INDEX Names of contributors are set in small capitals

A pnm1t1vc Aborigin al

garden, Acacia, 219

omithology, 224 rock engravings 202

Ill

-\ dap tation of seashore animals, 44

Mosman

Adaptive convergence in Austra lia n reptileg, 3 14·

Adaptive radiation of trapuoor spide rs, 160 ganippini. 160

Agathis, 219 1\lJan, :Miss J O)' Ce. 1·etire , 88 Amoria, 23 Ancien t reel-building coral , 96 A ncient armoure d fi hes di covered at Ca now·

inclra, N.S.W., 37 Ancient seas of A ustralia, 105 Angu.il/a, 89 Anseranas semipalmata, 348

ntarctic : Birds . 261; Continent, 246; mine ra l possibilities of, 252; eas, teeming life i n, 268; wh ales and the, 264

Antarctica- a vital link in the Int ernational Geophysical Year. 241

Ant-eater , banded , 284 Ant-eater, New Guinea, 298 Antechinus flavipes, 122 Ants, observing in artificial nests, 355 Apology for snakes, 143 Aprasia, 315

quarium. freshwater, 367 Archaeologist in western N.S.W., 145 Armoured fi s hes, 37 A u tralia: ancien t eas of, 105; P eopling of

south-eastern, 115 Australian birds. 126 Au tralian birds. nesting seaso ns of. 369 Australian (lowe ring plant s, 109 Australia n geck oes, 343 Aus tralian insects. 129 Australian mammals, 121 Australian 1use-um. activiti t>s oL 156 Australian plague locust. 209 Australian prawn incl ustrv, 321 Australia's fierv rain. 182 Austral i tes. 182

Banded ant-eater. 284 B:Jn dicoot. 121. 123, 124 "Ba rkin~!'' cra yfi sh. 52 Barrier Reef, Great. 132 B<'nt-wing moth. 131 Bird life of Wan·ah a nd the north H awkes·

bu ry. 11 Bird of Paradise. ribbon-tailerl. 68 BirdS< : Antarctic. 261; Australi an, 126:

A11stral ian. nt>stin ~ sea;;l' m; oi. 369; Migr·a tion in Australi an. 59; New Gu in<·a. .394

Black- faced cuckoo-shrike, :)9 Blark-rum tH'd rl()u hlf'- har. 370 m ack swa ns. 210 BooK R ~:"n:ws:

Alla n . .Toyc<·: Cowr) Shd ls of World ~~·:.: :-. 170

BoRz. Frnn•,,· Primitivr .A rt. 204 Constnnti n-W f"ver. M: P rivat e Lift• o f

Fish e:::. ::\06

Darlington Jr., Philip J .- Zoogeography: The Geographi cal Distribution of A nimals, 339

Frasl:'r, F. C.: A R eclassification of the Order Odonata, 340

Harris. This tle Y.: Naturecraft in Australia, 114

Jllu,.; trat ed Ind ex of Tasmanian Shells, 393 lredale, Tom: Birds of New Gui nea, 223 .J ackson. Acla : eashore, ·wamp and Bush

-Exploring Na tures Mysteries, 204 Kinghorn, J. R.: Snakes of A ustralia, 223 Picldington, RaJ ph: An Introduction to

ocial Anthropo logy, Vol. TI, 373 Simpson, Colin.- Js lands of .Men: Inside

Melanesia, 84 Bowerbi1·d , satin. 128 BHAZENOR, C. W. : Apology for snakes, 143 Brush waJlabies, 186 Bug, pelorid iid , 78 Bugs, some ancie nt, 78 BULMER, R ALPH: A primitive ornithology, 224

Calcareous concretions, 66 "Caroline", the flutterin g shearwater, comes

ashore, 75 CARRICK, RoBERT : Wildlife of Macquarie

I sland, 255 CASSIOY, W. A. : A us tralia's fi ery rain. 182 Casting a fi sh in plaster, 153 Causes of locust outbreaks, 207 Celery top pine, 220 Centropus, 176 Cn ALMERS, R. 0.: Field trip to north-western

N .. W., 3; Nature's contras ting moods west of the Darling, 65; :Mineral possi· bilities of the Antarctic, 252

Chortoicetes termini/era, 209 Cicada . hairy, 130 CoGGER, H arold C. : Austral ian geckoes, 343 Collectin g and pre crvin:r ins<'Cts and their

al1i es (contd. from pa~e 391. Vol. XI) . 21

Collf'c tors' it ems : Volute shells of the genus Amoria, 23

Con cholo~?:Y· pioneerin g in . 173 Concretions. calcareous, 66 Conus rhododendron shell. 26 Copyin~ a d rawing. sim11le photographic

method of. 237 Cora l. a n ~' i cnt reef-buildin~, 96 Corals, 132 Couea l or 1;wamp-pheasant, 176 Crayfish. "ha rkinl): ' ' , 52 Cromme lin Biolo!!ir.al S tation. ll Cuckoo-shrike. bl ack-faced . S9 C l lll'l'IS. WrNIFnEO l\L: J\ ust ralian Oowering

plan ts. 109

DAvn:s, . .T. and FnlTH, H. J. : l\Iagpie Goose. 348

n ."~'IH~, W. H.: Wha iPS and the Antarctic. 26<1·

!) ,,wfrory{'nrr eytoni, 370 Di[.fas t Pr, 33R Dis tribu ti on of animals and plant s of thr

