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separating it into manageable portions. When an object is too 

 large to be swallowed whole, they must be under the necessity of 

 swallowing piece by piece what they can contain. 



Stenogyra tuckeri was observed to protect itself from drought 

 by the formation of a hard convex epiphragm. 



PROGRAMME OF FIELD NATURALISTS' 

 EXCURSIONS. 



November 24th, Powder Magazine, half-day. 

 December 8th, l«>th. Brookfield, three days. 



„ 22nd, Sankey's Scrub, half- day. 

 January 5th, Woolston, half-day. 



,, 19th, Waterworks, half-day. 

 February 2nd, Taylor's Range, half day. 



16th, Broadwater, half-day. 

 March 2nd, Runcorn, half-day. 

 ,, 17th, Goodna, whole-day. 



EXHIBITS. 



F. M. Bailey, F.L S. — Drupes of Xipa fruticans. 

 C. J. Wild — Shells from Woolston Scrub. 



Specimens of the Plants described. 

 C. W. De Vis, M.A. — Bones of Progura gallinacea 



John Shirley, B.Sc. — Specimen of Pultenea flex ilis y. mucrmata, 



from Helidon. 



