The Victorian Naturalist Vol 9

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Total Pages : 254 pages
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Download or read book The Victorian Naturalist, Vol. 8 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Victorian Naturalist, Vol. 8: The Journal and Magazine of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Club was held in the Royal Society's Hall on the 9th February, when there was an unusually full attendance of members and friends. In the absence of the president, Professor W.Baldwin Spencer occupied the chair. After the minutes of the general meetings of the 8th and 15th December had been confirmed, the Club had a pleasing duty to perform in offering congratulations to two gentlemen intimately connected with it. In fulfilling this duty the Rev. J. J. Halley, in suitable terms, conveyed congratulations to Mr. Arthur Dendy on his obtaining the degree of Doctor of Science from the Victoria University. Ever since his connection with the Club Dr. Dendy has taken the greatest interest in its progress, and has been unsparing in his endeavours to advance the objects for which the Club was founded. Mr. Halley's remarks, therefore, were received with great cordiality, and a resolution suitable to the occasion was carried unanimously. Professor Spencer then called attention to the fact that another honour had fallen to one of the patrons of the Club, and proposed that congratulations should be transmitted to Professor M'Coy upon the distinction lately conferred upon him by Her Majesty the Queen. There are only some six or seven biological knights, and it is a fact worthy of note that the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria can lay claim to two of that limited number in the persons of its two science patrons. The proposition naturally was received and carried with acclamation. The usual reports of the Club's recent excursions were then received, Mr. D. Le Souef taking charge of that to the Plenty River, whilst that to Macedon was in the hands of Mr. E. Anderson. A good collection of insects were obtained on the former excursion, whilst Macedon furnished a case of butterflies and some seven distinct species of land planarians and a peripatus. The real business of the evening, however, now commenced. This was a joint paper contributed by A. Dendy, D. Sc, A. W. Howitt, F. G. S., and A. H. S. Lucas, M. A, B. Sc, on A Visit to the Mount Wellington District. We can only refer in general terms to this most interesting paper, the full text of which will be published in the Naturalist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.