The Ver-h. 41 



2. The prefixes 'p, oiip, f, are all phonetic variations of the 

 one original m. This is the m, of pronominal origin, that 

 plays so conspicuous a part as a formative prefixed letter in 

 the Se. languages, forming nouns from verbs. Thus the 

 Aram, (cf Ges. Gr. § 84, II. 14) forms the infinitive of the 

 verb by it, and (Isenberg, Amh. Gr. G2) in Amh. " tlie 

 infinitive or verbal substantive is formed by the prefixion 

 of 771(6 to the simple form." Dillmann (Eth. Gr. § 113) says : 

 ''dagegen ist der in alien Semitischen Sprachen vielgebrauchti 

 Vorsaz ma im Sinne von der, luelcher, oder das, ivas (der 

 Fragewurzel § 63 entstammerd), auch im Aeth.uberaus stark 

 verbreitet um Aussageworter, nabur Participia mit parti ci- 

 pahnlichen Adjectiven, und Sachworter abzuleiten." Like 

 Mg. vip, My. 2^a, this Eth. ona forms the verbal noun 

 denoting the agent, Dillm. § 114. And like Mg. /, My. 'p, 

 this Eth. ma forms nouns denoting the instrument, vessel, 

 production, thing of any kind, action, manner of the action, 

 Dillm. § 115. 



§ 1 3. The foi^egoing discussion covers a good deal, but not 

 the whole of the ground. 



Corrections — 



I. § 25. The comparison between tomi and to'ine is given 

 up. 



II. § 11, 3. It should have been stated that Sumatra 

 sakoorang, 9, is perhaps from sa, \, and koorang, "less." 



Art. II. — On the Fungi Groiuing in Mines. 

 By Henry Thomas Tisdall, F.L.S. 



[Read March 10, 1887.] 



Part I. 



The northern portion of the district between the River 

 Thompson and the River McAllister, in Gippsland, is covered 

 with a series of hills, ranging from 1000 to 3000 feet above 

 the level of the sea. These hills form three main ridges 

 running northward, and culminating in Mounts Aberfeldy 

 and Useful. 



