• lb76-i .

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

AUSTRALIAN l\tlUSEUM. (REPORT OP 'l'liE 'fRUSTI.DF.Il, FOR 18iG.)

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Ol'del'cd by the L egislative A11scmbly to be printed, :!!:l Muy, Lti 77.

ltEPORT OF 'I'ITE TRl"STEES 01:' THE Al::ilTRALIAX ~ I ('"::>£U~ I . FOR 'l'llE YEAR .ENDL"I\G " . :ns·r DEl'El\lBEH , ~. lo Ills hxt•HJ.J \ t\ TUE Gon:n'\OR-L'i-C'Ern·:F - 1. 'l'he Tt·ustccil of the Australian ~Iuscum hu,c the houor to submit to your Rn·ellency this their twcul)-third .\nnual Heport. :2. ~~e 'lu ~eum has been open to lhe publil' tlaily (Sulllh\)'" C\c<'ptcd) during the pa.-.t year. and hns been \ISlted by 71,176 persons, an inct·ense of nearly 9.000 on the· number of visitur" ior the prcviou~ JCIW. (.A.J>Jlf'lldi.r !~.) , 3. 'fh<' interest of the lJUbJic in the object:< ofthe ~fU Sl'lllll has bCl'll ~howu hy the large number of .. pcctmcn~ pre~cntcd, and by numerous letters and inquiries on matkr~ of .\atural H istorv. 4. A catalogue of the contents of the ) fuscum, including the Jibrnr), is being prlit·eedcd with by tht• {'m~tor nntl XoCI't'lnt·.V" as expeditiously as i~ po~sibl<', t·unHidt>rin~ the great rnrc am! labour whid1 has nt•re••arJ)_, heent>xpt•nded un lhe Ynlunble :Museum i~ likowis<' now rl'n.uy for the press. 'l'he l\l'rangement and public display of new ~;pec imens hat< been rehu·decl by the want of proper <·nseH. 5. 'L'l!e donations l't'Ceived during 187G gl'(·atly exreed in numhe1· nnd \ tll n<' lhosc JWescnle~ so r (li~lioli, antl uther gentlemen coll­ nected with the Hoyal :\Iuseum at }'lot·encc; from A. \V. Ct·••wford, B>lt) .. Oakland><, Cnlifol'llia.; from Captain F. Bm\\n, 1'ai1·un.; nn< from Htll'h n ~onrco beint.t nece-~arily U1m•liable a1tady rccc•ile'::lion, l'iz., from u till 1 in \\illlt•r unci 12 to;; in l< llllllllCI', winch mtght be oxtc•mlcd tu 1:1 fo5 iu "intct• and 12lo (l in summer. The tinwof the limile1l stntt'oi'Pmploy61! consi~ting of on I\' two la \itlcnui~l~~, one n~siR!tlllt taxidenniat, ono llll'S~<·llgL'I', and one ollit·e-<·l<•nm••·, in chat·gc of ~o large ~~~ 't uNiitutiuJJ, _iH Jlt'cc~snJ•ily Jully ot·cupied in the <'lll'C :md. )ll'<'Sl'I'V~; Ill the prcpnr-al10n and mounting ol' >~pecimcus newly ncquu·<·d h,v pun·h:t~c u1• l!•!t; 11~ prutec-tmg the exhibi!Hfrom injury <.lm·in~ atlmi~~ion holll·~; and in work )Jl'Cpat'.Ltory fur tho rt•cepttun of 1><' \·ertll hu111lrcd 1 i~itor11 daily. lt i11 evident, therefore, i.h:\t ii the Mu:;eum i~ to llo kept open for much louger hours than 303--~ at nt pt·c~rnf the unnunl c,\Pl'ltditure Wt' a•~ditional ar<: .\Lu~rum part al.!'!! full\" ·1s llllll~h of nn t·•lu..:a!lonal a.~ ot a ScJcutJtic charadt•J', 1111<1 thnt nll l't);ISOII:tLJc t:tl·i)itics >f thu ;.;n~ nu many of tlw t~po~"al bcmg inndcquato to the rC< sho\1 i u~ fhr sati>

'J'he ;\ ppemlicC8 contain the foUowing :- No. I. 1\ n ,\ hsh-aet of tho RcceiJlts nml Pn.ymcuts of tbo • rr u~tcc~:~ on bchaU' of tho Museum fur tho ycnr cmling 31 December, 1876. • Xo. 2. J.iMt of' the Hool;s purchnscfl during the year. X o. :3. 1->tntcmcnt of the number of Yisitot·:s to t· each mouth. l\ c>. 1·. I~18t of JJouations. \ o. 5. J,ist of Specimens acquired by purchase and c:u·hnngr. \ o. G. LiRt of i"pecimcus ~eut to Foreign l n~titulion:~ io1· oxchnngc. :\o. 7. Parliculnrs of work done by the Tal.idt•rmi~t~. No. 8. l:>tatement of AltenclruJCO or tho 'l '•·u~tcc:; for the yenr 1877.

•U>l'E ~DIX No. L. Bu.. \WF.-snF.ET of the Tru~tccs of the .\ u--tralian M m•cum tor the yenr cndin~; 31 Dcccntbcr, 1 '37G.

1'176. 1 .£ -. tl. .Tpu. 1, 1'176 I £ ~. d. Jon. 1... To ColouiAI 'I n.:bUl'('r ...... H 13 l llJ d~hit bultm·c from l~i;) ...... J Gtj 1 1 .. ;; I Ft·b. 1 :?~~ 1g ~ :: ;:r:· ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : :: : :::11,1~ ci ~ ) lar. 1 .J.l 13 .1. ,. •I •timu ry, print in~:, uml pholol(raphic mnl~ri:tL! S 13 3 April 1 I n 13 1 .• pur<'lut!l(' ul •p<'Cimcn• ...... !1:? 10 0 .. 1 ... 250 0 U ., dJ<•mit•J•I· ...... JS n 10 ' lov 1 .. ·11 13 f ., irOII\IOI'k """""""""""'""""" ...... 2 } t 0 .Jutic 1... 41 1a 1 ,. tnnhtr ...... 11 1.2 8 J uly 1 1 " 41 13 1 ,. fnd ...... !I 1 ~ 0 ., 1 . 2~~ ~ ~ ,. ~' r of 1••ri' ...... 4 10 0 01'1 . 2 ... 2~.0 o 0 ,. ~rd~:ht ...... 1 10 0 , 2 .. ~ 1 13 1 ,, U'Ol'llnon~f.'r\" •••• , ...... , •• •• ••• •••••• •• • •.• •••••• ••• .. 2 10 G I! 2.,,,, 200 0 0 ,. >tuulrit·, . .'...... 17 6 G Nov. L.. ·U 13 •1 u bUfllllCl' ...... , ...... , ...... • 103 4 6 Dec. l... 4113 4 1---- £ 1,700 0 0 £ 1,700 0 0

To D al~tncc ...... £ 1--103 ·1 G I 1 - EO. \r. P~LJ'IIER. Acting t;ecretnq.