Southrrn H emis plH're, 270

110

Earthwonus, giant , 333 Eel, freshwater., 89 ELK! ' , '' · P.: Peoples of 1

t ' \\ Gu inea. •106 Eucal) pllls, 219 EVA:-1, J . \\ .: .'ome anci('nl uugs. 78;

Au~t ralia n insects. J29; Dtst ribulton of anima ls and plan ts of tlw :->out lw tu Hemi::1phcrc, 270

Exatosoma tiaratwn, 129 Exploring between t id emark~.;: ( l ) Zonation,

5: ( 11 ) Adaptat ion · o f seashore a n ima l~ . 44 : ( I l l ) 'cashore animals an d their feedi ng. 98; ([V) ~ome anima l com· mu nities o{ rock, ,.hore:>, 16.J: I V ) Hi nts to shore expion>rs. 196

F'ALLA. H. A.: A ntarctk birds. 261 Fantail, grey, 14 Field trip to nor th-western 1

•• W .. 3 Film programme , school vaca tion. 260 Films for school child ren , 108 F ish, ea ti ng in plaster. 153 Fishes : Armoured, 37; Li zard , 68 ; ew

Guinea, 398; Oil , 68; Queen, 6H ; R emarkable. from N .. W., 68

FLETCHEH. H. 0. : pongc, plant or primitivt• vertebral(''? A fossil organism of unknown affini ties, 27 ; A ncient armoured fi she, di cove red at Canow indra. 1 .• \V., 37; .t~ncien t . reef-building coral , 96; An tarc­llc conttnent, 246; Marine gian ts, pas t and presen t, 300: Fossils a nd their value in s tratigraph )'. 361

Flutterin~ ::hearwaler, 75 Fossils and thf• i r Ya]ue in s trat igra phv. 361 FREEL-\ ~ D. J ohn: Ob ervin~ ants in ~ rti fi(' ia l

nests, 355 Fre hwa ter aquarium, 367 Freshwa t<'r eel, 89 FtHTH, H. J, : MaJlee fow l. •:•H9 FR1TH, IL .T. and D AVJEs. ~. J .: l\fa o-pie "O•J"t' 348 ... ... • . Frog. golden swa mp. 41 Frogs. 40 Frogs of the . ) rlner rt'gion. 21 2 frog fis lws, l 39 FrognJouth, p; ia nt. 224 Fungal life>. 71

GabrieL Charlt•s. l 7 1 Galaxias, 30 Gannets. 60 GatlifT. J. 11 .. 173 Geckoes, i\ u;.. tra lian, 39:~ Geology of Pw Cuin<'a. 380 Geoph y~ i ('a l Yl•a r. Internationa l. 2 11 Ghost pi pt' fi ..,h. 27S Giant Pa rth wor m ... , 333 Giant frogmout h. 224 GILL, Eclmund D.: Wlwnt·t· \u.., l ra lia\ TII HIIII• ·

of P, l'l' (' ll ? 2] 7 Ginkt.:o, 21 7 CLA tJEilT, L. : H oney tlt Ou;.•·. 2A 1 Clow.worm. !l (' W l'f'Cord . o7 Coo<;e, mau, pi«'. 348 Grea t Ba rr i(• r Ree f, 132 Gni.EH, EriC' R. : Th ~ I ~H'irH' . :~:)2

H aJJs t rom Theatre, .366 Hawkcsbury, north , bi rd lifl' of, 11 Hemiodoecus fide/is. 78 J L1 vowoo r>, K. . : Couca l or '>warn p·phc·a'aut

176 I

Honey mo ust·, 28<l H t e ll ES, llO WJ\ RD : P hotogra phf:. minus batk.

ground , 194·; ' imple photograr>hit method o f copyin g a cl rawi n ~. 23/

Hunsteinia, 297 fl y/a aurea, 11

In:<ects. J\ u~ t ra l ian, 129 Jnsects, t· w Guinea , 402 Int e rna t iona l Geophysical Yea r, 2ll Jntrodu<' ing frogs and toad!., 40

Kanga roo fam ily: Brush wallabies. 186; K an garoos a nd walla roo~ . 230

Kau ri. Quct•n land, 219 KEA T . LI.E : Bird life of \\'a rrah and the

nor I h H awke bur y, l l ; .\ligration in ustral ian birds, 59; " Caroline", tht·

nu u e ring s hea rwaler, comes a hore. 75 : A ust ralian birds, 126; Monarch of th«' lakes, 210; Nestin~ sea ·on of Australian birds. 369 ; Bird of New Guinea. 39 1

Kennel o f frogfi he , 139 K EY, K. H. L.: Cau es of locust ou tbreak~.

