408 DESCRIPTION OF A XEW SPECIES OF SOLEA, 



"Lecture on the Flora of Australia." By Baron Ferd. von 

 Miiller, K.C.M.a., M.D., Ph. D. 



PAPERS READ. 



Description OF ANEW species of Solea from Port Stepheinb. 

 By E. p. Eamsat, F.L.S., Curator, Australian Museum. 



Solea lineata, sp. nov. 



D. 95 to — . A. 80 to — . Lm. lat. 120 {circa). 



Eyes on the right side ; the height o£ the body three times in 

 the total length without the caudal, the length of the head nearly 

 six times (5|") ; lateral line straight, apparently ending at the 

 gill-cover. Colour light ash, with narrow transverse black wavy 

 lines crossing the body ; on the head there are six lines, on the 

 body about 25, some continuous, others broken, many extending 

 on to the fins ; the pectoral fins ash colour, about twice the 

 length of the head ; the blind side ashy with the vertical fins 

 blackish on the margins, the last rays of the dorsal and anal fins 

 produced ; eyes small, situated at about one diameter from the 

 upper margin of the head, the upper scarcely in advance of the 

 lower. The caudal fin in this specimen is imperfect. The total 

 length about 2f inches, head 0*4 in. 



A very small specimen not in good state, it is impossible to 

 ascertain the correct number of the rays, the tail is also imperfect. 



Sal). Port Stephens, (received from Mrs. Griover). 



Contributions to Australian Ooloot. — Part II. 



By E. p. Eamsay, F.L.S., &c. 



\Continued from Vol. VII., p. 59.] 



43. Struthidea cinerea, Gould. PI. 3, figs. 4 and 6. 



The nest is a round cup or basin shaped structure composed 

 of mud or clay, about 4 inches inside diameter ; it is lined with 



