187 - 0.

?\E\1 SOT:TJI 1f. \.LE8.

AUSTRALIAN ~IUSEU~f. (REPORT FROM TRt"STF.F.S FOR 1878)

~Jrr~rntr'll to ~Jnrliamcnl· . .pnrsn.tnl to J\.cl 17 'Uid. Jlo. 2, sec. 9.

RF.POin' OP THE 'l'Re. '1'BES OF TilE At;STR.\LL\X Ml'SEl')I, FOR 'l'HE YEAR ENDIXG 31sT DECRm3EH, l ':>7'-o. -- ~ To ] I 11! lhc•:I.u:~n: 1 JU; r: on:nson-r.-r-Cm£1',-

1. The 'J'niKier~ of the .\uslralian )!meum h:wc the houor to Kllhtnillo rour lhcelleucy th:s thc•ir Tweut.' -lit'lh \nnunl Hep01-t. · · ·

~. The )fUH'IIIll hn~ been open to the public continuon~lv thr<lli"hout il.t' H'llr, :\11<1 the total numhl•l' n! per>ons ''~o hnH! ,-i~~tc<l it h:we been !lll,G:30. In \pril tl1C• l£cm~mblt• tlat' S!iniRh·J' fo1· .rust in• and Pubh,· l.n~t;ucttnn tr:m"nulted .to the Tru4ees a l'OJIY of a l't'M>Iutlon pn~·e<l hy the Legislnti,·c .\•,<•mbl), nfimmng that 11 "as de~nablc that the )Iu~eum ~<!wuhl he npl•m•d for till' adm;s,iou of the puhlic on Suml:ly nfteJ·noon~. )[r. Lenrr aho l'ommunicntt•d the l'\prr"ion of hi• de~ire thnt the re><olu­tiou Kh~ulcl be l'.arrit:cl into effect n". soo1i ns ]lO~si~lr. nt d intimated that he njtprmNI of the necrs~ar.1· ctpemhturt• hetng. mcurrcd. Parltamrnt nppt·oprmlcrl the sum of £~0') fo1· t 1c purpMc, and nrran~<·­mcnt.~ were nct•ot•dtn.!{ly nuule, hy which on the lir~l Sunday of the cn~uing month, without infringiug npon tl~o ~~~ert~· of the ~tttcndauls to be pre~cut nt Di1inc Son il'e, the )[u~eum wnH prc>pnred fot• the rect·ption ot 1 tsttor~. The uumbet• oE persons "ho hn1e nttrnclcd on Hundnn• hn~ br>cn :w,o; I, or nn n1·era~>e of l,O;JO 1bitorli for each afternoon. On many occasions the builtlinn luit< been int·onvenil•ntly cro,Hicd7but tho conduct of' iNitot·s hns been decorous nnd ordt>rly.

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:l. B~· the ntldition of .CLOO pet· annum to the amount of tht> aupplemcnla\ry ondowmen~. Pnrli:nncnt hn~ cnl\blcd the 'l't·nsicr~ to open the Museum nt 10 o'clock n.m. inHicnd of noon, which i~ the usual hour o.F opening moteL i'llnNNLilll! of n similar chttrnclcr througl1011L I he worlcl. In ot·drt• In mnintuin the col Ire­lions inn gocHI hlnle of pr'Co'KNI'nlion, tho T1·ustees hnve hnd imposrd upon them the nt't'<'ij~ily of clol!ing the MuscuJu on ono daJ in t•nc·h wc>ck to pcnoiL of the syslemnl ic <·xnmination nnd rrnovnlion of t!tospeeimcns, nJHl l\fond:t y hmc h~cn gcJrctc<l ns the most comcnicnt. 'l'lw ' l'ntt;tcr;; h:l\'o likl'\1 i~c ltntl uuclrr c·on~idc t·n­!ion thr ]H'opricty ol' rxlonding the hours of' nclmissiou until ll) o't'locl< ut night. 'l'ht• Cumtor reported lhnL artificial light would be wry inju rious, if not desLntcti,·e, to tlw ~pN·imt·u~, :uul fot· t.hnl •·ca~on, as wclln.~ on tho gr·onml nf c\prn~<e, the propo~nl was hehl fo he inaclmi""il•lt•.

k Upon the• l'l'luru of lheit· collrctor from Xcw C:lninea, !hC' 'l'nt"kes obtained a ynluahle addition to lhrit· t~pcl! of Ne•\\ Ouinco. faunn . .<\ n opportunity offered at nn rarl) period of thr y<•nr to fil out nu expedition fc>r !he r\ploralion of lho Bnxter 1li,·er, ancl for tltc }H'Ohahlt• :1c·qni~<itiun uf clhnolo~ical nml othc1· kpcrimcns from thnL part of Xew Guiuen-a rountry to whit·h lhr nttcutiun nf \ uslrnlinn l'Olll­muuilir~. nml per>'ull!l who arc interested in nnturnll'cieucc in othet·]tnrl~ nf lhC' globe, ha~ been much tlireclccl. . The .\Ju"eum hacl profiled nothing by Signor D'_\ lhrt·t is' r\pPclit ion~. but \1 it h I hr co:ope~~tion of Captam Prnnc·fnther, mul the" illingness of the Go,·rrnnocnt to lt•n•l thr ~>lt>nm launch ·• )\evn. the Trustee:~ :mtil·ipatl•d that they would be able to arquire important l'ollcction~ for a l'Omparnti,·ely small outln,v, while at the ~;nmo time their operations would be conducted inn nmnll<o'J' l'nlculatccllo imprc~~ the nati,·es with feeling~ of fricnc!Khip, justice, and bcue,·olencc. " 'hc·n, howc1rr, they were on the pomt ~f e?mpleling tlcC'ir nrrant.tcmrnls, Captain Pcnnefather, who was lo h;He adctl ns the leader of lhc C\pedt­lton, had !he llliKfOrhme (O brinrr himself within the opcrntiOll Of lhO quarnnlinc (:\\\~,all(! to Suffer SO lon_g n dc•ten~ion that it wns ~ot pos~iblc to carry out the c~pcdition nt the 8<'11"~~~ of lh~ year within wlnl'h.n.lonc huropcamt can hope to enJOY lyealth on the low-lymg bl~orc>~ of ::'\e\\ (. mnen. r.he prol?o~cd C''l:jlethllon hnd thu~ to bo abancloned. , wee then, howevrr, the 'll·uslc<'!\ hn\e ><ut•cecdcd m obtnmmg eo lcctionl! of birch•, mammal», nml ethnological specimens from :\fr. Bt·ondbenl, :Hr: Golt!ie, and others who h(l\'e Hpcnt some time in S cw Guinea. The Trustee;;_ ha,·~ nbo bl'rn nb.l.~.l•? ncqt!tre hy pnrchase and exc.h~nge llltmcrous Rpccimcns of the nnlural history of )\rw 7;enlm~clnnd. t:•J•, m \\htc•h the )~useum wn.s dcfictenl. 'l'hey hn' <' nl. lhr ~ame 1 imc neglected no opporlumt y ut obtnmt.n~; ·~e" nn~l cl~tph~ate sperJ­mcns of Lhc fauna of Au11tmlin, these being always mluable for exchanl-(o \\llh kmdrcd mslltul.tous. qne of their collectors i11 now at wot·k iu North Ausi.J·nlin, nnd nnnngcmenls hare been made ior sendmg nuolhrr to 'l'nsmnnia.

5. l nreHpon~o to lhe in,·ilation of the "ew South \Vnles C'ommit~sionrrs for lhe Paria l!:x.hibition, the Tt·usteeH p1·epare<l a collection of Auslrnlinn birds, mammal!•, and miner·al~. ' l'he prese.nce of ProfeHsor tivcrsitlgo nt the Bxhibitiou will cnnble them to eschnngo the~e Npecimcns for others winch lho Museum does not posses", 110 llmt the Tt·ustees hope their co-operation will have t'<llllt·ibulctluol on!~ to the i_nterest of the Ne" South Wnle~ portion of the Exhibition, but. \vill nl~o hMo been lho means ot enhan?mg the

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nLLractin'ness and V"nlue of the l\fusenm itself'. They ~:n·e to r_ocord tl1eir obli~ntions to ProEessor_Liversidgo .for the time nud ~~uentiou he has ttiYcn to the lmsnu•ss of the 1\[ns<'um 111 the put·chase of mineral$ spccimt>Hs, and in other re~<p<'cls dm~ng- his ~;lay in t•:m:ope. . . . '

G. Tn ,J1tly the lfonon1.ble the .)lini~lcr c~f .l u~!Jce antl Public ll.'~~~·nrt1?n subm11te(l for the co11•

sidera.tion o£ the Trustees plnns fur 1\11 t>XlC'Illllllll ?[ the !llus~um bmldlllg_ fot· the pm·pose or an .\rt Onllcrr. The '1'1·u~tces cont·w·re•l with l\Ir. J.car) 111 the Pl'!lprlct: nf e1·rc·llng the proposed st r·urtur<.> nud hacl plcasut·c· iu apprc\'ing ot' the ph111:- :<Jlhmil!Nl. . . . '

7. lu this pt·ojectcd iucrense or space the Tt·u~teC.il I'C'('O.~lli!C'tl :Ill opportnu~t.v to gl\e effect to wi>•hes which they IHtrllong entcrlniued, n3mel,v, to lay I hC' g-roundw01·k I or the r:-~t:thht~hmt-nt of a 'l'eclmo. logical and 1 ndustriai1Huseum. An Jn;;tituliou.ol' lhnl ch:mtcl~t· is mu_ch ncNlocl iu I he Colony, nml the 'rt·ustecs believe l11at an lntl uslrinll\Iusoum, w1i h clas8t>S f01· tu.-lntellOn. would a ltonl muclt raluable practical infom1a! ion to a Large class of the communit.v. ' Vilh i hat object they ut·gccl the G Ol'crnmenl to request Professor Liversidge, in t-onjunctiou with Mt·. C'omb<'R and the Agc1~t Ocneml, to collec_l informa. tion respecting the organiz:tlion aml management of thf.l best 'f~chuolog1~al Schools antl 1\J '!lll'Ums in Europe, and asked that the sntn of £500 should be pln;ct! aL ll~c (hsp~sal of lhose gentlemen w1th which to obtain such dmwings and workin~ models n11 they mtghl con~ulcr det:!ll'ahle. 'l'he Government p1·orupllv acceded to the request, and 1he Trustees antictpatc !hnl the \ gent General, having the 11.S$isl.!tnce of thc~e gentlemen, will be in a position to supply !luch information as will ill!licato lo the (lovernmcnt the wi~e~t ccUI'se to pu t·sue in the adoption of' me:umrel:! intended to pt·oYide lh1· lcelmical aml nrt trainin~.

8. The mru·ino fauna of Port ,J:lcl<son compt·ises fo1·ms found cbewhcre only in a fossil state. Special eilbr!s luwe been m:tdo dtu·ing the ye:u· to ublniu as pei·fcrt ft collection of the fauna of Port J~tck;;on as possible, in which the :Museum has hitherto been cleficicnl.

9. Impressed with the ncl.'eRsity whit'l1 exiRts ror cnses in which to exhibit to Lhe public tbc collections whit-h are hciog increased yParly hy donation, ••ollcctiou, aml purchase, the Tmstces 1·equestcd the Colonial.~_\ t·chile<·l to p1·eparc _designs t'ot· sho~\'·I'Uses oJ Lhe most approved pattern, and plans showing the gcncr11l nl'l'nngrment on the diiTt-t•ent floors o1lhc 1\Iu"cum. 'J'he Trustees re"en•ed a large portion of the vote of £.)00 nppropl'i.att-rl by l'adiament for f he purchase of ~pccimcn:,; aml fittings, for the ronst l'llction of case~; but more urgent <luties haH~ delayed _the l?rop:u·_n.tion nf the p~ans until the cu~l of lhi_s yenl'. 1'he 1'rustee~, howewr. hope that by the hberaltty oi Parliament they will ;;oon l>o placed m n position to carry oul, with the assistance of the Colonial Architect, a wcU <·onsidercd and ayslemaLic plan for com­pleting the cnsc-ful'l1iture 1>1' the i\lusoum.

10. '!'here h:wc been two mcancies at the l3oanl d1u·iug the ye:u·. These have beetl c:~used bv the retirement of l\rr. 1:f. C. l{usseH, RA., :tnd Commander Rtnckhonse, ll.X., nnd they have lleon fille<l by the election of l\11-. Edwin Oh is holm, M.U., aud l\[1·. I L JJ. B. IJI'Itdlcy. · ·

11. 1'he contents of the .r\ ppendices nre,-1, the ba.lancc.,;heet for the yom· 1878; IJ, a. list of books_purcha,sed out of the E~dowmen~ l!'und for the l\Iuseum Librar.!; Il~ , a list of ~ooks acquired by dona.bon ; I\ , attendance of v1sttc1'S; \ , atlendnnce of ilte Tl'Ustres; \ I, a ltsi of donations; Yll a list of specimens Required by exchange; YIII, a list of specimens purchased; IX, specimens collected~particu­lars of work done by the taxidermists.

(L.s.)

APPENDIX No. I.

A. W. SOOTT, 1\I.A., Chairman.

13.o~.r.A.NcE SHEET of the Trustees o{ the Australian 1\fuseum for the year ending 31st December, lSiS.

1878. To bnlane~ forward ...... ........ ..... I £ s. a.

JanWlty 1 .. 518 '1 9 December 31.. To payments by Coloninl Treasurer,

as follows:-Sugptcmenllll'l' Endowmcnt,l877 200 0 0 Co eet ion of Specimens, 1877 .. 2S7 5 1 Endowment, 1878, uucler <~et o

lncorporntion oo .... OO OoOO .. 1,000 0 0 SubJllemcntnry Endowm~nl, 1878 300 0 0 Co lccliou o£ SpMimcn~, 1878 ... 300 0 0 Curator's Salary ....

00 oo. Oooooo ...... 600 0 0

Opening Museum on Sw1do.y~ oo• 200 0 0

Dnluncc forward .......... 00 ... 00 ....... £ 3,335 12 ~

'710 13 2

Deeemb<>r 31, 18'78,­.By ealnry to Cnrutor 0000 ..... oo .... oo .. 00 oooo" 00 '

., Secretary, tnxiclermists (2), nrticn· latot· (l}, uttcndnnts (·1) 00 .... oo ..... oooo•

, Cnrator nud tbrcc utlendnnts, Sun· clay~ (6 months, ending Dec. 28) OOOoOO

.B .Y collcclion of ~JlL'Cimcns 00 .. 00 00 .. oo. 00. 00 00.

