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proposes for it the subgeneric name Eiiselenojys, in lieu of Neda 

 13reocciipied in the Coleoptera. 



By the courtesy of the Curator of the Australian Museum 

 Mr. Hedley further exhibited examples of Monodonti Zeiis, 

 Fischer, a series described without locality in the Journ. de Conch. 

 1 874, p. 372. Dr. Fischer's shrewd guess that it was of Australian 

 origin is for the first time confirmed by tbe receipt of instances 

 collected b}'^ Mr. Moore at Dongara, near the mouth of the Irwin 

 River, West Australia. In the same' parcel were also Monodouta 

 carbon aria, Philippi, and HaHotis elp.gans, Koch, both noteworthy 

 and of interest as extending the geographical range of these shells. 



Mr. Ogilby exhibited for Dr. Cox a small Sole received from 

 Mr. J. K. Larner, Public School, Codrington, caught in fresh 

 water about 58 miles above the mouth of the Richmond River; 

 he identified it with Aserrnyodesmacleayanus, Ramsay, which had 

 previously been recorded from fresh water in the Hunter River, 

 as Solea Jiuviatili)<, Ramsay. 



Mr. Brazier read the following 



Note OH iJie Shells f'oiiud in KilcJien Middenn at Bondi Bay. 



The following is a list of the species of Mollusca found in 

 Kitchen Middens accumulated by the Aborigines under rock 

 shelters at Bondi Bay (Boondi of the Aborigines). Tntun, 

 Spengleri, Chem., (some specimens broken off at the apex, others 

 with the back of the shell broken, to allow of the extraction of 

 the animal) ; Parinira siiccincta, Martyn ; P. sti iata, Martyn ; 

 NiiipJla st7'atninea, Martyn (the opercula of the same very 

 plentiful); Lunella itrnhdata, Martyn; Monodonta z<^bra, Menke; 

 Af. imdf.icarmata, Chenu; Scutns aiiatinfi.'-', Donov.; Ne.rita nigra , 

 Gi'ay ( = iV. atrata, Reeve, non Chem.); Natic.a 2ylumbea, Lam.; 

 Patella t'j amoserica, Martyn, and P. acti'eata, Reeve (both species 

 very plentiful); P. costnt i, Sowb., ( = alticostaUt, Angas, — very few 

 specimensj; Halivtis licevosa, Martyn; Flaxiphora petJialata, Sowb., 

 (the foot of this Chiton must have been much in request as an 

 article of food, the shell-plates occurring in countless numbers in 



