iv PREFACE. 



the latest Tasmanian Game Protection Act, with a complete 

 schedule of the species afforded total protection under the Act. 



An asterisk placed against the name of a bird at the beginning 

 of an article denotes that it is protected under the Act. 



The Author desires to express his grateful thanks for valuable 

 assistance in material and notes to Mr. H. H. Scott, Curator of 

 the Victoria Museum (Launccston), who kindly placed the entire 

 resources of the Museum at the writer's disposal; to Messrs. H. 

 C. Thompson, H. Stuart Dove, A. L. Butler, K. H. Green, V. I). 

 Barclay, Geo. Russell, Col. Legge, and others who assisted in 

 many ways. 



THE AUTHOR. 



Launceston, Tasmania. 



