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Vol. XYIL— No. 1. MAY 10, 1900. No. 197. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, the 9th April, 1900, 

 when the president, Mr. J. Shephard, occupied the chair, and 

 and about 45 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 17th 

 February, was read by the leader, Mr. J Shepherd, who referred 

 at' length to some of the captures made, and by means of 

 diagrams demonstrated the anatomy of a Pedalion found, which 

 is likely to prove a new species. 



A report of the excursion to Point Cook, on Saturday, 7th 

 April, was read by the leader, Mr. R. Hall, who stated that the 

 afternoon had been devoted to ornithology. A number of waders 

 were seen along the banks of the lagoons, but the best capture of 

 the day was a phase of the Grass-bird, Meyalurus gramineus, 

 Gould, which showed considerable differences from a typical 

 specimen. 



Owing to unfavourable weather, the dredging excursion, 

 arranged for Saturday, 24th March, at Brighton, was not held. 



The hon. librarian reported the following additions to the 

 Club's library : — " Handbook to the Birds of Australia," J. 

 Gould, 2 vols., and " Cambridge Natural History — Worms, 

 &c," purchased ; " With a Southern Field Club," by H. S. Dove, 

 F.Z.S., Launceston, Tasmania, from the author ; " Catalogue of 

 Australian Coccidse," by Jas. Lidgett, from the author ; 

 " Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals in the Mel- 

 bourne Libraries," by T. S. Hall, M.A., from the Trustees Public 

 Library of Victoria ; " Proceedings Linnean Society of New 

 South Wales," 1899, part 3, from the Society; "Proceedings 

 Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Victorian Branch)," 

 1899, from the Branch ; " Journal of Mueller Botanical Society," 

 Perth, W.A., vol i., parts 1 and 5, from the Society ; " Monthly 

 Progress Reports — Geological Survey of Victoria," Nos. 6 and 7 ; 

 and " Notes on Fossil Flora of South Gippsland (Victorian 

 Coalfields Reports, No. 7)," by Jas. Stirling, Government 

 Geologist, from the Department of Mines, Victoria ; " Bulletin 

 Department of Agriculture, Victoria," 16 parts, from the Depart- 

 ment ; "Bulletin Department of Agriculture, Queensland," n 



