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Occasional Notes on Plants indigenous in the Neighbourhood of 



Sydney (No. 5). By E. Haviland 421 



Temperature of the body of Echidna hystrix. By N. de Mikl'ouho- 



Maolay 425 



Plagiostomata of the Pacific, Part II. (Plate 20). By N. de 



Miklocho-Maclay and William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. .. 426 



Notes on some Eeptiles from the Herbert River. By William 



Macleay, F.L S., &c 432 



Notes on some Customs of the Aborigines of the Albert District. By 



C. S. Wilkinson, F.G.S., F.L.S 436 



On the Brain of Grey's Whale (Plate 21). By William A. Haswell, 



M.A., B.Sc 437 



On a new genus of Fishes from Port Jackson (Plate 22). By 



William Macleay, F.L.S. , &c 439 



Fishes from the South Sea Islands. By Charles W. De Vis, M.A. 445 

 Some results of Trawl Fishing outside Port Jackson. By William 



Macleay, F.L.S., &c 457 



The " Barometro Araucano," from the Chiloe Islands. By N. de 



Miklouho-Maclay 462 



Far Southern localities of New South Wales Plants. By Baron Sir 



F. yon Miller, K.CM.G, F.R.S, &c 467 



Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera, Part N. By E. 



Meyeick, B.A 469 



Notes on the Geology of the Southern portion of the Clarence River 



Basin. By Professor Stephens, M A. 519 



Dimensions of some gigantic Land Tortoises. By J. C Cox, M.D., 



F.L.S ; 531 



Notes and Exhibits 441.463,532 



President's Annual Address ... ... ... .. .„. ... 536 



Office-Bearers and Council for 1884 583 



Title page, Contents and Index of Vol. VIII. 



