138 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



G. hoggii, G. howittii, G. spenceri, G. mediolineata, G. munda, 

 G. adce, syn. frosti, G. Jletcheri, and G. sugdeni were obtained. 



Botany. — Mr. H. T. Tisdall reports that over sixty dicotyle- 

 donous plants were collected in bloom. In addition to those 

 mentioned in the general report the following may be recorded : — 

 Hedycarya cunninghami, Pittosporum bicolor, Cryptandra hookeri, 

 Loranthus celastroides, Pimelea ligustrina, P. linifolia, Gassinia 

 longifolia, and Veronica perfoliata. Correct cemida, Telratheca 

 ciliata, and Atherosp>erma moschatum were obtained in fruit. 

 About a dozen monocotyledonous plants were seen, of which the 

 more noticeable were Dianella revoluta, Xerotes brownii, Juncus 

 parviflorus, Cladium (Gahnia) psittocorum, and Carex paniculata. 

 Among Cryptogams were about twenty-two species of ferns, in- 

 cluding Aspidium molle, Hymenophyllum nitens, in addition to 

 those already mentioned ; also Selaginella preissiana and Dawsonia 

 superba, the tallest Victorian moss. 



Though the scientific results of the excursion may not be very 

 striking, it must be borne in mind that country such as we were in 

 requires time to thoroughly explore, as it is impossible in such 

 a short time as three days to get far from the beaten tracks, 

 consequently only the more prominent objects were noticed. 

 There are also other portions of the district where time could 

 be profitably spent — such as the valley of the Graceburn, Con- 

 tentment Creek above the falls, Morley's Creek, and Myrtle 

 Creek on either side of the Black Spur — and we trust that the 

 advantages of a camp on the Watts will not be forgotten when 

 future excursion lists of the Club are being drawn up, though it may 

 be that before our next visit to the locality the site of our camp 

 will be beneath the waters of the projected Maroondah reservoir. 

 Finally, we have to thank the officers of the Metropolitan Board 

 of Works for granting us the privilege of exploring their reserves, 

 and Mr. Almond, the resident overseer, for his courteous treatment 

 of the party. F. G. A. Barnard. 



A TRIP TO THE RICHMOND RIVER DISTRICT. 



By A. Campbell, jun. 

 Part II. — Butterflies and Birds — continued. 

 Bead before the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, 13th August, 1900.) 

 A noticeable feature of the scrub is the number of trees bearing 

 truits, which form the staple food of so many of the feathered 

 tribe. A Fig tree is always a sure place to get a bag of birds, 

 and going thither with a good gun one has only to wait and 

 watch for them moving about among the broad leaves. In 

 summer time especially the trees are alive morning and evening 

 with a miscellaneous collection. All are in such. a hurry that half- 



