THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

MAGAZINE

EDITED BY

C. ANDERSON, M.A., D.Sc., C.M.Z.S. DIRECTOR

VOLUME VI 1936-1938

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AN1'HONY :MUSGRA YE, F .R .E.S. K. C. 1\lcKEOWN.

I chtllyology. GILBERT P. W HITLE Y.

.dmphibia, HerpetolOfi?J. and Ontilhowuy. J. R. KINGHOltN, C.M.Z .S. W. BOARD?!IAN, B.Sc .

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T. II. OU'rH lUE.

.:1 rclla>ol ooists. P ROF .. T. T~ . SHELI.SIIEAR , )I.B .. Ch.11. CiEORGE ..\. TII0)£AS.

CONTENTS Xo. I, JA:>."VARY- :\l ARCH, l 9:H>. J>agc.

Do\"i1 Jtn.y ........................................................ U . .P. \\"HtTLJ~Y 4 l;;l'sn~· Co1n pcti tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 .\ C:(•ologicu l R elief l\Iap of .Xew South \Yale:; .............. lt. 0. CnALi\IERS, A .~.T.C. 1 ;~ The Lyrobircl Di play for the Screen .................... R. T. Lr rTLE.JOilKS. R.A.O.lJ. J () .\ nt.-Lie ns ......................... . ............................ NANCY B . . ADA:\IS 22 .\ustntlia.n Shell::;: Slipper, Cup-and-Saucer, Cap and Hon;o- Hoof Limpets, "Horn

• holls and Triphoras ............................................ J OYCE Au.A:N 26 The l\[yall Lakes: Thon and Now .. . .................. . ........ ... ... A. J . MAHSHALL 32

No. 2, APR.lL-J v.N r•:, H):l(). A L imostono Cave in the Austr a lian Museum .................. . . . ... •r. HoooE-Sl\UTH 39 'rlle Wing !~ ish .. 0 ••••• 0 0 0 ° 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 a. P. VV.HITLEY 47 Tho Foot of Bi rds .................... . ................... J . H.. KtNGHOJtN, C.M.Z.S. 49 The L ife History of th e Tipulid Fly ................................ L UKE GALLARD 55 Seaweed Crabs and Their Camouflage .... . ............................ F. A. McNETLL 57 • 'ome Natural Enemies of the Engineer ..... . ................ ALBEHT E. J. THACt\\\"AY 59 Australian Shells: Scro\v, Blind, Rait·y-keeled and \\'orm , 'hoJis, Violet Snails,

Carrier Shells and Others ....... . .. . ............................. J OYCE ALLA.." 6+ .\ ~ew :\line ral Display: Fluorescence of :\Iinerals in Lltra-Violot Rays .. T. Honcr·:-S:~TITH 69 Canoemen of tho Purari. Headhunters· Trophies .................... F'HAXK. H t.;HLBY 71- 72

Xo. 3, Jt'LY-SEPTE:~wc:n. 19:36 .

. \ztcc Calendar f::itonc ................................ Eum~ BHAl\lELL, :\l.A., Dip.Ecl. 7.3 Birds that Dh·o fo r a Li,·ing ............................ ~1 . , . R. SnARLAND, R.A.O.U. 77 The Tuross R iver: An Entomological Paradis0 ...................... K. C. l\IciU.:ow~ 8:3 Victoria's Pink Lakes .................................... CHAS. 13AHRJ.:TT. C.i\I.Z.S. 91 GraYoyards of tho Pacifi<': The Elizab<'th and l\l iddloton H oofs ........ G. P. "'mTLEY 96 Elston Entomologica l Colloc·tion...... . .. . ......................................... 10+ Abno rmalities among Shells ............. . .............. RA HOLD fi. 1\IonT. B.Sc., B .E. 105

No. 4, OcTOBER-DEcE~tDJ~H. 1U3G. A Pre historic Mor tur from New Guin ea ..... . ....................... . 1!'. D . .McCARTHY 11 1 Magic among Primitive P eople ........................ ELSIE BHAMJ~LL, .M.A., Dip.Ed. lH A R ock-Pool Dining H.oom ...................................... A. A. L1 VINGSTONE ll!) Australian Shcll!:l: Strombs. Sco.rpion or Spider Shells, Sea Buttorflios and Ladder Shells

