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Vol. XVII.— No. 10. FEBRUARY 7, 1901. No. 206. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th January, 1901. 

 Mr. D. Best occupied the chair, and about 40 members and 

 visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the dredging excursion on Saturday, 15th De- 

 cember, was read by the leader, Mr. J. Gabriel, who said that the 

 Club was indebted to Mr. C. J. Cottell for the use of the yacht 

 Starlight on the occasion. A start was made from the North 

 Brighton pier at about 2.30 p.m., eleven members being present. 

 The afternoon proved a very pleasant one, but, owing to the light 

 wind, results were scarcely so good as had been expected, as time 

 did not permit of the boat reaching the most favourable collect- 

 ing grounds. Two dredges were employed, and a fair number 

 of Mollusca, Crustaceans, and other forms of marine life were 

 obtained. Amongst the shells found the most notable were 

 Meretria lamarcki and Cardita gunnii, which were dredged, living, 

 in fair quantities off Brighton Beach. Of the higher Crustaceans 

 obtained Ebalia (Phlyxia) intermedia, Miers, and Hymenosoma 

 roslratum, Haswel), are worthy of mention, as these forms are 

 not included amongst our common littoral species. 



A report of the excursion to the lagoons at East Kew on 

 Saturday, 12th January, was given by the leader, Mr. O. A. 

 Sayce, who said that, despite the inclement weather, there was 

 a fair attendance of members, and a number of interesting cap- 

 tures of pond life objects were made. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Records of the Australian Museum," 

 vol. hi., No. 8, from the Trustees Australian Museum, Sydney ; 

 " Illustrated Handbook to the Melbourne Aquarium," 1900, from 

 the Exhibition Trustees, Melbourne ; " Descriptions of Some 

 Nests and Eggs from New Guinea," by D. Le Souef (reprint from 

 the Ibis), from the author ; " Mycetozoa," by Hon. Sir E. Fry, 

 from the publisher, Knowledge office, London ; " Annual Report 

 of American Museum of Natural History," 1899, from the 

 Museum ; Queensland Agricultural Journal, December, 1900, 

 from Department of Agriculture, Brisbane. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Geo. F. Greenwood, " Garrell," 

 Glen Eira-road, Caulfield, and Mr. D, Mahony, Union Room, 