., purcbnse of ~pecimcHsoo.oo .. 00 ....... oo .... ..

., compilation of cnt:llo~uc ........ .......... ..

., }lUrcbn•c of book; nnd pcriodicnls ...... 00

, chomicnb oo ................. oo .. ooooOoOOOO OOOO OO , timbor OOOOOooo .... oo ..... oo ................ oo .. . 11 winclaw blind• OOOoOO oo• .00 ...... 00. oooooo•Oo 00 '

., specimen bolt lcs und cork ......... ooooOo .. . 11 ironwork and i1uplcmen l~ .00 ......... 00 ... .

, btalioncry, cngr.wiug, aud bookbinding .. , <'llrtnge, !t·eigltt, unci Cuotoms charges ... 11 postngl), atl \'Crliecm~nls, uncl exchange .. , 1 la\v cost;:, ...............•.•..... ........•...... , lighting nucl clcnning ................ 00 ..... .

" rul'l OOoOoooO.ooooooo• oooooo ooooooooooooooooooooOOOO 11 t nxidet•mi,b' mnteriaiH, &c. 0000 ............. .

, bulnnc.• Clll'wllrrl ...... oo .... oo .............. ..

£ •. d. 500 0 0

905 10 2

112 3 4 :JG!l 17 5 28a 18 JO 81 18 0 83117 !lO 1 10 19 12 :.1 5 9 !l

23 16 0 31 0 11 2& 0 2 31 16 1 10 1 !I 5 5 0

11 IS 8 1-~ H 6 16 o! 0

710 13 , ___ _ 'I'·"' " "

APPENDIX

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XPPEXDlX Xo. I f.

l3ooli.s purchnsrd out uf the l~uuowmcut l'unu for the 1\Iuseum L ilmwJ, l\78. \una),. of Xtttnrnl Jla,tOr\'.

Atlll'nn·nm. • I ha-. '\ntnr.:-. l'hilo•ophirol iUal!nzin!'. Trnn<art iot" of the EntomoloJ:i,-al l:>oei<t,. " 'ork- of tlw Palll·ontol!J'llphirol :::odrtr.' Urtt t•h t "'1.•.-c'Ott- BrJChipocb, l'nrt 11: Tlw F, ·•il Rt·ptilia of tlac \T,.,Jthn l~orwntiou•, Part 11, lJinOI!ntn·i o. :\lolltt·n from tht• Ur.·nt Oolitl', Port Ill 131\aln•. Bnti•h J:o.-il Gornk t'or:>h ft'<>ln lltt• ~ilnrinn Formation, l'urt '. Fo •tl lhlanitl,,· nntl Tcrrnn•lre of Gn:at llritnan. Fo,•il ro·mnua- of :Uollu•ca found in tlw Cluolk of Enl(laaul, Port 11, Ct·pltulo)Mh.a. I 'm.il ,Ju·ll• of t loP Lonclou t·ln\, l':ort Ill, :\ u. 1. 1 <;J;j,

.,.\ ~n, ... i 1. Edlim.){l~rnw'. · llluclis•·- O•l•·ology. l~•pt·r-l'fltlltt.t•ttllaicr~. 5 ,·ob. Flnldt'1"~

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Ytl)H~r·. 2 vol:o.. Yn~ngt! or tli(.' ".btrolubc.'' 8 To),,, \\itlt ntln•t·•·

APPEXJJIX No. JJl .

BooKs actluircd by tlonatiou, 1"7b.

J>rc.rntt~l by .John llrnlit·t·, C.:\f.Z.S. :-Li•t of Land·,hdb collected on FilzrOJ I.luntl.

rr, ·•·tll C<l b\ the Linne;tn Sod,•tv :-l'roec,•<ling• of th~ Linnt'(ln.Socid,l of N.S. W., 1·ol. 11. .. I l l.

l'n·•NIIl'd b) th<' llmith•onian Tnstttutton, Wo•hin~:ton,D.C., l'nil<•l Stal<'! ·-:\!t'moir- of the :\ln"l'um or Comp:u·otne Zoolo;:.' at Jlarnord Culh·gt•. \'ol. Y, ~o. 1.

l'rt •Nth•l l n Die 'hai•erliche ..ikad~mi~ tl••r Wi--••nlchafl<'ll, 'it·nn•• :-\ O)n~ci ,.r the "Xo,·~tr:o."

Ant hrupolug~. Zoolog~. Alln•.

l'tt'•('JI\t>d hr .\.rthur Bi'rtrand, Pari.:-~lo!!i·e t·l l'~tl.lontoloa:ic ~ncralr,, J)&r I>uul Go·rvui•. L i\'rBi>Oll 11, 16, und !G. 0-tO:'<lgrnphie Jc. CJtac<· Yimnh et Foo~iJc,. \ uu Bcm-dt·n d l'nul Ot•r,·ai•.

l'n·•t•nh·rl br 1'rofc•-or Li•t>r-idg•' :-Bullet iit tlt•l:t Socirte Jmpt!riale dt"' Nnlurnlistt'l! de :\[o,..·ou, 10..,77, No•. a untl 1.

l'r!'llt'ltlo•cl b, the GOil'l'lllllClll or ::\ew South '\'ult•s :-01\CD..:Fo>'il :\lnnnuals of Auotmlin, t<'Xl 1877.

plnlc~ 1877.

\ PPENDrX No. LY .

.ATT};ND.I.~CE of Yisilot'!l dm·ing 1878. Jnmlt\ry ................................................................ .......... .. l~t•hrutu·y .............................................................. · ·.. .. ........ · ;\ltll'<'h ................................................................... . .......... .. April .................................................................................. .. ;\luy .................................................................................. .. .!uti•· .......................................... . ........ ~ .............................. . Jttl) ................................................................................... . Au~:u•l ....................... .... ..................................................... . 'cptcmb..•r .......................................................................... . Odobc,r ................................. .. ......................................... .. \ o>vt·ntbc>r ...................................................................... • .. · • Dt-c•·mbc,r ............................................................................. .

Sundny .ut~udant!r. From :\[u) 5 to December 28 inclU>i'c .................................... ..

APPE}."])L"'\: X o. Y ..iTTE~DUC.£S of the 'Tru~{C('"• l.,i'l,

Offit'iaf T 11 ''"·

7,681 3,368 1,~ 1 2 7,!)80 (;,003 l,!ll L

G,2U ir !J,b9:1 3,Gj0 4,039 3.!1!11 t.9al

G0,7:i9

3G,Oil

llt< llonor the Chief .Tu-ti•·•· .......................................................... .. 0 u 'Pin.' ll ouuru hlt., 1 hLl Culoniul ~Ct'r4•t.try .... .•.. .... o\ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

' l'lu llontonthlo tin• Culoniul TroH•ur,·t· ............................................. . 'J'Iu Jl uuuo•ault• lht· ,\lturnr\ 0<•n,rnl ............................................ · '1'1"' l't·•··ido·nt vf 11 ... l'oh>ttiul :U:Nii•·ul llonral ................................... . 'l'ht.• Surlt'Y'-'1' (l,•ne\t•nl . ...................... ··········· ············ ·····•··· ············ Tlat• \ tt Him· Oo•tt<·t·ul ................................... ..... ........................... .. '11lu' l to)uuiul .. \ l't•hitt•eL ........•............ ..... ··········· ..... . ...... ··•··· ········· 'J'ho• t:ulh•l'lot· o£ CatelOlll' .................................................... " ...... "

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2 0

CI'OICH

Crow11 7'ru•l«·.

The Ilouornble Sir Ed"ard D<·a,;.'fhom•·m, K.C.:\(.(l ., l\£.1'. .................. 0

Eltdtt·e 'l',·u•lu.•.

Bdk:trio, .fohu, E·•l-o D.D.S ....................................................... .. Brndlc), H. 11. B., E•q ................................................................. . (.'hi-holm, Edwin, E;;q., :\I. D. .. ..................................................... . <:o~, J:une, C., :\LP., G.)l Z.S ........................................................ . lJill, Edwanl S., E-t·• ,J.P., 0.:\LZ.:-< .................. ":""';"·" • .......... .. Lin·r-idge, .l .. E>q., Profl··•or uf Q,'<llo;,l, S,lclnl'J l mn·r••t.r ............. .. :\!1\l'kav, Pot rick. E•q ................................................................... .. :\£org11n, Co·by Willi<ttn, E ><t·• :\L D. .. ............................................ .. ;\orlon, Jnmr•, E,q. .. .................................................................. . OIL<low, Art bur, Captain, R.:1i'., :\1.1' ..................................... ........... . Uobo•rl~, Alfred, E•·t·• M.R.C.~. • ................................................... .. f.l,•ott, .llexnmlcr 'Wnlkl'r, }L \ ...................................................... .. St.lc.kh'l\1'1', Thomn$, Commander, R.S ............................................ ..

A l'PBXDI X No. \'f.

DONX1'10~::l.

8 1 a !l u 0

13 3

13 8

10 15

J\LUDL\ L'i. t•nr.sE:STt:o Dl'

i"lllil·~ Cnl CD•l'.lf"''"' riruiou«) .. .... ......................................... .... .. ...... M ... ,, •• H. x~\\C~IllOO. A tlr,•al K·1ngnrou (Jfar,.,pus lll"j.Jr) ............ .......... . . ....... ........................ ~lr. :\lnir. ('una nJWfot'tl ...... ........ .................... ....... ............ ............................. ~lr. E. ,J. \V. PnhnPr, Bur1100<l. •r110 )I 11 , 'I'· .. ........ ........ ............... ...... .......... ................................ ...... .. "r .• 1. H:~nt•n~-. l!ourkc. ,\. Fcrrt•l ( 1/tt<f~faJ•m>, Lim•) ..... ............................... ................. .. ............ )!r. D. l>al1•, Syduty. A .Jacl.lll (Crmi$ (~IIJWtt, LiiiR.) ......................................... ........................ ) Chn•. 1\[oorc, r'.L s. \. P~tr<>)t'llo pcnnr<••llnlll ........................ ...................................................... J

:\n El'l111ln• (7'ar•h!I!Jfouu., h.v•tri•·) ................................. ........... .................. :\fr. D. \Yith:nu. l'vrllon of S~dcton rutd :Sku11 uf nu Aboriginal of X"'' 'Y l•ltin 1·..... .................... l\11-. Summer~. (!m• ~;~,~,\1 of nu Abo~ig!nnl of ·:.)foo~' .......... ;; ............................................... } Cnptnul Pt•Jlllt'fcther, 'forr.-s Strnit •. ~··H·n "'"Uib vr .\~>rJgtut~ of l{obi~C I.J.mcl ........................................... .. 'J"o .. ., Lortl ilo11e'~ Group ........................................ } On<.' Skull of :m Aboriginnl of Rhotumnll..................... ........ ........................... C11ptnin Hn>ting-.

.. ,, lla\':lnllll llnrbour ........................................... .. On•' )hrul.'o' nur..·:t, \'or. ........................... ........... ... ........... ..................... lf r. Jt. \\'illiam•, Oxfonl·•lreef. 'J'"<> ~ oung fr.1111 pou~·h of Pt!tmri-ta tngunno•tl~> ............................................. } )fr. J. 1'. Jo•ephson, PrD!'pect. On~ I halnn.l(l•lt~ ,-ulpma, from pouch .......................................................... .. 'fhu Lower ,Juw offl llnr••' ..................................... ...... ............................... )[,· . • T. C. Ro~rt•, Doro.

,. ,. l\faori ........... ............ ........ ........................ ............... ... Jlf r. P~tcr Robcrt•, Boro. One J>hnlongi•b ,·ulpina ........... .. ......... ........................................... ~ .......... . } t'hn•.lfoor<', F.L.S., Botanic Garderu, Om• \'h-~ra "I'·.......................................... ................................................ S,nlnc\'. One Da•)Uru~ mnculaln• ............ ............................................................... llfr .• r. \\. Rothwell. One 1\lnt'ncn• 'P· ... .. . .. .... ....... .... ...... ...... .. .......... ... .. . ...... ....... ..... .... ... ...... .. llf r. Tho•. Fibber. Om• lll'longin Jlt'tlllicillnta .... ............... . .......... ... ............ ............ .................. 1\fr. Nuth, Glt'oo. Ono lla~yuruH l'il'crinus .............................................................................. l\l r. Kinghorn, Mn,I!Own. Om• 1\l nt·ncu~ sp. ....................................................................................... Chn~. llloort•, F.L.S. Onr• l'hru.colnrdos cincren ........................................................................... lll•·· Nuth, Glcbo Ono l>n~.l u•·u~ l·il·crinua .... ...... ..... . .. ..... . .. . .. .... .. . .... .. ... .. . .... .. .. . .... . .... ............ l\1 r. K ccn, J)urwood. Ono Phn«•ohll'cto~ cinerea ... ...................................................................... 1\lr. J. \V. ITcnd<•rson,RichmondRiror. Six J)n•.I'UI'Ui 'i,•,·rinus, from tho pouch ......................................................... l\11·. J. P. ,Toscphson. Acrobnt rs ~~~t;mM ............ .... ................................................................... l\11·. E. eh• 0. lrby, Glen Innes. A Culf wit t two hc:\11~ .......... .... .......... ........................ ...... ....... ..... ............ l\fr. J_,e,•, Goulbum. An Echitln11 ('J'a~ll!fglomt!! h,lftlri.r) .......... ..... ................................................ 1\rr. H. ,f. 'l'l'cce.

,. ,. .................................................................. lll1·. 'Vnl<on. !icolophiluR ~p. frtnn "Eromnngn ...................... ..... ... ............ ...... ............... ... Ut·,·. H. A. R obert>an. ~:l.m•culn_roto. cincrrtt ....... ....... .................. ...... .......................................... ) Chn•. Moor<>, F.L.S., Botanic Gnt-dc~,

'"''Nl.l'tWitl\ ........................................................... .......................... ) sl'dnc\. S~u\1 of 1111 .\!>original of Xorth·WC>t Quccnslancl ....................................... ..... llfr.' D. \\'ithnm. 'rwo Albin0l'3 (Jlus clrc111nanus) ..... ..... ............ .................. ....... ..... ............ Chns. 1\Ioot't', F.L.S.

r.:~~~·g n.-ii.tctb lltl'il'c~tcr from .... ~............................................................ 'fr.--,-' . . t

T , po eh............ ............................................. l\fr. J. I. Jo eph«>n, Pro:;pcc. lfO Fv.·tnl Pig3 conjuincd .... .................................................................. .... life ~r.!. \'lormul and Bln~·ney.

