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forest trees in many parts of the country. Some months ago I 

 described to this Society a species of the Phasma group fPodo- 

 canthus Wilkinsoni), which had been observed by Mr. C. S. 

 Wilkinson, the Government Geologist, in enormus numbers near 

 the Fish Eiver Caves, where it had caused or appeared to have 

 caused the death of all the Gum trees over a considerable tract 

 of country. At the time Mr. "Wilkinson witnessed this fact, the 

 winter was approaching and the early frosts had already killed 

 many of the insects, which were lying in heaps under the trees. 

 It is now midsummer and the Phasma, if it has again commenced 

 its ravages, must by this time be nearly full grown, and easily 

 discernible. I hope therefore that all who have the opportunity 

 will during their holiday wanderings, keep this matter in mind, 

 and that they will let no chance escape them of closely examining 

 for traces of insects the leaves of all trees in a dead or dying 

 state in all parts of the country, but more particularly the 

 neighbourhood of the Fish Eiver Caves, the seat of Mr. 

 Wilkinson's discovery. 



Dr. Cox exhibited a Bowl obtained from the natives of San 

 Christoval Island, by Lieut. Farie, of H.M.S. Miranda. This 

 bowl is a little over 1 8 inches long and 6 inches wide, of an 

 elongated oval shape, the bowl itself represents the body of a 

 bird, and in front it is surmounted with the head of a bird which 

 carries in its mouth a fish ; the breast and shoulders of the bird 

 are ornamented with inlaid pieces of Mother of Pearl all of a 

 triangular shape, the base being always the longest side of the 

 triangle, behind it has a flattened from above downwards, ex- 

 panded tail also ornamented with the same pieces of triangular 

 Mother of Pearl, and from the tail two long thin pieces of wood 

 project representing long feathers projecting from the bird. 

 Eunning from one end of the body of the bird to the other along 

 the underside is a piece of wood which follows the conical 

 shape of the body from one end to the other, and on which the 

 bowl rests ; the underside is not only convex from end to end 



