The 



Victorian Naturalist 



F.N.C.V. 



„ _ 7 July, 1971 



Vol. 88, No. 7 



CONTENTS 



Articles: 



The use by Birds of Tools and Playthings. By A. H. Chisholm 

 Mangroves as Land-builders. By E. C. F. Bird 

 The Broad-toothed Rat Mastacomys fuscus Thomas from Falls Creek 



Area. Victoria. By Joan M. Dixon 

 Lyrebirds in Tasmania. By W. R. Gasking 

 Botany Excursion to Wilson's Promontory 



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198 



200 

 201 



Personal: 



"Merrimu" at Sherbrooke 



Book Reviews: 



203 

 202 



Field Naturalists Club of Victoria: 

 General and Group Reports 

 Diary of Coming Events 



204 

 178 



Front Cover: 



TW, photofr , ph .afcen b> H. R Ro.hcrhan,. is of ft, B r oad,oo,h,d Ra,. which is ft. suo.ec, 

 of an article on p. 198. 



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