APPE~"'DlX Xo. ~. LtsT or 13ooas purchased out of the Endowment Fu111l for the )lu~cum LibJ-.•ry :- 12 P rt', s,-,,. l~bilc.• ... oplu~l lin~u1.iur 1:? , Amulo uf .:\111 un•llli tun. 12 .. 1 o. ..Hhl·n·•·uw. • J , . R< c,·c·s lcouicn. 12 , Xatm·c~ ·I X·~. lb1•. 5 , Tran,oction• of th{· 1-:ntomologi~al Soricty of London. BooKs acquired by donation:­ J'""'''"l.iug• ~r 11~" L innrou Soeil'f:y of X.ll.W. Yol. 1. Pa t< t nuu 2. .\u•lr tiJ·n• D1rd• 111 tltL• \u•trnlion :~fuSl'um. PnH I. Acl'lpih-.c·•. _t~1 ·la~\ • of tlu• 'h•t r~poltbu :J.'rmmt. Commi•-•onrt'!'. I 1.~ Fnun!l of.S. .Au~l rali~. A pnper by}~. 8. \Ynt<•rhott•" y;., C' 'f ''.., •> eo · \I 1 I · 1 Ob · · ·' • •c 1·• · ·"" · - pttl , 0 .. Gu•;nRnucnl Ob.wrmtor), S,nh11·.1 • Janunn 1,1 :1!111.. • Dr JL Rus•rll Esq ~·,···~ os.;·•,c\~ >~· n·nit;on c 1 ,.,,. \ ,;JOU 1 1l I 1t'"i: 1 l~ fOI!ff"~Uilu ••souret·-.. lH7£; 1 • • • • .. • \Jm,.r•l ~!up nwl o,.,,_..,.al Stali·l.il'• of N.S.\\'. l'iiG:) Phihult•lphi•\ l•:,hil•ition Cuunui••iou.

Ou a ~ •. ,. (,.•nu• uf ~ "'.ltlmnwluatu,. 1111<1 Oil >Dill" 'l'alrml f'laub c!t~•·nmg cnllul'l· m till' Culnny Jf \'i•·luria, 1 '1\'0. 11) 'JJuronl<'·'..j ·, '· ~;us:;;••. ' · I!J:I'H•(• 1~1 tla- bUgtll'•C·111l\ Qul'l'tl&luutl. fly rruh· Vl' Li\ nitl ,,.. . l) • uu Ut; u. l,rt•·!·fy Cmnfrr•). Hy A. T. llulroyu, E~, 1 : g ~~· U11ullm·~· s "'''"' 'l'ltl'OI') of Conwt;, with <•bj•·<•lioui lu th•• Nc11 t01,;.,11 ']'!trory nl "lienI hkctch of Huuth .A.t~>•lmlin. lh• Jo•inh J3.,ol !.111 Jo' 'I J l' . . South .\ uotrulin: llo HiRtory, j{~SlJtlt'('c,, allU l'ro>tht··livu-.' ' .•••• Conlr.bullons to tho Mineralogy of Ticlorin. lly Gc.>rg<'ll. 1'. Ultich, l.''.O.S. Dcscriplh<· 3

D c I )I I o l.al .l•l,!Lo uf 1\ • L '\l nJ,, 1 ol l 0 1! tl b1 I tt ~Irlb u n ·I' !I il>'111lno lotc·nmti uai• E,lllhiticn, I '-ill. Lh H H. Hno\1 h, F.l<.:-.• .ill lholltlh'. C t J,~, . .\!111 I , llok'L>, .on1 ]) I 5 1 11 111. t:ooiO!II I !'una\ of \'utoriu. l'srl• I, u,'Jtl. . ' ' :\lm nucl )hu.rnl Stn 1Sii1 •· A.mmal U-J•·rl, Drp:t ' 1 ) fint'l. •\nnunl H port. 'frus!tt5 It' '\[u-. I l Co I' rut z, •lt>t.-1. linrTnnl c •• nt'J:I'• Cnmbritlgr, CS., for 1873 nnrl lSi' I. . l:xplo,.. ,,, 11· '. tht• (' >!nrntlo ur I ,. w.. 1. ,t,,.. i'uoit Ill I In•tilult·. \Ion rd•"' \,w 'oulh "olt. ll1· .\. Liwr-itl~"· \luulhh ' ri~·, or Rn\.tl !"tw•il't\ ,_· 1.l"-UIDnta. )\)j•, I R···u t."of \I. tt• rulogi;11l <•h- .. r{.. ti•)n•mndt in\ .. ,,. ~oulh "'nits durillg1'3it. BJ 11 . C. Ru•frll, D.\. \n)· Ho,;ll<•r f 11u• t, "i ·•l~t:tr•.t,Jul.< 11, l'>i3. !!•·opit•. , \ o•Ji ll,lll.:lliUII. ll1 )•.oh\ tr<\ \\ iJ<0:1. Ort'l ,u,.-,. Ottlo·i 1l l'~.t 0111.-.· Di•···Mon. From E. G,~.,.,u,. ,\ c,,, .\mkr uu'• !'doll<•! nt \atur llli,tnr.i ut l't•niJ.,.,,. I~lnnd. R l""'t fur 1873. I ho•mi•tr,l of 1111' Enrt h. ];~ '1'. ~~ :·r.l Hunt. Ll..J). 'rn•hiu~1on, 1'171. :lt-opi•·•. 2\fomon·uf 1'. 1'. 1'. 1uu :\hrtin•. lly Cbarh-• Ran. \\ '"lnnglnu,lbil. t ''"I"'"· l.cHii' ..\gn" il. B~· 'J lu.,lllm·• ~.' nmn. t'at•t ilnl!illnu• 1•'"1"·• ••f Iht· l'ou·ili<• l'vn•t of Xorlh Am.•rit'tl. )ly Chnrlt. C:iTIIrulogy nt Hnrnorol (;nllt•gC.. t'amlori•l~,·, \In •. \'11l :l, '\n. 3. 'l'nlll'l' 1,,.•!111'<'"· :'ot'fion 1, ou tlw Slruc!ou-c of l'nnt·t•rou• 'J'untont·. Jh .1. ,1. \ \ ullllWILt'tl. \\'u•hiuglon, 18'13. tknlo~:ioul Hu1·f~>·· l>i tnl<• of llli•somi. 1871. · Jlirtl• of llw :Sorlh·~o•po•it•. '\'cw York, 1.'!70. Truu!llll'limo•of tlw \t•w \ork :-;tat~ A~riculturulllociet~·· 1~i l. l'111ith•oninn Ro'Jklrl. JS73mul Hli I. .luJitnll•nu Ort•hid •• lly U. D. Fitr.~:•·rnlol, F.T•. S. l':uuphld cou l?o, il E:• uf S, pm •P· frvm Mmumic• :•l Pt•ru. lh. Dr.• \. ll. ~lowgnu, llurwood. llnp111'• EL"1·h·•i11>1irnl I hry. 3 vol-. 1692. l \\ hit•.'• Rt•ply tu Fi,ho r. 16:!1. Pt•rubh-'~ \\ or~•. lGS!l. Faullwt•r'• Tro·••ti·• •· lG'Il. :::1 illin~IJ.-d '. H11t iu111tl \(',·ount. 1GG-t. Conft•r,•uc~· I• IIH' n \\~illi~.))., 011 J)l\·in•• Providcnc ·. 16!1 J. l'r• l••n'· :--u:lrwl. lhk•·· 011 s..tf·d·~·Phing. 1631. Uwh Otado·•. 1671l. llu 'foulin, Durkl~r nf lbt• Faith. 1623 t ).<•rn•, 011 tlu· Dt'llliluclt••. 1690. Uro"n'• Hc•pl,l 111 Shaft•·•bDrJ ', Chnr-•ct~ri~lit< n;;z. (.',,"'• ntul lli•<'ollr•l'• to ro•co\'er Di·-•·nter.. 16'11). l.tft• uf llumphr,•> l'ritlmx, D.J>. liJ'i. j l':tt>