JOYCE A.LLAN 121 A Creed for Nature Lovers . . ...... . . .. .. . . . ... . ....... E. L E G. TRouc: HTON, C.M.Z.S. 128 Scientific Literature and the )luseum ...................... A. 1\l uscHAVE, F.R.E.S. 1:28 The Daily Life of the Australian Aboriginal ..... .... ............. EDGAll R. EowARDS 130 The Orig in o f Australian Mammals ....... . ................ C'. A~DERSON. :\LA., D.Sc . 1:~:~ By Soa and ~Iountain: With Orchid Hunter s iu the :\l ullumhimby District

A. ::\It·saRAYK F.R.E. ' . l;H~

X o . 5, J A::-:t.;ARY- )lARCH, 19:37. Art GallOt·ies a nd :\Iuseums Association o f Aust•·alia and .:\cw Zealand................ 1-17 The Cup :Moths .................................................. K. C. :\Lc K.Eo" ·x 14H Amongst t ho Aborigines. Photographic Studies by F 1·anc·is L3irtlos ........... :. . . . . . I.H Double-H eaded .Fishes in Australia and New Zealand ................ 0 . P . \\ HJTLJo:Y 154 Collecting in Cent.•·al and Northern Australia . ..... ....... ....... ..... H. 0. Fl,ETC'HKR 157 '.rho Gong Signals of the Tanga .......................... F. L. . J3EJ,L. )'l.A .. F.R.A.J. 16:) An Appeal for tho Preservation of Prehistoric R em a ins in Australia .

P •·ofessor J. L. SuELLS.H.Jo:A:R, M.D. 16rl Quartz .......................................................... T. HonoE-SllnTH 176

No. 6, APRlL- J tJN.E, I!J:-l7. 'r J"' 1~ 1 s~ A ribal Elder. A Photographic Study ............... ... ... .... ... • llANCIS JHTLE!::l

Insect Musicians. Par t l .............. . ........................... re. C. lVlc KmO\\'N J 83 The Life H istory of tho Gi ppslancl Crayfish ............................ ELL EN Cr.AR K I tW 'rho Cyclops Mountain s of Dutch New Guinea .... L. gy,,;LYN CIIJ•:I~Sl\IAN, .F. R.E.S., F.Z.S. J O:l A Nati\'O Fisherman. A Photographic. tudy ........................ FnANCIS BrnTT~l!:S 190 The D omost.ic Sheep amJ its Origin ........................ C'. A=--o~HSON, M.A .. D. c. :lOO Bathyto.shia, 1ho Ginnt. ,'tingar co of Allst ra lia .......................... E. \V. 01' DGJ~H :?0.1 T ho Crab in Medicine. ::\lag ic and :\Iyt h ............ :'lfl·:t.nol · u~ •:: \\'.uw. F.Z.S., F. H .Z.~. :? I I

IV CON'l'EN'J'I:)

No. 7, J uLY-SEP'I ' I•;~IJJ••m. 1 u:n. T ile .\.rt tl f' t ho Prcparator ......... .................. ........................... . The Hluo-llot tlo T error of the Surf B ather ................. ....... l•'HA " I< A . .\( ,.~ J; JJ, J, Introducing t he Lizards. P a r t I. .... .................. . . 1. lt. KJ ,(! JIOH "', <.: . .\1.7..X. Australian Shells : The Tritons, \Ya rpcd Shells. Frog ~llc• ll :-~ uud Kttud HuniJ:.~

.J OY('J:: ALL.\'

Parasites and Parasitism .... ......... .. ............... .......... A. A. LtH:-:-c;~-ro"' J·: Insect :\lusicians . Part II .......................... · ............. K. C. .\1 c K JW\\''\'

Xo. ' OcTODEJl-DL~C J•:M ilt•; n, I n:l7.

