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The Queensland Naturalist. 
Jan., 1926 
from Stradbrokc Island, and stated that this species on 
Stradbi’oke Island attained a comparatively large size, 
lie also exhibited two smaller snakes from Kingaroy, 
determined by Mr. Longman as tlie red naped snake 
(Psendalaps diadema) and the pale headed snake (Hoplo- 
eephalus bitorquatns) respectively. 
]\liss Baird exhibited from Tamboxirine Moiintain a 
lizard (Lygosoma reticulatum) characterised by the 
possession of extremely rudimentary limbs. Mr. C. T. 
White exhibited a piece of the fungus Xylostroma gigan- 
tieum, taken from the interior of a bloodwood tree felled 
at Kingaroy by Mr. W. L. Osborne. The fungus, which 
is of the appearance and texture of leather, is sometimes 
found filling the gum-veins of eucalyptus timbers of the 
bloodwood type. It has been suggested that it is the 
root-stage of the large polypore (Polyporus eucalyp- 
torum). 
EVENING MEETING, IGth NOVEMBER.— The 
President (Mr. W. B. Alexander) occupied tlie chair. 
Dr. E. 0. Marks gave a brief accoiint of the visit of 
members of the club to Petrie’s Quarry on Saturday 
afternoon, 4th Noveml)er. The locality is rich in fossil 
mesozoic plants, and some fine impressions of Thinnfeldia 
(a fossil fern) and Baiera (a fossil gymnosperm) were 
obtained. Mr. J. C. Smith exhibited two shells from the 
Great Barrier Reef, one a fine specimen of Haliotis, with 
a beautiful green shining colouring on the under side of 
the valve. Mr. D. A. Herbert exhibited a number of 
pliotographs of Westei’u Australian trees and plants. Mr. 
Mann exhibited a ease of Tabanid flies of the genera 
Tabanus, Osca and Silvius. Mr. C. T. White exhibited 
specimens of two trees from Goodna, (a) Eugenia Fran- 
cisii, a giant Avater gum only described a few years ago 
from Kin Kin in the Wide Bay district, but now found 
to extend from that district to the Northern Rivers of 
New South Wales, and (b) Hormogyne continifolia, 
shoAving eA’idenee of haAung been heaAuly eaten down by 
stock. Mr, W. B. Alexander exhibited photogi'aphs of 
Sooty Terns, at Oyster Cay, on the Barrier Reef- Mr. 
Alexander suggested that under proper methods the col- 
lecting of birds’ eggs on the reef might become a profit- 
able industry Avithout serious detriment in any Avay to 
tlie birds thomselA-es. Mrs. W. 1\I. ^Mayo exhibited leaves 
of various species of Rubns from tbe Lamington National 
Park. 