BIRDS. Om· .\1,·1·one n1.or.'fl ..................... ............ ............ ........................ ............ )[1•• C. Ihr-1·1··~· g~~ ~:;,i~~~u:~ ::·:;~~~~;j~ .. :.......................................................................... :\lr. \\'. Lt·eg•··

gm• llituu tub1·ro·a ...... ~ ... ::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. ::::::::::::::::::: ) lllr. lfynm.

o::~ Pt;~lt'it·nt'i,ro ;t~·~~f .......................................................... ................. ( Chn<. Moorc, F.L.S. Ono \.,·,t<>rh~ ;tc·lnh

1nn•trnli~·::: ::::::::::::::::::::::: ............. · · ...................... " ...... ( On" .\ nl<it~ lb1ic·olli~ ...... .. ........................................... ) ' · • 0 C Jr I r~ . ..................................................................... . 1\rr .. \. \\ . Wtll·lml'. one ,'\ •pep n t·n I Ol'llll'B ......... ......... .. ...................................................... llll-. Xt'lll'•'$. o'"' ,-,1• ,ur •·•n•·rc us ...... ...... .................. ................................... . ...... ............ ~I r. H. t'nrpt·ntcr.

lh' u ~ Ct J'('U~ Jll:r.;;onahn ....... •.... ....... .. ... .... l One \lc·lop<iUnc•u;, unclulnt us .................................................................... .. One \ clo r\' 1nn · ·11· ........................................... . Ono l'!rph~tns t:;:;.h~r~·i·~;~·~ .............................................. ........................ .

:f:~~ ~~~~~~-~~::~:~~~~:~aln ...... .'::::: :::::::::::::::::: .':::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ·:::: :: 'fwo Oynmorhinu libi,:;;;· .................................................. ......................... . Ono l't donorh) urns hotosc~i~~~~ ................................................................... r t'lans. Moo re, F.L.S. 0 1\J . . ....................... ...... ......• ............................. , o::~ l'~;:';::,~~:~~;;·;.j;i,; .. ;~: ........................................................................... . Uno Out•:at cm uphthutnftc~~ :~:::: ::: :~:~:~:::~::.::::: ::: :· ·· · ··· · ····· ····· · ·· · ··· ... · ··· · ······ · · · · Ono Tnh•gallt1 lnthnmi........ ............. .. .... .. ....................................... .. Ono Ais guloricula . .. ................................................. J ....................................................................................

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,l ( ~p.) .......................................................... .... ........ . On•· l•:uph••mn pulchdla ......................................................................... . On•• lnl<-o p.·rqJtlllliS ............................ ........... ..

o~·~~~ r ~~~~;1 r1~/:~k .. :~·~;;; ........................................... ............................... 1 'l'"o l'lnh n•n•u• >t•nnnn ii . .. ............... ... · ............... · . I . . I .. .................. ... ............ ...... ............ ............ ......... Cw. :\loon', }' L l" g~~ .. ··:~I~J~t~. ; .......................................................................... J . . . 0