Xcw :Marsupial. Groups .in the Aystra~~an lV!~lSOtnn ...... J•;. L1~ U . T ~to t · (~II 'I'C·l". C . .\I.Z., '. Some Early G!Jmpses of Australmn \t\ Jld Ltfe . ....................... 1-... C . .\le- KEO\\'N The Ocean Dop ths and Their Deni_zens ............ ................ :\ . A. LTV4"(WiTO~Jo: l u t.roducing Lho Lizards. Part I! ......... ... ... .......... ). H .. KlNO IIOHS , c .. \LZ .• '. Groat. Britain's Most I solated Outpost of Empir·o ...... ................ !I . 0. FI.!;;TCHJm 'J'ho Nature Lore of Lafcad io Hearn ..................... ........... C. P. W IITTL I~Y Austra lian Shells: H olmet, T un, Fig, and Egg Sh e lls . n nd t,lto Cowri os .. J OY · ••: ALLA~ Cn megio Corporat.ion or New York .... . .... ...... ........................... ..... .

l\o . 9, Ja;\TAHY )lAI<CII. J !);HL

l'llf..tC.

:!1!1 :!:.!:J :!:.!7

:!:H) :.!:W 244

255 260 26-t-267 271 217 280 :! 8

)iutw·alists of tho ~'irst Floot ........ . . ..... ....................... <.:. P . \\' HJ 'l'LJ-; Y :!!J I Zeolites ............ . ................. .. . . ........................ T . ll Ol)(:J<;- ·~rrTn 30;3 .. ~nstralinn ShC'IIs : Volute and :Melon She lls, O Ji,·cs, Hic·c. l lnrp. :\l n t·gin. n nd

Cro -bancd hells ............ ...... ............................. J OYCJ·: A J.LA.' 309 Australian Insects. I. IntroduC'tion ................. ............... K . (.'. :\I ·KF.ow:-: :HJ T he Extinct Bird ~:; of Lo rd H owe I land .......... ........ K . . \ . III "Dwocw. H.A.O.t:. :H 9

No. 10, APn1L .J c:-n·:, 1 n:u·t ,\ .Foot-noto to History..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :3:27 Austt·alian Shells : Auger and Cone S he lls . . ........................... Jo \"CE Ar.r. ,\~ :~2 ( Olendonitos and Ot.her Fossil Crystals ................. ............. 'l'. II OJHa:- ' ;\IITI£ 3:l7 The H abits of Sidynw ton{J1.1Jes, an A ustr a lian Spidor .................... \ ' . '. L E \ T L"l' 34-0 Tho I nternational Hunting Exhib it ion at B e rlin ...................... (L P . \\'uLTJ.t•:Y :l.t-:J 1:3i•·ds and a Cuckoo- Myste t·ies of Bird B e ha , ·iour .......... I\ I. H. 1'-l tt A n J. A:-.'1>. H .A .O.l~ . 346 ~ome Habits of an Assassin Bug .. ....... . . ..... .. ...................... ): . GB.\RY 3;11 Notes on tho Assassin Bugs . ... ..... . ..... ................. .-\ . ~ l t s1:HAVJo:. F.H.E.S. :l54 Australian Insects. H. Silverfish and their Alii m~ ......... ........... K . C. ,\ 1 c l\: gm,·~ 356

X o. 1 J, J uLY-SE J>TJ•:i\ tiiJ•:H. I 9:1~.

Tho Platypus Group. Life History Exhibit in the A uRtr-tl linn :\lus<'tt m 1~. L t·~ ( : . T twt <=llTO.:>:. C'.:\I. Z.. . 36:1

A Platypus Stamp .............................. .................... K . X. ALT.l·~ .:>: 36i 'oa-Squirts : Remarkable :\Iarine Animals .................. F tn:tHC l'IIAI'~tA "· ~\ .L.S. :36< Xew Ethnographical Exhibits in the Australian ;\lu:-;oum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :l71 The Eggs of Au tralian Sharks and Rays ....... ..................... < :. P, \\. lllTJ.J-:Y :li:? The R. H. P hillips Collection of Fijian· )loths ................• \ . .\lt ~oH.\\' t·: . Ji'.H.E... :l ' :I Chalcedonic Quartz ................. . ............................. T. 11 pm: J·:.S:IIlTH 3~1 Australian I nsects. III. The Collembola or Springtni ls ............... K . ('. ~IC' Kt~ow:-:- :l!ll 'T'he Xew Meteori te Exh ibi t in the Austra lian l\[usenm ................ '1'. 11 (Hl(: t·:-R;o.tJT II 3!1.1

