206 NOTES AND EXHIBITS, 



Bulmiis liossiteri, Brazier, described in Vol. 6, page 586, of the 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales; also two specimens of Partula 

 Layardi, Brazier — one an Albino variety. 



Mr. E. P. Eamsay exhibited a collection illustrative of the fauna 

 of Lord Howe's Island, which had been recently obtained there 

 by Mr. Alexander Morton, including the following : — Birds : 

 Porphjrio melatiotus, Strepera crissalis, ProceUaria Gouldii, 

 Halcyon vaganSy PaetylojJsitta arivirgata. Echini : Strongylocen- 

 trofus {sp.), Jlipponoe esculenttis, Echinometra lacufiter, Breynia 

 AiistralasicE. Geological specimens : Twenty specimens of 

 various rocks from the sea level to a height of 2,840 feet ; some 

 specimens of recently formed rocks containing semi-fossilized 

 shells of Bulimiis divaricatus and Helix {sp.), and portions of 

 the carapace of a turtle. Mollusca : Eive recent species of land 

 shells, Helix sopJiia, Helix textrix, Helix {sp.), Vitrina Hillii, 

 Bulimiis divaricatus. Two species of oysters — Ostrea mordax 

 and Ostrea cucullata, Tridacna clongata. Corals : Tuhipora {sp.), 

 and a large reef coral. Fishes : Two species of Serranus, and 

 about ten species of rock fish {Lahridce). Mr. Eamsay also 

 exhibited a native head-dress from New Guinea, beautifully 

 ornamented with the feathers of the Paradise Bird. 



The Eev. J. E. Tenison-Woods exhibited among other rare 

 Bryozoa from New Caledonia, a specimen belonging to a new 

 genus, cup-shaped, with the cells on the external surface. 



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WEDNESDAY, 31st MAY, li 



The President J. C. Cox, M.D., E.L.S., &c., in the Chair. 



MEMBERS ELECTED. 



Alex. Cameron, Esq., Booligal. 



Cecil Darley, Esq., Harbours and Elvers Department. 



Dr Cecil Morgan, Australian Club. 



William Eeid, Escj^., Australian Joint Stock Bank. 



