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3 THE GEELONG NATURALIST. 
12. “A Memoir of the Extinct Sloth Tribe of North America.” 
13. “Catalogue of North American Mammals.” 
14. “Catalogue of North American Birds.” 
15. “North American Oology.” 
16. “A Classification and Synopsis of the Trochilidae.” 
MEETINGS, &c., DURING THE QUARTER. 
Junx 2np—Presidential Address—“The Training of a Naturalist,” 
by Mr J. Dennant, F.G-S. 
Specimen exhibited:—Obsidian from Meredith, by Mr 
J. Hammerton. 
. Jury 16ra—Magazine Night— 
Papers Read:—" Notes on the genus Trigonia,” by Mr 
J. F. Mulder. 
“The Octopus or Devil Fish," by Mr W. Hillier. 
“On the Order Stomapoda,” by Mr A. B. F. Wilson. 
“Argon, Insect Friends and The Birth of the 
Marsupial,” by Mr G. H. Adcock, F.L.S. 
Specimens exhibited:—Teal from Lake Connewarre in 
special plumage by Mr W. Shaw. 
Trigonia Tatei (fossil species) and Trigonia (recent 
species), the latter from Barwon Heads, by Mr 
J. F. Mulder. E 
Bismuth Ore and Metal from the North-West Coast 
of Tasmania, by Mr A. Wilson. 
Jury 30rH—Conversational Evening— 
Specimens exhibited:—The following Shells— Venus 
verrucosa, Cardium edule, and species of Cytherea, 
by Mr J. F. Mulder. 
Ave. 18rn—bLecturette—* Practical Taxidermy” (Illustrated), by 
Mr W. Shaw. 
Specimens exhibited:—The following fresh-water shells 
—Unio margaritifera and Dreissena polymorpha, 
and the following marine shell—Mytilus edulis. 
Aue. 272H—Conversational Evening— 
Specimens exhibited:—20 Botanical specimens from 
Western Australia, by Mr A. Perry. 
Serr. lO0rg—Lecturette—' The Age of our Basalts," by Mr J. F. 
Mulder (Illustrated by diagrams.) 
Specimens exhibited:—Petroleum Shale (?) from Mount 
Gambier by Mr W. H. Renton. 
Two Botanical Specimens (Waratah) from Sydney, by 
Mr W. Hillier. 