207 Kl NC HOil l\, J. R. : l ntrodu r ing frogs and t oad~ .

4{) Kinghorn . J. R .. retirenwn t of. 125 K yaka. 224

Lampris regius, 278 Land of the lreecl imbin~ $nails. 297 LASERO~, CHAR LE F.: ·A nci1•nt sea~ of :\us·

tral ia, JOS Lec tures, popula r sc ience : 43, 204 Lei poa ore/la ta, 290 Leto staceyi, 131 Lift! hi~ to ry of t he frc~h,, a t t• r C'el. 89 Linnaeu and zoology. 317 Linuparus trigonus, 53 Li ttle s tint , 59 Liza rd fish , 6R Liza rds. ustra li an. 315 l ocust. w;tra li an plague. 209 Loc ust outbreaks. caus<'s of. 207 l O\'ERt"\ G. J. F . : :\Ieteorit e ... and tht· earth. 8.) L\2\ E, \ . G.: ,\ us tral ia n mammal~. 121 L)rebird. 2, 12. 13. 127

\fcAu•t ' E, D. K. : \\'asp~ I Pt. 1) , 29 1 \ 'l cC •\ IITifY. Fn~;o~:H I C I( D.: Hac<':; o( man in

Oc·r ania , 16. 54; Ard nwolol!,is l in we..,tern N.~.\V .. 115; Abori gina l rock en~radnf!• in \J o ... rnan gardcn. 202: ~ t rin~ fi)!UI'I' •

of \ u ... tra lia . 279 \ ld)o , \Lil. P \TtHCt ' ~1. and Po PF:. Euz.\tH; III

( :.: l~ '\plorin g hetWl'I'Tl tidl'marh: ( )) Zonat io n, !1; Cl I) daptalions of St'a~lwn· nuimul:., 111 : ( l ll' l ~~ ·a;. l •orr animal~ and th eir ft•Pding. 98: 11\ l Somr ani tll'd I'OIIlll tllll ili t':" 0£ I'O(' b ' hon•,;;. 16); (\') fl int ... to <.hnrr l'xpl(ll'<'l''. 196

\I H ' " " . Hm D.: C:a,tin!! a fi,h in pla-.t••r. 1:)3

\ lc;"\lu. tt \l•: t., DoNAL.D f. Co llec tors' it l·nu,: Vo lutl' ::.he11s oi the gt·nus A moria, 2:~; Trigonia, a living fos~ i I, 82; Hescarch klluw:-hip in Pacific l>Cienct', 155; Land ol tht' tree-climbing nai ls, 297; Frc~h · " att•r acquanum. 367; New Guine;·a, ph)::.ical geograph) and t'nvironmcnt, 377

.\lcNEtLL, .FHA K : Au:-.lrali an prawn industry, 321; •·narking" era) li l>h, US

~I ACl"ll EHSO'I, .J . LiOPE: Pion<'t'ring in conch. ology, 173

..\Iacquane J:,lancl, wild life of, 255

.\lagpic goosL'. 3..J.8

.\Iaidenhair tn.'C, 217

.\Iallee fowl, 289 ..\l ammab, A u:>Lralian. 121 M Al ', 13AtlllARA : Adap ti v<" radiation oJ trap·

door spiders, 160 .\Iamma l~ of ew Guint>a. 388 .\lap of ew Guinea. 376 .\lap, sea uctween Australia and ~C\\ Guinca.

380 ..\Iarine gian ts, past and prc•:-.enl, 300 ..\l ARLO W, B. J.: ll lammals of 1 cw Guinea, 38H Ma r upi al mouse, yellow-footed, 122 .\1arsupia ls, 122 .\l edway, W. A., retircs. 26 .If egapodiidae, 289 llegascolides australis, 335 ..\IECCITT, \I.]. : al l ma nufacture and tradi n:r

in the western hi~hland s of 1ew Guint-a. 309 ~

..\Ieteorit<'s and the earth, 85 \Iigrat ion in Australian birds. 49 .\I ineral po. ibili ties of the Antarctic. 252 .\hTCHELL, F. J.: Adaptive convergt>ncc in

Au:;tralian reptiles. 314 :\lonarch of tht' lake~. 210 .\Ionotrrmcs, 121, 286 .\Ioonfil>h. or opah, in .S. W .. 278 MO ORE, .J 0 11 N A.: Frogs of 1 he Syclne) rt'gion.

