ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. 13 
the philosophy of zoology, and the distribution of animals close 
the book. About three hundred of the illustrations are from 
original drawings by the authors. 
Mr.J. P. Hill, Demonstrator of Biology in the Sydney University 
has, since the middle of the past year, been engaged in working 
up the details of the placentation of the bandicoot. The fortunate 
acquisition of important earlier and later stages since the announce- 
ment of the occurrence of an allantoic placenta in this marsupial, 
has enabled him to work out the main details of its development, 
and to give a fairly complete acccount of the entire placentation 
phenomena. Interesting facts have been brought to light regard- 
ing the mode of parturition, and a detailed examination has been 
made of the female urino-genital organs. These results are now 
almost ready for publication. Important material has also been 
collected for a further study of the development of the platypus, 
and also of the wallaby. He has reported on the collection of 
enteropneusta brought back by Mr. Charles Hedley from the Atoll 
of Funafuti, in the Memoirs now in course of publication by the 
Australian Museum. 
During the first half of 1896 Professor J. T. Wilson was con- 
Stantly engaged with Mr. J. P. Hill in writing up the results of 
their joint investigations upon the development of the marsupial 
dentition. These results have just now appeared in the Q. J. of 
Micros. Sci. For the rest of 1896 his time was mainly occupied 
with departmental work. 
Mr. A. H.'S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, Head-Master of Newington 
College, has found time for some important work, the results of 
which are mainly published outside the Colony. The titles of his 
papers are :—(In conjunction with C. Frost, r..s.) 1. Description 
of a new species of Ablepharus from Victoria, with critical notes 
on two other Australian lizards.—/( Proc. L.S., V.S.W., Vol. xxi, 
Part ili.); 2, Description of two new species of lizards from 
Central Australia, (includes a new genus of snake-like lizard).— 
(Proc. &.S., Vie., Vol. 1x., New Series) ; 3. The lizards of New 
Zealand.—Trans. N. Z. Inst., to be published this year, read last 
