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"Alpha Centauri Lvii 



The Egg of the Echidna „ 



Eggs of the White Hawk LViii 



OrcaCapensis Lix 



November Meeting ,, 



Election of Two New Fellows ,, 



Exploration of Mt. Munro „ 



Birds of Tasman's Peninsula Lx 



Highlands of Lake St. Clair „ 



Nesting of Birds on the Actseon Islands ,, 



Rocks of the Tertiary Period , „ 



Geological conditions of the Hobart Reservoir n 



Common Sense in Education (a paper) LXI 



President's Address n 



PAPERS : 



Description of new Rare Tasmanian Hepaticse. — By Messrs. B. 



Carrington, M.D., and W. H. Pearson 1 



How far can the general death rate for all ages be relied upon ss a 



comparative index of the health or sanitary condition of 



any community. By R. M. Johnston, F.L.S 13 



On the Riccia Natans. By R. A. Bastow, F.L.S 36 



The Comets of February, 1880, and January, 1887. By A. B. Biggs 38 

 Description of two new species of Tasmanian fresh- water shells. 



ByW. F. Petterd, F.L.S 40 



Note on the Tasmanian "butter fish" (Chilodactylus mulhalli.) 



ByW. SavilleKent, F.L.S., etc 42 



Notes on three specimens of fish hitherto unrecorded as being found 



in Tasmanian waters. By Alex, Morton 44 



An account of two rare Tasmanian fishes. ByR. M. Johnston, 



F.L.S 45 



Notes on the identity of certain Tasmanian fish. By W. Saville- 

 Kent, F.L.S., etc : 47 



On the'geology of the Scottsdale line. By T. Stephens, F.G.S.,M. A. 48 

 On some plants new to Tasmania, etc. Baron F. Von Mueller, 



K.C.M.G., F.R.S .53 



On the acclimatisation of the sslmon (Salmo Salar) in Tasmanian 



waters. ByW. Saville-Kent, F.L.S., etc 54 



On the lower coal measures of Port Cygnet. By R. M. Johnston, 



F.L.S .■ 67 



Notes on the Fingal Basin from the operations of a trial bore. By 



E. M. Johnston, F.L.y 70 



Notes with the respect to fishes, the land and fresh water molluscs 



of King's Island. ByR. M. Johnston, F.L.S 74 



Description of two new fishes. By Alex. Morton 77 



On the star " Alpha Centauri." By A. B. Biggs 79 



A first list of the birds of Maria Island. By Col. W. V. Legge, 



R.A,, etc 83 



Diamond oigguig in South Africa. By James Andrew 98 



On the geological conditions of the site of the new storage reservoir 



nearHobart By T. Stephens, F.G.S., M. A 107 



The Highlands of Lake St. Clair. By Col. W.V. Legge, R.A., etc. 114 

 On the breeding of some sea birds on the Act aaon Islands and adjacents 



Islets 128 



On the egg cf the echidna. By Alex. Morton 290 



Observations with respect to the nature and classification of the 



rocks of the Tertiary period, more particularly relating to 



Tasmania. By R. M. Johnston, F.L.S 135 



The Tasmanian Hepaticai By E. A. Bastow, F.L.S 209 



Notes on Iceland. By Rev^. J. B. WooUnough xxviii 



On a Building Rotifer. By R. A. Ba sto w, F. L. S LVI 



Common sense in education. By J. S. Laurie LXi 