212 ,\loth, bent-wing. 131 .\louse. marsupiaL yello'' -footed. 122 \IumAY, P. D. F. : .\lonolrt•mcs, 286 .\[ u cum. activities of Au!-lralian. 156 .\Iuseum preparators· confrren<:t'. 216 \I t·scn \ VE, A.: Collec t in ~ and pres<·rvi n:.:

insects and their a lli c•s. 21: . orne hunl f'· man spiders, 221

\Iutton bird . 63 .\Iutton bird. Ta manian. :~27 llrrmerobius fascia/us. 28 I

l a lure· Quiz, 8l, 142. ] 9:-3. 220 . .306. 31 .~ Na ture's contraslin~ lll i HII I ~ wPsl of tiH·

Da rlin~, 65 i\'emadactylus 1'alenciennesi, 68

'eotrigonia, 83 XE>stin~ s<•a;.on ... of \ u~lralian birds. ;~69 \ Pw Guitwa: Birds of. 39 1: F"ishe .... :WH:

Geology of. 380; lrh<'<'lli. tJ02; ,\ lammul:-. :~RR; \Tap, 376; a ti vl';,, tJ06: Pcopb of. tJ06: Ph ysica l I!<'OI! f'll ph) and Pnviron· n,c•n t, :~77 : . al l man ufaC' Itr r·c and tmding in tlw \\C'!-- lCrn hi~-thland ... :~09: VeJ!c'la tion. 381

Yet!Jion:sculfia houlti. M~ \ooi!JPn~!<'r. 28 I

tJll

Notaden bennetti, 41 olrs and 1Pws items. 91~, l95, 229, 251, 263,

267. 283, 306, 313, 332. 340. 347, 372, 379, 108

,\ otho/agu$, 79 Numba l. 28 1·

Ou ervi ng ani::. in arti fic ial ne!>l!>, 355 Oceania, rucn. o f man in, 16, 54 Oil fi sh, 68 ' Oil in Au:-. tralia. 150 Opah, 278 Orni tholog). a prtmJllvc. 224 OwEN, L. : Oil in Australia. 150

Papuina, 297 P eloridii d bug, 78 Peoples of New Guinea, 406 Peopli ng of south-eastern Australia, ll5 Perameles nasula, 121, 123, 124 Photograph minus back~rounds, 194 Phyllocladus, 220 Physical g<'ogra phy and environment of i\cw

Guinea. 377 Pine, celery top, 220 Pioneering in conchoJogy, 173 Pipefi sh, ghost, 275 Plants. Au tralia n, floweri ng, 109 Plumed tree-d uck, 370 Podargus papuensis, 22·~ Poole"s grave, 66 Port:, Eu zABETII C. : Teeming life in Antarc·

tic ea , 268 ; Gia nt earthworms, 333 P oPE, E t. IZABET H c. and Mcno A LD, P ATRICIA

M.: Exploring between tidemarks : (f) Zonation, 5; (Il ) Adaptations of !>C:'a·

shore anima ls. 44; (Ill ) 'ra hore animals and their feeding, 98; (IV) . ome animal communitie of rocky !>hore!.', 16-1.; (V) Hint s to shore explorers, 196

Popula r scit'nce lectures : 43, 204 Prawn industry. Australian, 321 Prawns : Banana . common t iJ!;cr. green tail,

k in~. sr hool. 324. 325 Preparator$' conJerence, 216 Primitive ornithology. a, 22 1 Pri tchard. J. B., 174 Pseudechis guttatus. 143 Psendechis porp·hyriacus. 143 Pu ernlus tarinatus. 53 Puf]lnus tenuirostris. 327

Queenfish. 68 Quet>nsland kauri. 219

Races of mall in Oceania, 16. 5'~ Recent ~tu d i C's on the Tasma nian mullon

bird .. '327 l<eceplamlites, 27 Rrpti lt''-. adapli\'l' conYC'l'l!<'tH't' 111 .\ u~tralian.

31 1 Rhoclona. 315 Ribbon-laikd bi rds of paradi .. t•. 68 RoTHN. C. n~: Q.: Anl ar<'lica a dtal linJ.. in

lhe lnt PrtHII ional G<'opln !-ieu l Year, 211 Hol'k engruvin~s, ahorip,i tlul. in \fo,;nwn

~ardt'n, 202 Rut•ett11s tnlemani. 68

Salt manufaelur<> ami I nulin~ in tlw '"'"lt'tll hi:dtland-. nf '-'<'\\ CuinC'n. 309

412

~chool vacation film programmes, 260 Science lec tures, popular: 43. 204

cas, ancient, of Aus tralia, 105 eas be tween Australia and New Guinea ,

map, 380 Seashore animals, adaptations of, 44

eashore animals and their feeding, 98 ERVENTY, D. L.: Recent s tudies on the

Tasmanian mullon bird, 327 hcarwater , 63 hearwater, flutte rin g, 75 hell, Conus rhododendron, 26

