NOTICE. 
Tue Roya Society of New South Wales originated in 1821 as 
the “Philosophical Society of Australasia”; after an interval of 
inactivity, it was resuscita in , under the name of the 
Australian Philosophical Society,” by which title it was known 
1856, when the name was changed to the “ Philosophical 
Sasiety of New South Wales ”; in 1866, by the sanction of Her 
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, it assumed its present title, 
and was incorporated by Act of the Parliament of New South 
Wales in 1881 
NOTICE TO AUTHORS. 
The Honorary Secretaries request that authors of papers (to be 
read before the Royal Society of New South Wales) requiring 
illustrations by zinco-type or photo-lithographic process, will, before 
preparing drawings, make application to the Assistant Secreta 
for patterns of the standard sizes of diagrams etc. to suit the 
Society’s Journal. 
NOTICE. 
The Society’s Journal for 1897, Vol. xxx1., has been forwarded 
to the same Societies and Institutions as enumerated on the printed 
list in Vol. xxx. (viz. 400), with the addition of the Field 
Columbian Museum, Chicago. 
It is requested that the volume may be acknowledged by 
returning the Form of Receipt (to be found stitched i in the com- 
delay or mis.delivery may be brought to notice. 
ERRATA. 
Page 116, line 6, for “ side,”’ read “* sides,” 
» 141, line 7, for “ vigorous,” read ‘ rigorous.” 
» 158, line 19, for “ Dilbi’s,” read “ Dilbis.”’ 
» 170, line 28, for ‘* Murri,” read ‘ 
» 176, line 11, for “ atfached,” read attached.” 
» 212, Fig. 17, the rie t-hand By, from the top of the nearest pole 
is not shown in the zincotype. 
Abstract of cesarean xxix., line 2, for “and” read “ on.” 
