WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th, 188- 



Professor W. J. Stephens, M.A., in the Chair. 



MEMBERS ELECTED. 



Thomas Richards, Esq., Government Printer. 

 Patrick Hayes, Esq., The Oaks, Neutral Bay. 

 John Laskey Woolcock, B.A.. Brisbane. 



DONATIONS. 



"Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes," Paris, No. 151, May, 1883. 

 From the Editor. 



" Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou." 

 Tome lvii., No. 3, 1882. From the Society. 



" Yerslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie Tan 

 "VVetenschappen te Amsterdam." Deel. xvii., 8vo, 1882. Also, 

 " Jaarboek voor 1881." From the Society. 



" Catalogue of Books added to the Radcliffe Library, Oxford, 

 during the year 1882." From the Oxford University Museum. 



A large number of copies of Yols. I. to iv. of the " Proceedings," 

 presented by the Hon. W. Macleay, for the use of the Societ 

 also, a number of copies of " Proceedings," Yols. III., iv., v. and VI., 

 presented by Professor \V. J. Stephens. 



" Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom naturwissenschaftlichen 

 Yereine zu Bremen," vu. Band, I Heft., mit 4 Tafeln., 8vo, 1883' 



papers read. 

 Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Australian 



Fishes. 

 By Charles \V, De Yis, B.A. 



GlRELLA CARBONARIA. n. Sp. 



D. 13/11. A. 3/11. L. lat. 50. L. transv. 8/18. 

 Height of body less than one-third, and head less than one-fifth of 

 the total length ; diameter of orbit one-fifth, and length of snout 

 two-fifths of the length of the head. Teeth petaloid, incurved, edge 