' hells, volute, 23 ' hore explorers , hints to, 196

Simple photog•·aphic method of copyin g a drawing, 237

nails, land of the tree-climbing, 297 nake, Black , 14-3

' nake, 1·ed -bellied black, 143 ·nakes. apology for, 143

Solenichthys, 275 Solenostomus, 275 Some ancient bugs, 78

ome huntsman s piders, 221 outhern H emis pher e, distribution of animals

and plants, 270 _ piders, hu n tsman, 221

piders, trapdoor, 160 piny l eaf insect, 129 ponge, plant or primitive vertebrate ? A

fossil organism of unkn own affinities. 27 S·rA LEY, G. A. V.: Geology of the island of

N ew Guinea, 380 Steganopleura bichenovii anntdosa, 370

TEPHE 'SON, W. : Great Barrier Reef, 132 . tint, littl e, 59 . tor y of Galaxi as, 30 Stratigraph y, fossils and their value in, 361 String fi fl; ures of Aus tralia, 279

wamp-pheasant. 176 Swans, black, 210 SzENT·lVANY. J. J. H.: New Guinea insects,

402

Tarsipes spenserae, 285 T eeming life in Antarc tic seas, 268 T erns, marsh. 15 T est your knowledge ! 354, 374

I ' OEX

1'ettigarcta crinita, 130 Thornbi ll, s tr iated , 15 Tidemarks, exptonng be tween: (1 ) Zonation

5 ; ( Ll ) Act:aplations of seashore animals' 44; {1Ll) ~easb ore animals and thei; feeding, 98; (J V) ome animal com. munilles of rock y shores, 164; (V) Hints to shore explore rs, 196

Thy lacine, 352 J:hylacinus cynocephalus (Harris), 352 I LNDALE, Non MA ' B.: P eo pling of south.

eas tern Aus tralia, 115 Toad, c ross-bea1·in '' • 41 Toads, 40 "' Trapcloor spider s, 160 T rigon.ia, a living fossil, 82 T RO UG UTO N, ELLIS.- Kan uaroo famil y : Brush

wallabies, 186; Kang~roos and wallaroos 230 . '

Trou ghton, EJ!is, re tirement of, 338

Vege tation, New Guinea, 384 Volnta spenceriana Gatl iff 175 Volute shells, 23 '

Wallabi es, Lrush , 186 W allaroos, 230 W arrah anctuary, 11 Was ps, 294 Whales and the A utarc tic, 264 When ce Aus tralia 's mantle of ~reen '? 217 WHTTE, N. H.: Fungal life, 71 Whitebait, 31 WRITLEY, GrLBERT P.: SLOry of Galaxias, 30:

Life his tory of the freshwater eel, 89: Kennel of f rogfishes. 139 ; Gho t pi pe fish, 275; .Moonfish. or opah, in .. W .. 278 : Linnaeus and zoology. 317: New Guinea fishes, 398

Wildlife of :Maccruari c l sland , 255 William Creek , .A., 182 Wissel Lakes. 298 WoMERSLEY, J. S.: Jrw Guinea vegetation,

384

Xystriphyl/um mitchelli ( Eth erid ge) . 96

Znglossus. 299

CONTENTS No. 1, !VlAttCif, 1956

Field Trip to N orth-western New South WaJes .. . R. 0. CtfALMEn Exploring Between Tidemarks . ( 0 : Zonati on ___ -·-- __ __ ----·· __ ---- __ --- -- --·---

EuzA nETrr C. PoPE and P ATIHCTA lVL M cDONALD B;rd Life of Warrah a nd the ' orth Hawke!'bury ·------·· t\ L LI':N KEAST The Races of M an in Oceania ·- -··--------- __ .. _ _ _ ·- ____ FnEDERlCK D. McCMTHY Collecting and Preservin g Insects and thf' ir A lli es ( con td. from pa ge 39] (D!'ccmber,

1955, Vo l. X}) ·- _ _ __ ___ -· _ _ _ ._ 1-\. fnscnA VE Collectors' [tcms : Volut e hE>lls of the Ge nus Amoria __ Do Af, O F. i\(cl\frcli ,\ EL

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S ponge, Plant or Primiti v~ Vert ebra te ? A Fos!'il Organi sm of unknown Affinities . H. 0. FLETCll ER 27

Tbe S tor y of Gala'Xia s -·-·········--·-·-··-·--·--···­No tes and News Items _ -------------- -··---