ru·"·l J1f · _cq ..................................... ............................ .... .. Ill' U IJ~JlOC"IOtiiiCD. .......................... ..

~~~~:.r l~~~d1:~~ ~n..,~;r,~:~ :::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. ::::::::::::: , Om• \ yrtironn: <'llt•lonicui .................... ....... ........... ..................... ~· Rol~rt~. l .•q.' )~.R.C.S. Om• J)1•111tro.·~~;1.,, l'_lloui . ...................... :::::............................................... U. Dt• ( o<tn Dch,~r•o, D.D S.

g::~ ~;~:~;~~::;~~;1'~"n~~ii~~.~: .. '.'.' ....................... :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::} J~mc• _n ,un•ny, E:'l· One t'uliip<•pln t'.ihforniNI ... ::::::....................... .................. ............ ............ I · T.. ~lwphcrtl, l~>q. On,• ll imantopll• h•li<'O<I' lha1

11s .. ....... ..................... ........ ............. .. ....... ..... :\tr. :'l tnn·•.

0 :\I b I ......... ............... . ..................... ........... .... ...... .. W. C. llro"n~, E s11 MP

m· • <'nllnt ""l~'r " .. .. .. ... .. •r I J) I , . • 0

. li , 1 'I' .. · .... ......... ..... ... ......... .. ..... .... ... ...... .... .. ... ... " r . • n•. 1111 op. m 1 rO< tl\~ I'"" tea . .. ...... . .. .. . .. . C'ot•tn' () 1 ]' ' ' 'l' er · 1 ... ............. ........ ... .... .. ................. ....... , 111 n• ow, , .. , ,

'!'~:~ Tr~~~~~·Li;~;n~~~:l~:rn4n;;~·::·:·. · ············································· ·················· 1 011~ Chtho1f;,.olu "" ittatn ... :.:.:.: ................... .. ................ ........................... ! . 0 . 0 · 1 1 '\ ................................................................. Mt. Chondlrr. tr~~~ \':·~~!:~~:;-~.~~ r::~·~t~~~~t.t~:::· :::::::: ............................................. .................. .. . 0 N' ll I ...................................................... ........... .

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1t!tox ntHr·n1 nt•~ .......... ...... .............. ................................................... Mr. JriiUI<w.

Ill' l"ll'< f'l') I m>lliCt'll~ .......... 'f ]' 1J 0 • ')) 1•\J\11' 1,1nt \'t'C'I'l'U:\ ,.,ituiu~ ····· · ·· ......... ······· ··········· ............ .................. '' r. "· · lt'Vl c. Ono :, ><'1\1111111 ii .. ..................... · ..................................... ....... ...... }liLt·. H. A~klnml .

., . 1 ....... ............................................................ .. . (~ n,o : r•~t•ll<>gl~"'n' 11'""' hollnntlitV ............................................................ ... l\11'. Killigl'~w. bill' ~"tj~'" ~~;;n\[" '".'"""""'"" ............................................................... i\l r. Nllt h.

ll<' <t tJI"I' :~~a t or•m,·n ........... ...................... ...... .................................... 0. ~I. lloltlcn, E•q. On,• ,l:nt·,lnlotu> p11n•·l nl11.• ... .. ....................... ................... ..................... .. 1\fr. Slt'lll. Ont• i•urtm· surnlt•ll•'- ... .. .. .. .... ......... ...... ... ... ...... ........... .... ... ...... .. ......... 111 r. 1 r. A~klnntl. Out• hnlncrot•or:ll <':wboidc! ...... ........................... .............................. .. ~ l r. Xt•\\t'Ombc. One (.;_nll_l)ll'Jll" l'nh£onti~a ........... , ...................................... .... ............. ....... lllr. ]),·din. Ont l_uiH'.I nll•lr:th, .. . .... ... . ...... ........ .. ...... .................. ... ... ...... ............... .\1 r. (.'. ,\ , Ste\\ard. 8::~ Er~thuro• ~~ltlnl't:< .... .... ........ ... ...... ....... .. ......... . ............... ......... 1. Le Comic de Co•telnnu.

I· ... ........... ................... .......... ............... ................. ) g::~: R ,;;n, 1 'I'· "· .......................... ......................................... ........... ). Mr. J. \. Thor •

y 1 ....................................................................................... J re-One .\plt-r~'( mllnlt·lli ........... .. ................. ................ ............................... Mr. Kingdo11. tlnl•l'ulhlk'pla calirl>nlit::\ ... ,., .. " ....... ............ ~·······•·•"'''''''''''~······· .. ·•··· .... Dr Cox. Om• Elnnu' nxilloril • ................. .. ............ ....... ...... .......... ............ .. ... ...... 1\fr. ----On~ l'IHI~e~·nou• J>CIIOI\ntii .............. .. .............. ...... ........ . ..................... "l 0110 Climnd..ri~ er~ t.hrop' ..................................... ................. ..................... Mr. J. A. Tho~. ()nu SJno•cn ... t-lnru ... t~ ........... . ................................................................. . ..

1\•o Cin•u• "olf<i ................................... . ................................................ ")

On•· Onlll<'nlu< rnl<~luuicus . .... ........... .. ...... ... ......... ........... ..... .. . .... .. .. Ono Mt•ruln ollri<•t·ps ~1'· liO~ • • .................................................................... One ('nmJ>CilhRJ.'II •P· .. .. ........ .. ...... ..................... .............. ................... . Hcv. H. J. Robiruon, Eromanga.

One Trichoi(IO•-'" mn•<l'n•c ......... ... .. .... ......... .. ... ....... .. .. .. . .. ............. 'j Orll' Holt•you juliw .. .... . . .. ...... ... ............... ...... ... ...... ...... .... .. .... ... . .......... . Ono ~o~tcrop1 llovifrort- ................................ .... ........... ... ......... ......... .... ..

6~~c~~rjl0l".um r,::;::~~~~t~ .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::: :;::::::: ::::::::::::::: :::·:: :::: .. ::::.: ·::::: Ono Ch'rys•~rut victor ........ . ..... .... ...... ...... ....... ..... ......... ... ............ ............... Mu;! er 'l'ronton. Om• J'nt'):llomu• ptwilit·us ........................ ............. ......... .... ......................... l\11'. A. \Voollry. One Olrwcoln grolln.-ill . . .......................... ...... ...... ............ ........... ............ ... M1·. Clllli•, ])ubuo. Ono St•) lhrop• nO\IO hollnndiro .................................................................. . Jllr. J). Jl owsou. 'l 'wo Coro!Hn !(Bit'ritn ....................... ........................................... ......... ..... i\11' .• 1. A.'l'horpc. l'i1·o Nt•clris l'ltt•nip<·s .. .... ............ ..................... .................................... ..... . l\11·. ,J ,•nnhtg~. Ono F11lro md•mogcnys ...... .. .... ....... ..... ..... ....... ... ... ...... ...... ......... ...... .. .... ... M l'. \V. Brndlcy. One Enr,l>lomu• pacilirns .......................... .................. ............... ............... Mt•. 0. \\'nrd. One N.Hiicornx l'lolcdonicns .. ... .............................. .. ................................ ... 1\Jr. \V. Scott. One ll •II~IOil M net us ................................................................................ ) One :\ft•liihr~·plll< br .... iro•lri~ ..................................................................... (;\fr. J . \ . Thorpc. One \ rontluz11 llllllllu ........... ................................................ ....... .............. \ Ono l'nrcllllot m pnndat n• ...... ........... ... . ................ .... ............................. ..... ) One Jlromnin< llo,·•c·liOIIandin! ................................................. .................... \tr. 0. Hnnt. OtiC .\.crophill11 lcucop•i$ .............................. ............ .......................... ...... J:nm' Ram•sy, E>q.

BIRDS' EGO'. E11~ of n l'Ommon Fo11l, 'ho\\ ing pcculitlr deposition oF carbonate of lime .......... .. 1-:;;t: of ~ula nn•tmli3 (<), rrom tbu .\uckland lslanru ..................................... .. S1't ~:glf• or ~e<:tri• carncipc•, from the Solitary hlonds .. ....... .......... ...... ... ..... . .. l'onr ................. ....... ......... ·

REPTILES.

;\fr. H .. \. Orc•ill<•. :\I r. t 'nterlur t. \[ r. W l.cl>ll. ~lr. )fnrrll) .

'fwo Ommmt~topbom barbntn ................................................................. ... I ~fr. \lfrt~l Par•on~ .• Wollongong.

g::~ C'1·clotl~;. 11i~:~ ... ~:~~~~~ ... ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: j ~rr. R·l E•l11ol\l~. One a·, .• ~ ... 1'1" llurus pint uruo.... .. ...... ...... ... ......... ......... ... ....... .. ... ... ............ )I r • • T. ,Jolmit•·lln. (hll• !1t•mlropltis )lllltl'lntnlll ...... ........ .......................................................... :\lr. l'l111• \\·,, t•on. One H<•plo<"< phalu' <'Urtus ......... ............ ............ ............ ..... .... ......... ......... ... "r. ,T ~lwr.·rvft. Ont• , . ., ............................................................. ........... ... } )lr. Fran~i> l':~rkt•r, 1fnuly. Om• ~l or.·lm •p1lot• ............................ ............... ................................. · Ou .. J>il·ln(•llln SIIJ>t'T(•iho ·~ ...... ......... ............. ... ... ........... ................. .......... ... ?.l r. n . .A rm;l rong. One lhoplor<'Jllrnln• ctu·tu• .......................................................... .... ............. :-iir ,John IIny. ,On!• C,l'l'lodus gign~ ....... ........ ............ .. . ...... ............ ............ ........................ '£. K l'~dlt•y, Esq. l'hrc<• l'h.1 llttru• pl11lnrt.ls ....... ..... ....... .......................... ...... .............. .......... } ~I r . 1.'. Ooddnrd. 011e (l rammatophon< rt·1atnln ................ ........... ........ ............ ....................... .. One CJrlodu~ giJ.,'ll•, from DtliiSOU Ri1•cr ......... .... ........ ............ ............ ........ .... J). " 'ithnm, l~sq . One l'ecmlccltis porphvincus ........ .............................. ..... ........ ............ ......... Mr .• \ . l>umbrl'll. 011c Y Qrmicl•lln mmuhi>~l .... ..... ... ..... .... .. ... .... ...... .... .. .................. ............ ... C. D. Smith, .E•q. Ono lluploccplmlus cur~us .... .. .... .............. ...... .... .. .. .... ... ..... .... ............ ......... £. S. liill, Etq.

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. . ..................... ......... Mr. A .. Tones, l':orc&l Lodge. One Pluln• john•tonci ··························· ··········:::::::::: ....•. .. .......••......... .. ..•. 1 Ono Dt•mlropht~ ,p ....... ·· · ······ · ·· ··· · ·•··· · ····· ··· ···· · · .. Om• , .................................................................................. J;\ft• Juhn-tonc,q.,," Jam~Palcr.on"

8::~ ~~~~:::~:illt~~~·, •P: .. ::::::·.::::: ::·::.:·.:::::::: ·.::::: ·.:::·.: ·:.:·:.:::: ·.::::: :::·.:: :::::::::::: :·.::.: . On<' ;rropi<~ono~u' picturola ············· ···•··· · ···· ···:::::::::::::::::::::::::·::·.:::::::::::: \lr. th•or~:o Barker. One \lord1n. •J>tlole•. ·:······· ......... ··············•····· ·· ...... .... ......... .............. . "r ,J H. Rubanson. Ont> DiNnenut •tt(l<'l'l'lho·" ·· ····· ····· ··· · ·····•· ·· ···· ·· · ·· · . .. ... ..... •.. •. ..... .. . .. . t'llpl. E. l'ott•. 'l'wo Dt•kil'l <lolul" ........•............... ·· .................. ····· ....................... . H. C. \\'ant, Eeq. Om• 8trophium >JHilij:t•rB ......................... ·························· 'lr ,) .\. 'fhOrJX'. Ono :Egcrni:t ~~~n~nnghnnu _(hcnd of) ···•····· ···•····· ·················· ········· ····· ·•·· ...... - \\'nlh•r, E"t·• llt•rberl Rh·er. One Croccxl1lu~ biJlOrrntn"l"'· ············· .......... ····-··•··:::·::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::: :\1r U. Spnltliu~, Sydne~. Ono , " .:::::::::::::::::::::: ................................. \lr Skinner, ;\[auly. Ono llttplnt'I'Jlllllh" l·ul·tu> ·············:··· ........ .............................. 1>. \\ ithntu, Esq. Om• Jltnl'lt}•OtnR tlindt•mn, Dn\\•Oll RI\ er ······•····· ···· P. ;\lacka~, Esq. One ~~opl~·,•ph~ln• ~~~- ·····•········· ··········· · ···· ······· ··::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: )I r. ,J. \. ll~nd<•r•on. 'f"o I roptdol<·pn•mtttiJ). ...... ...... .. . ... ... ......... · ··· ··· ·· · ~ 'l'wo Po~cutl,•chl~ porphyrincuo ............................ •· ··· · ·· · ····· ····· · •·• ··· ·· · •· · ··•·· ·•·· , . One l\tort•liii•J>iloll·~ ............. ............ _... . ............................... ........ ... ...... . \ kt .• \ ndcr..on, Esq., kttri"&JOng On~ C.wloclue ~iW''· .. . .. . ............ . ···· ·· · · ···· ······ · ·· · ·· •···· ·· ·· •·· · ·· ·· ··· • ·· ··· ····· · · · · 01w UrnmmnloP.honl bnrbahL............... ........................... ........................... ~1 1•• Tho>. StciWIIrl. One :Mort•lin "\'1lulr• .............................. ··· ······ •·· ·· · ···· ····· ········· ·· · ········· ······} ' On~ Jloploct•p 1nlu~ roront<l118 ................. ...... .... ................•......................... 1!~. J. J oKcphson, Esq. Om• ] ,inlis punrtnl uln ..... ..... .. ............ .......................... · · · · ··· ••· ·· ··· ···· · · · · · · ... · · .

