 a large number of flowers collected, some 18 species of orchids 

 being noted, among which may be mentioned Prasophyllum 

 elatum, Pterostylis barbata, Calochilus canipestris and Caladenia 

 suaveolens ; Limnanthemum exaltatuvi, Comesperma ericinum,, 

 Polypompholyx tenella, Phylloglossum, drwrnmondi, and other 

 plants were also noted. Few insects were seen, the day being 

 somewhat unfavourable, though one or two buprestid beedes- 

 virere taken. 



