The Victorian naturalist (1975) (14596991209)

Identifier: victorian929319751976luca (find matches)

Title: The Victorian naturalist

Year: 1884 (1880s)

Authors:

Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas

 (1853–1936)   

Alternative names

A.H.S.Lucas; Arthur Henry Shakespeare Luras; A. H. S. Lucas

Description

British botanist and entomologist

Date of birth/death

7 May 1853 

10 June 1936 

Location of birth/death

Stratford-upon-Avon

Albury

Authority control

: Q2865141

VIAF: 3802231

ISNI: 0000 0000 8417 8738

LCCN: n81111921

Botanist: A.H.S.Lucas

Open Library: OL4506631A

WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q2865141

F. G. A. ‎Barnard

 (1858–1932)  

Alternative names

Francis George Allman Barnard

Description

British pharmacist, naturalist and editor

Date of birth/death

1858 

2 June 1932 

Location of birth/death

Kew

Kew

Authority control

: Q107060473

VIAF: 40699264

LCCN: n81089221

NLA: 36356473

WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q107060473

Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria

Subjects: Natural history Natural history

Publisher: (Melbourne) Field Naturalists Club of Victoria

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ys in the bush before theywere found. One of our party, NancyCarstairs, remembers Jane as a very old Mrs TurnbuU who came to talk tothe children at the Natimuk schooland to show them the httle frock thatshe wore during the adventure. At thefoot of the cairn, there was a flourish-ing bush of black nightshade (Sol-anum negrum). We had lunch near the summit ofMt Arapiles where the vegetation isjust recovering after the disastrousbushfires of two years ago (plate 3).Here there were clusters of violetfairy-fan-flower (Sccevola aemula);also the blue grass-lily (Ccesia vittata),chocolate lilies (Dichopogon strictus)and the nodding blue lily (Stypandraglauca) in abundance. Eristemon ver-rucosus (the fairy wax flower) wasblooming, and near the rocky sum-mit was a fine display of golden ever-lastings (Helichrisum bracteatum). During a walk along the road in theLittle Desert area on our return Plate 4:Salt lake in theLittle Desert.Pink fringe-myrtle,Calytric tctragonain foreground. Photo: Author

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March/April 51 journey, we were fortunate to witnessthe golden whistler (Pachycephala pic-toralis) nesting in the low branches ofa melaleuca, also a hooded robin(Petroica cucullata). That evening the Nhill SeniorCitizens allowed us to use their fineclub-rooms to view some colour slidestaken and shown by Mr Ray Reichelt,who runs the Little Desert Tours. Wehad a chance to meet some of theSenior Citizens at a fine supper after-wards. Kiata and Wimmera River Wednesday, 22 October dawnedclear and cloudless and this day mayhave been the highlight of the trip formost of us. Firstly, we drove to theKiata Lowan Reserve picnic area andfollowed the Nature Trail beside theyellow gums (Eucalyptus leucoxylon),wattles, slaty she-oaks (Casuarinamuelleriana) and cypress pines (Calli-tris rhomboidea and preissii); one in-teresting bonus discovered here was afine patch of adders tongues (Ophio-glossum coriaccum). Here we ob-served the ring-necked mallee parrot(Bernardius barnadii) nesting in ahollow bou

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