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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 

 March 29th, 1911. 



Mr. W. W. Froggatt, F.L.8., President, in the Chair. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (30th November, 1910), amounting to 31 Vols., 

 265 Parts or Nos., 56 Bulletins, 12 Reports, and 67 Pamphlets, 

 received from 109 Societies, kc , and 2 Individuals, were laid 

 upon the table. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. D. G. Stead chronicled as an addition to the fish-fauna of 

 New South Wales, the Sail-Fish, IstiojyhoruH gladius, a specimen 

 of which, 7 feet 6 inches in length, had been captured at Port 

 Stephens during the month. A photograph of the specimen was 

 shown, together with one (jf a much larger specimen recently- 

 caught at Fiji. He also exhibited a living innnature example 

 of the beautiful Butter-Fish, Ephippus nml/ijdsciiUufi. 



Mr. North exhibited an adult male and female Stone Runner, 

 Ashhyia lov.i (Ashby), being the types of a recently described 

 genus and species, from Leigh's Creek, South Australia. Mr. 

 J. R. B. Love, its discoverer, remarks in writing to Mr. Ashby, 

 " This bird inhabits the bare plains covered with small stones so 

 characteristic of this country. I have not seen it on earthy 

 salt-bush plains." 



