76 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
passerint, probably utilises the air imprisoned in the capillary 
passages in the rock. In any case it has become adapted to 
marine life. 
Carn yon Linne.—May 23rd will be the two-hundredth birth- 
day of Linneus, that great naturalist whose name is honoured. 
wherever men of learning congregate. ‘The University of Upsala, 
Sweden, proud of their great man, who may be aptly termed 
the “ father of modern biologists,” has issued an invitation to 
all scientific institutions throughout the world to join them in 
celebrating the occasion. We at the antipodes are prevented, 
by time and space, from taking an actual share in these fes- 
tivities, nevertheless we shall share in the spirit of them. It 
is proposed to hold a special meeting of the Linnean Society 
of New South Wales on the date referred to, and, that the 
occasion may be fittingly marked, friends of the society will 
be invited to attend. It is probable that several gentlemen 
will deliver short addresses on the work, life and time of Carl 
von Linné. 
J. B. pe Lamarcx.—After Linneus, one of the foremost 
naturalists of the eighteenth century was J. B. de Lamarck, 
whose work was carried on amid the turmoil and troubles of 
the French Revolution. Notwithstanding the exciting times 
in which he lived, in addition to his labours as a geologist, he 
contributed largely to zoological and botanical literature. Sad 
to relate, he died blind and neglected, in poverty and misery ;. 
but his works survive, and they stand with us to-day as 
classics. It is only meet that such a name should be revered, 
and to this end a movement is now on foot to commemorate: 
his memory by a statue in the Paris Museum of Natural 
History. It is pleasing to record that Sydney naturalists, 
recognising the great work Lamarck did for Australian 
Natural History, have asked permission to be included in the: 
list of subscribers to the proposed statue. 
New Recorps or AraNeIb#.—Mr. Wm. Bullock, master of 
Parkville Public School, near Scone, has recently collected the 
beautiful Araneid, Argiope protensa, L.K., in his district. This 
species was originally recorded front Bowen, Port Denison, 
Queensland. The specimen collected by Mr. Bullock has some- 
what darker markings than the form described by Koch. The 
interesting fact, however, is that our knowledge of its range is 
extended. Another interesting record is the occurrence at Port. 
Darwin of Conothele malayana, Dol. Up tothe present the genus 
Conothele, Auss., has only been known from Central Asia,. 
Malaisia, and Papua. It is only reasonable to expect that 
many species occurring in New Guinea, and at present only 
known to exist there, will yet be found in the Northern 
Territory and tropical Queensland.—W. J. Rainzow. 
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