204 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. [Vol. XXV. 



as depicted in the publication, bears on the one side an 

 almost profile portrait of Darwin, and on the other a portrait of 

 Wallace, with the simple inscription "linn : soc : lond : 1858- 

 1908," and " DARWIN " and "Wallace" under the respective 

 busts. 



Space will not allow more than a brief enumeration of the 

 other contents of this interesting record. Addresses were 

 presented by the universities of the United Kingdom, by 

 scientific societies, of which not the least interesting was that 

 presented by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, a society 

 founded by the great Linnaeus. The concluding address was 

 given by the Rt. Hon. Lord Avebury, P.C., and briefly recalled 

 many incidents in the life of Darwin, made more interesting by 

 the circumstances of the meeting. 



A dinner to the medallists and foreign guests was given in the 

 evening, and later a reception was held in the rooms of the 

 Society, when a number of interesting exhibits bearing on 

 problems of evolution were made ; in addition to which the 

 recommendation certificates to the society of Darwin and Wallace 

 were shown — the former having been elected on 7th March, 1854, 

 and the latter on i8th January, 1872. Two short lantern 

 demonstrations bearing on evolution were also given. The 

 minutes of the special meeting of ist July, 1858, reprints of the 

 papers by Darwin and by Wallace, and portraits of the medallists 

 make up a most interesting record of some 140 pages. 



Wilson's Promontory. — An interesting account of a day with 

 the birds in the National Park, written by the ranger, Mr. C. 

 M'Lennan, appeared in the Australasian of Saturday, 20th 

 March. 



Victorian Eucalypts. — A series of illustrated articles dealing 

 with the eucalypts of Victoria was commenced in Every Saturday 

 of 3rd April. 



Tourists' Maps. — At length a start has been made by 

 the Victorian Lands Department in issuing maps of certain 

 localities for the use of tourists. Those issued up to the present 

 comprise : — Map of Buffalo Plateau (showing new road and 

 tracks), the Warburton to VValhalla track, the Gippsland Lakes 

 and Buchan Caves, the Macedon district, and the Werribee 

 Gorge. We hope it will not be long before similar maps are 

 issued of the Dandenongs, the Healesville district. Emerald and 

 Gembrook, Warburton, Daylesford, Lome, &c. When these are 

 issued on a fairly large scale, like that of Macedon, the tourist 

 can have no fear of losing himself, and can, to a certain extent, 

 plan out his trip before leaving town. 