APPENDIX Xo. ;}.

'J'nr. 1\Iuij('llm was open :312 d1~y~, wi th nu a\'crngo attcn:~ \'l~o~lt.,r .Tnnllury • • ...... :!6 7,:1)(; Ft•hrunr' ...... 2:; I,S7!l ,\J.u·d• : ...... • . . 21; G.OK2 \ 'I ...... • ...... 211 ll,t'i:!'l ~trl .. 2fi (),();lfl :"::.~• . :: ::::.:: :::::.::.::: ::::::: .. :·::·:. :!i }.000 ,ful) 0 ~ ...... • • .. •• .. :lfl t"t,~:Ja .\ ug~~>l .. • ...... • • ...... • .. 26 5,1(;1 St•ptt.•tnlH·r .. 0 •. •• o ...... 0...... 21l . o . o ...... o :,,2:17 Oetult<·r .. • ...... •...... :!fi ...... · .... · :;,o:;3 Nov.·mh~r ...... • 26 ...... • • G,:!:IO l>t•cemb!'r...... 2G .... • ...... ~.HI'! 31:! 71 li (J ED. \\'. l1AL:'IfER, Acting Secretary.

A.PPESDIX So. 1.

IJ011ati01111.

El'llNOLOGICAL SPECnrE~S. I'BISEJ>T!D B\' Collt•ction of Xati\'~ l111plemrnt-, frt~m Purl Morr

ETITNOLOGIC.A.L SPEODf ENS-ron/i~urd. r nssrsTP.D BT A Hcnd·dr<'•• of 'FI'lltlwr~ ...... · ·• ··· · •·· ·•· · • •· · I An Ormun~nt for tlw :io·•h<'ll ~c. ttm~: sti~k ...... · ...... A hunk of hsncl·macl<' Cordage ...... l . 'J'"o O<><·oa·out·•h<'ll Spoons ...... • \ Neel.lt·l vf Xt·l\\ork ...... · ~f r. A. Goldic, Port 1£o~by, Xew A Oirdlt' . . · ...... · Oumro. 'l'h"'''' Armlt'l< ...... I On!' Armh·l of Mal·\\Ork ...... , }"our ditto of Can•• ...... • ...... A Cnlnba•h rontnining Lime ...... Six Enr·ring• ...... , .. . . Fn·o 1<;:1rth~nwnro Ve-.d< ...... ) A piN'<' of T imbt·r from 1he ship" Brotllcrly T..o~<'," on "hich C•IJll nin Cook ~t'rvrd ~ hi• npprt•ntirc·ship • . . · ...... · · ..... Cnptnin WntOn·strrct. A llnir·bn\1, from t lw >tomnch of an Ox ...... • •. . Mr. .f. Dawson, In'". 'l 'hrl'l• F. i~hing·nctq. nnd Bull of Twine ...... } f m N •w llrituin {'.Tho Hcv. Gc~rgo Brown, of the We~· ' l'wo Sto1W Olubs, nncl a Shell Ornnmcut for the NC(•k ro ~ ...... !t•>nn ~" "''on. . ~ight or~uunt•ntt'tl W t'apons,(?) from llac JGngsmill f•lund• ...... l'lw Jtcv. S .•T. Wlntmcc, Melbourne. A. Shell Ornnmcnt mndo from Petlrl·shell (itfei!Jr.IJnia llw>:qal·itifera), from t ho Soul h St'fl l •lancl• ...... Mr. a. r.. owc, Sus~OX·SI reel. A Dngger from tho U ivcr Severn, supposctl lo bnvc been ust•d in t ho lust War nf u, ~ . }(out, being found ncn,. the spot w l~ore the bnlllc ~''n" fought...... Mr. q-. Onrdmc;. Sydner- T wo Pnddlc<, from Nt••Y Zealand, of nnt1ve workmauslup ...... Mr. 'Ihomns Gr1bbon, Liverpool. A Colloct!on of 8L!l A~cit1nt C~incoe Coins nntl Clmrru ~ ...... } Mr. A. ,V. Q. Rusdcn, Newcnstlc. A Collccllon of 191 Clune;;o Com~ o£ the present Dyna,ty ......

