ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. Xll. 



Professor T. H. Johnston, M.A., D.Sc, read the follow- 

 ing paper by himself and Miss M. J. Bancroft, B.Sc: " The 

 Life Historj" of Habronema in relation to Musca domestica.'" 



Mr. H. Tryon discussed the foregoing paper as well 

 as the same authors' paper entitled '' Experiments with 

 Certain Diptera as possible Transmitters of Bovine Onchocer- 

 ciasis " which was read at the previous monthly meeting. 



Owing to the late hour, the following papers were 

 taken as read : — 



By. F. B. Smith, B.Sc, F.I.C., and C. T. White, F.L.S., 

 "On the Occurrence of Cyanogenetic Glucosides in the 

 Flowers of Some Proteaceae." 



By C. P. Alexander, " New or Little Known Australian 

 Crane Flies" (Communicated by Professor Johnston). 



The President referred to the departure of Professor 

 Johnston to America in the near future, and on behalf of 

 the Society wished him a successful and pleasant voyage. 

 He also congratulated Miss M. J. Walker, M.Sc, upon her 

 appointment as Lecturer in Biology at the University. 



Abstract of Proceedings, June 30th, 1920. 



The ordinary Monthly ]\Ieeting of the Royal Society 

 was held in the Geology Lecture Theatre of the University, 

 on the 30th June, 1920, at 8 p.m. 



The President, Mr. F. B. Smith, B.Sc , F.I.C., in the 

 Chair. 



The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Dr. H. I. Jensen was proposed for ordinary member- 

 ship of the Society. 



Mr. H. A. Longman, F.L.S., exhibited a number of 

 marsupial crania showing variations in the perforations of 

 the cribriform plate, and pointed out that members of the 

 Polyprotodontia {Perameles , Myrmecobius, Thylacinus, 

 Sarcophilus, Dasyurus, Phascologale, etc.) were characterised 

 by the presence of two major perforations situated near the 

 superior median margin. 



