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FAMILY DIPROTODONTIDiC. 

 DIPROTODON AUSTRALIS. 

 Owen, in Mitchell's 'Australia/ 2nd. ed., vol. II, p. 362 

 (1838). 



From the superficial deposits of Australia. 



a. Cast of fragment of right mandibular ramus, •with last two 

 molar teeth. 



b. Fragment of jaw, showing polished section of roots of two 

 molars. 



c. Head of femur ; from Kimberley, Western Australia. 



CLASS AVES. 



ORDER CARINATiS. 



SUBORDER PASSERES. 



FAMILY CORVIDiE. 

 * CORVUS COR AX. 

 Linn., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, vol. I, p. 155 (1766). 

 a. A series of bones, comprising both coracoids, a scapula, the 

 right humerus, the two ulnse, a radius, metacarpus, and proximal 

 phalangeal of the manus ; from Shandon Cave, Co. Waterford. 

 See Leith Adams, 'Trans. R. I. Acad.,' vol. XXVI, p. 229. 

 Presented by E. Brenan, Esq. 



SUBORDER ANSERES. 



FAMILY ANATIDiE. 

 * ANSER SEGETUM. 

 Gmel, Syst. Nat., vol. I, p. 512 (1788). 

 a. A series of bones from Shandon Cave, Co. Waterford. These 

 comprise two imperfect scapulse, two coracoids, the right humerus, 

 two imperfect specimens of the left humerus, the distal part of an 

 ulna, right metacarpus, and two specimens of the proximal pha- 

 langeal of the manus. Several of these specimens are mentioned 

 in the 'Trans. R. I. Acad.,' vol. XXVI, p. 229, where they are 

 provisionally referred to the present species. Presented by 

 E. Brenan, Esq, 



