868 president's address. 



Marsupial Ovum, of the Eggs, in the proper sense of the wordy 

 with large yolk, of the Monotremes, and of the quasi Amphibian 

 Structure and Embryology of Ceratodus, p. 117. 



[Note. — By the kindness of Mr. Webb, Secretary to the Society, 

 I am enabled to add that during the session of 188.5, the reports, 

 of which are not yet pul)lished by authority, the Presidential 

 Address was delivered by Mr. H. C. Russell, B.A., F.R.A.S., (fee, 

 (S.M.II. May 7), who also wrote on Local Variations of the 

 Earth's Surface {S.M.H., July 2) ; and on a new form of 

 Anemometer (S.M H. December .3.) Mr. Hargraves continued 

 his Notes on Flying Machines (S.Jf.fT. June 4 and December 3). 

 ]Mr. G. H. Knibbs discussed a system of accurate measurement, 

 by Steel Ribands (SJf.H., June i). The Rev. R Macpherson : 

 Some causes of the Decay of Australian Forests (S.M.II. August 

 6). and Stone Implements of Aborigines (S.M.II. November 6) 

 Mr. J. P. Josephson — Floods in the Hawkesbury (B T., 

 September 4). A paper on the Ringal of N.W. Himalaya was 

 communicated by Baron von Miiller (S.3f.II., October 8). Notes 

 on Mounting for the Microscope, by Dr. Morris (S.M.II., Novem- 

 ber .5). On the Adeiong Reefs, by S. H. Cox, F.C.S., etc. 

 (S.M.R., November 6)] 



The last Yearly Volume of the Royal Society of Tasmania 

 contains, among other interesting matter, a series of papei-s" by 

 Mr. R. M. Johnston, F.L.S., &c. (pp. 199, 220, 232, 233), and 

 Professor Tate, F.G.8., F.L.S., (fee, at greater length (pp. 207, 226) 

 upon the Fossils of the supposed Miocene Beds of Table Cape, 

 which demonstrate their Eocene character, and indicate in some 

 instances even more remote relations. Mr. Johnston also writes, 

 p. 219, on a new sp. of Vitrina, from Geilston ; and on Entomos- 

 traca, including new species of Cypris, from the same place. Also, 

 p. 231, on a new sp. of Odax ; and, p. 252, on six Fishes new to 

 Tasmania, Olifjorus ffigas, Erythrichthys nitidus, Latris ciliaris, 

 Centriscus sco/opax, Cossyphus iinimaculatus, and Labrichtltys 

 3rorto7ii, n. sp. Also, p. 233, on two sipecies oi IIymenoj)hylluni, 

 new to Tasmania ; and, p. 225, on a Lejndostrobus cone from 

 Campania, Tasm. Professor Tate has also a paper on " The 



