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forms the base of the islands. It is somewhat remarkable that 

 we meet on every side evidence of upheaval in the Pacific, where 

 the general impression is that subsidence is taking place. The 

 coral reef or subsidence theory of Darwin seem to have been too 

 universally applied, and if it be the true explanation of the atoll, 

 barrier reefs, &c, the causes at work may be much more limited 

 and local than we are now inclined to think. 



On the ClupeidjE of Australia. 

 By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. 



Herrings are so very rarely seen in the Sydney Fish Market, 

 that it is generally believed that the Australian Seas are barren 

 of this valuable group of Fishes, which form as we know a large 

 source of wealth in other countries. 



It will scarcely be credited by many, that the very reverse is 

 the case. There is no sea on the Grlobe, I believe, favoured with 

 a more rich or varied supply of Fishes of the Herring tribe, 

 than that which washes our shores. 



That they are seldom seen is due to the facts, that the shoals 

 do not as a rule enter the harbours on the coast, and that to fish 

 for them in the open sea would require appliances not at present 

 in the possession of our fishermen. 



Our species, as might be expected, are different from those of 

 the Northern Hemisphere, but in excellence as edibles certainly 

 not inferior. 



In giving, as I propose to do in this paper, a succinct account 

 of all the species of Clupeidce known at present to inhabit 

 Australian waters, with all that I have been able to ascertain of 

 their habits, haunts, and uses, I think it is desirable that I 

 should facilitate as much as possible the difficulties in the way 

 of local observers, arising from their not having ready access to 



