106 ON THE LITTORAL FATJNA OF N. E. ATJSTRALIA, 



WEDNESDAY, MAECH 31st, 1880. 



The President, tlie Eev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.a.S., F.L.S., 

 &c., in tlie Chair. 



G. D. Hirst, Esq., was elected a member of the Society. 



DONATIONS. 



From Baron F. von. Mueller, K.O.M.G., Eucalyptographia, IV. 

 Decade. 



From Harvard College, Three Nos. of the Bulletin -of Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology, Vol. V., No. 15, and Vol. VI., Nos. 1 

 and 2. 



From Capt. F, W. Hutton, Otago, Zoological Exercises for 

 Students in New Zealand. 



From J. Brazier, Esq., Brief account of the Natives of Western 

 Australia. 



Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Compte Eendu. Serie II. 

 Nos. 69—72. 



papers read. 

 On some of the Littoral Marine Fauna of North-East 



ausstralia. 

 By the Eev. J. E. Tenison- Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S., &c.. 

 President Linn. Soc, N.S.W. 

 During the years 1875-76, 1 was partly engaged in investigating 

 the littoral marine fauna of Tasmania, and my observations have 

 been published in the Transactions of the Eoyal Society of 

 Tasmania for 1876, and those of the Eoyal Society of New South 

 Wales for last year. I was very glad of an opportunity recently 

 afforded me for examining the Coast Shells of North-East Australia 

 not only because this part of the continent has been so little 

 visited, but also for the sake of comparing results obtained from 

 these two extremes. It may be observed that though the tropical 

 coasts of Australia, have been visited and examined by such 



