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a New Australian Pterygotus," in which he describes and figures 

 Pterygotus australis, McCoy, found by Mr. F, Spry in black, 

 flaggy Silurian rock in the sewer tunnel in Domain-road, South 

 Yarra, The new species belongs to the Merostomatous Crus- 

 tacea, and is the first example firom Victorian rocks. The type 

 specimen has been presented to the National Museum, Mel- 

 bourne. It is one of four fossils found, the genera of which have 

 hitherto been unknown in Victorian rocks. 



A Mutton-bird Strays Inland. — A peculiar-looking bird 

 was recently noticed on the reservoir at Korong Vale, and, after 

 being captured, considerably, puzzled local residents as to its 

 identity. To settle all doubts it was forwarded to the Zoological 

 Gardens, Melbourne, when the assistant director, Mr. D. Le Souef 

 C.M.Z.S., at once pronounced it to be a specimen of the Short- 

 tailed Petrel, or Mutton-bird, Paffinns tenuirostris, a bird which, 

 under ordinary circumstances, never leaves the sea or goes up 

 rivers, and never approaches near land except when nesting, in 

 the latter part of November. How the bird reached Korong 

 Vale, which is situated some 150 miles in a direct line from the 

 nearest part of the Southern Ocean, is a mystery, as they cannot 

 feed inland ; and it could hardly have been blown in, as the 

 stronger the wind the better they fly. The bird seemed to be in 

 perfect condition, but only lived about a month in confinement 

 at the gardens. 



A Large Dingo. — I wish to bring under the notice of this 

 Club particulars regarding a large half-bred Dingo killed recently 

 at Tatong, about 20 miles south-east of Benalla. A paragraph 

 in the Age of 24th April last, stating that a Dingo a shade over 6 

 feet long had been captured at Tatong, struck me as being very 

 interesting, on account of the size of the animal, and I accordingly 

 made inquiries on the matter. Mr. Z. Anthony, of the Vermin 

 Destruction Branch of the Department of Lands and Survey, 

 kindly wrote to Mr. M. J. Delahenty, the Vermin Inspector of the 

 Benalla district, who replied that the animal was a half-bred 

 Dingo, black in colour, and nearly as large as a Newfoundland 

 dog. As this is a most unusual size, even for a half-bred 

 wild dog, the fact appears worthy of record. — A. E. Kitson. 

 loth July, 1899. 



South Australian Ornithological Association. — At the 

 May meeting of this Association a resolution was carried that the 

 recently published " List of Vernacular Names for Australian 

 Birds " is most confusing, and likely to lead to many blunders 

 being made in ornitliology and oology, and a second resolution 

 was carried expressing the need for an up-to-date list based on 

 Gould's " Handbook," and retaining his numbers, and as far as 

 possible his classification, with the insertion of any new species 

 after the species to which they are most nearly allied — South 

 Australian Register, 8th May, 1899. 



