PUBLICATIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. m. 



XVII. — Descbiptite Catalogue of the Tunicata in the Atjstealian' MrsEFii, 

 by Dr. A. Herdman, D.Sc, F.E.S., &c., Professor of Natural History in 

 University College, Liverpool. 1899. 8vo.,i)p.xviii.-139. Boards, 7s. ijd. 

 This is really a Monograph of the Australian Tunicata, which should be in 

 the hands of every student. The Author is an authority in his 

 subject, there are numerous new species described, and the work is 

 fully illustrated with lithographic plates. 



II.— MONOGRAPHS. 



I. — AUSTEALIAN LePIDOPTERA AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, by the late 



A. W. Scott, with Illustrations by his daughters, Mrs. Morgan and 

 Mrs. Forde. Edited and revised by Mrs. Forde and A . S. Olliff. Vol. II., 

 4 parts. "Wrappers, 15s. each, or the complete volume, with Index, £3. 



The Manuscripts and Drawings of the late Mr. A. W. Scott, relating to 

 the life-histories of the Australian Lepidoptera, having passed into 

 the possession of the Trustees of the Australian Museum, it was 

 decided to continue the publication under the above title. 



A fresh issue of Parts i., ii., and iii., forming Volume I. of the work 

 (London, 1864, Van Voorst, nine colored plates), will soon be available 

 for purchase. 

 II. — [In Preparation]. Nests and Eggs of Birds found Breeding in Aus- 

 tralia AND Tasmania, by A. J. North, C.M.Z.S. 4to. 



Mr. North was the Author of Catalogue XII., " Descriptive Catalogue of 

 Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds," which is out of print. The 

 work now in preparation is more than a new edition of the former, 

 and will be entirely re-written. It will contain numerous figures of 

 Birds, and plates of Nests, Eggs, and Breeding Places. Every effort 

 is being made to issue a useful and reliable book, which will be also 

 a work of art. It will be issued in parts, and the price to subscribers 

 for the complete work (uncoloured plates) will be 25s. 



III.— MEMOIRS. 

 I. — Histobt and Description of the Skeleton of a new Sperm Whale 

 IN THE Australian Museum, by W. S. Wall. 1851. 8vo., pp. 66, with 

 plates. Eeprint 1837. Wrappers, 2s. 6d. 

 Describes a Sperm Whale, 34 feet long, captured in Port Jackson, the 

 skeleton of which is now exhibited in the Australian Museum. 



II. — Lord Howe Island: Its Zoology and Physical Characters. 1889 

 8vo., pp. viii.-132, with 10 plates. Boards, 7s. 6d. ; cloth, lOs. 6d. 

 An account of an exploring and collecting expedition, sent by the Trustees 

 of the Australian Museum in 1887. The General Zoology, the Geology 

 and Physical Structure, are described by Mr. R Etheridge, Junr. ; the 

 Oology by Mr. A. J. North ; the Reptiles and Fishes by Mr. J. D. 

 Ogilby ; the Insects by Mr. A. S. Olliff; and the Rock Specimens by 

 Mr. T. W. E. David. 



III. — The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice Group : its Zoology, Botany, and 

 General Structure, based on Collections made by Mr. C. Hedley. 

 1896-1900. 8vo., pp. vii.-G09, 27 plates, in 10 parts. Wrappers,^! lis 

 6d; or bound in cloth ^l 15s. 

 The Royal Society's first expedition to Funafuti was accompanied by 

 Mr. C. Hedley, of the Australian Museum, and this work is based on 

 the Collections made by him. The Ethnology and the MoUusca are 

 described by Mr. Hedley; the other Marine Invertebra by Mr. T. 

 Whitelegge ; the Insects by Mr. W. J. Rainbow ; the Fishes, Reptiles, 

 and Mammals by Mr E. R. Waite ; a new Enteiopneusta and other 

 specimens by Mr. J. P. Hill ; a few rock specimens by Dr. T. Cooksey ; 

 the Birds by Mr. A. J. North. 



