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ORDIXAPvY MONTHLY MEETING. 

 March 25th, 1914. 

 Mr. W. S. Dun, President, in the Chair 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (26th November, 1 9 1 3 ), amounting to 49 Vols., 

 258 Parts or Nos., 48 Bulletins, 1 1 Reports, and 1 1 Pamphlets, 

 received from 107 Societies, etc., and three individuals, were laid 

 upon the table. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. David G. Stead exhibited a number of very large nema- 

 tode worms from the ovaries of a Jew^fish, Scicena antarctica 

 Castelnau. On the 3rd December, 1913, two sets of ovaries of 

 Jewfish were being examined in connection with an investigation 

 into the spawning period of the species. One of these was quite 

 normal, but the other was seen to be infested w^ith a peculiar 

 nematode worm, previously found under similar conditions. 

 Upon opening these ovaries, a great number of the round 

 worms were found. One of the worms proved to be no less than 

 84 inches in length, while others were nearly as long. They 

 were of a wonderful translucent ruby colour, and from about 

 2 mm. to 2-5 mm. in diameter. Another nematode worm (an 

 immature Ascaris), but of small size, was also present on the 

 outside of the ovaries: but this is seen in nearly all cases. The 

 long nematodes were tied up into many knots, individually, and 

 with each other, and may have grown so. Nine of them, that 

 were isolated from one another, measured respectively 30, 36, 60, 

 60, 72, 72, 78, 78, and 84 inches; while there were seven other 

 sections aggregating 97 inches, and two complete worms hope- 

 lessly tied in knots with each other —altogether about 65 feet of 

 this large nematode worm in one ovary alone. The Jew^fish, 

 from which the parasitised ovaries were taken, was from Port 

 Kembla. It measured 42 inches, and weighed 29 lbs. 



Mr. E. Cheel showed a small Skink Lizard with an anomalous 

 tail. 



