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arc really crocodiles. The differences between the two forms 
were pointed out. Skilfully executed and brilliantly colored casts 
of South Australian fish were greatly admired by the visitors. 
In the workroom were several skulls of the natives of the New 
Hebrides and New Britain. These skulls are sadly deformed 
through the strange habit of bandaging the heads of infants. 
The forehead is pressed back, and the eyebrows raised by the 
bandages, giving the skull a low arch and the whole face a stupid 
appearance. Obviously, too, the development of the brain was 
arrested, as the Intelligence is of a reduced order, and the natives 
lack initiative. Two skeletons side by side illustrated in a marked 
manner the differences between the upright features of the Euro- 
pean and the projecting jaws of the aboriginal. The difference 
in the facial angle was also indicated. 
EXCURSION TO THE NATIONAL PARK, JULY 5, 1924. 
— The National Park was the scene of an excursion 
on Saturday, July 5th. Delightful weather prevailed 
for the outing. Under the leadership of Professor J. B. 
Cleland the excursionists explored the picturesque reserve. Dr. 
Cleland identified a great variety of fungi, both indigenous and 
alien. The BoleUis luteus is found in the neighbourhood of pine 
trees, and is probably parasitic. Many other species were disco- 
vered exhibiting a rare beauty of form and color, ranging from 
purple, red, brown, and yellow to a dull white. Most were pro- 
nounced to be edible. Native flowers were eagerly looked for in 
order to help in the projected plant survey; and, although it was 
somewhat early in the season, many species were found. Including 
Hibbertia, Hardenbergia, the dainty Drosera (spp.), a carni- 
vorous plant accounting for numbers of flies, gnats, and mosqui- 
toes; Scaevola (so called from its resemblance to a tiny left hand), 
native flax (Linum marginale), Raminculus lappaceuSj the 
name for the popular buttercup, Leucopogon (White beard), 
Kennedy a prostrata (scarlet runner), the Century plant, from 
which a wdiolesome beverage, flavoured like quinine, is pro- 
duced; native amaryllis, Dodonaea viscosa (native hop), native 
lilac ( Kennedya vionopkylla) , Myoporum, Bossiaea, and other 
varieties. The trees observed included several kinds of eucalyp- 
tus — E. odorata (peppermint), E. rostrata (red gum), E. leu- 
coxylon (blue or yellow gum), E. citriodora (lemon-scented gum), 
E. viminalis (manna gum). The acacias included A. pycnantha 
(golden wattle), A, obliqua^ A. Baileyana (the Cootamundra), in 
full bloom, A. longifolia (long-leaved wmttle.) A great abundance 
of mosses and lichens was observed, exquisite in form and of the 
most delicate tints. Among the native birds noted were the mag- 
