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well known as those included in the "Illustrations," although in 

 some respects they are more interesting ; it is hoped that the four 

 additional volumes required to illustrate these genera may be issued 

 at some future date. 



The Agaricini of New Zealand have received but little attention; 

 about 30 species are described in the " Handbook of N.Z. Flora," and 

 although this number has been trebled of late years, it can scarcely 

 amount to more than a small fraction of the t jtal, even if we admit 

 that this group is less developed with us than in the British Islands. 

 The reason for this doubtless lies in their putrescible nature, the 

 difficulty of preserving them, and the difficulty attending identification 

 in the almost total absence of works of reference. For this reason it 

 is hoped that a copy of this grand work may speedily be found on the 

 shelves of the libraries of the various societies affiliated with the New 

 Zealand Institute. No worthier application of their funds could 

 possibly be made. 



T. K. 



THE NEW AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIAL-LIKE 

 MO LE— NO TO R YC TES T YPHL PS. 



On February 3rd, Professor E. C. Stirling, of Adelaide University, 

 read a paper on this remarkable animal before the Royal Society of 

 South Australia, The following particulars taken from this paper 

 are extracted from a notice by Mr. P. L. Sclater, which appeared iu 

 Nature of September 10th : — 



" It appears that the first specimen was captured by Mr. Wm. 

 Coulthard, manager of the Frew Paver Station and other northern 

 runs belonging to the Willowie Pastoral Company. Attracted by 

 some peculiar tracks, on reaching his camp one evening on the Finke 

 Paver, while traversing the Idracoura Station with cattle, he followed 

 them up, and found the animal lying under a tussock of spinifex or 

 j)orcupine grass (Triodia irrilans). Though he is an old bush hand, 

 with all the watchful alertness and powers of observation usually 

 acquired by those who live lives of difficulty and danger, this was the 

 first and only specimen of the animal he ever saw. As previously 

 stated, this found its way to the Museum through the agency of 

 Messrs. Benham and Molineux. The three received subsequently 

 shortly afterwards, as well as the last lot recently secured by Mr. 

 Bishop during our journey through the country, were also found on 

 the Idracoura Station. This is a large cattle-run comprising several 

 hundred square miles of country in the southern part of the Northern 

 Territory of South Australia, which lies immediately to the west of 

 the telegraph line between the Charlotte Waters and Alice Springs 

 Stations. The great dry water-course of the Finke River, which runs 

 from north-west to south-east, bounds the run for some eighty miles 

 •on the north and north-east. Its distance from Adelaide is, roughly 