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No. 2, J u E, 1956 Ancient _Arm?_ured Fishes discovered at Ca nowindra, N .. W . ..................... H. 0. Fl,ETCIIER l.ntroducn~g- h·ogs and Toads ... ······- _ .. --·---·-- .•.......... ··-·-·········- J. R. K1 CHORN Popular CJcnce Lee-Lures : 1956 Series Exploring Between Tidemarks. (J I ) : Adaj;l~ti~~;;-~[" ~~~~-~~-or~-- A~i;l~~i"~:=:=:~:~-=:::~~=:===:=:

ELJZAB.ETH C. PoPE and PATIUCIA !VI. McDO NALJ> !~ "Barking"' Cray~sh ---··· :-------------------·-·---···-·-·- ····--··-·····------······ .. l' nA NK .Mer EJLL 1 he Races of l\•Ian m Ocea1ua (con td. from page 20) ---··-·----- F~tEOEBJ CK D . .McCAHTHY' l\Iigrat~on in us! ralian Birds ··--··· --------·--·-- . ·---·------------· -··----·-·-- ALLEN KEAST NN

1alu re·s Contrasting Moods West o( the Darl ing --····----····-··········-·--·----- R. 0. CnALMEBS

1 otes and News

0. 3, EPTF.MBEH, 1956 Fungal Life ----· -·--·-·-·-·-·--------·-·-·---------·---· .. -------------- .... ····--·-····-·-·-·-· N. H. WUI'l'J·: "Caroline'', the- Fluttering 'hearwat e.r, Comes Ashore ·-·-------·--···-·--·----······--· .. ALLE KEAST Some Ancient Bugs ---------····- ·-------------·-· .................................................... J. W. £VANS

a lure Quiz _ ·--·····---------··-· ·-·--··--··-·-·-·------···--·····-----------·----· ··-----------------------------Trigonia- 1\. Living Fo sil ...................................................................... Do 'ALD F. McMrcHAEL Book · ole ______ .. . ·-··--················--···-·······--·--·-·------·-···----···--·--·--······-----------···-·-----1\,[eteorites and the Earth --··-····---··--·--·-····-------------·---·-·--·-··---·------- J. F. LovEHl 'G l\Iiss Joyce Allan r etirrs ................................. ·--···------···--·-----·--··-····--··-···--·------···------Life History of the Freshwater Eel ··----···--------------·-----·--·---··---·---· ...... G. P. WHITLI::Y

otes and News ---· ------·-·-···-----····--·--··-···-····-·-···········--·--------~---n Ancient Reef-building Coral ........................... - .......................... _____ H. 0. FLETCHI::It

Exploring Between Tidemarh. (Ill ) : eashore Animals and their F eeding ___________ _ ELrZABETJ·t C. PorE and P ATRICIA .M. McDoNALD

No. 4, DECEMBEH, 1956 The Ancient eas of Australia ----···--·------··----····--···--···-------·---·--- CuAHLES F. L <\SERON Films for chool Children ---·-··········----·--··--- ··--·- ·-····- ···-··--------· ......................... ________ _ Australian Flowering Plants ····-·-·-·-·---·--.............................................. WrNI.F'RED M. C RTlS Bock Revie\v --------·--·-----·--·--·--·······--··-··-··-·--········-············-··-·-··--···--·-·--·--·--··-·--···--The Peopling of outh-eastern Australia ................. : .................................. NoRMAN B. TINDALE Australian l\Iammals ..................................................................................................... A. G. LY. E Retirem<>nt of .Mr. J. R. Kinghorn - -- ---------------------------··--··------·--·-·--········--··---·-··-···-····--Australian Birds ............ -----·--------·---··-----·-·-·-·-···-·--- ---------------·-------····· ALLE KEAST Australian Inse·cts ---·---······-----····--··-·--·-·-·-···--···--·-----··----··--------------------·--·---·--- J. W. EvANS The Great Barrier Reef ............. -···------------------------------ ---·------------------ W. STEPHE 'SON

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105 108 109 ll4 115 121 125 126 121 132

To. 5. M.,ncH, 1957 A Kennel of Frogfishes .......................... ·-·-··--·--···---- ·············--·-- ...................... G. P. WHITLEY 139

ature Quiz . ---·---------··--·-·-········-···················--····-·········---··---··-··--·--···-·--·--- 142 An Apology {or nakes __________ - ------··---- ...................................... _________ C. W . BRAZEN OR 143 An A rchacologist in Western 1 ew South Wales --------·-·-··---·-- -- FREDERfCK D. McCAnTH \' 145 Oil in Au tralia --------------------··-·---···-··-·----····-·-----··--·---··--·····----·········---·-·-·· L. OwEN 150 Castin g a Fish in Pla ter ----------····-·---------···----------------------------------- RoY D. MACKAY 153 The Museum . ___ _ ____ ............... __ ·---·-·-- ..................................... ----------·--- 156 Adaptive Radiation of TrapJoor Spiders ........... . .. . ...... ____ ..... -----· Bt\RBARi\ i\l ATN 160 Exploring Between Tidemarks. {IV ) : ome Animal Communities o( Rocky hores -----------

