THE 
Wictorian BHaturalizst: 
Vou II., No. 8. JULY 1885. No 19. 
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THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB OF VICTORIA. 
Tue monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society’s 
Hall, on Wednesday evening, 10th June, 1885. 
The president, the Rev. J. J. Halley, occupied the chair, and 
about eighty members and visitors were present. 
- Among the visitors was Dr. J. E. Taylor, F.G.S., who was 
received most cordially, and on being introduced to the meeting by 
the president, briefly thanked the members for the reception given 
him, and in the course of a few remarks on the characteristics of 
the Australian fauna and flora, pointed out the peculiar oppor- 
tunities Australian naturalists’ had for finding ‘‘ missing links” 
Correspondence was read from Mr. I. Batey, Sunbury; Mr. S. S. 
Crispo, Dromana; and others, mainly in support of the Club’s 
proposal re Protection of Native Birds. 
The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following additions 
to the library:—* Proceedings of the Linnean Society, New South 
Wales,” Volume X. Part I., from the society; ‘‘ Journal of the New 
York Microscopical Society” Nos. 2 and 3, from the society; 
“«Midland Naturalist,” Vols. 1, 2, 8 and 4, from Mr. W. M. Bale; 
“ Proceedings of Ornithological Society of Vienna,” from the society. 
The hon. secretary reported that the excursion to Lilydale, on 
the Queen’s Birthday, 25th May, was well attended, about twenty- 
five members and friends being present, Specimens in several 
departments were rather scarce, but fungi were most abundant, 
about 100 species being noted. Several good fossils were also 
obtained at the lime-stones quarries. 
The following were elected members of the Club:—Miss Glenross, 
Mrs. Gunst, Messrs F. E. Hill, 8. Lamble, A. Miller, Chas. 
Officer, jun., William Officer, J. D. Pinnock, D. Strong, and 
Robert Watson. 
