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I THIE Victorian Naturalist: THE JOURNAL & MAGAZINE OP THE f^tl |lalutialt$t$' ^m of fnmh. MAY, 1913, TO APRIL, 1914. ir^On. JEOitOr : MR. F. Q. A. BARNARD. The Author of each Article is responsible for the facts and opinions recorded. /IR e I b II r n e : WALKER, MAY & CO., PRINTERS, MAOKTLLOP STREET (off 390 LITTLE COLLINS STREET). 1914. \SAl&3^^^ ^^ THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST, •VOX-., 2^2212^. MAY, 1913, to APRIL, 1914. CONTENTS. Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria: — pagk Annual Eeport - - - - - -4o Exhibition of Wild-Flowers - - - 116,134 Proceedings 1, 25, 45, 61, SI, 97, 113, 129, 145, 169, 193, 217 Reports of Excursions - 1, 25, 26, 29, 35, 45, 61, 81, 98, 113, 114, 118, 119, 129, 130, 135, 145, 169, 195, 220, 221 ORIGINAL PAPERS. Baker, R. T., F.L.S.— On a New Variety of Eucalyptus ylohulus —E. globulus, var. St. Johni (with plate) - 127 Bastow, R. a. —Notes on the Lichen-Flora of Victoria (with plate) - - - - - -175 Chapman, F. , A.L.S. —Victorian Fossiliferous Limestones and their Correlatives in Other Lands - - 139 Chapman, F., A.L.S. —On the Occurrence of the Cainozoic Shark, Carcharoides, in Victoria (with figure) - 142 D'Altox, St. Eloy, C.E.—The Botany of the "Little Desert," Wimmera, Victoria (with map) - -60 Doyle, Gerald V. —A Note on Parturition in Perameles - 214 Gabriel, J.—The Incubation of the Mutton-bird Egg - 226 Gatliff, J. H., and Gabriel, C. J. —List of Recent Victorian Brachiopoda (with plate) - - - 210 GoUDiE, J. C. —Notes on the Coleoptera of North- Western Victoria, part v.- - - - -189 Hardy, A. D., F.L.S., F.R.M.S.— Some Algae of the Zoological Gardens, Melbourne (with plate) - - 89 Hardy, A. D., F.L.S., F.R.M.S.—The Mallee—Ouyen to Pinnaroo (with plate and map) - - - 148 Hart, T. S., M.A., B.Sc—Some Coastal Plants: their Shelter and Fire Danger - - - - -222 CONTENTS. I'AGE Keartland, G. a. —Notes on the Zoology of the Great Desert of North-Western Australia _ _ .. 40 Kelly, Reginald. —Observations on the Function of Acacia Leaf Glands - - - - - 121 Kershaw, J. A., F.E.S. —Additions to the Fish Fauna of Victoria, iv. (with plate) - - - - 95 May, W. L. —On Some Investigations into the Molluscan Fauna of the Furneaux Group - - - 00 Pitcher, F. —Some General Remarks on Ferns, with Special Reference to Victorian Species - - - 5 Searle, J. —An Addition to the Victorian Fresh-water Cope- poda (with plate) - - - - -101 Sargent, Oswald H. —A Westralian Form of the Orchid Prasophyllum amtrale - - - - 86 Williamson, H. B. —Botanical Notes of a Trip to Mildura - 101 INDEX. AGIO PAGE Acacia discolur - - - 4 Bird Protection - 25, 83, 111, Acacia, Function of Leaf 113, 169 Glands _ _ _ 121 Birds, Cruelty to - - 217 Phillip - Algse, Fresh-water - o3 , 89 Birds of Island 33 Alphington, Excursion to - 129 Blackburn, Excursion to - 114 AmatJiia tortuosa 29 Blackfish in Queensland - 171 Amytornis rufa - - - 4 Blue Gum, Large Leaves of 64 Ants, Military Tactics of - 78 Boeclcella asi/mmctrica - - 191 Aster celmisia _ - - 19o Boobialla 1 - - - 224 Austral Avian Record 80, 112, 147 Botanical Gardens, Visit to - 130 " " Australasian Fossils 227 Botanical Notes in Mallee Australia, Zoology of North- 148, 173 " western - - - 40 Botany of "Little Desert - Go Australian Crayfishes - 79 Botany of Mildura - - 101 Australian Trees and Shrubs Brachiopoda, Recent