670 president's address. 



making discoveries in the natural history of Australia and New 

 Zealand. The Austi'alian mammals and the extinct birds of New 

 Zealand are the themes of a large proportion of the long list of 

 his contributions to natural science, and the recorder of the history 

 of discoveiy in Australian zoology must rJways refer to the name 

 of Owen as one of the greatest contributors to our knowledge. 

 With Sydney, Owen was specially connected by his life-long friend- 

 ship and correspondence with our veteran naturalist — Dr. George 

 Bennett. 



Macleay Memorial Volume. 



At the last Annual Meeting I had the honour to bring before 

 you the proposal that a Macleay Memorial Volume, containing a 

 series of original contributions to science, should be published in 

 honour of Sir William Macleay's memory and in recognition of 

 his eminent services to the cause of science. The proposal met 

 with your approval, and steps were at once taken to have the 

 scheme carried into effect. A Publication Committee, consisting 

 of Hon. Dr. Norton, Mr. Etheridge and myself, with Mr. Fletcher, 

 was appointed by the Council and has held frequent meetings 

 during the year. The appeals which were made to the members 

 of the Society and to the general public for contributions towards 

 the cost of the Memorial have resulted altogether in the sum of 

 about £240 being obtained, which, though somewhat disappoint- 

 ing, when we consider the extent of the liberality which we desire 

 to commemorate, has been sufficient to justify us in proceeding 

 with the work. This has now approached very near completion, 

 under the able editorship of Mr. Fletcher, and the time has arrived 

 when it has become necessary to come to a definite understanding 

 with regard to this Volume and the relations which it is to bear 

 to the Society, 



The contents of the Volume, of which a copy comprising all 

 except the Preface and Introduction and two papers, which are 

 not yet in type, is placed on the table, will be as follows : — 



Frontispiece. Portrait of Sir William Macleay, reproduced by 

 Freeman from a photograph by the platinotype process. 



