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as the glume. The habit is that of Microlena polynoda, but the 
plant is much larger. | 
Stipa setacea, R. Brown.—(8. petriei, Buchanan, “Man. of Indig. 
Grasses of N.Z.,” p. 171, pl. xvii. f. 2.—Mr. Buchanan’s §. petries 
must be referred to this species, which has a wide distribution in 
Australia. None of the specimens kindly sent me by Mr. Petrie 
have the outer glumes so unequal as represented in Mr. Buchanan’s 
late. 
; Davallia dubia, R. Br—In Vol. XII. of “ Trans. N.Z. Inst.,” 
this fernis recorded by Mr. Armstrong, jun., as a native of New 
Zealand, but erroneously, as it has not been observed in the 
Colony. Specimens of Hypolepis millefolium, with the pinnules less 
divided than usual, appear to have been mistaken for it. 
MEETINGS “OF? SOCIETIES: 
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LINNEAN SOCIETY OF-NEW SOUTH WALES. 
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Sydney, 27th Dec., 1882.—Dr. James C. Cox, F.L.S., presi- 
dent, in the chair. 
8. The Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods read a paper on a species of 
Brachyphyllum, which was found in the Tivoli coal mine. The 
specimen was a very beautiful and perfect one, showing a larger 
amount of the ramifications and foliage, as well as the peculiar 
Lepidodendroid markings on those portions of the stem from which 
the leaves had fallen away. In many respects this species re- 
sembled the well known B. mamillave of the British and Continental 
Oolite, but lest any confusion shoula arise from a doubtful identifi- 
cation, and as the stems and leaves of this specimen were much 
thicker, and the leaves more fleshy than in B. mamuillave, the author 
distinguished it as B. crvassum. He considered that the discovery 
of this specimen served to place the Jurassic age of the Ipswich 
(Queensland) coal beds beyond much doubt. 
A note was read by Dr. H.B. Guppy, of H.M.S. ‘“ Lark,” on 
the cocoa-nut eating habit of the Bivygus of the Solomon Islands. 
Dr. Guppy had no doubt trom what he had observed that the 
Robber-crab is in the habit of breaking open the shells of the 
cocoa-nuts with its powerful chele. 
The Hon. P. C. King, M.L.C., exhibited specimens of Pueris 
teutonia, observed by him in great numbers near Tamworth a few 
days ago. They appeared to form part of a vast migration, mov- 
ing without intermission towards the North. The same species 
has been unusually common in many parts of the Colony during 
the present summer. 
Mr. Haswell stated that he had much pleasure in announcing 
to the Society, that, thanks to the intelligent enquiries made by 
Mr. Morton of the Museum while recently in Queensland, he had 
hopes that they were on the way towards learning something of 
the embryology of the Cevatodus. Mr Morton had ascertained that 
the Oevatodus spawns in the Burnett River during the months of 
