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esting notes, and hinted that the obstruction at the mouth of 

 the bui row was probably to keep water-rats out. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., drew attention to his exhibit of 

 the skin and skull of a Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilns nrsinus, 

 found living at Tooborac, Victoria. 



Dr. T. S. Hall referred to the fresh-looking skulls of that 

 animal which have been found from time to time in various 

 parts of the Western District, and said that he was inclined 

 to believe the specimen exhibited by Mr. Kershaw was an 

 authentic occurrence in Victoria. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland mentioned that on several occasions, 

 when rain was threatening, he had noticed flights of Magpie- 

 Larks, Grallina picata, going from south-west to north-east. Rain 

 invariably followed in about twelve hours. 



Mr. T. S. Hart, M.A., forwarded a short note, accompanied 

 by some very young seedlings of the fern Grammitis leptophylla, 

 obtained at Lake Burrumbeet, near Ballarat. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. C. French, on behalf of Department of Agriculture 

 (Entomological Branch). — One new genus and three new species 

 of Victorian ])arasitic Hymenoptera, bred bj' exhibitor and 

 named by P. Cameron : — Pegotelia collesi (genus new), parasitic 

 on eggs of moth, Chelepteryx collesi ; Limneriuni teice, parasitic 

 on caterpillar of Painted Apple-moth, Teia anartoides ; 

 Eurytoma carpocapsce, parasitic on pupa of Codlin-moth, 

 Carpocapsa pomonella ; Pieromaliis gallerice, parasitic on pupa 

 of Bee-moth, Galleria melloneUa : and Aniorphoia ephislia^, 

 parasitic on pupae of Flour-moth, Ephestia Kuehniella. 



By Dr. T. S. Hall, M.A., with the permission of Mr. E. J. 

 Dunn, F.G.S., Director of the Geological Survey. — A Parkes- 

 Lapworth geological microscope, in use. 



I3y Mr. T. S. Hart, M.A. — Young seedhngs of fern. Gram- 

 mitis IcpiophyVa, from Lake Burrumbeet, near Ballarat. 



By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., on behalf of National Museum, 

 Melbourne. — In illustration of paper on Platypus : two eggs 

 collected at Seymour, 1885 ; two embryos collected October, 

 igii : photograph of same, and of older specimen found in 

 nest, November, iqio. Skin and skull of Tasmanian Devil 

 found living at Tooborac, Victoria, July, 1912 ; skull of same 

 (incomplete) from east shore of Lake Corangamite, Victoria 

 (obtained through Mr. J. A. Leach, M.Sc.) ; and portion of 

 lower jaw of same, collected by Mr. D. J. Mahoney, M.Sc, in 

 sand-dunes between Port Fairy and Warrnambool. 



By Mr. W. d. Mackintosh. — Marine shells. Cassis funbriata, 

 from Beachport, South Australia. 



By Miss J. Raff, M.Sc. — Drawings in illustration of iiajter 

 on Phreatoicopsis tcrricola. 



