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is seen in the teeth ol most marsupials, and in a few higher 

 mammals, as the Hyrax, the Jerboa, and some shrews." 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., referring to the exhibit, on behalf 

 of the National Museum, of specimens of the Dormouse 

 Phalanger, Dromicia concinna, from Ouyen, X.W. Victoria, and 

 Purnong, South Australia, said that the species is a Western 

 Australian one, and had not, so far as he knew, been recorded 

 for Victoria before. He also drew attention to a very large and 

 complete example of the silken shelter-bag constructed by the 

 larvc'e of the Processionary Moth, Teara contraria. This had 

 been found on a gum-tree at Bolga, near Tallangatta, Victoria. 



Mr. H. Witty called attention to a fine range of varieties of 

 the British land-shells Helix nemoralis and Helix hortensis, 

 many of which were entirely devoid of markings, whilst others 

 were strongly marked. These snails are quite common in many 

 parts of the British Isles, and very few species vary so much as 

 these particular ones. He also drew attention to a fine series of 

 Lumiere autochrome lantern slides in natural colours taken by 

 Dr. H.G. Drake-Brockman, F.R.P.S., of Middlesborough, Eng- 

 land, one of the leading photographers in colour process. The 

 slide's included Narcissus, Red Admiral Butterfly, Spurge Hawk 

 Moth American lo Moth, Camellias (red and white), larv.x of 

 Oak Eggar Moth, Emperor Moth, and a photograph of a lady, 

 all true to life. He mentioned the enormous possil^ilitics of 

 colour photography for commercial purposes, and stated that 

 in his opinion no process could be compared to the Lumiere. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. R. A. Bastow, entitled " Victorian Hepaticae 

 (Liverworts)." 



The author, in a very interesting and instructive manner, 

 dealt with this beautiful natural order of cryptogamic plants, 

 and by means of a well-executed series of blackboard drawings, 

 illustrating the various types referred to in his paper, pointed 

 out the chief distinguishing characteristic feature of each. He 

 said that the literature on Hepaticae is neither voluminous nor 

 very accessible, and those desirous of pursuing the study of 

 this group in Victoria have to depend on British and Continental 

 writers for information. 



Mr. G. Coghill, in complimenting the author on his paper, 

 which, when pubhshed, will be an excellent guide for students 

 of these lowly plants, read a note from Mr. T. S. Hart, B.Sc, 

 Forests School, Creswick, wherein he mentioned the circum- 

 stance of a Riccia, probably R. naians, being very abundant 

 last year on the surface of the back-waters of Lake Wendouree, 

 Ballarat. 



2. By Messrs. J. H. Gatliff and C. J. Gabriel, entitled 

 " Alterations in the Nomenclature of Some Victorian Marine 

 Mollusca." 