1WOIALS. A Pauch of Pltala~.'lisla ndpinn • :'llr. If. A. Pilt•, l lo" Yall'. A S,•rub Wollnb~ (Jlalma/11rus ttnlnbalus) • . :\lr.• T. A Boyd. AUnt (Jfu1 MJrdidur) ...... llr. J. llowlin, Derngambil. A~~·" Guinea :Kangaroo,""" ~p. Jfacropu.s (Ealnl, PorL:!\Ioresby, X.Q. A lint (&oloploilu~ 11p.) . . . • ...... Four -kull• of Yulpim• Phnlangers (Phalan,qitfa vulpina) ...... • ...... IliK Ilonor A. T. llolroyd, Esq. 111(' hcnd nncl pouch, '•ith young. of the long·nosed Bandicoot (Puam,lit naJtuta)... :\fr. .1. A. Jlo}·d. A tl•ick·tnilcd pigmy Opo~sum (lJromicia rmicolor) ...... llf r .•T. B<>wlln, Berngambil. A long·tailccl block 'nnt (Mus. sp.) ... :...... } E S 11'11 E 0 }1 z s R • D 'l'wo hcnd• of lll nr•rupU8 mujor ...... , ...... · • · 1 • '"q., · · · ·• o. c ay. A .Monkc.l' (Jlforaclll tp.) ...... Ohn<. M (lore, E.q., F.L.S. A young Kungnroo ( 011plmm f~r robttsltts) ...... Dr. J . ('. Cox, F. L.S. 'fho JlOII<'h of n Nntivll Cnt ( .Do.t,t~u r l!ll vi··~rinu,•) with 8 young, ju•l born ...... J\1 r . •f. •.rhomns, Jlibhrnlukc. ~l'hl' mnlfonncd hcncl of IL Cnlf <~ i th IWO foccs, "1111 the llllllfornl.~l hoof uf nn o~ ... Mr. R. Bril\nt, Olt·ll··· l;iftt'\111 8pt•citntll15 of young from tbo pom·h (Phaltw,Qi.tfa nlpi11u) ...... ~ 'l'hrt'l' Native llcnr6 (Pita.•colarl'los r·inl'r~a) ...... M (' R D h ~[ y 1 1 A vc711 ~~~~~~~o~::1g ~.n~.. f~~ l~IC. ~~~~.~~~. ~~.:..~~~•.uris~.n .t.ngt:~.~~.ide~:. ~~~~· ln~g~· ..l.l).in.s c••rs. · nm · rnn• y, • oss t\ l'. A ,)mll of a DukQ of York Islnuder ...... Rl'v. Ot'OrJ:C Brown. BIRDS. A Hawk (Jli~racid~a ori~NialU!) ...... • .. • } ':If J A Tl ;; d '!'wo Tern~ (i-iln-Nulaploun8) ...... • . • · • :•• :: :::::: · r. · · 1orpe, ~ Y nry. 'fwo Gonl·auckt•MI (Podargu• •lrigiiii{es) ...... • ...... • :\fr. Onrrnty, Xi'\\ town. Ono dl'li('tlll· 0"1 I Slri.r delicailllll-t) ...... :\I r. p,.N") \\'ilh:111.-, Svclnc~. A O<>aL·ourk,•r (Podargu• tl>·iyuide•) ...... • ...... 'lr. W '\. Bro""• Li;erpOOI·•IIfft. A Dthtnrd (.f:upodoltu aoulralis) ...... • • • .. . • ...... ') A ~"tin• CuiiiJl.llllOn (Grnnu.tlralariamrt) ...... 1 A rht'll•.l\r Ttlantl Pi~t'Oil ( Gt'aphilu.s niCQ~aricu.r) ...... ('ha•. :\loort>, F L.S., Director of tl•c .\ Curl'lll'OW (.1/ofua lub~ro~tn) ...... ~ Botunir Gllrtlur., Sytlnt>v. 'J'wo Parrots (S••Ior lt,vpopolius) ...... 1 · · A S.'l\·gull L•JrUI (Xn,.a) jam~$Onii ... • ... • ...... 'f••o Kugu• (Rn.vnorhl'/u Jubatr•.r) ...... A Phro.. ~ut (1'4a.tianll4~ s.p.) ...... ) A Thru•h (Jfrrula ncr>·u•) ...... :\fr. J. B. :\{oorcrort, San Francisco. A CormorauL ( Pl•altJrrO<'ora.r tfil!l~tplutlu1) ...... l ~··our black an< I "h1te Corm!lrtlDl< (Ploalacrocoraz m•lrmolettru•) ...... ,f,"'o ~~w Jlfll~nd ('ur~•ornm~ (Phal~~ocor= noorr lrollolldicr) ...... It. S. lli\1, X«h C.l\l.Z.S., Rcsc B"Y· , ,;~o C1L·gul ~ .aru• (Xt'ma) JUme.tOIIII ...... •r1 Jr<'Blorlc"~'kt~ (Pltalarrororaz m~lanol~:ucrts) ...... ,,wo w"c. ()(' otoos (Cal,vptorltyncltu.tjom"e11.,) ...... 1 0tr1·~ 1 lulc·~ingr·d Coughs ( Oorcorax melanorltamplt,1) ...... J . A. noyd, E• ·q., LnV1.·La, F,:;,·. 'l'~~0 JF;:~r::,,~i~~~~·~::hp~~: (( " "' ~:~;~:~~~·~~~~:,·~;;~~~~~;)...... r r ...... u • ,. "' • o~~ tt:..c/~~;:;·~Pt ~;~~~":t:> .. ~. ~...... ·...... ·.. ·.. ·.. ·...... ·· .. ·· · · 'l'wo Suld.icr·bird• (.M :on/loa '!I a;',,.~~...... •V .'1 ) ...... ) 5

• . DI~DS--confi>wrd. rnE!E:O:TtD 111" A Srti·Silll, (..,.,' (.'ltMII) )lllilnO~It. • ...... } M r .. . A 'l'•nl· (S/au•• "'''''"O>'n!lllrh·•) ...... 5 1'. • • A. Boyd, FIJI. A Sc.I·Clllll, ( r.,,., J'' '''""")... • ...... } \ I U'llrHiul in•ptml••) ..... ":····"''""'""""' ...... : ( .Tamr• Rt~m•<'y, E'l0<1·•'"'11""' (.lrlarnH.t .tupuciliolu.t)...... J ' • .. ~ne \\ oo l'a•·•·r domo··ltMl .•...... One l~11no·) ·•·alt•r ( 1f.y:om, ln sangttinolrnla) ...... ) Ono Stttdlll rhrJ..OJII<'"'' ...... ( , On<' Bronze l'ut·koo ((:lru/ril" 1'1"90.'11') ...... ( 'lr. T<'r<•knt•><~ (Cil~'IPf&rlrY."rlrus f~tn~rl'ffs) ...... 'lr. Wil"'m, \Vl'~thcrl><>tml•. A lNptc Hlni,(JirnfmrplrctiU•·r>rlrll frun't"ilrr) ...... ,\ t'm·\;oo (C I , , ""''"''") ...... A \\'unci '"allo\\ (. Id·• v1 tortlidR•) ...... \ l.ulll·ratl (O•.v•lr• r #!JI'"'"'") from l 1>rd llo"''' I-land ...... Comtnodorc llo.~in~, H.li.S. " '\ol- 1 hn-.·l'urkoo· (Curtrl•t.fltJbdlijurmi•) ...... 1 Tt·rnw." Ot r !-oj>lllt"htll (, IMniAorlr!l .r4"• fn>Nimlfri.J) ...... 011·· I on;•y·t11h•r ( llrfrfAr 7/Hs ftmul•tl~<•) ...... ~ \£ ('0()£ •r C \;' R' Uue \ -.·Uo,\ ·rulun ( /::(lpstiii,·ia artrfrufi,) ...... J .. r. • rt·y, cmpc, 00 s lf"tr. \ 1 hru .. J. (C'ullnf"i(•itlrf,t 7utJ'JHtHiirrt) ...... •• •••...... • ······•·•·········u•••••·• ········• A llollt',l :<'lllt•r (.1 "llulnll "''f.rura) ...... ,\ •pur·>\llll(t'd l'lovt•r (LtJt,,,,.(("' /a~ttf,.,) ...... } 't""n l..oru:IC ( 1¥il('l'',.rrfnt Jli'IIII01tlfi1) ...... ••.•..... 'h111 Ro•••·hill l..orll·• (l'frrl•!r:rrcrr., trillli,•)...... 'Ir. \Yhcler, ~arrnbinc, near Manly. l tlllr Oro•hl.' (Pod,,., Jl' pof•ONpltillfls) ...... 'fltrct• 't lllt·d-pluT;•r ( "'""'"tuprra f~rrcocryhalu$) ...... A Fl~·mtl'111•r (Hitipu/11,'11 ••r'.Jifro•ts) ...... ~ A ur·,tling of Tlutfrmn" puflot·•rrll·•) ...... " 1· cl 1 Tl lb C y k 'l'ht'l~' ~lnmwodl'< (.lftwrrrotli" !fOIIIdi•) ...... · r. ~~~~ 11 roll< en 1• apo or·. A :;,uulpip••r (.lr·lili• nnprr\\ lht•wutu ( ntrutmt ,,,.,,uft,tat't.um) ...... A Shrike ( 1 1111!1<> '"' 11fttfia) . • • • ...... } A l:n" n·hr,•u,t••d U?"''r·bi"l (('hfau~rfrlotfr>'a ruri,dre~~triv) ...... ~r r. A •. O~>ldit•, l'or~ Morcsby, Ne...- A l !Juvt• ( l~t uprlurplttrtlln) ...... • ...... • t•ur·o•ful Oni .1 .\ li..it ~ (,Jfilt•tr.t )...... "r .r I" Burn•, t'adrlm,;ton. A. lt11hin ( r:.-p ..1 ttr1,, , 11,tml.,) ...... • .. ... 'lr W Jl. :\'urton, ~Ecdt·•bourn~ \ I\ in~ !.or) ( l pr~>HIII<·fu• •rapttla/N$) ...... 'lr. Hut. t IJ >n11·•, S!,hn·~·· A\ o·How·tult· •l lf un•·,"·l'llt~·r. (Ptilufis a•m'romi.<) ... . . • .. · · • -, .) . ,\ , n. .,,l, 1: ., J.rvuka. riji. •\ l'dt lll ( l'tfu·'"'~• rvn.•pt<'rllnfrhtrnirPll} ...... • .. • ...... • • A Fuwh ( ""''••ri:a •p.) ...... • ...... · · .. . A 'I' it (/'arrt.• tn(ljO>') ...... • ...... · ...... · .. · ... · · Otw 8hrik~( (/urrufrtr .;iut.vis) ...... • ...... I A Rinl(t•d l 'ru~h ('l'ul'ti<•s lllr'Jrlll/u.<) ...... A llouo•y·rllh'l' (.1 ,,fluhiu melit•ura) ...... ) Mr. C. Wnng rnb~i m, Sy

