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Plant fragments found in the tombs and other monumental 

 buildings of the ancient Egyptians. By Dr. Schomburgk. 



The Decrease of many families of Insects, and the Increase of 

 some in South Australia. By Otto Teffer. 



The origin of Mineral Veins, with special reference to the Ba- 

 rossa District. By Gaviss Scoular. 



Infant Mortality in South Australia. By H. H. Hayter, Go- 

 vernment Statist, Victoria. 



The Habits and Description of a new South Australian Beetle 

 {Melolontha destructor). By Olto Teffer. 



Australian Trigonias and their distribution. By W. T. Bednall. 



Recent Australian Marginellidoe. By Professor Tate. 



Fossil, do. do. By the same. 



Whirlwinds. By Otto Teffer. 



List of Minerals found in South Australia. By S. Higgs. 



The Fossil Corals of Aldinga. By the Rev. J. E. Tenison- 

 Woods. 



Supplementary paper on the Correlation of the Tertiary strata 

 of South Australia, with a list of fossils found therein. By Pro- 

 fessor Tate. 



Subterranean Water Supply in the Interior. By T. Raw- 

 linson. 



Our Climate and Infant Mortality. By Dr. S. J. Magarey. 



In Queensland, a Monograph of the Indigenous Grasses is 

 under preparation, under Official direction ; and the first Volume 

 has already been published. Numerous discoveries also of additional 

 members of the Flora continue to be made ; among which occurs a 

 notable illustration of the still incomplete condition of our in- 

 formation, in the fact that two new species of Eucalyptus have 

 been quite recently found within twelve miles of Brisbane. It is 

 understood that Dr. Bancroft is engaged in an enquiry into the 

 medical properties of many indigenous plants, including espe- 

 cially Duhoisia my ojp oroides, R. Brown, and P. Hepwortliii, the 

 Pitury of the Aboriginal natives. 



There are of course many notices, papers, and other publica- 

 tions which bear upon the Natural Histories of Australia, issuing 

 from the Presses of Europe and America. Among the Pko- 