No. 12, OcTODEn- D~o:<.Jto:l\un:H. I !>:ll'i.

cicnro :News a Century Ago .. . .. ........... .............. ......... .... .. · · · · · · · · Tho Abot·iginal Rock Engravings of t,he Sydney Dist.r-i<:L ........... ... J1'. ll . l\1 d'.un11 Y The Giant Toad 13tjo . . A t I· J I) 1· ... t mnr·1nus tn llS ra ta ................. ........... "· '\I NtHtOH F•J• : A Correction . ............. .... ...................... .,..\ . J\ l t !-IOn " 1•:. I•'. ({ . 1 •:.~. Australian. I nsects. I V. May-Aies ................ .................. " . ( '. ~Id~ t•:P\\ ~ Australian Shells : Rpindlo and Uand Shells, Wholln;, nnd tho l•'n lst• ' l' l' ll tll lll' t Slwll

,Jp't ' l•: \tL\'-The Story of Crystals ....... .... .... ......... .................... .. ' 1'. II Ptltn: :'\'' " '" The Habits of the Two-Spined Spidor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \ . c. L t'\ ,, ••. Tho First Two-headed Shark in Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < :. I ' . \\' 111 r • n Snakes that Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (: P . \\ lll 't'l ,.,

:l !l!l ·101 ·I I (} ~I:! 11 :l

INDEX Names of contribuLors are set in sm,all capitals.

Aborigiual, D a ily Life of, 130 ; Remains, 169; l~oc.:k Engravings, 401

Aborigiues, 152, 153, 182, 199 ADAl\1S, NANCY B.: Ant-Lions, 22 A.LLAN, JoYCE : Australian Shells : The

Slipper, Cup-and-Saucer, Cap and H orse­hoof Limpets, H orn Shells and Tri­p horas, 26; Screw, Blind, Hairy-keeled and Worm Shells, Violet Snails, Carrier Shells at;J.d others, 64 ; Strombs, Scorpion or Spider Shells, Sea Butterfl ies and Ladder Shells, 121 ; Tritons, Warped Shells, Frog Shells and Sand Snails, .230 ; H elmet, Tw1, Fig, and Egg Shells, and the Cowries, 280 ; Volutes and Melon Shells, Olives, Rice, H a rp, Margin and Cross-barred Shells, 309 ; Auger and Cone Shells, 328 ; Spindle and Band Shells, Whelks, and the False Trumpet Shell, 417

ALLEN, K. N. : A Platypus Stamp, 367 ANDERSON, C. : The Origin of Australian

Mammals, 133; The D omestic Sheep and its Origin, 200

Antarctica, 271 Ant-Lions, 22 Ants, Green Tree, 263 Art Galleries and Museums Association of

Australia and New Zealand, 147 Australian Museum : A Footnote to History,

327; Catalogue of Specimens (1837), 399

Aztec Calendar Stone, 75

l3atl ks a nd Solander, R eports on Insects, 262 BARRJ~TT, CHAS. : V ictoria's P ink L akes, 91 Bathytoshia, 205 BELL, F. L. S . : The Gong Signals of Tanga,

165 Berlin, International Hunting Exhibition,

343 Bird Behaviour, 346 Birds, Diving, 77; Extinct, Lord Howe

Island, 319 ; Feet of, 49 Blue-Bottle, 223 Boardman', W . : Resignation of, 431 BRAMELL, ELSJE: Aztec Calendar Stone,

75; Magic among Primitive P eoples, 112 J3randon, D r . A. J. Spiller, 85; Death, 192 Bujo nw1·inus, 4 10 B ug, Assassin, 351, 354

Calendar Stone, Aztec, 7 5 Carnegie Corporation of New York, 288 ;

F. W . Tose's Visit, 255 Car ter, H. J.: Donation by, 54 Cave Exhibit, 39 Central Australia, 157 CaALMERS, R. 0.: A Geological R elief Map

of New South Wales, 13 CuAI•lVIAN, F. : Sea-Squirts : Remarkable

Marine Animal, 368

CHEESIIlA~, L. EYELY::-:: Tho 0ydop~ Mow1tains of Dutch :Xow Guitl<'~t, J 9:!

