Professor Parker exhibited and made remarks upon the following recent additions to the Museum: (1.) A slab of limestone, from Waihola, containing numerous sharks' teeth, the type of Oxyrhina von haasti, Davis. (2.) An unusually large specimen of the Hoki (Macrurorus zealandiæ) recently obtained in the Otago Harbour. (3.) A specimen of Mendosoma lineatum recently obtained off the coast of Otago. (4.) A mounted specimen of the Stewart Island kiwi (Apteryx lawryi). (5.) Various representations of the abyssal fauna of the Indian Ocean, obtained during the dredging operations of the Indian Marine Survey. (6.) Disarticulated skeletons of Callorhynchus, Heterodontus, Necturus, and Hyla, mounted in alcohol. (7.) Disarticulated skeletons of Notidanus and Raja, prepared by impregnation with glycerine jelly. (8.) Disarticulated skeleton of the brown trout (Salmo fario), with the cartilaginous parts prepared by impregnation with paraffin.
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 29, 1896, Page 629
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136Remarks on Additions to the Museum. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 29, 1896, Page 629
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