76 THE PE0CEEDING8 OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



EXHIBITS. 



Mr. Macleay exhibited a beaatiful coloured drawing by Mr. 

 Murray, of a species of Medusa, which had been lately abundant in 

 Port Jackson. He stated that he had never seen the animal before, 

 and that none of the fishermen of the port remembered having 

 seen it ; but that he had no doubt that it was the Pelagia pano- 

 pyra of Lesson, a species abundant in the tropical Atlantic. He 

 also remarked that the eight filaments attached to the outer rim 

 of the umbrella were annulose, like an annelid, and capable of 

 great extension and contraction. For some weeks they had been 

 very numerous in all parts of the harbour, but had completely 

 disappeared after the storm on the first and second of this 

 month. Mr. Macleay also exhibited a specimen of Argonauta 

 argo with the animal, caught in Port Jackson ; also drawings of 

 TrilohiUs by Mr. C. Jenkins, from the Upper Silurian beds of 

 Yass ; also coloured drawings of an Aplysia and two species of 

 Monacanthus from Port Jackson. 



Mr. Ramsay exhibited a few rare birds collected by the Museum 

 Collector (Mr. Alexander Morton) who accompanied Mr. Goldie s 

 expedition to the south coast of New Guinea ; also some birds 

 which he had lately received from the north-west coast of New 

 Guinea, including the following species : — Parotia sexpennis, Par- 

 adisia raggiana, Loris hypmnochrous, (var.), Janthcenas Bawlin- 

 soni, Ptilopus perlata, Ptilopus cornulatus, Tanysiptera Galatea^ T. 

 GarolincB, Pitta macMoti, Pitta Novce-Hihernicce, Pitta Novce-Guinece, 

 Campephaga melas, Pachycephala fuUginata, Pachycephala collaris, 

 also a new species of tortoise and some birds, believed to be new, 

 from Mr. Goldie's collection, which will be described hereafter. 