Cingalese Brass Tray, Cover No. 4-CLA.ltK, ELLEN : 'rhe L ife .l:listory of t lac

Gippsland Crayfish. 1 6 Coghlan, F. A. : Death of, 431 Crab in l\1edicine, Magic llnd Myth, :? 11 Crabs, Seaweed, 57 Crayfish, Gippsland, 186 Creed for Nature Lovers, 12 Crystals, F ossil, 337 ; • 'tory of, 42:3 Cuckoo, 346 Curlew, Sea, 33

Dampier, First R.epot·t of Aust-ralian l nsoct, 262

Devil Ray, 4 Donovan, Edward: "An Epit.ome of tho

Natural History of the ln.soc.:t.a of Now H olland ", 263

Double-H eaded Fishes, 154

EowA.Ros, E. R.: The Daily Life of tho Australian Aboriginal, 130

Elizabeth Reef, 96 Engineer , Natural Enemies of, 59 Essay Competition, 12, I :30 Ethnographical Exhibits, 37 J

Fiji, 412; Moths of, ~l 3 Fish, Wing, 47 ; Double-Headed, 154 FLETCKER, H. 0. : Collecting in Central

and Nor thern Aust-ralia, 157 ; Great Britain's Most I solated Outpost of Empire, 271

Flying Fox, Captaiu Cook 's Mention of, 26 1

GALLARD, L mm : The Life History of a Tipulid Fly, 55

GEARY, N. : Some Habits of an Assns13in Bug (Ptilocn emus jemoralis), 35J

Glendonites, 337 Gong Signals at Tanga, 165 Graveyards of the Pacific, 96 Groups: Limestone Cave, 39; Rod

Kangaroo, 254 ; K oala, 256 ; PlaLypus, 363

GuDG-ER, E . \ V. : Bathytoshia, t.ho Gia11t Stingaree of Australia, 205

Heard I sland, 27 1 Hearn, Lafcadio, 2 7 7 HrNDwooo, K . A. : The Extinct Birds of

Lord Howe I sland, 319 Hunting Exhibition. International, Berlin ,

343

Insect Musicians. 18:3 Insects, Austra lian : i. Introduction, :~ J.S ;

ii. Silverfish and Their Allies, 356 ; m . Collembola or Springtai ls, 391 ; iv . ~'layflies, 413

,. ..... , \ .. .. .... .. ~ .. \ • ~ 0 \

• # • ,

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434 I NDEX

Kangaroo, Captain Cook's D isco,·ery of, 261 ; Hod, 2.35

King. Ethol A., D eaLh of, 43 1 . 1\rst:HORN, J . H.: The Feet of Bu·ds, 49 ;

Intr•odttcing tho Lizards. 227, :267 ; The UiunL Toad Bujo marinus m Australia., 4 10

KonJa Group, :2.36 K omodo Dragon, :269

Lakes, Victoria's Pink. 91 L:u;vrTT, V. C. : Tho Habits of Siclyma

lonyipes, an Australian Spider, ~40 ; The H abits of the Two -Spmed Sprder, 429

Lowin's " L epidopterous I nsects of New ~outh Wa les", 262

LI'l"l'Ll);JO n NS, R. T. : The Lyrebird Display for Lhe Screen, 16

L1VlNOS'£0NR, A. A. : A Rock-Pool Dining H.oom 11 9 ; Parasi tes and P a rasit ism, 239; 'The Ocean Depths and Their Denizens, 264

Liz~ml, Fr·illed, 270; Jew, 270 ; L egless, 267 Lizm·ds. Introducing the, 227. 267 Lord H.owe l slund, Extinct Birds of. 319 Lyrebil'tl, 16

::u cCArtTHY, F. D. : A P r ehistoric )Iortar fr·om )jow Guinea, l l l ; Aboriginal R ock l•~ngrM· ings of the Sydney D istrict, 40 1

