CONTENTS. 
Art. XIX. Account of the Exploring Expedition from 
South Australia into the interior of New Holland. By 
Captain Sturt.• 
Art. XX. On the Osteology of the Marsupialia. Compa¬ 
rison of the Skulls of the Wombats of Continental Aus¬ 
tralia and of Van Diemen’s Land, whereby their specific 
distinction is established. By Professor Owen, F.R.S., 
F.Z.S., &c.... • • 
Art. XXI. On the Skull now exhibited at the Colonial 
Museum of Sydney, as that of the “ Bunyip. In a 
Letter to the Editors of the “ Sydney Morning Herald.” 
By W. S. Macleay, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 
Art. XXII. On the Huon Pine, and on Microcachrys, a 
New Genus of Con feree from. Tasmania; together with 
remarks upon the Geographical Distribution of that 
Order in the Southern Hemisphere. By Joseph Dalton 
Hooker, M.D., R.N., Botanist to the Antarctic Expe¬ 
dition. .- • 
Art. XXIII. Exports of Produce from Van Diemen's Land 
to Great Britain for the Season 1846—7 ..... 
297 
MISCELLANEA. 
On the Extinct Mammals of Australia, with Additional 
Observations on the genus Dinornis of New Zealand. 
By Professor Owen . ;••••.• .. 297 
A new genus of Sea Snake from Port Essington. By 
J. E. Gray, F.R.S. 298 
Smelting by Electricity.. 299 
PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 
Zoological Society of London .. 300 
Geological Society of London .. 311 
Pharmaceutical Society, London .. 312 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 
Discoveries in Australia. By Capt. J. L. Stokes, 
H.M.S. Beagle, 1837—1843 . .. 317 
Minutes of the Tasmanian Society ... 322 
Meteorological Register ... 328 
* <* It is requested that ali communications for the Tasmanian Society and Tas¬ 
manian Journal may be addressed to the Secretary, Mr. Ronald C. Gunn, 
Launceston, Tasmania. 
