A considerable number of specimens of exotic snakes, stuffed 

 and in spirit ; also, a sample of ricb silver ore ; by Mr. 

 Waterbouse, on bebalf of tbe South Australian Institute. 



Tbe following papers were read : — 



" On some New Corals from tbe Australian Tertiaries," by 

 tbe Rev. J. E. Tenison AVoods, Hon. Memb. (See page 09). 



" On some New Species of Soutb Australian Pulmonifera," 

 by Prof. Ralpb Tate. (See p. 102.) 



" On a New Belemnite from Central Australia," by Prof. R. 

 Tate. (See p. 101.) 



A Translation of Professor Quatrefage's " Craniologie 

 des Races Australiennes," by Professor Tate. The paper in 

 question dealt with the various opinions on the subject of the 

 origin of the Australian race, whether or not the black popula- 

 tion of Australia were indigenous or had in far-back times 

 found their way over here from other regions. The craniological 

 characteristics were dealt with, measurements showing the 

 extraordinary length of the Australian native's skull being 

 given. The conclusions arrived at were that there are two 

 indigenous races in Australia ; the one spread all over the 

 continent, and presenting a marked homogeneity ; the other, 

 termed the Australoid — now confined to the South-East of 

 Australia, and represented by few individuals — presents cranio- 

 logical characters typefied by the fossil Neanderthal skull. 



Ordinary Meeting, August 3, 1880. 

 Professor Ralph Tate, E.G.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The list of donations to the Library was read. 



notes and exhibits. 



Mr. F. G. "Waterhouse, C.M.G.S., Curator of the Adelaide 

 Museum, on behalf of the Governors of the South Australian 

 Institute, exhibited an interesting collection of exotic Batra- 

 chia, and some specimens of fresh-water tortoises received from 

 the Paris Museum, also a few fossils from the Murray Cliffs 

 near Morgan. 



Professor Tate showed a number of mineralogical specimens 

 sent to him by several correspondents, including a piece of 

 translucent opal, distinguished by the name of Hyaline, found 

 by Mr. Scoular in the slates at Munno Para ; also some 

 minerals sent by Mr. Salter, of Blinman, comprising Breun- 

 nerite, a carbonate of lime and magnesia, found at Nuccaleena ; 

 a flesh-coloured heavy spar, and a botryoidal form of magnesite, 

 found at Blinman, and several other minerals sent by other 

 gentlemen. 



Mr. H. Lattorff forwarded particulars as to the strata gone 