:\l c KJWWN, K. C.: The Tuross River-an Entomological P aradi£e, 85 ; The Cup :\1oths, 149 ; l nsccli .i\Iusicians, 183, 244; Some Early Glimpses of A ustra lian Wild Lifo, 260. Australian Insects : i. Introduction, 315 ; ii. Silverfish and Thoir Allies, 356; iii. Collembola or f)pringliails, 391; .iv . Mayflies, 413

l\loN r·:tLL, 14'. A.: Seaweed Crabs and Their Cnmouflago, 57 ; The Blue-B ottle­Terror of tho Sud' Bather, 223

.1\lngic, 112 Ma.gpio, Black-B acked, Cover No. 9 Mammals, Origin of Australian, 133 l\l urino Timber Borers, 56 i\IAn ' HALL, A. J. : The My all L akes- Then

and Now, 32 :\lnrsupial Groups in Lhe :\Iuseum, ~ew, 255 :\Ieleorite Exhibit, New, 395 :\Iidtlloton. R eef, 96 ) linerals, Fluorescent, 69 :\ IORT, H AROLD S. : Abnormalities among

~hells, 105 ~J ortar·, Prehistoric, from New Guinea, 111 ) Jot hs, Cup, 149 , F ijian, 383 )lullumbimby District, 138 :\ luseums Association, 147 n1l.ISUHAVI!:, A. : Scienti.fic L iterature and

tho l\1 usoum, 128; By Sea and Mountain, with 01·chid Hunters in the l\1ullum­bimby District, 138; Notes on the Assassin Bugs, 354 ; R. H. Phillips' Collection of Fij ian Moths, 383; Fiji, a. CorTection, 41 2

l\Jyall Lakes, 32

=-:ttl ura lists of the Fi1·st Fleet, 29 1 :Xow Guinea Mm·tur, l 11

Now l:)oulh \\'a les, Geological R elief }lap of, :2, t:3

.Northern Ausliralia, 157

Ocoan Depths ancl Their D enizens. 2M Owl, Boobook, Cover No. 12

Pttput111S, 7 1. 72 Pat'llsiles and Parasitism, :2:3!) Phillips, H .. H., Collection of Fijian )Ioths,

38:3 Pigeon, Top-Knot, Cover No. 1 Platypus, 360; Stamp, 367: CO\'er No. 11 PorLuguoso Man-o'- 'vVar , 223 Prehistoric R emains in Australia, 169 Prcpat·~ttor, Arli o f, 21!) Ptemcli8 velifer au.:;tmla:;iw, <! 7 Pti locnemus jernoml'i.s, 351

Quartz, 176 ; Chalcedonic, 387

H.a infoJ·tl, E. H., Death of, 308 Hay. Devil, 4 Rn.y 's Eggs, 372 Rfo:VIl!:\\'S:

13ar·r·ott, C. : K oala, the Story of the Native Bear, 237

Caldwoll, N. \Y. : Ti tarts of the Barrier R cof, -12

1Ja ,·id, T. \\' . Eclgeworth, and R. J. Tillyard : :\lemoir on Fossils of the Late Pro-Cambrian (:Kower Pro­torozoic) from the Adelaide Series, ~outh Australia, 90

DiLmars, H. L.: The ~laking of a Scienliist, 386

D 'Ombr a in, A. , V, : A Gallery of Gum Trees, -!22

E lkin , A. P. : 'l'he Auslira lian Aborigines, 400

Finla.yson, H. H. : The Red Cenlire, 25 Ha.milton, A. G. : Bush Rambles, 175 Hidos, J . G. : Savages in Serge, 360 Ldriess, I on L. : .For ty F athoms D eep, 1-18 La.wson, \\' ill. : H a rpoons, Ahoy !, 394 McCar·lihy, .v~. D. : Ausliralian Aboriginal

OecoraLivo Art, 339 :\1cK eown, K. C. : Spider W onders of

Ausliralia, 76 ; The Land of B yamee, 326

Pratt, A. : T ho Ct\ll of the Koa la, 237 Thomson, Donald F. : Birds of Cape York

Peninsula, 58 .. Vamba " (L. Bertelli) : The Emperor

of the Ants, 180 Robin, R odcapped, Cover No. 8 H,ock Engravings, Aboriginal, ±01 H ock-Pool Dining R oom. 119 Rosolla, Cover No. 10 H.osonLhal, .M:aj . -Gen.. Sit· Chas., Trustee,

