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THE Proceedings of the Linnæan Society of New South Wales, vol. iv., parts 1 and 2 (Sydney, 1879).—Part 1. Rev. J. E. T. Woods, on some tertiary fossils; describes a large number of fossil shells from the tertiary (probably miocene) beds of Muddy Creek, Western Victoria; figures of all the species are given. On some new marine shells from Port Jackson (three new species described and figured). On some freshwater shells from New Guinea (three new species of Melania, with figures)—On some new marine shells from Moreton Bay (three new species). On Arauja albens (notice of its appearance at Moreton Bay).—F. M. Bailey, on some of the introduced plants of Queensland. On a new species of Asplenium from Trinity Bay Range.—W. A. Haswell, M.A., on the Australian species of Penæus (six species described as new). A contribution to a monograph of the Australian Leucosiidæ; adds twelve new species to the list of Australian forms, i.e., four new species of Leucosia, two of Myra, one of Myrodes, three of Phlyxia, one of Lithadia, one of Arcania, nearly all of which are figured.—Wm. Macleay, on some fishes from the Solomon Islands; gives a list of fifteen species, not one of which is mentioned in the fishes of this group as given in the “Voyage of the Curaçoa,” and describes a new species of Mesoprion.—E. P. Ramsay, on the zoology of the Solomon Islands (enumerates forty-five species of birds). Contributions to the zoology of New Guinea; parts iv. and v. On Mr. Goldie's collections, with a list showing the distribution of the species of birds.—N. de Miklucho-Maclay, the proposed zoological station at Sydney.—E. Meyrick, on a micro-lepidopteron destructive to the potato (Lita solanella).—Dr. Cox, on two new species of Helix from the Louisiade group.—Part 2. Rev. J. E. T. Woods, on the relations of the Brisbane flora; and, with the assistance of F. M. Bailey, a census of the flora of Brisbane, including the plants of Moreton Island and the country within twenty-five miles of the city of Brisbane; the total number of species enumerated is 1,228.—E. Meyrick, descriptions of Australian micro-lepidoptera. Part 2. Crambites.—James Hobson, notes on Cypræa guttata; gives as the habitat of this extremely rare shell, New Britain, but few particulars are given.
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Scientific Serials . Nature 21, 505–506 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/021505b0
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