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earth and mycelium, together with an undeveloped sporophore, 

 was also exhibited; this was collected at Penshurst, in February, 

 1911. It is probably P. tumulosus Cke.[see Grevillea, xvii., 1889, 

 p. 55]. Specimens of a " Stone-making Fungus," probably Lacco- 

 cephalum basil apiloides McAlp. and Tepp., were exhibited, col- 

 lected at Rappville, in December, 1910, by Mr. A. Spedding; 

 and at Mona Vale, Manly, by Mr. T. G. Wilson. A few interest, 

 ing Rusts and Smuts were also shown, including : (1) Uromyces 

 trifolii(A\h. & Schw.) Wint., Clover-Rust, on leaves of Trifolium 

 pratense-perenne; collected at Hilltop, in December, 1912. This 

 species has been recorded from this State and Victoria, on 

 Trifolium repens L., and T. glomeratum L., but not on T. pra- 

 tense so far as is ascertainable, except for Europe. (2) Phrag- 

 midium Barnardi Plowr. & Wint., on leaves of Rubus parvifolius 

 L., from Nattai River, via Hill Top, N.S.W.; and Tynong, Vic- 

 toria. This Rust has not previously been recorded for this State;* 

 and Tynong, Victoria, is a locality additional to those mentioned 

 in McAlpine's "Rusts of Australia," (p. 1 86). (3) P '. longissimum 

 Thuem., on leaves of Rubus moluccanus L.; Hill Top. Previously 

 recorded only for Queensland. (4) P. subcorticium (Schrank) 

 Wint., on leaves of Garden 'Rose(Rosa centifolia); Randwick (R. 

 Nichol; December, 1912). (5)Tilletia striceformis(W estd.) Oud., 

 on leaves and leaf-sheaths of Agrostis vulgaris With. ; Botanic 

 Gardens, Sydney; an additional host, and new for this State. 



Mr. North sent, for exhibition, skins of four birds, Vini kuhli, 

 Acrocephalus pistor, Procel sterna cmrulca, and Gygis Candida, 

 which, together with Anous stolidus, Micranous leucocapillus, 

 Numenius tahitiensis, and Sula piscatrix, had been collected by 

 the late Dr. Phillip Henry Metcalfe on Fanning Island in the 

 North Pacific, while doing relief-duty for the resident medical 

 officer of the Pacific Cables Station. Dr. Metcalfe's long resi- 

 dence on Norfolk Island afforded him exceptional opportunities 

 for carrying out ornithological work, in which he was keenly 



* Except for a record, without locality, in the Report of the Govern- 

 ment Bureau of Microbiology, 1909, p.57. 



