THE 



Vol. YIII.— No. 11. MARCH, 1892. No. 99. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Field Naturalists' Club 

 was held in the Royal Society's Hall on 8th February. Mr. C 

 Frost (one of the vice-presidents) was in the chair, and there was 

 an attendance of some 50 members and friends. 



librarian's report. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Proceedings of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, Philadelphia," part ii., for 1891, from Society ; 

 " Proceedings of the Institute of Natural Sciences, Nova Scotia," 

 vol. vii., part iv., from Society 3 "Journal of Pharmacy," January, 

 1892. 



REPORT OF EXCURSIONS. 



Mr. J. Shephard brought up a report of a recent excursion of 

 the Club to Heidelberg. Pond life was the object in view, and 

 "dippings" from the lagoons near the Yarra revealed the 

 presence of numbers of the charming Volvox, a good many 

 species of Rotifera and Vorticellse, as well as specimens of the 

 brown and green Hydra, the rare chance of finding the latter 

 falling to Mr. G. J. Page, of Collingwood. 



A report of the Nar-nar-goon trip was read by Mr. C. Frost, 

 and recorded the finding of a good number of snakes, lizards,, 

 frogs, spiders, nemertine and planarian worms. Amongst the 

 lizards was T. alboiiotata. a species never recorded before within 

 200 miles of Melbourne ; and the land planarians furnished a 

 good many examples of Geoplana dubia, a form, according to 

 the authority of Dr. Dendy, hitherto only found at Narrewarren, 

 South Gippsland. 



ELECTION OF MEMBER. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Donald C. Campbell was elected 

 a member of the Club. 



PAPERS. 



The first paper was contributed by Mr. C. French, F.L.S., and 

 consisted of a third contribution to the subject " Insectivorous 

 Birds of Victoria." The examples treated were the Laughing 

 Jackass, Australian Bee-eater, Silver Gull, and Nankeen Kestrel ; 

 and the plea for their protection was earnestly advocated. Stuffed 

 specimens, together with eggs, all from the entomological depart- 