EuzABETH C. PoPE and PATRlCtA lYI. McDONALD 164 Book Reviews ----------- _ ·-·-·-·-·-·------------·--···---------·----------·----------·······------·--------- 170 Notes and cws items .................. ______ ·-··········-·--------·--·······--·-·------------·---·--··----··· 155, 159

[ O. 6, } trNE, 1957 Pioneering in Conchology ------·- •.. __ ...... .............................. J. HoPE lVfAcPHERSO 173 The Coucal or ·wamp- Phrasant .............. -- ................................................. K. A. HtNDWOOD 176 Australia's Fiery Rain -·- .............................................. -- ................. - - w. }~. c ,\S IOY 182 The Kangaroo Famil y: Brush Wallabic ....................................................... Eu .. .Is 1 noucuTo N 186 l alurc Quiz 193 Photographs 1\f in u Backgrounc!"·---=~=-==~~=~=-==~~~=--~~=:·.~~~:~==::::~~:~~:~~:~~:~::::-·Ho·,~ ; no ... Ht;·c-~- 19-+

oles and ews _ _ ....... --------. . .......................... . 195 Exploring Bet we<'n Tidemark . (V I: Hints to Shore Explorers ----- .......... .

ELJZARKJ'II C. P OPE and PA'riHCIA I. i\lc:DONt\LO 196 Aboriginal Rock Engravi n~s in a l\ fosman Garden FHEDEIHCK 0. fcCAHTIIY 202 Book Review _ __ ......... ···---·-····-···· ... -- --- 204 Popular Scic·nc<' Lecture _ _ ......... __ ... ·········----···-····--·· .• ····---··-·--. 204

Tlw Causes of Locust Outbreak ;\lonarch of thC' Lakes F'ro~s of tlw _ ydncy Rcvion ~fu!!cum Prc•pa rat ors' Con(('l't 'nr t•

ro. 7. SEPTF.~Hl lm, 1%7 -- ...... .. .. ......... .. K. H. L. KEY

.. .. ........... --·--··· ·-·-· ... - ................. A LLEN KE \ l)T

........ ..... • ... ·- ....... )011 !'1 1\. 1\loOHE

207 210 212 216

IH Co ' TENTS

Whence Australia'::; \!antic of Green ? EO'\>ll NO D. GILL Nature Quiz __ - -- .. - - · Some Huntsnwn 'piders ----·-·------------------- -- ----·- - 1\. Nf t i SGttAv~ Book Reviews ---- ·· ---------·-- --- - --- · - ... ---·· .\ Primitive Ornithology -·-···-. .. -·· ... --··············--··- -- ·-- ---· -·- - RAL·,~ ,;···s·~-~~"~;t I otes and ews ---- -····- _ .. - -··- -- --·--The Kanuaroo Family: Kangaroos and Wallaroos ·--·-··

~ imp!; Photographic Method of Copying a Oraw ing

No. 8, D~::cEMUJ..:B, 1957

217 220 221 223 224 229 230 237

Antarctica- A Vital Link in the lnt ernational Geophysical Year G. tH; Q. R OBIN 241 The Autarcd c Continent ·- ···-····-·······-- .... ..... .. - - -·- .. -- H. 0. FLETCIIEH 246 1\lineral Possibilities of the Antarctic .. ----·· ... -····· --- - R. 0. CHALNIERS 252 The Wildlife of Macquarie Island - .... -·-·--·--· ··- . RoBERT CAnnrcK 255

chool Vacation Film Programmes ···-···--··-·· -···- .. ............ - - ........ ····-- -·- ... _ -···-·· 260 Antarctic Bird s -····-·--- -· ... ... ·· ·· ·· ····· ···- --· R. A. FAL~~ 261 Whales and the Ant arctic .. --- --··-·--·- - ·- ---- -- ········- -·- -- W. H. D,\\VIl! N 264 T<.>eming Life in Antarctic St'a --·-·-······· ······-·-·-····-·-···:-········- - --·· ELrZABETH C. POPE 268 The Di tribtJtion of Animals and Plants of the Soothern Hemisphere ---······ ]. W. EvANS 270 1 otes and rews ltems - --···-· . ---···-··---·--·-- ---····-···-·-- ---- ·-· --·-··- 251, 263, 267

_ ro . 9, MAHCH, 1958 The Ghost Pipefish -·--· ·--·--·-- ----·-·········-··--·-····-- --···- ··-···- G. P. WHITLEY 275 The Moonfish or Opah in Nt>w ouLh Wales .. --····-···- -------------- -·-·-· G. P. WH ITLEY 278 ' tring Figures of Australia ··-·-·-···- ·- ·-··· -·-·-- -- -·-······· FnEDERICK D. McCARTH y 279

