MAY, 1870. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, the 

 10th May, J. Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



The undermentioned gentlemen, who had heen previously nominated 

 by the Council, were, after a ballot, declared duly elected as members of 

 the Society : — 



1. The Rev. Dr. Bleasdale, of Melbourne, as corresponding member. 

 - 2. R. P. Adams, Esq., Hobaxit Town. 

 3. Frederick B. Walker, Esq., Rhodes. 



The Secretary (Dr. Agnew) laid on the table the usual Monthly Returns, 

 viz. : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during April, 642. 



2. Ditto to gardens ditto, 1,314. 



3. Seeds received at gardens. 



4. Time of leafing, &c., of a few standard plants in gardens. 



5. Books and periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 



Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. — Table and summary for April. 



2. Melbourne, from R. J. Ellery, Esq.— Tables for Jan., Feb., and 

 March. 



The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mr. Edwards, Kewstoke, near Oatlands — A large specimen of 



Carnelian. 



2. From Sir Robert OflScer — A Platypus fOrnithorynchns anatinus). 



3. From Mr. J. Smith, brig Waverley — A collection of Snakes, Lizards, 



&c., from China. 



4. From Mr. T. Parker — Two specimens of auriferous Quartz from 



Pioneer Reef, Waterhouse. 



5. From T. L. Gellibrand, Esq. — A Wedge-tailed Eagle {Aquila fucosa). 



6. From Mr. Ballantyne — A curious Fish, caught in the Derwent. 



7. From Mr. M. Allport — A Rail {Ballus Leivinii), 



8. From Mr. Pearsall, Muddy Plains— A Chestnut-faced Owl {Strix 



castano2)s) 



9. From Mr. J. J. Low, Richmond — A Black-cheeked Falcon {Falco 



melanogemjs). 



10. From Master Ernest Bayley — A Falcon {Falco frontatiis.) 



11. From Mr. Ikin — Two spines from Sting Rays. 



12. From Mr. 0. E. Hedberg— Jaws of Shark. 



13. From Mr. S. H. Wintle — Two specimens of Granite from the 



Tomahawk River. 

 Fossil Ripple marks from Southport. 



In reference to the last named presentation the following note from Mr. 

 Wintle was read : — " These fossil ripple marks I obtained from a vertical 

 section of the carboniferous strata at Southport, Tasmania. The shales 

 in which they occur are overlaid by a bed of sandstone 12 feet thick. 

 Underneath the smallest ripple marks I found a beautiful fossil impression 

 of GlossojHeris angustifolia (McCoy). The cliff is one of great geological 

 interest." 



The following list of new species of Tasmanian land shells furnished by 

 Mr. Legrand was laid on the table. The specimens have been named and 