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'.l\ 1 o ~ .. ,. Zo•:\l.lnol KingU~lwr> (Ifalr.vott ''"!/"·'·•) ...... j Ont• Fh·l'lllo•hrr ( 1/uwt/l•·•• kt.nJirpl"'!l" ltumr;·a/i.Sydney. A Coc~nloo ( Crtt•alll•l /emlbealtril ...... · ...... · .... · ... "" ...... " 1•• , llu•c•u!(h D•·· ,j. C'. l'o'\:. ,\ 1\fngpir (!~/fi'J'N'II 0110p/1011t'/l,ti1) ...... """"' """" "'"'"""""" ""'"'" )[ r. ,J. \ , IJtl\1\, \lo>o '\ lilt• . .\. Spim··l:lil<·•l :-

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nr ..1. ('. Co~. F.T•. S. T wo C,·~t rorion• ( c~.rlrarim• pltilippi) ...... • ... 'lr. '1'. l'nrkrr, 10, Ctunbcrbnd··lrhl A n.-d Dro'lllll (PaiJrWX o~nicolur) ...... \lr.J>. Lonl. 1:)1. Lwnnl"OJ< • ~\ i\£ nck<·~cl ( •. !tnrr.ttt au.t ra" ...... • ...... i>t·. ,J. (.'.l'ox, F.L.S. A amall h•h (:)td«rlomn<·t·ll/,•u• ~mflt'!Jinatu• ...... Out• .1fo1mra11tlw< tomtt~loslr.s ...... O u~ l'l~>roi• milct ...... Ont' Jlrmrna ~~tbulo1a ...... Fi~e :U urttnll, .to. of ~p<'<'ic• ...... ,. .. Tw~uty·four •mull fl•h from Corol Reef., .\.('. ( Clutlocf~JIIIs, Labru/(l', o\'C ) ...... ) A Rt-d lJr<'!lm (l'a9rus <~~ucolor) ...... ~ 'l'wo 11 1\nuoAa.i" (-!Jt'r.'J.r nffi"!·"~ ...... ········· ...... ······· ··· :\fr. J. A. Dovcl, Fiji. Ono Ydlow·trul (Caratr:r drcltr·l8) ...... · One ?.lnckcrd (Sromb•r ax.vf,·oli•) ...... • ' A lby (7'ri!IOnorMHa Jas('iota) ...... l fr.. l. J. JtN'JIIl•ou, l\Iacqno.ric-str<'pult<-il rO<·k-t'Od (Pii'Cfropomo <'!JIIDM(V,IJTIItt) ...... :llr }.<'. )\. Pt'tllc~. \ •· Lrnthcr·jackd" (Jlonora•l.\to.r&p.) ...... A Box·fi·h (CJI/racio" C"Onr

YERTR LU: \'1 \-l•'t•nt> -ro •lit~ "'· l'ltt!!SHU ur ~:::: ~~~~~~~. :;~:~~·:·:: :::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'I On l'nu• ntlouo mncmcnnthtU ...... On~ l'• rt t• 11< bulo • • ...... One l'lt~t n•(>...... Li\Ir ~k' )f I B Tlln • Opi•lh<>J• 111 111• •Jl· ...... f . ~ tnncr, • on y C3ch On • Alo nh-n~ •JI· ...... 1 T" o So Jlll'ut ~I'- ...... O tu.~ er .... no n UI~NfH"f'll.t u~ .... I ...... Ow· Flountkr { Pv oulorhnmhtt• r fStl/it) ...... , ...... o•• ~ Surldn~·li·h {J.'o•ll'JI~i$ ··-·n&r ...... }:~!fr.,\. 1\irclmcr, Fiji !.loud . J'('O (f. p) ...... A run• li•h (,l,..,rwo/A • l"'tl"tlu) (rom.'l'orr~, Strait~ ...... :\fc, n. )[,"IO>•, ~ltlnr.-. .\ lllu~·fi•h .! tilt•co.to 11 I:J'.) ...... } W. H.llu!j:niT< , .l:.,;.j., Equity Ollkc, A •'11< nl~ ( [,u/•ll••JUI•fl' <11a) ...... ~l «u.r a rain•) ...... ~I r.' ,f. :i. Th.•rpr. 1\\o Uohl-flsh (Ca,·arsur& am·.tl~a) ...... :'llu•l

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}(l )IBI"'NIA \'ittutu~ ...... , .• ") } \1111'-I'U< •r• , • l ~ ;.:~\'f:~~:~;:~~: uH~.Itlmu;h;:~..... ·:: ·~~ .::: ·:;~;~::: .. :::: ::::~~:~~::: :;: :;;::; ;. :~ ;~;·:: :~: ~~~ ;; Dr. ,J . C. Col