The Honey Mouse -····-·-·--·---···-·-·-·····-····-----·-- ... -···--······--·----··- _ L. GLAl ERT 281 The Monotremes ---·- . --------·· ·---·-·····-·· ··--··-- -----···-·-·-···· ····-···-- P. D. F. '[UHRA Y 285 The Mallee Fowl --~------·······--·························-·-······-··-·-·-·-·-·- _ ... H. J. FRITH 289 Wasps (Part I ) -·····-···-·-·--···-··------·--····- ---··-····-··-····- - ··--- D. K. McALPTNE 294 Land of the Tree-climbing nail -----·--- ···--·--····-······-·····--··· _. DoNALD F. McMrcHAEL 297 :Mari ne Giants-Past and Present -··········--····--··················--·-·-······-···· H. 0. F LETCHEI{ 300

a tu re Quiz --·--·-·-·-· ··- .. ---·-· ·················-···················-·······----·--·----·--· _____ 306 Book Review ------ -·-·····--·------···-·-·······-····-·------····-··--····· 306 Notes and News Items --------··----·· ···--·-·----·-····--·--·-·······-··----- _ -·-· ·-· 283, 306

No. 10, ]L' NE, 1958 Salt i\Ianufacture and Trad in g in the Western Highlands of ew Guinea ····- J\J. ]. 1\IECCITT 309 Nature Quiz -·- ---- ----. ··-----··----·-·- --·- _ ···-·-····-· ··-·-- ... ·-· ------·- 313 Notes and News Items -------------~-----·--·······----··-·-·-·- -·- __ 313. 332. 340 Adaptive Convergence in Australian Reptiles --······----·---·- ... _ --·--·-······· .. F. J. MrTCHELL 314 Linnaeus and Zoology ...... --·- _ -· .............. - ... ··········-·---·--- ··--· ..•. G. P. WHITLEY 317 The Australian Prawn lndustw ........ ... ..... ····--·- _ . ·--- ··-·-·· .. FRA NK Me JElLL 321 Recent ltldies on the Tasmanian :Muuon Bird -··-············--·-·····--···-----· .. D. L. ERVENTY 327 Giant Earthworms ---·-·-····-··- ·-·--- ........ ·-·· ····-········-······-· ELIZABETH C. PoPE 333 Retirem~?nt of Mr. Ell is Troughlon ··············-·············· _ ... ·-·-·-·-·- _ ·····-··-···--- 338 Book R~?v iews ···-·----····-····------- .. ·····-········-······----··-········· ··- . 339

No. 11, EPTEMB.En, 1958 Au tralian Geckoes _____ --------·-- ... ·········-·········- ... . .. .. . ... H AHOLI> C. Coccr.H 343 The Magpie Goose ------···-···-----······-·-·-·----··---· ...... H . .J. F RITH and S . .J. DAVIES 34-8 The Thylacine -·---··------- ·--------------···---- ·----·-- _ .... ·-·-·-····· Enrc R. GmLEH 3:l2 Observing Ant in Artificial est ··-· ··········-·-- ___ --····- ........ ] OH'l FnEELA ND 355 F'os ils and th eir Value in tratigraphy ....... ...... ... .. _ ······- . H. 0. FLETCHER 361 The HallsLrom Theatre ·---··-····- .. _ -----·· ·····----··-- _ _ ·-· ·-·-····· _ 366 The Fr~?shwater Aquarium ____ -·-······· ·- .......... ·-·· .. _ Do ' t\LD f . l\fcl\lrcHAEL 367 Nestin g Seasons of Australian Birds .. __ _ ..... ALLEX K EAST 369

otes and News Ttt'ms ·- ___ ···-· ····-··- ___ .. -·· 347. 372 Book Review _ _ .. . ·-····· ··---·---··. .......... ... .. _ .............. _ 373 T t t Your Knowl edge ! -····- ··-·-· ..... ... .. -·-··-·- 37 1

1o. 12. DECEMBEt:. 1958 rew Cu inf?a : Ph ysical Geography and Environment otes and ews .. -· . --····-····-··

Geology of tlw Island of ew Cuinra ew Guinea Vegetation

Mammals of · ew Gui nea Book Review Birch• of ew Guin ea

ew Gu inea Fi5h~s . l'W Gu inea Insects _ • . •

Peop]P!'. of rl'w Guinea ................ _ : ................. ·-········-·- --

D oNALD F . . \l cJ\1tc tt AEL

-G. A. V. ST-\ ' L£Y

j . !'-'. W Ol\1 EHSLEY

H. J. 'MAHLOW

i\l.l." KE \ ST (~ILBEilT P. \ V IllTLEY J . .J . ]J. Sz~: NT- fV •\ KY

'' · P. ELK I'\

377 379 380 38cj. 388 393 3~~ 3Y1l 'I Ut( -llJO