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  2. The Naturalist. NATURAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.—VI. THE ABORIGINE.

    The only representative of the Primates in Australia (barring Bishop Barry) is the aborigine. There's been a heap of talk about the aborigine. Some folks make out he's so intelligent and ranks so far up in ...

    Article : 1,121 words
  3. A Coming Politician.

    Among those who have recently achieved a reputation as debaters in the British House of Commons, is Mr. Robert Bannatyne Finlay; Q.C., who first entered this august assembly in 1885, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 593 words
  4. Popular Science. A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.

    A remarkable discovery—or, at all events, a most valuable and suggestive hint pointing toward a new discovery—is chronicled by the medical officer of the Local Government Board in a recently-issued report ...

    Article : 464 words
  5. NAMES OF NATIVE BIRDS.

    Your Surry Hills correspondent says that I mention that "the soldier bird, or garrulous honeyeater, is scientifically called 'Myzantha garrula;' but he omits to say that there are two 'soldiers' ...

    Article : 219 words
  6. NOTES AND NEWS.

    THE SURGICAL SWALLOW.—An American ornithologist gives an account, in the last number of the AMERICAN NATURALIST, of a swallow which had set the broken leg of one of its nestlings, and afterward ...

    Article : 935 words
  7. FRESH FACTS AND INVENTIONS.

    OIL IN EGYPT.—The oil discovered in the region of the Red Sea, in Egypt, was struck at a distance of only 156ft from the surface, and but 400ft from the sea. ...

    Article : 759 words
  8. Diversity of Opinion.

    The PHARMACEUTICAL RECORD said:—Editing a paper is a pleasant business—if you like it. But, like most other occupations, there are some annoyances.—If the type is large, it doesn't contain much ...

    Article : 295 words
  9. FRUIT-EATING BIRDS.

    In reference to a recent letter on" fruit-eating birds," I presume that the rosella parrot is included. It is a terrible plaguelto our fruit-growers. All sorts of fruit seem to suit the palates of these feathered ...

    Article : 293 words
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