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ict. Nat. 

 1. XXX. 



the Blackfish was confined to Tasmania and Victoria ; it 

 had since been found in New South Wales and South 

 Austraha, and now in Queensland. In his opinion the 

 Blackfish originated in the great river that flowed into the sea 

 before Bass Strait was formed. The fish was formerly classed 

 among the Breams, but is now placed in the Perch family. 

 Though the variations of the fish are very great, there is only 

 one species. 



Mr. A. D. Hardy asked Dr. Hall if there was any evidence 

 which would show the Blackfish to have been at one time a 

 sea fish. Dr. Hall said the evidence was conclusive that the 

 fish had been distributed by stream capture. 



Messrs. Keartland and Searle also spoke. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Growing plant of Drimys aro- 

 matica, Native Pepper. 



By Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S. — Five species Tertiary 

 Brachiopod shells from Victoria — Magellania grandis, T.- Woods, 

 sp. ; Magellania garibaldiana, Davidson, sp. ; Magellania 

 insolita, Tsiie, sp. ; Magasella compta, Sow., sp. ; and Terebralula 

 tateana, T. -Woods. Also specimens of the Winter or Evesham 

 Moth, Cheimatobia brumata, from Fulham, England. 



By Mr. J. E. Dixon. — Forty-three species of Coleoptera 

 collected during December, 1913, at Heywood and Portland. 



By Messrs. J. H. Gatliff and C. J. Gabriel.— All of the nine 

 species of Victorian Brachiopods named in the paper. Other 

 Australian and exotic species — Liothyris sphenoidea, Phil., 

 Terebratulina radiata, Rve., T. caput- serpentis, Lin., Magellania 

 californica, Koch., M. lenticiilaris, Desh., Terebralella rubri- 

 cunda, Sol., T. transversa, Sowb., T. cruenta, Dillw., Magasella 

 jaffaensis, Bloch, Megerlia truncata, Lin.. M. sanguinea, Chem., 

 Kraussina nibra, Pallas, Laqueus rubellus, Sowb., Rhynconclla 

 psittacea, Chem., R. nigricans, Sowb., Lingula analina, Lam., 

 Lingula [Glottidia) albida. Hinds. Also fossil Brachiopoda from 

 Muddy Creek, near Hamilton. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — -Crested forms of Gristle Fern, Blechnmn 

 cartilagineum, Swartz. Collected by the exhibitor at Myers 

 Creek, Healesville, 26th December, 1913. 



By Mr. Searle. — Pyrosoma from Bass Strait. A group of 

 the Tunicata, connecting the Ascidians with Salpa and 

 Doliolum ; when living these animals are luminous. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Herbarium specimens (showing 

 various stages of growth) of Eucalyptus Kitsoni, Luehmann and 

 Maiden. Collected by Dr. Heber Green, at Foster, South 

 Gippsland, 3rd January, 1914. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



