214 THR AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
Zorma diphylla, Pers—-A quaint dwarf leguminous 
plant, its flowers almost hidden between the two large brac- 
teoles. It’s range is gives as from Parramatta to Queensland. 
The writer has collected this species at various points on the 
Nepean, from Emu Plains to Douglas Park. 
Solanum campanulatum, R. Br. (Douglas Park).—This 
species is not of a gregarious habit, but is found isolated in 
comparatively distant places. It is noted (with other 
localities) in the //. Austr. from the Grose Valley, and has 
been collected at Erskine Creek. These, together with the 
locality now given (which is the farthest south), are widely 
separated localities on the Nepean-Hawkesbury. 
EXCURSION TO KOGARAH, APRIL 5th, 1913. 
The weather was dull and cloudy, but over 30 members 
and friends attended the excursion led by Messrs. E. Cheel 
and W. B. Gurney. 
The object of the excursion was to collect fresh specimens 
of a Scirpus collected in swampy places behind Moore’s Race- 
course in November, 1899, and recently described as a new 
species under the name Scirpus mirus, Kukenthal. 
It was found that the native flora had almost disappeared 
owing to the clearing of the land for building purposes, and 
other parts were fenced in for grazing paddocks. 
Near the beach a few plants were found, including Leu- 
copogon Richet, Monotoca scoperia, and J. elliptica, the lat- 
ter just in bud, Astroloma pinifolia, Hibbertia fascicularis, 
H. linearis, Persoonia lanceolata, Aotus villosus, and Lepido- 
sperma concava. The last mentioned species was particu- 
larly interesting, as the stamens are the only showy part of 
the flowers, and the golden or orange-coloured anthers attract- 
ed the attention of the members. 
Altogether the afternoon was an enjoyable one, and fin- 
ished up with the usual picnic. NC, 
NOTES AND COMMENTS. 
Note on ‘‘Goo-Goo-Ga-Ga’’? (LaucHine Jackass) From 
Wirrasitta.—At the monthly meeting on 6th May, Mr. 
David G. Stead, F.L.S., exhibited an example of the Laugh- 
ing Jackass (Dacelo) and contributed the following note 
thereon :——‘‘The specimen shown was obtained by me at Wir- 
rabilla, a few miles from Collarenebri (on the Barwon River), 
during May 1910. It was young at the time and had only a 
short time before been taken from the nest. It has been kept 
as a pet ever since, until the middle of last month (about 3 
years) when it died. Though it has never been caged it did 
not, until recently, obtain the full use of its wings; the fea- 
