74 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. Whitelegge exhibited specimens of U^ispongia Illatvarrce, 

 Whitelegge, which he had recently obtained alive under rock 

 ledges on the coast. These examples are much finer in texture 

 and more compact than the type; and are considered to be at 

 least equal in value to any toilet sponge imported. 



Professor Haswell showed a mounted specimen of Gyrocotyle 

 nigrosetosa, sp.n., in illustration of his paper. 



Mr. Froggatt exhibited a beautiful collection of Coleoptera, 

 comprising about 400 species, brought together by him during a 

 few days' visit to Southern Queensland and the Northern Rivers 

 of New South Wales, in October last. 



Mr. R. Greig Smith exhibited a series of cultures, various 

 chemical products, and sections under the microscope, illustrating 

 the life-history and characteristics of Bacterium vascular um, 

 Cobb. 



Dr. MacPherson exhibited an aboriginal stone chisel weighing 

 40oz., turned up by the plough at Beaufort, near Glen Innes; 

 such implements were used by the Ngarrabul tribe in shaping 

 the handles of shields which were made from the wood of the 

 Black Kurrajong (Sterculia diver si folia). Also an example of a 

 stone axe for use without a handle, obtained 30 years ago from 

 the Yukumbul tribe at Bukulla in the Inverell District. 



Dr. Norton exhibited an extraordinary instance of prolification 

 of the inflorescence in a cultivated specimen of Nicotiana sp. 



Mr. North reported that he had received for examination 

 two birds shot by Mr. Tom Carter on the 23rd February, 1902, 

 in a dense patch of mangroves at Point Cloates, N.W. Australia. 

 One is an adult specimen of Eopsaltria pulverulenta, Bonap., 

 ( = Eopsaltria leucura, Gould), and the other the skin of a young 

 bird referable to Eo2Jsaltriagularis,QuoyetGa,imard(= Eopsaltria 

 griseogularis, Gould). The latter specimen is unfortunately much 

 mutilated, the tip of the upper mandible, most of the quills, 

 upper tail-coverts, and all but two tail-feathers being blown away, 



