THE 
Pictorian Haturalist: 
Worle» No.4. AUGUST 1885. No 20. 
THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB OF VICTORIA. 
Tue monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society’s 
Hall, on Monday evening, 13th July, 1085. 
The president, the Rey. J. J. Halley, occupied the, chair, and 
about seventy members and visitors were present. 
The following persons were elected members of the club :—Dr. 
H. C. Wigg, Messrs. C. Casimir and J. Searle, and Master Coles. 
Dr. J. E. Taylor, F.G.S., was unanimously elected a honorary 
member of the Club. 
The sub-committee on the protection of Native Birds’ question, 
reported that in order to curtail the list of birds proposed to be pro- 
tected, several groups of the smaller birds, such as larks, wrens, 
honey-eaters, had been struck out. Mr. A. J. Campbell, moved as 
an amendment, which was adopted, ‘‘ That as the close season is at 
hand, it is too late for action this year, and that the matter be post- 
poned for six months, in the meantime the sub-committee to 
endeavour to obtain further information on the subject.” 
Papers read—1. Mr. F. Wisewould read a paper, “ Notes of a 
visit to the Chudleigh Caves, Tasmania.” These caves are near 
Deloraine; they extend for more than a mile, and contain many 
large and beautiful chambers, intersected and traversed by a 
running stream. Mr, Watts contrasted these caves with those near 
Warrnambool. ou 
An avcount of a tortoise found in solid rock, in a cutting on the 
great Northern Railway, New South Wales, was brought before 