1 'J'wo a rammntophorn bttt•bnla ...... .. .......... ........ .... ...... .... ····· .. ... ..... .. ....... . ... . 'rh reo Dip•u~ ~P- ....•........ .. ····· ········ ···· · · ....... ·····•··· ·· · ... · ····· .... ···· ···· · · ····· ··· One Dicm<•nin sp .. ...... ...... ... . ..........•........... ·· ·· · · · · · ··· · ·· · · ·· · · ·· ··· ··· ··· ·· •· · · · ·· · ·· i\fr. ,J ohnstonu, $.s. " -Tames Pnlel'!lou." Om• 11oplocephulu~ sp. . ....•........ .................. · ....... ·. · .... · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · One 'l'ropitlonoh1s pictm•1111 .... . .. .. ...... ... ............ .... ...... ....•.•...... . .............•..•. Ono JlopiO<•tlphnlu' ••urlud (?) ...........•.. ................ ,..... . ... .. ····· ····· · .... .... . On~ 'l'yphlop• nlppvlli . . .. . . .......... ....... .. . •· ·· ... .. ·· ·· · · ·· · · ··· ·· · ··· •· · ·· · ··· Ont• 'J'n1chydo~nurus rugo•sus ......... ... ... ·· ... · · · · ··· ··· · .. ... ··· · · · · · · · · ··· · ·· · · ·•· · · ··· · ... 1 'fwo Ilinulin whitci ....................... ...•..• •...... ...... . ······························ ·······•· 'J'wo Strophinn1 spi .. nij'(Cnt ••••••• .••. ••• •••• •• •• ••••• .. ... ••••••• ·• · •·••••••· ··• ·•• ••••• •••· • ..... \V all et• Bln.xlnnd, E8q., l\Icrri\\8.

6~~~ ei:~l~~~c~~~~~ui;:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ... ::::::::::::·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::·:.:::::::::: '1\fo Hoploccpbalu• nigricep3 ...................................... · ·· •...... · ·· · ••·· ··•··· ·· Ont' llinuli•t •l'· .................... ··· ··· ·· · ·· · ··· · ·· ······ ·· · ··· ··· ···· ·· · ·· ··· · ·······• ··· ·· · ··· . r I 1 Ont• Horned Li1.nnl, from California .... .. . .. . ..... ...... ..... .... ...... .. . ... .... . ... . .. ~ r. I orwOO< · Ono I loploceplll\ht- 'Jl· .......•.............. ................•............ ·•· ··· · ·· ····· ·· · · ····· ·•·• ~

g~~ \' rmlic~lla nnnnlntl;;;;··::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ··: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::.... .Robl. St•ot t, E·q. Ono T' phloJ>• rupt>(•lli ................................... -· · ···· ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· ··· ··· · ·· ··· ·· · ··· ··· · ·• 'f"o Jiunilin tu-ni!lln .... .. ........ .............. . ......... ... .. . ....... ... ..... ... ...•.•..... ..•. P. E. 1'~-dlcy, E;oq. One 'l'ra.-Jndo<nuru• rugo,us •........ ···································. ·····•··· · .... •..•.... )Jr. ,John <.'ollt>r. Two Q,-cko sp., from Eromnngn ................ .. ................................................ l . Fne Jlmulia , ...•.. ............ ...... ................................. ......... Re,._ li. Robcrteon, Eromanga. One l\Ioco~ ~P- , ......... ........................... ······· ····· ·· ·· ·· · ··· .. · · · · ·· Ono Ri~mt'nill supt•reilio•n Uut•.) .................................... ..................... ......... } J . P. ,JoN.•pheo11, Esq. One 1 yphlops rtiJll)('lh ....... .. .......... ............ .. ..........•.•..............•................. Otw A<'llttlhophis unlnrctica .......... .•...•........... ......... .. .. ....•........................... Mr. If aye<. Threo Ommmntphorn 6p. .... . .••.. ....• .•.. .. ..... ..... .... .. . ..... ..•. .. .. . ... ... ... . . ... . ......... l\1 r. \\' . Lucos. Ont• L'hyllnru• pint urus ... ......... ... ....... ...•. .. ....... ......... ... ..... . ... ......••..•. .....•..• ~I r. Jnmes Riskin. OhiAmltlo•nurus kingii ... .. ... .... ............ ........ •.... .... •........•. ....... ............ . ... .. Jilt-. .lohuHtonc, •. s. ".Jnmcs Pnter&On." Ono a'mmmnwphom burbntu. .•.•.• ............ .... ...•. .. . ...... .......... .. ... ..... ... . ..... ... . Mr. J. J\ '.[horpc. Ono P.vgopu~ l~pidopotlus .. ..•........ . .. .......... . -······· ...... ........... ... ............. ..... }Mr. Fnr;.initlgc. Ono Dtomcmn sp. . ....•. ......... ....................... .. .................................. ... ...... Ono l:'ygopn• lopidopo<lu• •....•...... ... ... . ..... .... ...........•.. ... ...... .. ..... . ...... ... ... ... l\f1·. G. Oorbill. One llraohy110mn tlindcmo .....•.. .... .•• ..•.... ... .....•..... ... ..... .•........ ............ . ..... ..• M1·. Srotl, North Shoru. Ono S<•n Snnko ( Pelamit bicolor) .. . . .. ...•• .••.. .. ... ... ... . . . ... . .. ....•. .. . ... •.. . .. . ..• .. . . . . . . llou. J. Mavinl.osh. l'ix Linlis pnnctalult1 . ..... .................................................................. ......... ,Jnlll<'< .Boruct, Esq. 01w " ............... ...... .... ....... .... ..... ... . ..... .... ...... ..•. .... . ... ..... .... l\fn,lt•r ]). Simmonds. Four ,. , ........•............ ... ............................................. .....•..•.• i\11·. --, Ligbt·house,Solitary Islnnd3. 01w Ocndrophi• pum·tulut11. ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... ... . ........... ........ .... .... ..... ......•.• F.. S. lliU, E-q. One I,iah• puucl•lluln....... ..... .................... . ... ..... ......... ........•.. .............. :.\[r. --One HJdrt>•nuru• nriu~......... ... . .... .... ......... ..•.. •. .... ...........................•. . ... i\lr. " '· Doolnn. Out• Chlttmydo~nuru• kin~ii .......... ...... ........ .. ..... .... ...•.. ...... ... . .............. .. .. Mr. J. John~tone. 'rwo Li~li> lt111("'th)·linu' ...........•..... ........ .... ....................................... ...... Mr. \\' . .Po""U, Torres St:rsits. On~ Cl rommalophorn bnrbatn ........•... ............ ......... ..................... ............ ... .r. P. ,Jo~ephson, E.q. One Py~:opus lt•pidO(lOtlu• .... •..••.. ....... ..... ...... .•.... ..•.... .. ... .•..•.•..... ......... ...... Mn•lcr A>her. One C)dodu• g1gu• ................ ...........•. .........•.• ..................... ............ •........ )[r. :F. C. John,tone. On<· Cro.-odilns biport'alu•.... ................. ... .........••....... ......... ..... .... ............ \\'. Fclmin~ham, E.q. Om• H.Hiro--.~uru• l'nriu• ............................................................................ ~ g~~ ~~c~:ia.j~~iliooa ·········•·· ··· ··· ······•····· ............ ···················· ······••···· Captain Arnoltl, A.S.~. Co. 0 0 !:1 ......... ...................................................... ................. .

ne ramm11lophorn borbata •.....••.•....... .•..••....... ...••....•..•.•..................•....•

SID.ELD REPTILES. Ono Chdonil\ oblongu.................. .........•.. ....... .. .................. ... .•............ • ... ... Mr. }f. ])rakt'.

BATRACIDAXS.

~inc Pl'('udophr.l ne au~trali• ......................................................... ... ........... ,

FISIIES.

~ll~r~tl'lat~·;i P~rc_ld (.Lates ~-) ...................... ............................. ............ } 1\l r . .Alfred Pnr80ns. Q O ~ NI Jll 11111 ..... ....................................................... . ................ .

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1<· 1,,1, _rnobn•• >p., orl Jncbon ...... ... ...... ... ..... ....... ...................... .............. Mr. ~'•'\ nHm~.

ltc ' uno lllUb l (>. J f 1 • I E One 'J'rr •l11 s . " ········· ........... . ············ ....... ····· ............ ····· · ··· · · · '. ""''I' '"""• "IJ· Onu C11r!fnx !.linri~, from Nowcusti~-- ··· · ............ ··· ·· · ...... ··· ·· ····•···· ··· · ·· ··· .. ····· )lt·. ~'•') 11101~r-One Murameeox cinerea.... ..... .. . ...... ·· ··· ······· ····· ········· ......... ···· ···· · · · ·· · ····· ~.1 r. ·'-· 11. ~ ortu~ .

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FTilll'"ES-conlit~lltd. I'll r.~P.N'IT.D DV Fomr O·lt•••~:l•>·•lllll h•io·hhar lti, from th•• Dnw~on R1r<'r ) Ont• fl'(··h·\\tllt•r l't•n·h • . .. ..... ......... .............. ... .. ...................... ....... I) \\ ith tn, l':<q Ono• )() h<>b•tn• •!', l'urt .J.,~k-on ........................ :: ..................................... 1

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1 on: • Y' ncy.

CRUS'l'A.CEA. A htr~!' Cmb ('1'/wltntJita rrttriffl'a) (Tom Port Jnckson .. .... .............................. . A Cr11b {PtUtlttlil/mtr p•·rtmil) .... . ................................... ........ .... ...... ....... .. A Cr!lb COH'r•·cl "ith •pong<'S (If..qa.tfnrtt.t tliacanlhtts) ..................................... . A lon~·nrmt•cl l'n"' n ( l 1ut.rmo11 ornttlus) from the "Manning ]{i,t•r .............. . ....... .. A C'rab ( /l,qu'lil llU,t ,/iat'tllllhu .... ·).. . ..• ......... ... ... . .. . ... .. .. ............ .... o. o••

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GEOLOOICAL SPECUIE~S A~D FOSSIL RE~£AINS.

Fc>--•il Wood impn•gnntccl with Tron P)rile~, from Ornngc Ooltl·fidtl~ ... .. ........... } Jn,p<'<'tor Turton, Dlllhur:ot. 'l'hr<·() l'rntunc •I>· ·•·· · ............ " ........... ···:·······: :· ··· · •··•· ··••· ., · ·•·· i\f 0 A Loxton j{,.._.,•nt Linw·tont', "ith imprcs•iOth of Fcnh ( N •ru oq~t~luw) ············ ··············: '11~,: C~un.nts•tont•;• of Pari• Exhibiti

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F.' rTJXOLOGIGAI, Sl'ECIMENS.

Ono Skdt•lon nnd Skull, from Nowny .... ...... ................................................. . One Skull, from Moon ....................................... .... ................................. .. 'l'wo Skull., from Lord lTowl''s blnnd ........................................................... . Onr Skull, from Hot umnh ......................................................................... .

lift·. SumnH•r;. C'npL P~nnofothrt·. C:npt. Hn•ting•.

