president's address. 543 



40. " Notes on some Reptiles from the Herbert River, Queens- 

 land." By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. 



41. "Notes on some customs of the aboriginal tribes of the 

 Albert District, New South Wales." By C. S. Wilkinson, 

 F.G.S., F.L.S., President. 



42. " On the Brain of Grey's Whale (Kogia Greyi") By 

 William A. Haswell, M.A., B.Sc. 



43. "On a New Genus of Fishes from Port Jackson." By 

 William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. 



44. " Some Fishes of New Britain and the adjoining islands." 

 By Chas. W. De Vis, B.A. 



45. " Some results of Trawl fishing outside Port Jackson." 

 By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. 



46. "On the localities of some Plants from the southern parts 

 of New South Wales." By Baron Ferd. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., 

 F.R.S., &c. 



47. "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera," No. 10. 

 By E. Meyrick, B.A. 



48. "Notes on the- Geology of the Southern Portion of the 

 Clarence River Basin." By Professor Stephens, M.A. 



49. " Dimensions of some gigantic Land Tortoises." By J. C. 

 Cox, M.D., F.L.S., &c. 



The proceedings of the Society during the year have been 

 published with their customary regularity. This gratifying result 

 is due almost entirely to the untiring energy of the Honorary 

 Secretaries, the Hon. W. Macleay and Professor Stephens, to 

 whom we also owe the printed Monthly Abstract of Proceedings, 

 by which, within two days after each meeting, the members 

 receive a brief but accurate account of all that transpires. 



Another part — Part 8 — of Australian Orchids, by R. D. Fitz- 

 gerald, F.L.S., has just been issued from the Government Printing 

 Office. In Part 7, which completes the first volume, there is a 

 Synopsis of the 29 genera and 104 species described, giving in 

 tabulated form, the authorities for the nomenclature, localities, 

 and the characters of the orchids ; to this is added a Synopsis of 

 distribution. In this beautifully illustrated work the marvellous 



