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Macgillivray, Esq. ; the late Commander J. M. R. Ince, 

 11. N. ; to His Excellency Sir George Grey, formerly 

 Governor of South Australia, and now of New Zea- 

 land ; the late Jolin Gilbert ; Professor M'Coy, of Mel- 

 bourne ; George French Angas, of Angaston, South 

 Australia ; W. Ogilby, Esq., formerly Secretary of the 

 Zoological Society of London ; Dr. Sclater, its pre- 

 sent Secretary ; 11. F. Tomes, Esq. ; M. Jules Ver- 

 reaux, of Paris ; Dr. W. Peters, of the Royal Museum 

 of Berlin ; and lastly, my son, Mr. Charles Gould, the 

 Geological Surveyor of Tasmania. I believe I have 

 here enumerated the names of all who have favoured 

 me with specimens or with the benefit of thek opinions, 

 in reference to the subjects of the present work. To 

 have omitted the name of one friend would be a 

 source of much vexation to me ; but if such should 

 unfortunately have been done, I trust it will be con- 

 sidered the result of inadvertence, and not of inten- 

 tional neglect. 



To my artist, Mr. Richter, I consider (and I have 

 no doubt my readers will concur in my opinion) that 

 much credit is due for the manner in which he has 

 executed the drawings, both from the dead as well as 

 from the living examples from which they were taken. 

 Of my secretary, Mr. Prince, 1 have also to speak 

 as having discharged tlie same praiseworthy services 

 as heretofore. 



It mil be observed that, in mentioning the loca- 

 lities frequented by the various species, I have mostly 

 used the term Van Diemen's Land for the large 

 island lying off the south coast of Australia ; there is 



