IV 



Qh 



TO 



THE HON. SIR JOHN FORREST, K.C.M.G. 



PREMIER AND EARLY PIONEER 

 OF 



WESTERN AUSTRALIA 



WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY 



OF WHICH COLONY 

 THE FOLLOWING PAGES MAINLY DEAL 



s IDolume 



THE NATURALIST IN AUSTRALIA 



IS DEDICATED AS A MARK OF HIGHEST ESTEEM 

 BY THE AUTHOR. 



