•224 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Three kangaroos were captured during the stay of the 'Endeavour' 

 at the Endeavour River. But Sir Joseph says nothing about the 

 sex of these animals, of their dentition, of the syndactylism of 

 the hind feet, nor of any possible affinity to the female phalanger 

 with two young ones which he himself captured. Nevertheless 

 we know from other sources that some of these points did not 

 altogether escape the notice of members of the party. Oliver 

 Goldsmith's account of the kangaroo, published in 1774, appears 

 to have been based largely on information supplied by Sir Joseph; 

 and this contains one observation which is possible only upon 

 the skull in a fresh condition. And though not a naturalist, 

 Sj^dney Parkinson makes a very fair attempt, in his Journal, to 

 describe both the dentition and the syndactyle hind foot. It 

 seems hardly credible that Solander's Journal would reveal 

 nothing upon these and other interesting points. Therefore the 

 expectation that its publication would supply a valuable com- 

 plementary volume to Hooker's " Banks " appeared to be not 

 altogether a vain one. It was to be hoped that some effort 

 might be made to rescue it from oblivion and to make it accessible 

 to those who would gladly welcome its publication — or even the 

 portion of it which relates to Australia. 



WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28th, 1905. 



The Ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Society was held in 

 the Linnean Hall, Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, on Wednesday 

 evening, June 28th, 1905. 



Mr. T. Steel, F.C.S., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Edward Sutherland Stokes, M.B., Ch.M., Department 

 of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, was elected a Member 

 of the Society. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting, amounting to 7 Vols., 42 Parts or Nos., 7 

 Bulletins, 1 Report and 4 Pamphlets, received from 40 Societies, 

 <fcc., and 3 Individuals, were laid upon the table. 