Vic- in Ireland - - - 111 torian - - - - 210 Anicemiia ojjicinalis 28 Brachiopods, Victorian - 172 Bage, Miss'Freda, M.Sc. 147 Butterfly Farm, A - - 134 Baker, R. T., F.L.S., New CarcJiaroides tenuidens - - 142 Variety of Eucalyptus Ceratium - •- - - 195 globulus, va7\ »Si. Johni - 127 Chapman, A,, F.L.S., A Balwyn, Excursion to 3o Cainozoic Shark, Fossil, Baw Baw, Excursion to 198, 220 in Victoria - - - 142 Beaumaris, Excursion to 130 Chapman, F., A.L.S., Bees and Pollen - 132 Victorian Fossiliferous Beetle and Frog 171 Limestones - - - 139 Bell-birds - - - - 194 Cheltenham, Excursion to 26, 113 Bird Day - - - - 112 Coastal Plants : their Shelter Bird Nomenclature 00 — — INDEX. PAGE Coburg, Excursion to - - 45 Excursions Coleoptera of North-Western Point Cook - - - 118 Victoria - - - 189 Ringwood - - - 129 Copepoda, A New Fresh- Royal Park - - - 45 water - - - - 191 Sandringham - - 169 Coral-trees in Botanical Werribee Gorge - - 135 Gardens - - - 144 Whittlesea - - - 119 Crayfishes, Fresh-water - 79 Exhibition of Wild-Flowers Crayfishes, Land - - 79 116, 134 Cryptonieria japonica - - 68 Financial Statement - 51 D' Alton, St. Eloy, C.E., Junior Membership - 82, 97 Botany of " Little Office-bearers, 1913-14 - 52 Desert " - - - 65 Proceedings. 1, 25, 45, 61, 81, Doyle, G. V„ Note on Par- 97, 113, 129, 145, 169, 193, turition in Perameles - 214 217 Drakea irritabih's - 25, 44 "Fifty Miles Round Mel- Eltham, Excursion to - 1 bourne " - - - 144 Entomology, Economic - 4 Fish, A New Victorian - 95 Erythrinas or "Coral-trees" 144 Fishing-lines at Yering Eucalyptus Considiniana - 1 Gorge - - - - 114 Eucalyptus Delegatensis - 193 Forestry in Switzerland - 168 Eucalyptus globulus - - G4 Fossiliferous Limestones - 139 Eucalyptus globulus, var. St. Fox Farming in Canada - 143 Johni - - - - 127 Frankston, Excursion to - 81 EucalyptiLS nitens - - 193 Frog and Beetle - - - 171 Eucalyptus pjolyanthema - 1 Furneaux Group, MoUusca Eucalyptus rubida - - 1 of - - - - o5 Eudyptula minor - - 34 Gadopsis laarmoratus - - 171 Exocarp us cupress ifor mis , Gatliff, J. H., and Gabriel, - - - Seedling of 28 C. J. , Recent Victorian Ferns _ - _ _ 5 Brachiopoda - - 210 Ferns, Distribution of - 21 Geology in Railway Cuttings 1 70 Fielder, The Late Rev. Goudie, J. C, Coleaptera of W. - - - - 36 North- Western Victoria 189 Field Naturalists' Club of Grampians Revisited, The - 219 Victoria Grass-Wren, A New - - 4 Annual Report - - 45 Hakea laurina - - - 28 Excursions - Hardy, A. D., F.L.S., Algae Alphington - - - 129 of Zoological Gardens, Baw Baw - - 198, 220 Melbourne - - - 89 Beaumaris - - - 130 Hardy, A. D., F.L.S., Blackburn - - - 114 The Mallee: Ouyen to Botanical Gardens - 130 Pinnaroo - - 148, 173 Cheltenham - - 26, 113 Hart, Mr. T. S., M.A. - 39 Coburg - - - 45 Hart, T. S., M.A., Coastal - Eltham - - 1 Plants : their Shelter Frankston - - - 81 Value - - - - 222 Heidelberg - - - 221 Healesville, &c., Map of - 167 Hurst Bridge - - 98 Heidelberg, Excursion to - 221 Maribymong Bridge 25, 61 Honey-eater and Cuckoo - 1 74 Mitcham - - - 98 Hurst Bridge, Excursion to 98 Monegatta North - 61 Incubation of Mutton-bird Mont Albert and Balwyn 35 Eggs - - - - 226 Mooroolbark - - 145 Insects, Timber-boring 112 Phillip Island - - 29 Ireland, Australian Trees in 111 - 1 VI INDEX. Keartland, G. A., Zoology of Nigeria, Southern : its Natural Great Desert of North History - - - 37 Western Australia - 40 Nomenclature of Birds - 60 Kelly, Reginald, Function O'Donoghue, J. G., Notes on of Acacia Leaf Glands - 121 Lyre-birds - - - 218 Kershaw, J. A., F.E.S., Opah, The - - - - 95 Additions to Fish Fauna Opossum - - - - 100 of Victoria - - - 95 Orchid, A Hybrid - - 64 Kitson, Mr. A. E. - 2G, 37 Orchid, Drakcii irriiahilia - 25 Jjariipris In/ia, Gmelin - 9o Orchid, Frasopliyllum aiis- Laughing Jackasses - - 115 tralc - - - - 54 Leach, Dr. J. A. - - 81 Ouyen to Pinnaroo - 148, 173 Limestones, Victorian Fos- Peramehs ohesula - - 214 siliferous _ _ _ lof) Phillip Island, Excursion to 29 "Little Desert," The Botany Pitcher, F., Remarks on of . - - - ()d Ferns - - - - 5 Lome, Map of - - - 167 Plant, A Unique - - 138 Love-bird - - - - 99 Plants, Introduced 28, 54, 85 Lyre-birds, Notes on Vic- Point Cook, Excursion to - 118 toria - - - - 218 Pollen and Bees - - - 132 Mallee, Trip in - - 148, 173 Pond-life at Brisbane - - 85 Mangrove, Flower of False - 28 Prasophi/llum australe - - 86 Manorhina mehniophrijs - 194 Prasophyllmii flavum - - 220 Maplestone, The late Chas. 196 Prasophylluin Suttoni - - 195 Maribrynong Bridge, Excur- Rabbit Destruction - - 1 1 sion to - - 25, 01 Rocking Stone, A - - 115 Mattingley, A. H. E. - - 147 Royal Park, Excursion to - 45 May, W. L., Molluscan Sargent, O. H. , Westralian Fauna of Furneaux Form of Prasophylluin Group - - - - bb australe - - - 86 Microscopical Society of Searle, J., Addition to Vic- Victoria - - - 60 torian Fresh- water Cope- Mildura, Botanical Notes at 101 poda - - - - 191 Mitcham, Excursion to - 98 Shark, A Cainozoic - - 142 Modiola victorice - - - 29 Sleeper, G. W., Pamphlet by 193 ' Mollusca, Freshwater - - 28 ' Some Familiar Wild- " Mollusca of Furneaux Group bb Flowers - - - 168 Mooroolbark, Excursion to - 145 Spencer, Prof., C.M.G. - 218 Monegatta North, Excur- Stout, Mr. C. - - 2, 34 sion to - - - 61 Switzerland, Forestry in - 168 ' Mont Albert, Excursion to - 35 ' The Cabinet Timbers of Morrison, The Late Dr. Australia" - - - 100 A. - - - - 145 Thelymitra venosa - - 195 Mouse, Curious Nest of - 64 Timber-boring Insects - 112 Murray Pine, A Plea for - 110 Tourist Maps — Lome, - - 1()7 Mutton-birds 2, 27, 31, 167, 219 Healesville, &c. Myuporum insuhirr - - 224 Tree-planting - - .- 4 National Park, Wilson's Tunicate, A Pelagic - - 100 Promontory - -1,2 Victorian Brachiopoda, Natural History of Soutliei-n Recent - - - 210 Nigoi'ia - - - 37 Victorian Copcpoda - - 191 - " Nests' and Eggs of Birds Victorian Ferns - - 5 Found Breeding in Aus- Victorian Fish Fauna - - 95 " tralia - - - '^l) Victorian Fossiliferous Lime- _ _ - 139 NichoUs, Mr. E. Brooke - 39 stones INDEX. vil Cbe Uictoriatt naturaltst Vol. XXX.—No. 1. MAY 8, 1913. No. 353. FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th April, 1913. The president, Dr. J. A. Leach, occupied the chair, and about 45 members and visitors were present. CORRESPONDENCE. From Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., secretary of the Committee of Management of the National Park, Wilson's Promontory, acknowledging the Club's protest against the further use of the National Park as a grazing area on account of the danger of the destruction of the native flora, and stating that the Committee has directed that all stock shall be removed from the Park after June, 1913. REPORTS. A report of the excursion to Eltham on Saturday, 12th April, was given by the leader, Mr.