THE 
Wictorian Waturalist: 
Worsy Ties No... 5: SEPT. 1885. No 21 
THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB OF VICTORIA. 
Tue monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society’s 
Hall, on Monday evening, 10th August, 1885. 
The president, the Rev. J. J. Halley, occupied the chair, and 
about fifty members and visitors were present. 
The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 
donations to the Club's library :— 
“ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria,” 19 vols., from 
the Society, ‘‘ Proceedings of Linnean Society of New South Wales,” 
Vol. X., part 2, from the Society;” ‘‘ Proceedings of Royal Society 
of Queensland,” Vol. I., parts 2, 3, and 4, from the Society; and 
also announced the receipt from Mrs. Curdie, of a small collection 
of foreign coleoptera, formerly belonging to the late Dr. Curdie, as 
a donation to the Club’s museum. 
The hon. secretary read a short account of the Club excursion to 
Cheltenham on the 8th inst., which, though rather poorly attended, 
proved most enjoyable on account of the splendid day. Some of 
the earlier spring flowers such as Hpacris impressa, Hibbertia 
fasciculata, H. densiflora, H. stricta, Acacia suaveolens, and Hovea 
linearis were more or less abundant. The only orchid noted in bloom 
was Cyrtostylis reniformis, but plants of Pterostylis barbata and 
Lyperanthus nigricans were seen. The ferns Schizea bifida, and 
Gleichenia circinata were found growing in one of the hollows. The 
pools which occur in the numerous hollows proved good fishing 
grounds for fresh water crustaceans, &c., amongst other captures being 
the large silvery-grey water spider, Argyrometra aquatica; the small 
red water spiders Hydrachna globulus and Limnochares aquatica, 
the shield shrimp, Apus Cancriformis, and several fresh water insects 
and larve. 
The following ladies and gentlemen were elected members of the 
Club:—-Miss Lange, Miss A. Lange, Mrs. Lange, Miss Rankin, 