One• , Hn"nna lfarbour ......................... ...................................... ., Hrn•n Skulls, from Mobin<- J,;lnnd .................. ........... .................................... ('opt. l>t•nnef,•thrr. J.owor Jnn of 'fnori ..................................................................... ............ )fr. P. Robt•rt•. ('oll!'<'tion of ~:thuolol!ic'fil Sped men~. from Murroy River ......... ................. ...... 1! .r. ('nmpbt•ll, E~q. T"o S~ull• of Qu•·••n•lnml .\ boril(ine;; .............................. ................. ........... ~lr. \\'ithnn. Ono !"lmll of :\{nnnknilnpo, l'dt', :>,.w Hebrides ............................. .................. "\, Ont• SnfTL"<l Stone Rin::, Eromanga ........... . ............................................... .. Ont."' " ., Jorgf', }:rotu.nngn. .............................. ....................... . 'J'" o S1>C'flr<, Solomon J "· ......................................................................... . T•"O f'tnr SHone Club•, l'romangn ...... .. ...... ... ... .... .. . .. .......... .. . . ............... .. Onr Tomnhn .. k, nith ornamout.•l handle, ~e"' IIebrides .................................. ~Re~. Pt•tcr ~f'Ph~r,oon , One t'llnrd l'igcon, cut on head of wooden monuruc11t used iu religious rcrt>monits .. 1 nty from J•:romnngn. Ono l~nrthrtt<•nrc P ot ... _. ................ ~ ..... .. .... ............................................ ,. One Conch Shell, n•P<I as Trumpet ...... ........................................................ . One• " ' nter· worn I>cbblo " God of the Pig~" ................................................. . Om• Drinking Cup of li umnn Skull ............................................................ . Ono Native Drum, hollowed ~tom of tree, carved ................................... ........ . )

)J.,L, :\I is,ion·

ED. P. RA:MSAY, Curator.

APPEXDIX No. YIT.

EXCIIAXGES. LrsT of Specimens forwnrdecl to the Trustees of !he .Ausll'lllinn 1\fuaenm for the put·poRc of exchange by

the sereral persons and Inshtut10us whose name~ nt·c nppemlcd.

lipCK·tn.en. To whulll tt('nt.

1878. Jnu.

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~tSnc Adzd (3) ................. . S~~oa ....................................... Bnron V on 1Iu~cl. 1

pto;•e A zes .... J................ Ftjt Islnn<b ................................ , .. .,

2 c: 1 opu• ma.nre ··· ...... ..... ., " ............ ..... ....... ......... Mr. Chl\mbrrluin.

1 U:'J~n111 n~tor ..............

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1 1,.wca oporn cy ou:n ......... ~nci6c Oeenn ......... .................. .. ~fr. ''OOtk

., ;0~ 'P· ·· · ...... : ................ , l'iorlh·we>l Coo•t of Ne" Ouincn..... ~lu'l'O Cili('O di f'toa·i:\ Xnlnrnlc di Genoa. -1 I,~roton ~e~pcnnas............. Mt. Arfnrck, ~ew Gnint·n ............ 1

I 1lt4 tnR'tmtn ••......•..... h. Unlmnbcra '' 1 , mncklollii ...... ........ ' " ......... .. 1 Tnny~iptcu~ gnla~n ...... ... .. Wsrbu!i, " ··········· 1 , mnrgnritlire...... llnlmnhern, , 1 , cnrolinrc ... .. .. . ~fllfor, 1 1Inlcyon diop• ................. . Halmabern, l l.orius ftt•cntn ..... .... ........ Abansinnm 1 Astur sp ................... ... . . 1 Accipiter nisuA ............... .. 1 ,. , pcnsyh•nnicus ..... . 1 ltnnunculuR nloudnrius .... .. 1 Dulco vulgnris ................. . l , fuliginoaus .............. .

. l Circus mucrurus

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Captail1 Hutlon, Otago Museum, New Zealand. 1 Slrix prnlincoln. 1 Sun1ium nrobulo~a 1 Olus brochyolius. 1 llolryon 60\)'1'1\Cnsis. 1 , pilcntn. 1 , pulchclla. 1 Pcln1·gop~is jrwnnicus . 1 l\f ,•rops birolor. 1 lii rgnL1imu chr) sopogon. l ,. Ter~icolor. 2 Clyp1oooc111\ , -irilli•. 1 Podic~ps philippcnsis. 1 , clomi mrus. 1 JTnrclda glncinlis. 1 Morccn pcnelopc. 1 Guorqm·duln crOlCo. 1 Ucndrocygnn ,·idnnla. 1 Spnlnln clypeatn. 1 Folictl ntm. 1 Phent.on rubricaucla . 1 lJ:udypll'~ IIOLlJ>OUC~. 1 Grnculus bt·nr.ilinnus. 2 , cmrbo. 1 ,. mclnnognnt ltus. 1 Plotu• mclnnognslcr. 1 A rdCI\ vircsct>ns. 1 ~yet icornx g11rd~ni. 1 Horodiss cgrctlo. 1 Bubulcus ibiA. 1 Ardc·u lrucoptcro. 1 Ucrodins gn1·zclta. 1 Znncloniu• din rdi. 1 Rhinort Ion cbloroph~a. 1 P iayn mexiconn. 1 Pboonicophnes erythr ogttnthue. 1 Comcins indico. 1 Pica cnnclnlo. 1 , nnttnlli. 1 lJicrurns microccrcus. 1 Hnrpnclcs hnsumbn. 1 Ccntropus pLilippemis. 1 ,. medius. 1 Ohamdri us pilori•. 1 OIJcU 11sin bribboni. 1 Lobi~nncllus indico. 1 HoplopLcrus \'euLrnlis. 1 Strepsilas inlcrpree. 1 Trinlln mnrilimn. 1 Gollinngo frcnntn. 1 Ortygomelrn nffink 1 PnlOlOrnis scbisticcpso. 1 lnthami. 1 ,. cnuiceps. 1 PlntyceJ·cus nlpinus. 1 Coryllis gnlgalus. 2 Mriglyples brunneus. 1 Colnptes mcsicnnoidcs. 1 Picus himnlnynnus. 1 Drnchypcrnu6 nurnut ius. 1 Drochylophus mentalis. 1 ., (Picu~) , 1 Or~c~tes crrtllrognslcr. 1 Tt·icholnptcmus sqmmtahtm. 2 Ircno puelln. 1 Icterus ball ionorus. 1 Cimbirhynchus mncrorhynchus. 1 Eurylnimus ochromc!as.

1 Culorhomphue fuliginosua. 1 Phyllornis nurifrone. 1 ,. jnvnnicus. 1 ,. mnlnbnricn. 1 Turdus lorquntut. 1 ,. mentln. 1 , viscivoro. 2 pilnris. 2 , tnusicuB. 1 ,. iliacus. 1 Gcocicbln unicolor. 1 Chnloorrhren cnudutn. 1 Microscelis ochroccphnlus. 1 'l'chitrwn pnrndiscn. 1 P)•cnonolus mclonocephnlus. 1 ~\cr:dothcrcs lristis. 1 Eu In bcs jn mnicus. 1 Cinny ris asinlicn. 1 l\[uuin atricnpillo. 1 TltyoLhoru~ mnculipecl us. 1 Plect.ropbnnes ni,•iolis. 2 Fringilln tnonti(t'ingilln. 1 Anthus nhborcus. 1 Loxitl currirostris. 1 l\font if ringilla ni vinlis. 1 Chlorospizn cltloris. 1 Aegiopbus linarie. 2 Alnudn oncnsis. 1 Emborizn milinris. 2 ., citriuello. 1 Syh>in curricn. 3 , cinerea. 1 ,. f,rlvicoln. l , hortensis. 1 Suicola rubcl.rn. 1 l'rntiocola rubetro. 2 ,. r ubicoln. 1 ,. coprnt<L 1 :Ruticilln litbys. 1 ~iu~cicapa nt riroplllo, 2 , grisolo. 1 Pm·us cincreus. 1 , cristotus. 1 T roglodytes pnrvulus. 1 Ccr lhin (omiliaris. 1 llfotncilln fhm1. 1 Sciuru~ novro boroceuai~. 1 Orites caudatue. 1 Cnlidris areunrin. 1 Unllus philippcnsi~. 1 Scriorois ~ntyru~. 1 Apteryx nustrn.lis. 1 Doccnnstus cnsifcrua. 1 Rbnmphomicron hctcropogon. 1 Choolocercu5lllllescontii. 3 lleli!ll>gclus cluris~ro . 2 Hdinnthw1 trpicn . 1 Pnnoplilcs fln,·cscens. 1 Ucmilhylllca iO<lura. 1 Obryroroni!\ nnone. 1 Oxypogou gucrins.

10 l~riocnemis cnprciventris. 2 Rhnmphomicron microrhyncbus. 2 1:'rolompra tyrinnthinus. 2 Eriocncm is \'cstita. 4 Chlorostilbon poortmnni. A Collection of lJcvoninn Fossils.

1 Sterna cnspio. 1 , fronlnli~.

Cheesemao, Esq., Curntor, Auckland Museum. a ~cstor mcritlionalis. 2 Aptcryx mnnlclli. 2 Cnrpophngn Novro Zenlnndill' 1 Anas eupcrciliosus.

2 LimoEn banncri. 1 Lnru" seopulinus. 1 ,. dominicnnus. 2 AnnrhynchuF frontnlis. 1 Chorodrius bicinctus. 2 " obscnrus. 2 JTnlcyoo mgnns. 2 Pro.thrmndcrn N'oYto Zenlnmlire. 1 G lnucopsi8 "iltonii. 1 Circus gouldli. 2 l'crphytio mclnnotn~. 2 Ninox None Zcalund ire. 1 J3otnmus poociloplcrus.

10 DoncJ of Cncmiorni~ cnlcilrnus. 2 Sl.elutons or A pl~ryx owcni. 2 0 Jnucopis eincr~>n. 2 NrPior rneridionulis. 3 SI ringops hnbroptilns. Z Kcropia crru!iroslris.

1 "Elmlrunmys lnholcnsis. 2 Anlhus Novro Zrnlnndiw· 1 Platyccrcus uuricep~. 2 Ger.' gone fin viTenlri .. 2 7.ostorops lntcn•li•. 2 Rhipitlurn flnbdlif~r&.

15 :\[oari nns (ctlmologicnl srccimcns.) 5 Cnonitt of Mnorice. 1 Cn't. or fool print of moo, and por tion of bone, sand·

~lnb "ith dt>. 1 E gg or Aplcr) x mnntclli.

l'upt. Jlutlon, Otngo ~Iuseum. 1 ,\Ill en x owrni. 1 0 nucopis ··incrin. 1 N e.tor notabilis. 2 Proijlhcmndcrn, N.Z. 1 Cncdion cnruncnlntuP. 1 Stenorbynchus lepton~ x. 1 Zoslorops lolerol is. 1 Endyptes minor.

1 , , pachyTbyncbl.a. 568- B

1 Ocydromus fuso1

2 Halt•von sauctn. 3 Aplo'nis ~aledonicn. 2 Glicipltilln chloropha.'a. 2 l\lvzomcln snnguioolcnta. 2 Compephago. monLronziori. 3 l'ncbycepbnla nssimilis. 1 ., mom rieneis. l Zoslcrops lntentlis. 1 , grisconota (?) .

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La Comto do Castelnau, Sydney.

1 Zost.erops (?) 1 ,. :<nntln·ooht'OU. 2 Gc,•ygonc tl...-ohtlcrnlis. 2 Eopsnltl'itl Oa \' ignslr~. 1 l\fyingt-n c1ucdonic;m. 1 Rltipidura bulgert .. 1 ., vcrrenuXJ. 1 EryLhlll'l\ psittaceo.

Dr. :Mackiulay, JI.l\'I.S. " Nymph."

1 Strix dcli~>tl ulus. 2 Xemn. l Pctroicn sp. N.Z. 3 1'1 ilotis (nnthoi'Hi~) mdnnurn. 2 :Rbipidurn. l Prostbcmadm·n, novro Z<'lllnndiro. 3 Stcrnoidcs. 2 'Fish with panu;itc~. 2 Butoroidcs javnnicu. 3 Ptilolis cnrunculaLus. 1 l!erulo. 1 Oholcopbaps.

1 llnlcyou t•ccurvirostt•is. 2 Pctroico pueilln. 1 Pachyccphnlll. l Cnmpcphugo. 2 Cnlornis bl•cvit'Ostris. 1 Myzotnoh•. 2 'l'richoglossu•. 2 .A.storins. 2 Lurus. 1 r.nrus dominicanus. 1 Procellaria gignnlcn.

M1·. Dall, Nelso11. 3 l'rosthemndet'll, NoTro Zoolantl.iro.

Collection of Birds fa·om M. Alphonse 1\filne-Edwards, J :ta·diu des .PianLcs, .Paris.

t \"ultur calvus. I Corythornis \-intsioiues. 1 (l yps imlicus. ! lthn~>inis geotfroyi. 1 Afluiln rapax. l Phn.smmts torquntus. 1 RostrbnUtus sociabilis. I ~ l inndl\ mele<Lgt·is. 1 i\fict-onistts bntl.ius. I t'iconill leucoccphnla. 1 !'erois ptilorbynchus. I ~ l.onass.1. nigt·ift·ons. I Polylx>r·oides tipictls. I <:ouo pyrrhOJlygia. I Polyborns chet;wny. I l't·ionops pohocephnlul!. I lctinen plumbe:t. I Ruchnngn. asdimilis. I Hnli:ctus ' 'oCirer. I Onlioscojltes c.1rolinensis. I Hypohiemx nugolen~is. I Pollllltorltiuus stridulus 1 Hclotat1!is ec:llldatus. 1 Mnna<ms cantlei. I Umbitinga ~.tmum. 1 Icteria ' 'iritl.is. I , nnLhmcion. l gntberi7.A :nu·coln. 1 , schistac:cn. I l'eblcpyt·is cana. 1 13nteo lincatus. . t Otocorys biloplm. I ., brachn>tcrus. I Art11ma ruin. I ('ymiudis unceatua. I ~l imus poly~;lottu" I i\Iih·ngo chimnchimn. I \ 'nngo curnrostris. I ., megnlopterns. ! httS sincnsis. I P<Jiiorni~ teeo:l. I ~l oltmotus hyJ.K>lenculi. ~ ( 'et·chneis ne" toni. I Dentlrornis ehurneiro~tris. I ::l!ulicrox gnbar. I Lnuius s.;halt. I ~~!anus tor<JIU\lus. I (:In,·eola oculru·is. l I byctcr nmcricnnn~. I M elanotis cwrulesccns. 1 Bnho \'irgininnns. J Tiga mAicsii . 1 Syrruum cinereum. 1 Pnsscr swllinsonii. I Ketupn ceyloncnsis. I Motacilla fla,;\'entl'i • . I Nyctca niven. l Toria tiphia. J Speotyto cunicularia. I Setophagn. t·uticilln. I Scop~ hrnziliensis. I. Timnlia pile.1tn. I 1'\yctihius pectoralis. 1 Artnmia ,;ridis. I Nyctidromus americnnus. 2 Drepanis coccinca. 1 Chordieles tcxensis. Setoph:1ga miniata. I Centurus c.~rolinuij. 'l'ch itrea mutata. L Cul11.ptcs mexic.1t\US. 11 emiguatlms luciclus. 1 Coun serriann. Pogonia.;; hrucei. l C'cntropus superciliosus. 2 Foulli11. mntlagnscaren~i•. l )le !ins tt-istis. 1 Cucu Ius Klassci. 2 l.eptosoma diseolor. I ' l'ot·in zcylonicn. I }~urystomus glaucurus. I Vidua priucipolis. I Coccyzus americanus. J ~i u rus uove hom.:.::usil;. I Crotophago ani. I ColitiS scncgn.Jcnsi:;. I Rupicoln poruvinua. l Ptilogonys cinercus. I l..'l'Ochnloptct·on Bllioti. 1 . \rtamia. hicolor. I Bhringa rnmifct-. I Hot·tlaubia mndngasc:\l'cnsis. l ~rcgolacma lineatn. 1 l'rogne purpuren. J Oriolus <liffusus. I ~lon:tsa tenehrosa. l Em·ylaimus mact·orhyuchus. 1 .\Jclonotliglossa lnft•esnnyi. 1 Guiraco ludivicinua. 1 J>tilopus jambu. l Hhiuorthn cbloropltwa. 1 Trcron ncpalensi~. 1 Pinya cayana. I Erytlu·wna !llllchet·ima. I Ptcroglossus prasiuns. 'i Psittacnln cana. 1 ,. tor<JIIIltus. I Agapo111is pullarin. l Trogou e<•ligatus. I ltTiijor mclanorhvucbus. 1 pue!Ja. I l>romot'OJ>s caAer. ' r, n:lnSHena. 1 ( t 11 I I . ·1 )lcmps viritli~. •ll m a mu nuogcma. 1 'l li I Aglactis t•ulipetlllis.

· " ttophaga !,'ltlntis. I Chaliontib·a. gnttnmli~. 1 <'erylu n11lis. ( I 11 I I 'ampylopt<:rus hcmilcucoccr•·u•. n cyon ntricnpilb. 1 1 1 I Alceclo ispillu. ' ut n·cples cclebonsib. 1 Cc1·yle superciliosa. I .A ngb<ltaun notato.

1 Florisugo mclivorn.

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1 Ramphomicmn microrhynch:1. I l 'llpho•m !I clena•. 1 Trno:luln• coluhns. I 'l'hmunastum t•uit·ura. I ,\m.whn pt·•,tinn. I l :n~:•·fll'll ful.:,·n•. I . \ mdutt'Chthm llnuunn"\ill:uis. I t ') rt011tomu• pcdomli•. :! l':mn·uln pulclwlla.

l'ipta t·r). t hron·plmla. :! .. ~tnoll\ta.

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I Piprn mcntnli~. I C'«·t·ull.'l cn·ntlcn. I l'doj>hRJ.:n nttlci lln. I Hn-. cut <·ru• tl..!lllku. I l lt·n•lr ... cn tlomini.-n. I <hyuru• •pinit•:uuln. I l' lult-pitta jnln. I ( ·apito Hiduml>onii. l "dopha~a Vl'rt icali8. :! ( 'olt,,.·nhn fmn~t<n. I l'chi• of :-tmthio l'l\ntt•lu> .

. \ l'oliC'd ion uf momttC'd 13irtls ami Skin!:', illmdrntin~ the Fauna of Ontario, Canada, ft·om- )lummery, Esq., C;m:uln, COIO]ll'it<ing-

1 i O Specimen!< of Birtls. :!.1 :{I"'CIIIICil8 of .\l ;unmnl~.

A PPEN'DlX ' o. Vlll.

