224 FISHES OF NEW GUINEA, attention of the traveller. The small raceme of globose flowers with, dark green leaves bordered at times with red cannot but present an attractive sight. Acacia hinervata, DC, Prod. II., 452. A few trees of this wattle are scattered near the Tallebudgera scrubs, and on the eastern side of Tambourine mountain. Acacia elongata, Sieb , DC, Prod. II., 451. Among the broken rocks of Minto's Craig, near Coochin. Acacia Baueri, Benth., in Hook., London Journ. Close to the swamps near Burleigh Heads. It is redescribed by Baron von Mueller in Prag. xi., 33, from specimens obtained from the Eichmond Kiver, a locality not far off from Burleigh Heads. Contribution to a knowledge of the Pishes of New Guinea. By William Macleay, P.L.S., &c. Mr. Andrew Goldie, the well known New Guinea Explorer and Naturalist, has from time to time for the last year or more, sent me collections of Pishes taken by him at Port Moresby, and Cuppa Cuppa. The first named locality is well known, the other is the name of an inlet of the coast a little way further north. The Pishes are with a few exceptions well preserved, the native name of each species is duly recorded, in many cases most valu-able notes are made of the colours of the living specimen, and altogether Mr. Goldie has shown himself to be a most excellent and intelligent collector. The enumeration of the species given in this Paper, demonstrates prettj^ clearly the fact — that the Pishes of that part of the New Guinea Coast differ but little
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