THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



parts ; " Annual Report, Department of Agriculture, Queens- 

 land," 1898-99, and Queensland Agricultural Journal, vol. vi., 

 parts 1, 2, 3, from the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Professor J. W. Gregory, D.Sc, 

 F.G.S., University, and Mr. W. Heber Green, M.Sc, Surrey 

 Hills, were unanimously elected members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



On the motion of Messrs. D. Le Souef and C. French, F.L.S., 

 the hon. secretary was directed to forward the congratulations of 

 the Club to Mr. Borchgrevink and the members of the Antarctic 

 Expedition on their safe return to Hobart. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., entitled " A Decapitated Valley." 

 The author drew attention to the course of a stream near 



Lome, which was now in an entirely different direction to that it 

 had taken in comparatively recent times, the alteration having 

 been effected by the wearing away of the rocks. 



The President and Messrs. Sayce and Gabriel joined in the 

 discussion that followed. 



2. By Mr. H. T. Tisdall, entitled "A Trip to Anglesea River." 

 The author described a recent visit to Anglesea River, noting 



the various plants seen, and exhibited some of the more important 

 in illustration of his remarks. He stated that he had spent some 

 time in endeavouring to find out if the orchid Dipodium is really 

 parasitic on the roots of other plants, but had not succeeded. 



In discussing the paper, Mr. C. French, F.L.S., stated that he 

 had artificially grown the orchid Dipodium punctatum, and could 

 say that it was not parasitic. 



3. By Mr. R. Hall, entitled " Extension of Range of Some 

 Australian Birds." 



The author gave a list of birds which had recently been added 

 to the avifauna of Western Australia, with some explanatory 

 remarks. 



Messrs. Le Souef, French, Hogg, and Keartland discussed the 

 paper. 



4. By Mr. W. R. Guilfoyle, F.L.S., communicated by Mr. H. 

 T. Tisdall, entitled " A New Species of Bursaria," was taken as 

 read. 



The author described and gave the name Bursaria pantoni 

 to a shrub or small tree which had hitherto been regarded 

 as a variety of Bursaria spinosa. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. H. T. Tisdall drew attention to the extraordinary growth 

 of Azolla in the Botanical Gardens, whereupon Mr. C. French, 



