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unfortunate accident to the artist. — 2 and 3) Bacteriological. — 

 4) Botanical. — 5) Note on a Labyrinthodont fossil from Cockatoo Island. 

 By Professor Stephens, M.A. The President read a notice of a fossil 

 Labyrinthodont, probably Mastodonsaums sp. recently found at Cockatoo 

 Island, and pointed out the conclusions to which this fossil, the Cera- 

 todus of Queensland, and the Batteria of New Zealand lead in regard to 

 the ancient geographical conditions of the southern hemisphere. — 6) Notes 

 on Australian Earthworms. Part II. By J. J. Fl etcher, M.A., B. Sc. In this 

 paper descriptions are given of nine new species of earthworms, of which 

 five are indigenous to New South Wales, one is supposed to have been in- 

 troduced from the Mauritius, two are from Queensland, and one is from 

 Darnley Island, Torres Straits. They include a new species of Perrier's 

 genus Digaster, a new species of Cryptodrilus, and seven species of Perichceta. 

 The last-named are separable into two well-marked groups, the one charac- 

 terised by the possession of complete circles of setae, and by the presence of 

 two caecal appendages of the large intestine in segment xxvi ; the other cha- 

 racterised by having incomplete circles of setae, and no intestinal caeca. To 

 the first group belong the species from North Queensland, and Darnley Is- 

 land, and the introduced species. Remarks are also made upon a few 

 worms from Percy Island, which were collected during the Chevert Expe- 

 dition, and which are now in the Macleay Museum, but are immature or 

 not sufficiently numerous to admit of satisfactory description. — 7) Notes 

 on some New South Wales Fishes. By Dr. Ramsay, F.R.S.E., and 

 J. Douglas-Ogilby. The common Jew Fish of Port Jackson is here 

 described under the name of Sciœna neglecta^ the authors pointing out the 

 marked difi"erences between it ana Sciœna antarctica, Castelnau, sMà S. aquila, 

 Lacep., the species to which it has been hitherto referred. Evidence is also 

 given that Callionymus Reevesii^ Rich., is not as has been stated, the female 

 of C. mirvicornis, C. & V. — Mr. Brazier exhibited a handsome specimen 

 of fan-shaped Retepora phœnicea, Busk, which had been washed ashore after 

 a gale at the mouth of the Bellinger River. He also exhibited a specimen 

 of Meretrix Insorta, Lam., used by the natives of Ysabel Island, Solomon 

 Group, for extracting hairs from the face and body. — Mr. De an e ex- 

 hibited two eggs, almost quite black, laid by a common duck. He stated 

 that after several eggs were laid, the colour for a time became a little lighter, 

 and the laying ceased, but on recommencing laying the eggs were as black 

 as ever. — Dr. Cox exhibited two living specimens of Helix [Rhagada] 

 Kooringensis, sent to him by post from about 30 miles N.E. from the Burra 

 Burra Copper Mines S.A. This peculiar species was described by Angas 

 (P.Z.S. 1877, p. 33), and is closely allied to H. Silveri, Angas, differing in 

 a very striking manner from any of the other numerous Helices found in 

 Australia. Dr. Cox also shewed an interesting old work of date 177 7 en- 

 titled »Catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three 

 voyages of Captain Cook to the S. Hemisphere, &c., illustrated with 

 samples of the cloth«. — Mr. O g il by exhibited a specimen of Monacan- 

 thus maculosus, Rich., obtained off Cockatoo Island, and stated that the Au- 

 stralian Museum had not hitherto obtained a specimen ; it was presented to 

 that Institution by the Hon W. Macleay. He also exhibited a parasitic En- 

 tomostracon from the Mackerel, belonging to the genus Lertteonema. 



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