I "•·ll:tlll • • •" ,,., ••• .... ,..... • • • • ...... ~H "••lulomthorh,u~t•llll• ...... • • .. .. . !1 "J"~~'t'UIH'n"' 1.otHlJ!t orn.. , Cut~·uwllu, l:l.utt·r, &.r , trum C •1~· YurL ...... A \\'nt~r llu·tlr (Tr":l"' 'I') ...... • ...... J A ('rii•JIII''tl,iiH'f ,.ftt.tti, r.... 1 1H thr 'UI"UlUU Rh.~r ...... · 1 "r J\•·ntbl Broodbeut. A t.. 1"""'"'m I > 8 Cu"•ulio~ I 1!1 BuprNithr I n, IUI•I<- ...l frnlll l'urt \lorr-by. Xew Guint'a ...... ~I r ..\ . Gold it• 1 Jli'IN'\10\ I • I '\'utrbc>. A Bo·t·ll<' (.1!Jiui>'IIJ>r • at<; a C11rvnliu, llurpnla~. ,\:<·. 12 >JK'<>illh•tl~ ut' Coh·oplt'l'll, rrom Fiji lslunm Koc k in~th•un Buy, Quct•JI!Ilnnrl ...... 1>r. .1. \J. Cox, ll unt.•r·,lr<'N. I l ,ul~ic<>rn, f1•om C~p~ Y01·k ...... Mr. K. Broadbcm.

~ I OLL'LSC .1. 1; 'l"'••iuwn• Spiruln h ,- ·~ ...... " i•• \\'l~<>t·h•r. :! l'l'llrl·h.-11& I Bodin.... Lir•ru•tu·u ..") ...... J(' I oJ ll J. . lf ~f s .. ['• "' 1.'' J llt·l!~ ~oophin', {l'(nn Lord llowt•'s hlan•1 ...... ··~· on m ore o!l- IU"'1 .... · 4 lluluuu• ln~nriiNI.•U< ..• .. • ...... ) Dr ,J C. Cus. IluDier·FirN'' 8y.Jno! 1 \lttn1 •fl-• fnun lrnu• lia:uliun ...... · · · ...... ~Dr. J . C. C.:o1, F.T•. S., Ilunt<'r ~•.rcyra:u$ gourm•yi) ...... ) 1 li••lix m•hruonclinnn ...... 'I itr~~~~r.:~~~~u~~~ .... :: ..... :::::::. :: :::·:: ::.::::::.:::::::::::.:: ::::;: :::::::::::::::.:.::: ..: I Lt>plopomo 'itr'l·a (in quautily) ...... ;:~~~~~~~1\~~d:~~l ..... :: ...... :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.. ::::::::::· . f I 'l'urn~~L.-Ih fJl...... Dr. J. C. Cox, F L.S .• Uuuln •tr•·· \ ~x:~~1;.~;~b~~:: ~~ :.:.~ ~ ~: :: ~ :~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~:~ ~~~ :_~: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~:~ :~~ ~~: ~:~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ;;~ , 2 Ter.•hellum punctalum ...... " 20·llel(lrupug ep...... )

l'ROTOZO.\..

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ACTII'OZOA. A Plonl~>lo ( SarcoJilillu•· grandrs) t :.103 - Ll 10

AN~-uLOIDA. EcnrNODEllMA"L\. PB!i3EN1'ED .BY

A Sca-~tar (0plliura 1p.) .• ...... •...... •. •...... ••...... • .. JDr. J. C. Cox, F.L.S.• fluntor- ~tlftt, 2 Sea·sl.nrs (Ail~riM $p.) ...... •.• ...... •• ...... Sytln~} · 6 Sca·sl.nr:~ ( Oplli,;ra 'P·) ...... · ...... } Mr .•\.. Ooldi~. Port )(orcsby. 2 largo S~:l·olar:. (..1•t~nas 1p.) ...... · A Sc3-sl.ar, .J.JI~riat, from Hondi ...... :\Ir.• John .Tnm~•· Coogce. A. Sca·tl.nr (Lobop!IIJra. lrunedonia ...... !lfr. J ohn BrnzJer, S~·dnoy. Dr. J. C. Cox, F.L.S.. 1Iuotel'·street. 2 Cromatula tp...... · ...... { S)dne6. A Ilololhurioo (Tltyo~! 1p.) ...... :...... • ~rr. A. oldie, Port lrorey~>r· ~ llolotbu.riaJ (TIIyo 11e I 1p.) .• ...... Mr. K. Broodb<'nt, Cllpe orl.

Sooto:BcmA. Specimous of FiUaria, l'rvm the inll'otiocs of common row!...... Mr. ,John Brazier, Sydney.

.A.NNULOSA.. A.l\'lll!LrDA.

'",~,wo 1'1 1~AO~ 10 r.~ou.~· • w onus, •rom~ coo1 ouno,. Nrow Sou. ' I• w a 1-•o ...... l'rofeesor r,i'I'Cl'Sid"r,Unil•ersity" ,Sydne, . A Looch Birudo 1 'P·) ...... }f r. J>tumml'r, Bourkc·st.root. t\. 1-ooob H irudo 1 1p.) ...... Mr. 1\f~>ada, .Pitt·81rcct, Sydney.

OJUiSTAO'EA. . . . {Mr. W . I{. Watsou, 108, Liverpool A C~b ( lfau1 sp.), w•lh spon~es ...... @lrt•ot Sydnev. A Orub (7'halamile.t .tp.) ...... Mr. D. 'rJONI .• A. n1rc Orub1 from Ftji ( Ct~lttppa .tp.) ...... Dr. M'Kinlny, JT.~LS. "Dlanchc." The Hhcll or 11 Cmb, rl'tlm ~'iji ...... Mrs. M. Richardson. A.n Astucu.~ ~p., Port Morc~b1· ...... l Sixteen C~bd. from Port Mort'~b> ...... ?l(r A. Goldie, Port Moresby. A. Squilla "fl· ...... A largo Squilla, rrvm Ne'" Ireland ...... Rt•v. ~- Brown. Twentv Prnwruo (PaHda/u,t! sp.) ...... Mr. Ilinton. Nc....town. > • .. { Mr. 11. A. Lcnt'han, Ob-cn-atorl", A Eanutllt'SI Cru•l!lcN\n (Bop,lf"l• 1 #p.) ...... !hdncl •

AR .. cu.vmA. \ Scorpiou (!)"rorpiu lp.). from Cspe :fork...... Mr. K Broodh;_,nt, Cap<' York. ~ ~~:i~~o<1:;:c::;r!;~r:~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. :::::::::::::·:::::·:::::::: .. ::: ...... · · ll~·li~ <::J: ~!;.).I~k~~&~':'-t. 1'wo Spidcn; (Eprira l•iggiuil), "ith nests, from Goulburn ...... Dr. J. C. Cox, F.L.S., llunter·.trccl. A Spider (!olli.r .rp.) ...... }?.fr. Wnrl't'o, Dobnll-de. A. largo Sp1der (Jl.l(gnlt~ .tp.) ...... · A Spider, Pollit •ll·• with den ond two c!!:g bag>-, from llomebu•h ...... Mr. J. \ . Tborp••, Sydn<'y. 7 Spider. fNm :1'1'"' Guinea, "" follow:< :- 1 Xt'philn impcntlri't; 1 Delena sp.;} Mr. 1\. Goldic, Port ~[or,.,by, New 1 largt> Bp!'<'i('>l of Ncphilt•; 1 Lyoo.u sp.; 1 lJyglo; 2 spe.-imcn• of new guUTll Guint-a. A Spider (Epeim lron1marina) ...... Mr.,]. A. 'l'horpc, Sydney.

