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Vol. XVII. —No. 8. DECEMBER 6, 1900. No. 204. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday, 19th November, 1900. The 

 president, Mr. J. Shephard, occupied the chair, and about 30 

 members were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Ringwood (altered from Bayswater) 

 on Saturday, 20th October, was given by Messrs. G. A. Keartland 

 and C. French, jun., the latter having acted as leader in the 

 unavoidable absence of Mr. J. A. Kershaw. A fair number of 

 plants were noticed in bloom, among them being Caladenia 

 congesta, Utricularia dichotoma, and Thelymitra aristata, the 

 latter with twenty-five flowers on the stem. Several interesting 

 ornithological observations were made and photographs of nesting 

 operations taken. 



A report of the excursion to Frankston on Tuesday, 6th 

 November, was read by Mr. J. A. Kershaw, in the absence of the 

 leader, Mr. C. French, F.L.S. Flowering plants were numerous, 

 perhaps the most interesting being Gomesperma calymega. 

 Insects were fairly numerous, especially the smaller Lepidoptera. 



A general report of the " camp-out " at Healesville, from 

 Saturday till Monday, 10th to 12th November, was read by Mr. 

 F. G. A. Barnard, who stated that a most enjoyable time had 

 been spent by the party, and a fairly complete biological survey 

 of the district had been made. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " The Macleay Memorial Volume," 

 from the Linnean Society of New South Wales ; " Transactions 

 of New Zealand Institute," vols, xvii., xix., and xxxii., and 

 " Manual of New Zealand Coleoptera," parts 2 and 3, from Mr. S. 

 W. Fulton ; and " Western Australian Year-Book," 1898-9, from 

 Dr. A. Morrison, to each of whom the thanks of the Club were 

 accorded for their donations. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Dr. Sutton, Rathdown-street, Carlton, 

 was elected an ordinary, and Mr. F. L. Billinghurst, National 

 Bank, Alexandra, a country member. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. G. A. Keartland, entitled " On the Collared Plain 

 Wanderer." 



