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Terrestrial Absorption of Solar Rays, and Radiation or Emission of Heat .---.. 214 Dew, and Moisture of the Atmosphere - 220 Temperature - - - - - - 227 Conclusion ...... 233

SECTION V.

Botany. Introduction Fossil Flora. :— Carboniferous Series - Fleiocene Series Recent Flora • 241 • 245 - 254 - ib.

SECTION VI.

Zoology. Introduction ... Fossil Fauna:— Palaeozoic Series : Polyparia Mollusca Fleiocene Series: Mollusca Mammalia Recent Fauna - Mammalia ... Aves ---. Reptilia and Amphibia Annulosa ... Pisces, Radiaria, and Mollusca - 259

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298 312 314 317 329 330 ib.

SECTION VII.

On the Aborigines of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land - - - - - - 333