Resignation of, 2.09

ScionLific Li terature and the l\llu.somn, 12S S hA.t·ks' 11.:ggs, 372 Sluwk, Two-Headed, ±:3 Z S ILAIH.ANL>, M. S. R.: Bit•t.ls tha.li Dive f'or n

Living, 77 ; Bin!:::; and a Cuckoo, :l.J(i S heep, Domestic, and its Origin, :WO Sholl Abnormalities, 105

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L~DEX

1 '!tolls. Au:stmliun : Slipper, Cup-and-Saucer, Cu p a ncl H oJ·se-hoof Limpets, H orn Shells a nd T l'ipho ras , i6; crew, Blind, J Lniry-koolcd and \ \"orm Shells. \~iolet 1 'nails, C.:un ·ier Shells. and others, 64 ; 1 'tromb, Scorpion o r pider hells, 1 'ea J3uttorflios and Ladde r 'hells, 12 L : 'J'ri tons, \\'ar·pcd S he lls, Frog heUs and " and Snails, 230 ; H e lmet, Tw1, J•' ig, and E gg Shells. and the Co,vries, 2 0; Volutes a nd Melon Shells, Olives, H.ice, H a rp, l\la rgin and Cross-barred Sholls, 309 ; Auger and Cone SheJls, 328; Spindle und Band Shells, 'Vhelks, anti Lho ~'a lso Trumpet Shell, 4 17

Sru~LLSlli!:AH, J. L . : An Appeal for the J:'1·cso1·vation. of Proh il:d.or ic R emains in Australia, 169

f:iicl.!Jmct lonyipes, 340 Si\Il'£11, '1'. HoDo~ - : A L imestone Cave in

the l\1usoum, 39 ; A New l\iiner·al Display, F luorescen ce of :J\1inerals in Ul tra- Violet Rays, 69; Quartz, 176 ; Zcolites, 305; Glondonites and otho r l<'ossil Crystals, 337 ; Chalcedonic Quartz, 387; T he Story of Crystals . 423

::>nakos that Fis h , 432 Spider, H a bits of, 340: Two-Spined. +29 i:>tingarce, Giant., 20.) Swan, Black, Cover No. 7

THACK\\'A Y • .-\.E. J.: .'omoXatural Enemll'~ of the Enginoor, .)!J

Tipulid Fl~ . .3.) Toad, Giant. 410 T oso, Fn1nk \\"., \'i,it of. 2JH TRon.atTO~. E. Lr~ l~.: .-\ Creod fur Xutur.,

L u \'01'>', I :?l-1: ~0\\ ) lar·supiul l:mup-. in the ) l n'-'Purn. :?J.): Tho Platnms Uruup, 360

Trout Jn\'Csl igntionb. :H, ,) Tu.t'ONS Hi\'01'. .)

\\'aiiHbit>~, Pelsurt 's Hcp ur·t of, :?GO \ \'AJH>, ;\l. : Tiro (;r·nb in ~lcdtc•mc. )lugw.

nnd Myt h, 21 J \\'m '£Lt1Y, U. P. : Dtl\'il H.ny. -J. ; Tho \\ ing

Fish , "~7: (J t·a , ·oym·cls of tho P ac:ifil', !16; Double- Hcndod l•'i~:>hos in .Au t ra lia u11d .N ow Zouluud . 15 1 ; Tiro ~ature Loro of Lafc·ndio I loam, 27i: )Jutur·ali~;ts o! tho l<'it·st Flcc•t, :Hll ; l ntornatiorurl H unting Exhibition at, llorlin, :! 41 ; Tho J~ggt> of . \ uotral ian. Sharks allll Hays, :n:? ; The FiroL 'f wo-H c.aclc•d 'ha r·l< in Austmliu, 43:?; • 'nakes thnt

Fish, -Ja:? \\'illio Wagtni l und n Cudwo, :HG Winter. J acky, Co\·er ~o. 2 \Vre n, l31uc, 'o\'Ol' Xo. 6 \\' r·en, Elfin, Co,·er Xo. -3 " ' unde r! i<'h. E r·nc~St, 8gy ptological Do nut iou,

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