KPECUI:E:XS PUlWU .\ SEU. I E hLcntc ni.:n• (11-h mnl·kct ).

E. P. RA.l\f, AY, CumtoJ-.

!l •rr.n~onorhiuo rn"Cittln (fosht•nnan). 1 NN or l\Ion nrr ha ,:touldi i ( JJrondb~nt ).

~ :.;qunntipt'nru.'Q· :! ChO'Iotlout-.

'.\Ir. ~C't.,.,, Port Dar win.- C'ollrdion o f l•'iMhc~ and l~ t>pti l<'•. l ~qnumi pen ne<. ri Bt·ncidu•.

13 l'•·rioptltRlmu•. r, llnt rnchitl•t'. I s, ll:tncitlium harri<lum. 1 \ ntl'Mriu•. 1 l'lnl~t.'<'Jih·tlu• 'I'· 1 l'rl'lrnJ'IOIIIa. :! Thtrnpon c:nuli~ilhtl:t.

1 J'j)tli•·••r• no•w·hollantlill'. 1 Orni'Uln• nul'tt•·hollnnditt', 1 N1'cli<'<>l11\ l'nltodouicu~. 1 A ihcnn •I ronnno.

3 Culnmohot·pc lln&t rnli•.

I Pt•lmtri,t 1 lngunnoi<k•. 1 , flf\\ lH'IltPr. a Huhn:tlun" "ilco,i. 1 J'hnli<ngi•lt·r Mmtinn. I J<:,·hitht:t h.1 •I rh.

1 S) n'itpturo. 1 ;\( UI'U'IUI.

1 L iali> punctolulA. 1 Crooothlu• bipvrcat u~, j••·· 2 l'ni>'IBN'Dn•. 2 :Molo••u~ IIU•I ralit .

) [r . C::eorge i\Im;tcr~.

1 Ptiole; erytbroptcrU>.

)fr. Moorcroft, R ichmond R h·C't'. I Sl rix tt•ncbrirosuA. 1 Circu• O><i mili~. 1 Calypt~rhynchus lonchii.

l\Ir. George PalnH)J'. 6 Cyclopsilln coxcnii.

l\rt·. Gcorgo Jlfnste 1'6 . . I ~ J.>ochyccphnlll occi<lontuliA.

i\Ir. K endnll Brondben t, Cni:rna, Trinity 13ny. 2 Casuarius nuslrolis.

Mt·. R '\\' nllcr. 1 T ndorna vulpnw.ca·.

~[t·. l\Ioorcroft, Hichmon~ l.~ i ~·~··· . :! :'\ nh•·•·· •lnt•lli•. -1 lloom,•rnu~;•. 2 Nulltlnulw•. 1 l'adliynll'lon •I ict...

:! Ooront iru• ~pinit'(lUi•.

)[r. KeudnU Bt·o:Hlbent, ('airnl', Trinity Bny.-t'ollcction of Birck TntlornB nuljnh.

2 :u,·~t podiu• tumultt•. l 1'.mdum lt·U<'OC<'phnlu•. 1 (\·nt rupus mnt•ruru•.· ~ E11chunmt' fhndt·r-•i I Crnt;twu• ·,luo,\1. 2 ('urpophn(!n >pil<'rrhoo. ll l'hlupu• >UJI• rba. 1 u !'4\\atin~oui. 2 ( 'up•·imul~:u• nlnt·rouru•. 1 Durt•lu lt.•n<•hi i.

10 'J'nn~ •iplcl'll •ylt in. I .\lt·,ou'-' uY.tl,'t'a. 1 'l'riuho~:lu•~u~ <•hlot-ol~l>itlot n<.

J:l ('l't'l,p<iltr• null'lt·aynuu. :1 J•lttu •imillimn. 1 • Egiulitt·• ~··ofl'rt>) i. 1 Limnot•i!ll'lu~ ncumiuntu•.

1 ( '.Liorni• nwtnllim. 1 l 'ollurit·irwlu por1 i.-imn. 1 l'tiloh• mndt'll\nnn. 2 .Jo:op•alt rin lt·uC'uro. . 1 J\h•lit hf\•pt u~ nlbo11ulnr••· 3 l 'nr<!Aiotu• nwlr~uoccphnlu•. I f>iltt•lln •lrinl:t. il Cinn1ri~ frl'nnatu. 1 Olyclphillll "uhfu"l'intn. 2 M) ittgru Jllumht•n. 5 .\ r·<'~ ktlllpii. 2 l\lul urn~ lllllnbilift. 2 l•:•t rdd11 phcot~11 . 7 ;\lu l n i'U~ bro" ni i. r, l'h•ropu• con•pidlllll n8. ~ 'l u• ~p.

26 Pt ilorhit pnl'adisca. 14 ScriculM melinus. 25 Pitlt\ etrepi tans. 2 Uenura olberti.

2 Strix lulu. 3 Corpophngn ln.t~ns. 3 l'hlt•grouns stotrn. 1 Poruma tnbuen,iJ. 2 nauu, pbilippcnsis. 1 J>I'\X.-cllarill cookii. 1 '1'otonus grJsoopygiu.s. 1 Uol~yon suora. 3 l'tilot is cnruncult~tn. 1 )'acbyccpholn..:rroffci.

3 Plilonorhynchua holoccriccu~. 1 Ailurtedus smithii. 1 Ptilorhis parndiscn. 2 Eury!tomua nustmlie. 2 Diarurus broct.catus. 2 Scbroniclus auatmlis. 1 Hiaticull\ nigrifrons. 2 J>orzann pa!ustri•. 2 Ort.honyx epinicaudu.s. 3 Podargus humeralis.

2 Hinticulu monachn. 2 Schomiclus nustrali8. 2 Soolopax auet mlie. 2 , bicinctn. 2 , ruficapilln. 3 Thnlns!idromn marina. 2 Olottis glottotdcs. 2 Sterna pol icx:ercu~.. . 3 Hccurrirostrta rnbt~olhs.

8 Anas castanca

3 Acrobates pygmea. 1 Phnlangiste Lanigino•a.

1 Palinurns.

1 .A lifts ctulanea. 1 Xcma norte·hollandiro.

2 Oymnorloioo orgauicn. 1 Omucnlus pnnirostri~. 1 A nthochrera inauris. 1 Trichoglossus concinnus. 1 LatlwDus discolor. 1 1'aeloycepboln glaucum. 1 Estl"flda bella.

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Mr. E. Colemau, Uichmoud River.

I 1 Cncotu& gnlol'iln. . 1 Trichoglossue chlorol~p•dolus. 1 Apresmictue ICOpnlatus. 1 Donncol& cn~tnncothoru:r.

Mr. Abbolt, 1'iji Islands. 4 Myiolcstcs uig.rog~tlnt i;. 4 \'1 1 1011>18.

1 Coll~nlia ~podiopygia. 2 .tlrtnmus vit ien•i•. 1 Avloni3 tnhut•nsi•:. 1 Rbipidurn ltnardu. 2 \'itia ruflcnp:lltt. 1 Herod ins jullulnris. 11 l'pt·phyt•io vtl icn$i8.

Jnmcs 'Vilcox, Claronce River. 5 Eudynaruis llindersi. . 1 Podicep3 norre hollnruhre. 1 11 (?),jHtt. 2 Onlyptorhynohu~ l':nchii. 1 Nycticomx cnl~'<lomcus. 1 Scythrop3 uo,,re hollttndial. 1 Aquiln nuclnx. 1 Atltcno strenun. 1 Ardca novll.' hollaudire. 2 pacifica.

Mr. J. Gaskcll, Melbourne. 4 Biziuro. lobntn. 2 Cnlyptcrhynchus funcr~us. 2 Co.lloccpholon gnlt at um. l Po!-rtelis Dl<'lnnurJ. 2 Aprosmictus S<'Rpulntu•. 2 LcucosMCin pimtn. 2 Fulica Ollilruli•. 2 Gullinulo. ton~bt'O •tL 1 Astur sp.

Mr. Pettord, Launccstou. !kull of Thylacinus cyoOC<'phalu•.

Sydney Markets. 4 AllM nrovosn.

1\fr. Stein, Smithflold. :l Typhlop3 ruppclli. 1 Dmchyscma dindrmn.

Mr. Emerson. •1 .Anas rostnncn.

Mr. Masters. 1 Anns nrorosn.

1\fr. Wailer. 2 Anthocbrera iu11uri~. 1 Jo:chitlua hyslri~.

l\f r. Pctter,l, Tnsmnni:1.

1 1-Inlurus longicnudu~. 1 l'ctrreca multicolor. 1 Pnrdnlotus quadragintu•. 1 , punctnlu•. 1 Colluricincla hnrmonicn. Srnnll ~'Ollcct ion of Oird6 Egg•.

1\Inrinc Sht•lli.

9 Mnnucodin ntra­lll }:ulnbeo dumontii.

1\:fr. Kendall Bt·oadbCltL, Port Moresby, New Guinen.

2 Cyt'lopsiUB nrucnris. 10 Chl&mJdera ccrrinivcntm. 1 Oriolu.s •trintus. 1 Colluricincln brunncn. 1 Ontllculus :nu~ustifront. 1 Cracticus cusstcus. 1 llr clidom goldjci. 3 'l'11nysiptcm golatt:'!\. 2 PiUA no.-.c-goinre. 1 C~lllcopbat» (stephnni, •. lfr) ?. l Pttzorh) nchus olecto.

1 Slluloprocl<~~ motocilloidco. 1 Climuctctia scondcus. 1 M .1 ZO!Ilhu gnrrulu. 1 Antb()('hceru coruncu!atu. 1 llelivhnga pbrvgiu.

1 Mclithrcptus nlbo~tuluris. G lllnlcrus albo~apulot u~. 2 l 'odnrgu' pnpucn.is. 2 Ccntropus spiloptcru•. !! Eudyuamys llindcl'l<ii. l! Microglossus Rttt•rrimus. () CbnlcopsittMus chloroptcru,.

lL l•:rtccLus polyt·hlot·tl3. 2 Trichoglossus mns•cn!P. 1 A.tur shnrpci. 1 Suuloprocta t ricolor. 1 Splu.-cotber..·s snh·ndori. L l'odargu-,~ pnpu<'"''"·

.\I •· Unclmorlh, Cnbrnmntta.

2 Trichoglossus no'll'·holhmdirc. !) u C.''-'IICJunus. 3 , pu•illu•. 1 n~celo s;ign•.

IInlcyou Mnctut. 3 Pochyccphnln gullnTIIlis. 1 Alcyonc azurcn. 2 .Acnnthorln·nchus t enuiro,lri•. 3 Artnmus sc>Niidut. 3 Origmn rubr i1·ntn. 2 Sittclln l'llr)MOjJll••·n. ·~ S1>hcnurn brnc 'YI'L<•rn. 1 P:10pbodes cr,•p•tnul. 1 Chnlcil•s plngo•ns. 2 Ptiloti~ chr,nopt. 3 .)ldiornis no•w hollnndre. 7 u tiCl"it."t.'tl.

5 Originn rullricntu. 4 M1tlurus htm bcrt i. 1 Estrddn bclln. 1 Stipiturllll moludmru~. 1 Cbnlcitcs bnsnli~. 2 " plagosu~. 1 Alcyonc azuren. 1 :Ucuura aupcrbu. 1 Eurystopodua albogului•. 1 Chalrophap~ chrysochlorn. 1 Oreocinda lunulato. 3 Origmn rubricata. 3 ~fotu~rcba carinnt n. 1 Gcr~·gouc olbogulari•. 1 Chnll'itrs plngo•u•.

3 lkliclons on, ivcnlcr. 3 broriccp~.

3 Aslur rulitorques. 1 Strix Julu. 2 Hiruudo tnhitioa. 1 Halcvou ronctn. 1 ,; ? 1 .Artnmu5 m~ntalilo. 3 Ptilopus npicnli•. 3 11 Jnl<'OVII'CII~. 1 , mnriro. 2 Platyccrcus Pplt•ndcm. 3 ,. )JCr~OIII\1 11~.

2 Lorius solitnrius. 3 'Irichoglo~sus nmnbi li~. 2 LcJ?IOrnis ,·irirli1. 2 l'ttlotis proccrior. •l ~fy iult&lcd ni,~;rogulnrir. S ,, Titil'Dtli8. 2 Moruln ,·iticusis.

1 :Eupelcs mnci'OCCI'\'11!3. 2 Rnllus. 1 Dntrochostomus. 1 Caprimulgu<. 2 Rollulus roulroul. 2 Toucan triculor. 4 Ardcttn.

1 H alcyon (Pdnrgopsit) gurinl. 2 Todop!is cynnoccphnh•. 1 Ars~s chrq•umclo. 1 Amadinn ·~p. 1 Ornculn dumont ii. J Ailurll'dn~ buccoidt·•·

1 Skeleton of B clidcuJJ flnvivcntcr. 1 U ovloccpbnlus curtm. 3 Brnchpunll\ dindcmn. 4 H inuhn clcgnn1. 2 01.'Cko.

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)fr. Sheedy nnd olho~. 1 Mnlurus lnmbcrti. 1 lf) zomeln sanguinolcntn. l DicCl'nm hirumlinn<'Cnm. G E>l rcldn bclln.

.. tcmporali~. 'l'urtur.

1 1 2 l'•ll'hycephnln gnllurnlia. 2 Soricorms rroutnli~. I AcnnthiZit reguloide3 . 1 " lineatn. I P~rumclts nMutn. 2 llditlcus bre,·iet>p:~.

llapnlotid arbori~'Oln .

Mr. J. Xuth. 1 T~~ebygloasus hyfitri x.

}Ir. • hcedy, ~[iddlc Harbour.

l Pczoporus formosllll. 1l'Mhyccphnla gutturnlie. l l'otroica multicolor. 1 Hvlncola pyrhopygio. 1 o-!dicncmllll grnlluriu•. 1 l'ho ps clcgaus. 1 Pacbyccphaln gutlumli.•. 1 Falcunculu. frontalis. 1 Cinclorrunphus r ufescens. 2 Rhipiclura rulifrou•. 2 )lnlurus lambcrti. 2 Dicll'um hirundinaeeum. 2 .INrtldn bdla. 2 Kgg3 of l'odnrgus ~t rigoid,·•.

Mr. Stein, Smithficltl. I 1 l'otauriat11 lngunuoicle.•.

L l'hnlongistn lanigino•n.

.J. A. Uoyd, Esq., l •'iji.

Mr. Goodwin.

3 Pochycephala gruO'cii. 3 Campepbnga muculos3. 2 A pion is vitien.U.. 3 Myiagrn ceruleocapillu. 1 ,. castaneothomx. 2 Yitin ruflcapilla. 3 I' et rreca pu>illn. 2 )~ryt hnum pcnlci. l Cuculus simri!. 2 " fu~C1lt us. 1 Chnrndrius longipcA. I Porphyrio vitiomi•. 2 Rnllinn preciloptcru~. 2 Loptotnrsus ~ugnna. I Butoroidrs. I D<•miegrottn &~ern. 2 Jlr.lcellnria flbifron •.

St.•rn:1 mclannucheu.

•l E unlaimus sumatrann. 1 Croiophaga. 5 Occinm. 2 l 'lutylophns galericnlat\13, 4 Ornu<•nlu•. 2 1-'l'rl en, sp.

10 A~pcrgillms ep.

Mr. E. Wnller.

Mr .• crs.

1 Tro~on splendcn!. I I.orms canlinali.•. I l'nlcorni, schisliceps. I Uul'CO. bp. 1 Butoroid ....

2 Diomedia cxulam.

:MI'. Stein. 1 PclodrJM crerulcn. G~ Jlyln~. 2 Acr<>bntc~ pygmro. 1 ,. ,. w1th young :r. pouch. 1 Fwlus of Delideus tla.••i,·cutcr.

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M1·. Kendnl BJ•oadbonl., Port n'foresby. 5 l'odo•-gu' p~pllen~i~. 2 Caprimulgus mncrouru~. 1 ."J<;gothelco bcnneltii. 1 1\ tlwn~ mHlnlnlu-. . ~p. 110•·. 1 lfolill!lll61t•nl'Ogii~IN'. 1 Jl eniropcrni~ lougicoud<l. 1 ll<IYJI strno1.011. 2 A't ur ,hnrpii, ·•11· ~tor•. 2 'l'nnroiJ>(Cl'n •nhndorinno .. tp. uov. 2 !<rmtl !1:1\'il·os!l·is. 1 Ml'liclont tont•rorhl'11CIUI. 2 Hnlcron nlbicilla: a Dncc'lo gnudicl•nudi. 4 ,, lt·nchii. !l Tan.r<iptcm gnlotcu. 2 MicJ-oglo<>U~ otl'rrimua. il Eclcctus poh·chloJ·u•. 2 ..l.prosmictu .. chloroptcrus, ·•J>· 11or.

2 'l'richoglo«u~ mn~scnre. 5 Eo• fuscntn. 2 C~·dop~itt llCU~ ~h loropteru•. 2 Cyclop~itt11 nl'tten~is. 1 Trichoglo•sns subplncen~. 2 Nn$itcn>ll pusilla. G Cydopsitta suavissimn. 4 Oourn d'a lb<'•·ti.i. 2 Cttrpophogn pinon. 2 zocc. t paeiflcn. 1 \'0\l•WJOkii. 1 ., rufh·ent 1·i~. 1 Clcophillr. nicobnrion. 2 R<'inwnrcltronn rt>inwordti. l l'tilopus 1wl'lntn. 1 .Pt1lopus •·iYolli. l g<.'slr·oi. 1 pulchelln. 2 iozonus. 2 ~~ col'onulntu~. 1 Chnleovhnpo mnrgnrcttire. 5 Ciciuurus regius. 1 Cn.mpcphnp;n sloclei. 1 Ai luro>un~ .t-onci. -~ 11ino robe• taon i. 2 Ct~~~pe<lophorll mngnillrn.

4 Cocoanut spoou9. 1 Rasp of rny's skin. 1 7\lnt armlet. 3 Hencl-drcs•e.< or Ca•sOWO.I'J' feat hers. 1 )Iouth ornament. l Ornament of parrots' feather~. 1 Belt of dyed bark.

R Pnmdisea mgginnn. 3 , ,. (adult mnle.,.) 7 Monucoclin nh11. 3 ., kt•rnndreni. 2 lkctes fcruginfn. 3 Cldnmydotlt•rn. C<'rvinivcntri~. 2 1\rino (Eulabe8) tlumon11i. :t Crot•ticus mcnt uli~. 1 Cm·nlus (nssimilis ?) 1 l'oumlo;tomus i8i<lorii. 1 Culm·nis rnntnroid~~. :3 l•:uJH'Ie" ni,:,.,•ocri>>ll•. 5 Donncvln ni~t~•iccps. 1 Dicroum rnbrocoronntum. 1 l't ilotis germru1n. 1 St il)matops nlbo-auriculnris .<p. t~or. 2 Shu delicntulns. l Lobivonellus miles. 2 Peizo•·l1J11Chus o.lccto. 3 ,;\ I'!!Cs tel escopU1nlm us. 1 Mona1·cha f!:Utlulo.. 1 Rhipidurn <>pi,;copnlis. 1 Eopsnltria brnnuco. 1 Dcnclrochelidon mystnceo. J Cumpcphogn boy<'l~. 2 {hacalus sp. 2 l>nchyc-cphnln fuliginota, S[l. not. ·l J~op~alt t·m placcns, sp. t1o1·. 2 .-\1-,c~ clu·,·someln.

:;\1 icrfe>~• ihwignslcr. 2 .. ltn ,~o,·il-e::<cons.

)f nnnrd11• lllclnnopt Cl'O. I Ualnncwhnris nip;er. 2 ?.fnlnl'll>nlboscnpulntus. l! 'l'odop~is bonnt>.~rt ii. 2 lthytidoceros plicnlu~. !l t'uscu~ cbrysorhous. 1 llnrpyn mnjor. 3 , m•ient ali~. 1 Scotoph ilus sp. 1 J,iosis nmclhy.t inns. 2 )facropns crt1s~i pt'S. 1 Plcropns compkoltotu~. 3 llcliclons m·iel. 1 Pemmclcs morcsbyensi•.

Ellmologicnl Specimen~:-

1 Dell of Pamdisco. popuann fc<.1lhcrs. l Sccklncc of Cyprroa slwll-. 1 , cut •hclls. 2 Nct.tcd bags. 4 Duggcrs of Cossowary bonP. 7 Stone tomahnwk blades.

