The Trustees of the Australian ^lusoum liaving decidcil that a Catalogue of 

 the -Australian Mollusca should be prepared, Mr. J. Brazier, C.M.Z.S., F.LS , 

 has. been entrusted with the compilation of this work ; it will necessarily be 

 protracted, as it entails the examination of many thousands of specimens, 

 botli dry and in spirits. 



The Catalo!,'ue, wuich will be issueil from time to time in piirt.^. v.iil 

 embrace not only the species represented in the general ^luscum Collection, 

 but also those in the Jfargnive's Collection Tso liberally presented to the 

 Trustees by the late Thomas \V alker, Es<|.) and those recently purchased 

 from ^Ir. Brazier. The labels on the taldots oh" the respective specimens 

 indicate from which collection they have been derived. 



The principal synonyms and references have been a<lded, and the letters 

 (A.M.J after the localities indicate that the specimens are in the Australian 

 Museum Collection. 



E. P. RAMSAY, 



Curator. 



