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societies, journals, etc., which have already adopted this rule, or which 

 may adopt it in the future. 



Post Script: Since the above was sent to press, the following 

 additional organizations have adopted the rule proposed — 



Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Siences. 



Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. 



Zoological Dept., Minnesota State Survey. 



2. Linnean Society of New South Wales. 



Abstract of Proceedings, April 25th, 1906. — Mr. D. G. Stead exhi- 

 bited an example of each of the following species of fishes, all of which are 

 now recorded for the first time from the waters of Xew South Wales: — 

 Terapon jarbua Forsk., from Lake Macquarie, Garanx [Äleciis galltts Linn., 

 from Clarence Paver, and Gc mjj^terits blacodes Giinth.., (? = G. ausfralis CaLSt.)j 

 from Jervis Bay. Mr. Stead also recordüd (as forming an addition to the 

 fauna) the occurrence oi Elagatis bipinnulatus Quoy & Gaim., on the coast; a 

 fine example measuring 700 mm had been captured recently off North Head, 

 Port Jackson, and was now 'in the possession of the Xew South Wales Board 

 of Fisheries. E. hipinnuiatus does uot appear to have been previously recorded 

 from any portion of the Australian coast. — Mr. Froggatt exhibited living 

 larvae of the African »Bont Tick« [Amhlyomma hebraeum Koch). The larvae 

 had just hatched out from a mass of eggs deposited in a tube by a large 

 female tick brought into the office by a gentleman who had received it from 

 a friend at the Cape. He was carrying it about in his pocket in a match box, 

 and might easily have been primarily responsible for the infection of the 

 State with this very serious pest. The Dutch word »bont <; means variegated. 

 — Mr. Froggatt also showed h collection of mounted Australian fieas, in- 

 cluding examples of the house flea, Pidrxirritans] the dog flea, Pulex serrâti- 

 ceps; the rat flea, Pulex fasciatus; the Native Cat and Bandicoot flea, Stejihano- 

 circus dasyuri] and the Echidna ilea, EchidnojyJiaga ambulans. The larvae 

 of several species were also shown, those of the Native Cat having been taken 

 from the marsupial pouch. It is probable that the species infesting marsu- 

 pials often breed in the pouches of the invested animals. — Mr. Froggatt 

 also called attention to a remarkable statement reported in the last issue of the 

 » Queenslander '< (April 21st), from Winton, Q., to the effect that — « Reports 

 received from outside [inland] concur in affirming the terrible mortality caused 

 by sand-flies among marsupials, the latter having entirely disappeared from 

 large areas of country Scores of carcases have been counted, wniie other 

 marsupials have been blinded, and are being shot by scalpers at very short 

 range«. The extraordinary abundance of the sand-flies would appear to be 

 attributable very favourable conditions following upon phenomenal rains and 

 floods. 



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