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OrDINARY Mezetine, Aucusr 2, 1892. 
Rev. THos. BLackBuRN, B.A. (President), in the chair. 
ExHIBIts.—OswaLp Lower laid on the table a case of the 
genus Thalaina, a group of beautiful Australian moths. A. Zipnrz 
(Assistant Director of the \luseum) exhibited the following birds 
from South America, namely, Rupicola peruviana, Casmorhynchus 
carunculatus, or bell-bird, Calurus resplendens ; and from 
Sumatra, Calymene viridis and Pitta granatina. J. G. O. 
Tepper, F.L.S., showed a collection of Gryllacride and Stenopel- 
matide. T. W. BrpNnati forwarded the land and fresh-water 
shells collected by the Elder Exploring Expedition. 
Batior.—J. H. Maripen (Curator Technological Museum, 
Sydney) and Louis Scuuuz, Missionary, near Charlotte Waters, 
were elected Corresponding Members. 
Papers.—The following papers on the Elder Exploring 
Expedition collections :—‘ Lepidoptera,” by Oswatp Lower ; 
“Land and Fresh-water Shells,” by T. W. BepnaLL; “ Manna, 
Gums, and Resins,” by J. H. Marpen ; “ New Species of Plants,” 
by Baron F. von MUELLER and Prof. Ratpu Tarts, F.G.S. 
ORDINARY MEETING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1892. 
Rev. THos. Buackpurn, B.A. (President), in the chair. 
The President welcomed Mr. Robert Etheridge (Palzeontologist 
of the Sydney Museum), and Hon. Fellow of the Society, to the 
meeting. 
Exuibits.—Prof. Tarr, F.G.S8., exhibited Cambrian fossils 
found in South Australia. A. Zretz (Assistant Director of the 
Museum), showed native implements from the Solomon Islands, 
inlaid with mother-of-pearl. D. J. Apcocxk laid before the meet- 
ing specimens of Voluta Adcocki, which had been figured and 
described by Prof. Tate, F.G.S., under that name, in 1888. He 
explained that a very similar shell from Western Australia had 
been described (but not figured), by E. A. Smith, in 1886, under 
. the name of V. Guenthert. Mr. Smith, on comparing the two, 
considered them con-specific. 
Papers.—‘ Glacial Phenomena in the Mount Gambicr Dis- 
trict,” by P. H. Priestuey. “The Gryllacride and Stenopelmatide 
of Australia and Polynesia,” by J. G. O. TeEppsr, F.LS. 
“‘ Supplement of Recent Bivalves,” by Prof. Tats, F.G.S. 
“Diagnosis of New Mollusea,” by Prof. Tare, F.G.S.  “ Des- 
criptions of New Plants,” by Prof. Tarr, F.G.S.  “ Cambrian 
Fossils of South Australia,” by Prof. Tarr, F.G.S. ‘Notes on 
the Occurrence of Hyalostelia,” by W. Howcuin, F.G.S8. 
“ Liverworts of Elder Exploring Expedition,” by F. STEPHANI, of 
Leipsic. 
