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at Lord Howe Island, some 420 miles from Sydney. It is allied to 

 the present strange lizard found at Western Australia, known as 

 Moloch horridus. Specimens of both were exhibited on the table. 



A fine cob of Indian corn grown on Maria Island was submitted by 

 the Secretary. 



A very interesting collection of carved ethnological subjects from 

 the Bouka Island, Solomon Group, from the Australian Museum, were 

 also exhibited. 



ENORMOUS EARTHWORMS. 



Mr. Morton exhibited some very large earthworms kindly obtained 

 by Mr. Bernard Shaw, Inspector of Police. Some of these measured from 

 2ft. to 3ft. in length. Mr. Morton stated that Mr. J. J. Fletcher, Director 

 of the Linnjean Society of New South Wales was busy writing a work on 

 the earthworms of Australia, and on forwarding a few of the Tas- 

 mania worms for comparison, Mr. Fletcher writes : — " They are 

 splendid specimens, and about the finest worm I have yet seen, for 

 though one of ours is longer, it is not so robust,nor so altogether magnifi- 

 cent. My third paper is to be read on the 29 th inst., but lam not 

 able to include them in it, as I have not quite finished with those 

 already in hand. But I will get to work at them as soon as possible. 

 They are certainly a new species, and very likely a new genus, but I 

 cannot decide this without dissection. Later on I shall be g^Iad to 

 send you for your museum specimens of as many named species of our 

 worms as I can spare." Mr. Morton said he had some alive that he 

 intended sending to Mr. Fletcher. 



THANKS. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the authors of the papers, and to those 

 who had contributed interesting information. 



LICHENS. 



Mr. Bastow at the conclusion of the meeting, submitted some 

 well mounted specimens of Tasmanian lichens, including some of the 

 most interesting species. Other specimens had been arranged for the 

 microscopes which were inspected by the ladies and gentlemen present. 



SEPTEMBER, 1887. 



The monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania was held at 

 the Museum on September 12. 



His Excellency (the President) Sir Robert Hamilton in the chair, and 

 there was a large attendance of Fellows and Ladies. 



The Hon. B, S. Bird and Mr. C. E. Featherstone were admitted 

 Fellows of the society. 



List of additions to the library during the month of August : — 



Annual Report of the Department of Mines, New South Wales, for 

 the year 1886. — From the Department. 



Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Ana tomia comparata, della R. 

 Universita di Torino, Nos. 19 to 26, Vol. II, — From the Society. 



Bulletin de la Societfe D'Ethnographie, 2nd ser.. No. 7. — From the 

 Society. 



Monthly weather reports, U.S. of America, 1886-7. — From the 

 Department. 



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