To THE Memory of the two "G's," 



JOHN GOULD 



AUTHOR OF ■■THE isllins OF A USTHALIA") 



AND 



JOHN GILBERT 



(His ahi.k Coadjutor), 



WHO TOGETHER PERFORMED SUCH GREAT AND GOOD TIONEEK 

 WORK IN AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGY, 



THIS BOOK IS HUMBLY DEDICATED BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



