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sections in the realm of Geology. Members are requested to bring along their 

 microscopes and some appropriate slides. 



Mr. Mclime* ha* been elected the Group's new leader. following Ihc retire- 

 ment of Dr, K. M. Wisbart Tbe future promises well tor gfbllp activities, 

 several new members and it number of encouraging enquiries point tr> rising 

 interest »n this, special field, 



EARLY VJCTORUH ctcOftD* OF THE BROWN WARBLER 



While the April issue or the I'tctwia/t Nutuxalis! tvas in press, with the 

 arlu.l« entitled "The Brown Warbler in Eastern Victoria*', it was ascertained 

 ilial tins bud «*•* listed as Victorian it) three places pntn 10 the publication 

 of A. J. Campbell's Ait$t$ oihl Eyys vf An-tfr&t-im Binly Thfc references are 

 as .follows : 



$Ou.th*rn Science kvd&Vd C: 61 (11582)— tinder "Oology tn Australian 



Birds" (Part IV). by A. J. Campbell. 

 Victorian NnUtralist 1: 66 (August 1884)— under "Victorian Fauna. Class 



II Avest- Bird/', by T, A. Forbes-Lcitb and A J Cctmpuell. 

 yittorian Katnmlist 6' S3 (May-June 1889)— under "Trip to Croajingo- 



long", by Professor rtaklwiu Spencer and C. French, F.L.S. 



Furthermore, the bird vva-s known from the Mirrbell River junnJrs Iflrer 

 tcrty years a«o. Tt appeared in a list appended to an arlicle, "Bird-life on the 

 Upper Mitchell" (i.e. Deadcoek and Bull decks) , by F. J. Thomas. RcT 

 Vutor'um NttlnraliM fl< 200 ('February 1912). 



It would be interesting to know who observed the Brown Warbler in Vic- 

 toria prtoc 10 [882! 



An error in citation should be. corrected; hi line 31 of jwjrc 185 of last 

 inoncli's yictarion Ntitnro'ixt,, "23*" should read "^63", in the reference to 

 FJhotfs parser. 



Also, itt the article last month, near the toot ot oa#e I7S, the word "preswn- 

 nb!y" was inadvertently omitted- The distribution, as uivcit by Carophdl, 

 should read "from South Queensland to presumably Eastern Victoria". 



— N. A. Wakkfirio 



VICTORIAN FLORA SEVEN MILES FROM G P.O. 



Tn December last, a boy of twelve. Q valued worker at Sydenham, drew 

 attention to a spot on Gardiner's Crock, near the Alamein cricket ground. 

 The area has never been cultivated and tins bend 01 the creek has so escaped 

 trampling as to be almost free from tntrududmrn. Hit;b summer js not -am 

 ideal time lor making a census but 33 species are listed. Il is a "Red Gum 

 plant association, one beautiful tree dominating the entrance to tbe ground. 



Plants listed are — Common Ma-.denh.Rir, 3- grasses. Ltizula, Lcpifiox^rma 

 hucrate f 8 lilies, Hypoxis, Microtis, Sundew, bursaria, 2 wattles, tfossiticii, 

 Poranthera, pnnri^a futmifis, P, tnn-'t floro., Red (Jum (seedling), Silky Te.V 

 iree. Swamp Faocr-bark, 2 Ualnragis, .Wit era. Centaury, CtoodzmH ovala 

 and Leptorrbynchus temiifoUrij. To the writer, ii appears that east has mei 

 west when maidenhair and Coodcniu ovuto mcur in the ^aine small area as 

 Cassia vitiala and Pimclco carviflom. 



Fortunately the survival is in Camberwell City and whs looked iafp Ai soon 

 as attention was drawn to it. About £>00 square yards have been selected for it 

 sanctuary. Tbe Superintendent of Parks and Gardens intends lo proceed with 

 the fencing as, *oon as x break in the weather make* available the man hour* 

 cow being given to watering the City's young trees 



— W. WtfMU 



