THE 
Wictarian BMaturalixst: 
Mor. Uo. No: 12, APRIL 1586. No: 28: 
THE FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB OF VICYORIA. 
THe monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society’s 
Hall, on Monday evening, 8th March, 1886. 
The president, the Rey. J. J. Halley, oveupied the chair, and 
about fifty members and visitors were present. 
A letter was read from the Hon. Dr. Dobson, apologising for 
absence, and desiring lis paper to be postponed. 
The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 
donations to the Club’s library :— 
“ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania,” for 1885, 
from the Society; ‘“‘ Journal of Pharmacy,” Vol. IL, No. 2, from the 
Pharmaceutical Society. 
The following persons were elected members of the Club:—Mzr. 
L. N. Shepherd, and Dr. Springthorpe. 
Papers read:—1. By Mr. T. A. Forbes-Leith, ‘‘ Notes on the 
Aquiline or Hagle family.” The author briefly described some of 
the principal species of this family of birds, giving their several 
habitats. He also related striking instances of their great size, 
longevity, powers of sight, ete. 
2. The hon. sec. read a paper by Miss F. M. Campbell, entitled 
“Notes on Hdible Fungi.” The authoress having first given a 
general outline of her studies respecting fungi, described in a 
popular manner about ten species which are common in Victoria, 
and are usually regarded as poisonous, but which, she stated, if 
eaten when young and fresh, are harmless. Dried specimens of 