11 nd1.cs with hnudlcB.

l P emmeles brondbcntii; new opccies from Now Guinea. j 3 '1'11 phozous austrnli~. 2 Crnspedophoro mngniiicn.

1 Sciurn~ fo~n.

1 Diodon hystri-c.

3 1Egin1His hiuticula. 3 Parn nO\'re·guillcre. 1 Porznn11 qundri~tt•igntn. 1 Accipiter, sp. 1 Bnza. si onozo11 1 ~Jarho.crhumplms nlcinu•. 1 :li inox (undulntns ?) 1 Strix tenebricosua. 2 lE got hdcs bcnnctti. 1 Ca primulgu,. 1 Dendrochclidon my~lacctllo 2 Melidorn mocrorhynchn. · 1 .-\ lcyonc ( Jes•oni ~) 1 'M~· iagr;qllumben. 1 Ctunpophngll sp. 2 Eup~tc~ cwruletl. 2 GruU Clllu~ bo\'Cri 1 Arae~ arucn,i~. · 2 l~oltops blain~illr·i. 1 I ochyccphaln collnri>, $J). 1101 ••

~ Plcctorh):ncho Hictoeephalu•. ~ i\fnnu!!()chn kernudrcni. l .ParodiJ;cn •'!lggionu. 1 Crnst>edophorn mngni6co ,

l\Icssrs. Tost & Coatcs. I 2 Scim·us "Jl·

1 Pouched rodent.

l\fa•. W ntson. I 1 Pngurus mil<'~.

l\Ir. Bhmden, Port 1\Iorcsby. 1 Chief's Club of Qunrtz.

1\h. Andrew Goldie, New Guinea. I i\[ino robc1·t~oni. 1 Cl•nlcophap; jobicn'i~. ~ 11 cnicophnps nlbifrou~. l Cnrpophngo mnll•·•·i. 1 ., ,~an wickii. 1 'Ptilopus rivolii . l .. ? 1 , ionozonus. L ,. pule hello. ::; Cuculus canot·us. 1 Centropus menbcckii. 2 .Rhytidoccros rulirolli~. l C'ncomnnt is sp. I 'Rcctes dichron. 1 nonol'olntJigrieeps. 1 llcmiporlius mclanotus. L 1~ury.tomus cms•irostris. 1 L.01·ius h~·pronochrou8. 2 Cyclopsitta sp. 5 , ccn•icnlis. 2 'l'ricboglossus •uhplnccns. 2 lJ crodios lwliosdn. 1 Dutoroidcs tlnvi.t•ollis. l Plotus uovre hollnncliw.

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Collection of Ethnological l:>pc.:imeus from Port Morcsby :-5 •·ts of bows rmd nrro11 s. 4 Di!C·~bnpcd club-. 2 St.or u

4 WO<Xlrn t•lub~ o1· -s•go·bcnlor., 1 llumllt• of "JWUr•. J, Pnddl,•s.

12 Flot sto1w u'it·•· 6 Stone ndzr~ Plolu). 6 ., u (J"'l'li(!Uiut). 5 \1 oodrn di•lw~ :t Bnrk ~inllr•, Colrn•d. 6 Bo.skrt3 of pluit.·d mnUiug. 1 Cunrcl bnmbno •rc·nt·bottlc. 1 :Xnti~o "Jcw's·harp." :! Roll, muttm~. 1 Shwl pahn·lt.lf matlin.;. 1 ample d,•anr<l lln~. 2 Chin:un gonr<l,. 1 'I'ortoi"•·•lwll •wtt inJ.:·rne<hcr. 1 :Xd nnd llt'<.-dk 1 ,. (••omplrtt·). •1 'Yom.-n'~ tire.,,., 1 ~Inn'~ drc,s nf plnilt·tl rotxlugr. l Specimen •t•·ong •·ot·dugf.'. •J Uoulh ormHut•nt.d of r,•tl •et.-ds, .'i.e.

a Hcsd dr,·sses of C:a•!!Ownry fl~llhtNI ami •lll'll&. :l .. ., l'arrulifc ·r, ... r h~J'll.

.. .. Vu..cn1 ~~m nml f,·.tllwr~. llc·fltl·dr,•,, of Parttth•c plmm·•.

(.'nc~ownn u

., J~lc~·t u• titil l<•ut her~. llt·nd ~t·rutc·hcr. Browlct of Cockatoo f<1LlherH. .\rml~l of(.'us,ownry

I Hl'ad-clr,-.s CocJ..nt~• 1 ,. 11 Ca"-.;;own.n ,, :l Nccklnce> of cut ~llt'U•. l nut- 11ud human h111r. 1 ., CO\\ ric~. :! \ rmh·t• for purehu•ing tlll·ir ";,. •.

:O.~d•l "'C £rhidn~ quilt• •nttl<•ul •111'11-. :! u CUI ~h(•IJ .... :! SN'm -uclod (CIL'<'n• "<'<'tl'l iuu, untl 'th i.1 ],.,.H>). :! Jlrowlct~ or <'J )ll'lt'll •ltdl•. :! 13rm.( ornnn11•nt of eo" r1 .hell~, cnl. 1 \ rmld of humn11 juw. • a Lime spoons or chinum blit•k1, of 1111·ions tlc.wice~. 2 Skull. nod otltor liOn<•> or 1mtivc• of PorL ~ lorcsby. r; Skull$ of nnti\'eS o( Tcolc l ~lund.

Collrct ion o£ Fish (spi1·il S{k:Cilllon•) from :Xcw Guinea:-1 Perch. 1 Semnnus sp. 1 Labru~ ~p. 2 --- ~ (A<'t\IUUrllla ). 2 --- (Chrl'lodontid.e). 1 .... ant~. :l l'erc•d•1·. 1 Eupcnt·iclh)' 'JI· I l!olornnthu•. 1 Lnbrns sp. (L.,br•dro). 1 Ooll'tlcion. 2 L\.<'ronuru .... l Lnbrus (?) ( lcuhriclw). 1 Hcnoichus cott111lno. l Chrvsophr) '· 1 CbooLodontn sp. 1 l'crch (PcrddO."). 1 Bali~tcs. l Scarussp. l :Lhrrapon •p. 1 Acronuru•. 1 --? (P.-rcida·). 1 Bali•tcs sp. 1 Julis ep. (Labridw). 1 Holoccnlum sp.

1 Dried body of n d•iltl.

1 Oo•re· 'P· 2 Star fiah. I llrrmil cmb in Dolium. :! IT.rclro-n~ (Lac, LU&rd). 2 {.\dodu~. 1 to r~c Lull' is. 1 Smnll t rcc ,na];c,.. :! Dort'<.l}l>i> lucluoNI.

10 ~fucropus crns.ipce. 3 kulls of ., 1 Canis ptiJ>UC'It>i•. G Cu•cu• maculntus. 1 1\•mmoiL'S morc•b• J'<·n•i•. 1 Ptcropu.il $p. 1 Bclidcus oriel. 1 lloplocepbn lu• sp.

12 Fi!h in ~pirit-.. \'IZ. :-

3 Cbll.'todonts. 1 llcnoirbus cJroutu•. 1 Balistes. 1 Aeronoritlre. l llolocanthm. 1 Tbcrnpon ;p. 1 l'ercidre of •I'·

:Skull nnd bone~ of ndull.

Colloc·tiou of 130 specimens of Bullorflics nnd Moths from New Ouin~n. ED.

APPENO IX Xo. TX.

1'. HA:i\ISAY, Curator.

J i11 t of Specimen, collcctc 1 by llw ~luH mn t·olleclor, A lex. )forton. · 1 'lclithn·plu• br.!uro,trt•. 1 A.ronthorli\IIChu• l<'IIUII'O'lll•.

1 j, · If lo

:! ~lil'm~~· niu,·roph•rtl. d rvtca mu lt'O r.

At P01·t )lorcshy, Xcw Ouinc:\.

.l'etn·l.hcU \\ilb •·o•·n!Hlln!'lwd. Specimen• of nltt'lft•rou• <)llltrl• ft'OJ\1 Port ~loreoby. j

blnrk ~ttud "ith goM wu•hed fl'lllll ~•nnr.

" Uit·d~. ·1 Parndtt><~L rng~iunu. ~ Cincinurus rtlf.CIU ...

1 :.Unnuoodtu kcruntln.'lli 5 ., ntrn. 5 ChlnmJdodcr.• •·cn-iniwntU>,

10 l'anuiptcm l,'lll:th'a 10 llalcyon guudicb:~udi. 5 A.lcyou~ pu•illa . . ;; Halnon mnci,.L\1. 2 ~: fnnct.a.~ 1 :.Uclidor:t mn•·rorh) ndtu,, 1 Alcyone ll•••uni. a Syma lorolorn. 1 Dacclo !t•nebii :t Ecleclu• poly(•lllo•·~ts. 3 1'r•choglos'u' muMsl'llll.'. :l Geolfroyius tu·non~••· 1 Eos fuscntn. 1 Chalcop•iltacltl> chlorvpteru•.

SpN·inwns of coaroe ~nnd from Luloki Hin•r . ,. flint from l'orl Mort.•,by.

(j ()i c!op~illa •U~,-i,~imn. 1 .'IC\<Iturna pusilln. l C:ollyri11ncln p:trrkoima. :1 , brunnett.. :! Donncola nigricep~. 2 l>omato -tom us i.Sdori. :! \ r-..- d•ry~mcla. :; l'i,·lorhntt•bus decto. :! Zodop•ls Cll'rucoccphala. ;; ~ \ r .. , !i1 -.·uatlo. :1 'lunarclm guttulu. a M rrops ornotus. ;) )[unurth:t carin.otu. 1 l'tololis annloga.

I " 1 " flligl'J"a '> G l>t~·a·uru- .:11rbonnl'<lUd. ·~ n •. ,·lc• fcrugincn. 2 Edol•'O•OlM ?

1 Edoleosomo mclns: 1 bcn•err. 1 Cn,;;'cus ccrvia;us.. . 1 A'rtnmus lcucopygmhs. 1 Chnlcites minutilus? l . 1 , meyorr. 2 Cucul us no,·. ~p. 1 , clnmetort!m ? . 1 'Eurptomus crosm·ostrJS. 1 Niuox dimorphn. 1 Glyciphilla sub,Cnscinln. 9 Colornis mctui!Jca. 4 , cnntor. .. 8 Sphecot heres s~h·odoru . 3 Cmctious. 1 Omucalus nngmtif1·ons. l Crinnnis Crcnnln. 2 Oriohi~ st rill I u~. l Aihmcdu~ st<>nci. 7 Eulnbes dumontii. 1 robcrtsoni. 1 Po~phyrio mclnnO)JI.cru~. 2 Podnrgus papucnm. . 1 Po•liccps novm·hollrmmre. 1 ~·ndornn rncljnh. 1 Phnlncrocomx mclanolcucn. 1 Crncticus quo~ i. 1 Lobivnocllus mil~s. 1 Ccotropus mcnbrckii. 1 , nigri~nns. 2 lluccros ruficolh!. 2 Cnrpophngn pinon .. 2 ,, mullcrc. 1 Tnnthmnns rnwliusoui. 1 Carpophngn 1.ore. 1 , ~pilorrhoo. 2 ,. puclln.

Moroon. 2 Ptilorhis '·ictoriro. (Barrwrd Islds.) 2 , ulberli. 2 P!Jilemon buccroido~. 1 Dncclo Jcnchii. 1 A~ter ciucrcus. 1 Cnrpophngn n~similis. 3 Cnlorois metnli('tl. 2 Symn On>irostris. 1 Merops ornutus. 1 Actitis cmpusn. 1 ..iEginlitis ruficnpillus.

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1 llfncropygin nmboinensis. 1 l'Lilopus pcrlntn. . 1 Chnleophnp$ $lc•phnnc. 1 , chrysochlom. 4 Ptilopus coronulatns . 1 ior.onus. 1 Oc·~pclin plocida. . 1 Muclucc·irhnmphus nlcmu•. 1 ,\ot cr shnrp<'i. 2 Eop~nli rit'L brnnncn. 8 Gourn <1',\lbertisi. 2 (.'nloruis mctullirn . 1 } :c!eC'l us pol,,•chlorue . 2 Lobivnncllus miles. . . 1 ~lnducric·hynchus llovtveolr~~. 1 Cholcit(R plngosus. !t '1\><h•p~is bouupnrtci. . 1 l\Irlithrc•phcs nlboguhm~. 1 ~lvin~rra plnmbcn. 1 )l~nncodin krrnudreni. 1 Dncclo gnudichnudi. 1 Tnupipll'ra gnlolca. 1 Cc•yx :<vlitnriu~. 1 :\}C\'0116 )C$SODi. 1 Culornis c1ntor. 1 Srmo An~irostri~. 1 dcrygonc in~onspicun, sp. tl<;v. 1 M crops ornntus. 1 At lc~nc ulbomucul< loll. 1 Dicrun•s. 1 Pl'lrops blni"'·illci. 2 :Eo• fn$cnln. 1 tcptolnrsus guttnln . 1 Gnllinuh• t~ncbroen. 1 ~chamiclu~ ulbc:cen~. 1 Chnrodrius mongolnF. 1 St>t,~ 'Yorm ('Euuico t p.)

Part I.-Collected nL Cape York.

1 Geopclin bumcrnlis. 1 Ptilopus swainsonii . 1 Cnrpopbngn nssinlilis. 1 , spilorrhoo. . 4 'Irichoglos~us novm bolloudrm • 4 Colluricincln ]>3n'issimo. G l'tilot is llligcrn. 2 , annlogn. 1 Cnmpcphngn koru. 1 M) iogrn plum boo .. 1 Microglossus ntcrrmms .

~forton. Part 2.-Collected at Port Darwin. Not yet nrriTed.

Collected by J. A. Thorpe, Taxidermist. 14 1'1·icho~tlosous coucimms. 23 Dirde (X os. 1,5 ~3 to 1,565). 2 l\(ncropus major. 4 Hnlmaturus ruficollis.

10 llfocropus mnjor. 16 Hnlmnturus ruflcolli!. 18 Skeletons of do. do. 1 Plntyccrcus pennnnl ii. 1 Climoetcris crythrore. 1 s,·ooicus chincnsis. 1 'finmmculus chcncroi<les.

1 Fcrl'Cl (iJiu.tftlafuro) . 1 Nnli<c cnt (Das!lttrtts riveri111rs). 1 W'ullnby (llalmafllriiS sligmalicus). 1 \ulpcs lngopus. 1 Fclis mnniculntns. 1 Scmnopithr<•ns cntdlus. 1 Ccrropithccus ccphus. 1 Monkey (.licacus sp). 1 Lnrge kanguroo (Mncropru 111ajo1·) . 2 Phnlnngista 1·ulpina. 1 Viwrm sp. 1 Crelogcnys poccn. 1 Felie pajcroa. 1 Saign tortarlca. 1 P halnngisto lauiginosa,

1 Gc·nllina picotn. 1 Oynnorhinu I ibicen. 2 Cor\'11!' nuslrnlis.

11 Platycercus rximius. 2 , pennant ii. 1 C'ncat un golcritn. 2 Pnrdu.lotus n,similis. 1 Geobn~ilus chrysorrhous. 2 Chlomyclocbrn jubnto. S Scolopnx nu~t•,.li~.

APPENDIX No. X.

T.UIDER~IIST'S WORK. M.un~,u.s MOU1'TBD.

l Dnsvurus mnculot us. 1 · ., ,.;,·crimn. 1 .Mncucus ~p. 1 s~mnopil hecu~. 1 Phnlnngi>ln cnninn. 1 Phnscolnrctos ciucrcn.

BD. P. RA:l\ISAY, Curnto1·.

1 Do$yttrll$ viv~riuus (.llbiuo). 1 Yi1'Cru rivcttn. 1 Pcnuncle< brootlbcnli. 2 K11ngnroos (Dorcopeis luctuo;a) . J l'ornmclcs. 2 Sciurus ep. 1 H H

1 RodeuL ( Crelogcnya sp) .

17

~LU11UL6 SKI I' I' r.u \1' ll CT RI.Jl 2 Nati•o l)jl•n·s (Pha~colarelo~ cinerea). l Belidcua teguano•des. a .. llavivt·nl('r I ., bl'(•\ ict'P'· I Plmlnngista lluugino>:l .

3:! huul!''"",. nood ,..allab1C1. 2 lJillmaturu•. 1 iUacropu• nu•jur. 1 Dasyuru• 1 inriuu•.

CRt"STACEA onn;o -'~» ~I>'T·OilT. 1 Largo crob (Tlwlamila I'I'Ut''9"'n). I Large puhnurua dp.

SE.KLETOl'S PREPAlltD <1.1' 1) i-I.T•l'l' 1 Tiger remounl~tl

10 { .l'haliOOlllrclu• <·mer,'l\} d Do•yuru• \'i\'l·rum' prcp!ll'l' ·

l Homo Mp•cn•. 1ueporcd. I a Skulls of thtto .,

I Jot·kol, •~L up.

1 11 "'''""· .. 1 B~or (PhflN<:ul<lt'<·f.,v ('(n~re~<), ·~t up. I ~~~lud1U\ ( 1'adi!Jfll"~•u• h!J·•tri:r) ,. I l'lnt,vcercus pttrd<)lllllu•, ,. l :-.~ •• lcLon or ~mull whnle, !;) fed long.

(Oiobiocophalus "JI.,)

1 Llll'l!~ Ca"sowUI') ( 0. auslrali•). 1 (~ il(lllltic t'I'RIIO ( Xi'IIDrli,vnrltll·• rmst1·ulis). 1 h.i>H (ApiU,I/.1" W<llll~lli). I ( ll'l•<HI'Ary ( ('. (llt.v(l'tdi.v),JIIt', I l'hrl~>ounL (Pu(•Jpilrlro" C'hinorti¥), I Alllt·• .'l•ltl•tri/'rtJif .•. 1 Cullipt•plu cnlif~ta·uica. 1 A ix ~:ul,•riculn. 1 Turlur rillorin.

12 Skins relaxed nnt.lrnnde up.

1 Lftr;:o• crooo<ldt· (Ptilas j o4rulouo) .

I l•>rJ:<' pi~wn (Goura roronat11). 1 bnulll dovo (Gcopelia placido). 1 ll u8lelln furo. l l·.a~l~ ('t'luilafii<Wt:a). I Vt~cnh~a ophthnlmicu. I Uymnorlnnol libort•n. I llcLon~ul J~<'llllicilltlltl, I Scnl (Zulophus Auatralis). I ~ight pt~rrot. (Stringope hnbrnptilu>). l P••nomvl~• no~uln. I J:luwngin pennicillutn. l Skull of 11 cnlf "~th t"o hl.'t~tl•

BrRDS MOUIITt:li.

! Loxio :<~Jl·

l!JlU)S.

1 A.ptoryx uu•lnolis. B Birds of •P· 1 Puck (h,l lwid). l Cluoltit••• piiiAO<II• I JJ) lnculu Jl,l •·rhop,vgin. l Pllloti• fihgorn. I J.'oleo p<ll"''grinu•. 1 Knou (.Jur.) 1 Mitua tuberoaa {jur.)

:?25 Birtb, skinned and cured.

RJ:PTILES liOIT!\TI:D.

1 Lizard ( Trac4!JdUiuonl4 f'wgossws).

l'ISII 1:$ SBT OlT,

2 J.nr~:e Burnmunui (OII<'Ofl{tUsflltl kidlta•dli). I Larj!e ~fonacaothut hyppocrrpis. :! Zi!JO!HO l~rri11it. . I "J~thn DoJV,v_" (Zeu•nu•trai~J. 1 Large Cibium <'OlllCntOuil. L D•odon hyolnx. 1 Largo l'agrn 11nirolor. . I E~h~nPi• remom.

;;o p• qXIrcd for ~pmt •.

Pnaros. 22 Ncgnth "" of obj~u of Natural Hmory. 20

40 l'botoo vrintod.

' 10

Ioeocte, &c., &c.

(1t.)

668-0

20 Photos printed.

S~DBIES.

:?50 Ooloopt.ere.. 26 Caels &nd moulds o£ foeeil Bonos.

S)dne~ .: Thomas Richards, Gonmmcut l'rantc:r - l~;v.

ED. P. RAMSXf, Curator.