August, 1900 



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THE JOURNAL AND MA( 



— OF — 



©fo> 3Fid6 Naturalists' Club of Victoria. 



PUBLISHED pth AUGUST, 1900. 



Edito* : p. G. R. BRRflHRD, Esq. 





The Author of each article is responsible for the facts and opinions 



recorded. 



COZCsTTIEIEsrTS : 



The Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria 



The Distribution of Australian Birds— Additional 

 Records. By Robt. Hall 



Summer Days at Flinders. Part I. — A Collection 

 of Sponges. By Rev. W. Fielder, F.R.M.S. ... 



Some Peculiar Habits of Crabs. By O. A. Sayce 



A Method of Preserving Crustacea. By O. A. 

 Sayce ... 



Description of a New Bird from North-West 

 Australia. By A. J. North, C.M.Z.S. ... 



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