MYRlAl'ODA. 4 CooLipcdc; (Scol/)ptmdrtl sp.) ...... { ?lf~~;.~~ldic, Pori Moresby, New

FOSSIL R-EMAINS. Tho lo,.cr loft ln~L lllolur oft\ Notot.horium, Crom Li,'erpool Plnine_, ...... , Mr. Olu\rlcs 1\i'Koown. Semi fo.~i l oyes of ai Sopin, from mummies found in Peru ...... Dr. A. D. llforgnn, Sydney. 32 spc~Hmes of Shells und t11SLol of Shclla...... ~ <\ apco~n~ons of Corals...... w L R · E 7 .Eclum (Sp1110119H·f·~p.) ...... • • • 0 lppK, AKJ.~ ~ portions of bont• o£ a !urge Cetucion, from Blnucbtown, Murro.y River ...... A. fo"£~il Corn!, from Wellington Caves ...... Pntricl' Mnc'Kuv, E.

MINERALS .A..'\'TI ROOKS, &o. Quartz with Tron Pyrites, nnd trace of gold, from New Guinea ...... Li~utcnanL Xowcll, II.l!.S. "Sandll) " 1'-..o spccimcnK or I ron·SOOD(', tibowing Native Iron and Bl~k Oxicle from Uartloy l'tf~Kt r r H enry .Butt cl, Pill-street. A~•tim on), from 9ookto"n ...... : ...... :· Mr. ,Jam~s GriX!n. l m, from Ruby Flnl, TBltTililrua ...... ,...... Mr. II. 0. Ornmp, Fo~ol Lodge. Opal, frout nCl.•r Bourkc ...... Dr. J . C. Cox. Onlcnn in quortz, from Brllidwood ...... ::::::::::::::::::::·: Mr. S. ,Jonc~. t33, Dourkc-sLreot. U aloy:it~ (Silicate of Alttmina), from the Co"= Cuves ...... ,...... Mr. T. ,f. Potors, Oowm. Iron ~yr1tcs, from .no:tr Mudgee ...... Mr. Shnw, Surry llilh. ~lomlt•, ~m 8~Rl1on ncnr Bomko...... J. Unmsay, l£sq., J L'. rwo •poet men.~ l'in in Snndstooo ...... ~ ... } . O.no smnplo Hu~y Tin ...... M Th S ~· fro't tb~ Rl1'CT So•orn...... l'. oroton, ydnoy. 'l 'IOCA Ly ...... 11

PUUlffi D lt' c.U ~t~rcous Sandrtone ...... • .•. .... Coml Limestone ...... :· ·l .Al'nlgonite .....••. · · ·· ·· · · ... ·•·•·•·. •.·.·.... .: .. ••. :•.. ·.:. Mr. Jamcs CockN·tll,Jun., Brisl>anl". Clnv impllJ'(' (SiUcal~ of . li11111i•a) .. ••. .•. Porphyry, Porphyt') ~'O n~l un w nllt•, nntl .T :ll< J~t'r, frout N ~w lroluml •...... Qnurtz? JWbble. from Nm·fulk I~ lnml .... .• ...... 'l'wo spcdmcns of WoO

APP"EXDIX X o. a. LIST of Specimen'! acquired by Pu.rchlll!o and Exchange. Purcli((IJI!d. 1?0 Alll!t.ralinn Birds...... New South Wal011. 171 Birds ...... 43 :Mauunnls ...... v ...... 80 Fishes ...... 35 Ormlllerons ...... •...... •.. . .. lOO Insecta ...... ;;()() smnll Land ShelL...... • ...... From New Dritlun, New ll'\•1 n·rl, ao l, CrUJjtaccnnR, &o.

~'rom Dr. Cavanoa, Royal MuAum of Florence :- 36 species Amcluudre.

From A. W. Crawford, Esq., Oak land!!, Sau Francisco:­ A lsrge collcelion or American Shell•, 100 species. From lr!it!ll Phillips, licxham :- 1 Echidoa byat..U.

From Captain Brouo, 'I'airua, New Zealand:­ Oollcclion of Minute Land Sh ell~ nnd some F'rel!h·wati!r Shells. Coll ection of sllU\U Iu11eoh in tube11, l OO iipiWiCS. Collt>ction of ColoopluroWI Jnd••cls, 162 ~ pcc i os. From Captain lfuLlon, Otago, N . Z. :­ Collootion of MOll Done• . Frorn Secretary for Mines, Victoria :­ Progres~ Report.! of Ooologic:U ~\U",·ry or Victoria, Nos. 1 &nd ~. Prodromus of J>ahoonLology of Victoria. D('(';!ldCll l and 2. OberneJ.iona ou U1c ne .. Vegt"tablo 1-'u,.il• or Vi~Loria.. From 1\I. 'l' urvillo :- A iUilllll Collection of l<'oreign Tn &OC~. From Mr. llobson :­ A. smi\U Collection or Sbolla. EDW.A:RD P. R.AMSA.Y, CW'nt.or. 12

APPENDIX ~o. U.

SPEClllE."S ~ent to othe•· ln RLitulion~ for Etchnngc.

Sent to Smith~onian l mlitute, Wa~hiuglon, l .S. :!S .\u~trnliau ::\htnmul•. 1:1!1 .. a.. ,r •. 1 Port Jllck-ou "~bark, in AJ>irtt•. Sent to Prof. Giglioli, Royal )fu~ tl tl ::-:l"-rJ>elll!<>,,•.•. ..• ·•··•••••••• •••• . ••••·· ••·•••••• • ·•••••••••••·••••• Sbi.-ld R~ptilt'!' -'l'nrtJe, ...... · a IllI Fi~he~, in •Pi rit • ...... • ...... · • • ...... · :1 .FiRlw~. dry ..;L;iu~ ·••• ...... ·••··· ·•· ··••·· C.tracion philltpi ('rossorloinus lmrbntlh. Chilo>cvllium motlc•t um. l<'i·h~• (J.u·gc ~JWI'imrn>), in SJ>irlt6 ...... CCJ'Iltodus fo>t ~ rii. l'lni.'•<'('J>hnJu~ in,idintor Cr~tmoton phillipi. Ontn1chian• ...... lR SLin of Cm.,odilu~ biport-al 1.1$ ... .. • ...... I ~kttllnncl Rnmi of lltolicore clugong ...... I Sent to Captain Broun, 1'a.irua, New Zcnlaud :­ Col!cl'tion of Colcopl~m. 57 SJ>C'C"'~• ll:l 'P<'('inwn~. t.'olleclion of Coleoplera. ISO ~I'<'<'it••, 200 •JX'<·iuwu•. Sent to Mu-c;ee de Parill :­ !l Ml•l• of Bone; of Diptrodon Au~ trn li~. :! ,. Pha

