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INDEX. 



PAGE 



Sarcophilus ursinus ... ... ... ... 20 



Satin bower bird ... ... ... ... 34 



Sauromarpus gaudichaudi ... ... 54 



Savage, T. J., Termite investigations... ... 113 



Scabbard fish 154,170 



Scarlet-headed Gouldian finch ... 57 

 Sri.-i'nu antarctica ... ... ... 154, 177 



aquila ... 154 



Scroll-coral 146 



Scomber antarcticus ... ... ... ... 154 



scomber ... ... ... ... 155 



Scrub Turkey 32 



Scylla serrata 239 



Sea anemones, stinging variety ... ... 223 



breams ... ... ... ... ... 160 



cucumbers ... ... ... ... ... 148 



dragon ... ... ... ... ... 185 



eagle ... ... 67 



horse ... ... ... ... ... 185 



perch 166 



pikes 172 



trout 182 



Seer fish 177 



" Sergeant Baker " 176 



Seriolagigas 150,170 



grandis 170 



Lalandii 170,178 



Sewin 181 



Sharks 192 



abundance off Houtman's Abrolhos ... 141 



Shark's Bay corals ' ... 230,232 



mother-of-pearl shell ... ... 209 



pearl shelling station ... ... 210 



sponge 235 



Shell aprons ... ... ... ... ... 10 



beach, Pelsart Island ... ... ... 148 



Sillago ... 173 



ciliata 150 



Silver eel 159 



,, eels 184 



,, eyes 54 



,, perch 158 



trumpeter 163 



Siluridse... ... ... ... 175 



Skipjack 154 



Sleepy lizard ... ... ... ... ... 89 



Smeathman, Henry, Termite investigations ... Ill 



Snapper 161 



Snook ... ... ... ... 170 



Snouted termites 



Social chrysalides of Belenois Clytie ... 



Solaster papposa 



Soldier crabs 



Solengognathus spinosissimus ... 



Hardwickii 



Sonneratia acida 

 Sooty terns 



South Australian sea-dragon ... 

 Southern chimsera 

 "Southern Cross " pearl 



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 130 

 257 

 243 

 240 

 186 

 186 

 276 

 136 

 186 

 193 

 199 



Sparidse 160 



Spear heads ... ... ... ... ... 12 



Sphenodon punctatus ... ... ... ... 6,99 



Sphyraena langsar ... ... ... ... 172 



obtusata ... ... ... ... 172 



Sphyrsenidse ... ... ... ... ... 172 



Spider cocoons ... ... ... ... ... 258 



eccentricities ... ... ... ... 257 



Spiders, commensal species ... ... 259, 263 



diminutive males ... ... ... 263 



Spinifex grass ... ... ... ... ... 12 



,, gum 12 



longifolius ... ... ... ... 281 



Spine-tailed lizard ... ... ... ... 93 



Spinous lizard ... ... ... ... ... 83 



Spiny ant-eater... ... ... ... ... 15 



dog-fish 154 



tailed monitor ... ... ... ... 97 



Spoggodes, Alcyonarian coral ... ... ... 217 



Sponge destructive of corals ... ... ... 219 



, Neptune's cup ... ... ... 236 



Spotted bower bird ... ... ... ... 34 



Sprat 154 



Spur of platypus ... ... ... ... 17 



Squirrel, flying ... ... ... ... ... 23 



Sugar 23 



Stag's Horn corals, Houtman's Abrolhos ... 140 



Stalactite-like concretions, Sweer's Island ... 250 



Starfish, decorative adaptability ... ... 244 



Tasmanian ... ... ... ... 243 



Starfishes, Great Barrier Reef ... ... 243 



St. Helena, termite depredations ... ... Ill 



Steganophora guttata ... ... ... ... 61 



Stinging sea anemones... ... ... ... 223 



Stipiturus malichurus ... ... ... ... 67 



Stirling, Dr. E. C., on Notoryctes 28 



Struthio camelus ... ... ... ... Q 



Stump-tailed lizard ... ... 89 



