130 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The author described the habits of a pair of birds which had 

 attempted to breed in captivity. 



Messrs. R. Hall and D. Le Souef thought the observations 

 recorded were most interesting. 



2. By Messrs. S. W. Fulton and F. E. Grant, entitled "Note 

 on Occurrence of a European Shore Crab in Port Phillip Bay." 



The authors stated that in working at the Crustacea of Port 

 Phillip they had obtained numerous specimens of a crab which 

 had been identified as Carcinus mcenas, Leach, common in 

 European waters, and raised the question as to how the crab 

 had been introduced into Victoria. 



Messrs. T. S. Hall, O. A. Sayce, H. Gunderson, J. A. Kershaw, 

 and the president joined in the discussion that followed. 



3. By Mr. D. Le Souef, " Descriptions of Some North 

 Australian Birds' Eggs." 



The author described the eggs of the Pale-headed Shrike- 

 Thrush, the Cape York Thickhead, the Little Scrub-Wren, and 

 a sub-species of the Blue-bellied Lorikeet. 



Messrs. A. J. Campbell, G. A. Keartland, and R. Hall dis- 

 cussed the paper. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. C. J. Gabriel read a note on a nest exhibited of the Restless 

 Fly-catcher, built of wool, whereas usually they are constructed of 

 grass, and occasionally bark, held together with hair. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland reported an instance in Queensland of 

 hybrids between the Scrub Turkey, Talegallus lathami, and the 

 domestic fowl. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. A. J. Campbell. — Sericornis gularis, bird and eggs, from 

 Kent Group. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Epacris impressa, double red-flower- 

 ing variety, collected by Mr. G. Lyell at Gisborne. 



By Mr. J. Gabriel. — Eggs of Crimson-bellied Parrakeet, Rest- 

 less Fly-catcher, and nest of Pomatorhinus, containing at least 

 two species, collected at St. Arnaud. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shells of Chiton articulata, from Gulf 

 of California, and Nucula grayii, from Port Phillip Bay ; also 

 nest of Restless Fly-catcher, built of wool. 



By Messrs. Fulton and Grant. — Crabs, in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. T. S. Hall, M. A.— Land Mollusca, from Healesville— 

 Cystopelta petterdi, Tate, Endodonta subdepressa, Brazier — identi- 

 fied by Mr. C. Hedley ; also Crabs from within Mussel shells from 

 Anderson's Inlet, per Mr. W. H. Ferguson. 



By Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S. — Eggs described in paper — 

 Collyriocincla pallidirostris, Pachycephalia peninsula, Sericornis 

 minimis, Trichoglossus novoz-hollandiai, sub-sp. septentrionalis. 