Sent to ~f iss PhilliJ>R, Ti r·dmm :- 3 Ilumming llird~. Sent to M. Tun·ille :- A small Collection of Austrnliurt Bird!. Sent to Professor Dawkins, Oweu's College, Manchester:- 19 CML:9 of Fossil Donca of Diprowdon, Phnscolomys, Notothcrium, rmd Th) l~oleo. 2 Cn~l s of 1!'ossil Done of .M:oa of Q,uccwlnud. 3 Skull111 nnd Bones of Kaugaroo~. 9 Skulls of llfarsupials. Cll$t of the Dead of Crocodilus (Pbil118) jotlnswnci. Bones of llalmaturus. Skull or Pha.~colaretos cincreua. 2 Young from pouch of Bnlnmlurus doffilli.s. 3 Young from pouch of llalmaturus ru.G~'Ollis. Debris from W cllington Cn ves. 2 Casts of Lower Jaw of Philu johustonei. 4 Skulls of Pbal.angi.ta vulpina. llones of D(lsyurus macula~us. EDWA.RD P. RA11S \ \', Cur:1tor

APPENDIX No. 7. TAXIDERMIST'S DEP.AR 'f.MENT. l!.unu.LS !!otJ:NTBD. A Scnl (Zalophus ciner~u.t) 1 Mt~eropu• era••ipes (•P· 110r.). 1 lf u~tclla •p. 1 M u~ropu~ tuujor. l Nyctcructea prycoonyide$. 1 Lione•-1 (LM ttjricnmt.t). J ~fD'Jllian Goat (Capra ~!J!Iplica). 3 l· 1 Sardinian Sheep (Ovi$ musimon). 2 New TN'Iuntl Opo~•nmA (Cult""'. u.-i'"'"'i•). I Phnlo11giBta vnlpiun. 1 l'rrumelt•s cork,•rt•lli, ~I'· 01". llllalmoturus ualabntus. 1 D1pus ~p.

J.f.nrl!Ats SKINNED AND Con~m. •I Kungnroos (Ralmmurus 1'uft.eo1Us). 1 Canis dingo. 1 Oa~yurua macu.latua. 1 Ornitborhynchue anatmu~ 13

SK.l!Liiross OP :IIAlUU.LS. (Prepared and Srl·up.) l Dolphin (D~Ipltinu.t !p.) 1 Opott~um (l'kala"!Ji#la 81 (Zalqph~ riHn·rul). 1 Nati•e Cut (Dtu!l"'"' mat'ltlalll.t). I Eg;~ptian Goat (Capra rgyptica). 5 skull~ of Kanb''"'OOP. 1 Sardinian Wild Sht'<'l' (Ori.t tnu#imo•). 2 nuuformcd skulls of Calve!. 1 Echidna hyelri.x. 1 mulformcd foot of an 0 1. 1 lfonkey (Mal'cacus !p.).

Remounted from old collcolion. 1 Anl~cr. 1 Mn<•CJaru.•). :BIRJ)S Moo-nED. l Caauarius benncUii. 2 1'8!-er dome>otica. 1 Black·bird (me""la 11a.ria). 3 Humming bi.rds. l Grnucolm mclllDop•. 1 EOpsallria oustralis. l Tb:rruh, Turdu• torquatut. 1 P~ephotus bromlilog

Birds re-mounted and altercd-20 specimen•. 643 birds skinned and cured. • S~BLJ!TOliB OP Dnms-20 mounted, re-mounted, and •tlt<'red ; 130 lema of bird• prepared. Fll!liES, R£PTILI!S, &o., mownted--4 lizards, ~hield·roptiles, &.e.; 5 lbhC$; 3 CrUBtaeoaru.

CASTS TAKEN OF FOSSIL RElLU.SS. 3 of Dromornis, pelvi@. 2 of Atla.~ 'erbcbra. 4 of S kull of Aboriginl' from Cape York. 1 of lllnu of Wombat (Pha4colomy•)· 3 ,. of New South Walea. 1 of Itighl lower jaw, tnedwn portion. 3 of Lower nuni of Diprotodon. 3 of lJppcr jaw of Thylneoleo. 1 of Diprotodon jaw, modian port ion. 3 of lhgl•t lower n>mW! of Tbylaeoleo. I of Di$tal portion o£ Com\lr o( Diprotodon. 3 ., ,. with ahcola for incisor. 1 of Tibia of Diprotodon. 6 ., ., with incisor tooth. 1 of Tibnla 4 of Upper iuci•or tooth of Tbyloeolco (/argup~imm). 1 of Rumorus mcdi.a! porti~n. 4 ,. ., (1111aller •pecimen). l of moa pro:11nal portion. 3 of Lowrr articulating ramus of do. 1 of Dadius EDWARD P. R.HH::!AY, Curator.

APPENDL"'{ No. b.

ST'ATEICINT of .Attondanre• of the Truttccsof the .Australian Museum ut .lfunlhly and Special Meetings during thr year 1876. Official Trueteea :- Uis R onor the Chief J W!lioo ...... ~'ho Surveyor Oonorol ...... The Honorablc the Colonial Sccrol~>rl ...... 1 'l'!to Auditor Oencral ...... Tlte llonorable tho Colonial '1'rcAaurcr ...... I Tho Oolouinl A.rcbit~c< ...... The 1lonorable the Attorney General ...... Tbc Collector of Oueloms ...... The President of the Colonial Medical Doard ...... Crown Truslcce :- The IIonorable Sir E. Deu·'l'hom.oon, C.B., K.O.l£.0., M.L.C...... 4 EJcctiYe Tru.slt'C8 :- W. Macleay, R.q., "F.L.S...... 6 Profc~ -or T.ivemd~:e ... _...... lJ A. W. ScoLt, Esq., M . .A...... 16 Alfred Hobcrt•, E.q., Y.R.C.S...... 5 Dr. J. C. Cox, Esq., F.L.S., C.M.Z.S...... 10 II. C. Ruudl, E.q., B.A...... 6 l£d. S. Hill, Esq., C.M.Z.S...... 9 1'. Mnckny, J£eq...... 18 J. Norton, Esq...... 16 Coptnin On81ow, RN., .M.L.A...... 6 Commander Stackhow;e, ltN...... 13 Dr. IJelil.'llrio ...... ;;

SJdD•J: Cbar!N I'otler, AclloC Ooreromtnt l'riolor.-1&7;.

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