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REPTILIA. 

 Chelonia. 



OHELONIID.E. 



Chelonia mydas, Linn. Green Turtle. 



This species visits North Island and West Wallaby Island, but we were 

 not fortunate enough to see any *. 



It is curious that no species of Sea-Snake has yet been recorded from the 

 Abrolhos, as several species occur farther south on the mainland. 



PISCES. 



A considerable number of: small collections of fish have been made at the 

 Abrolhos from time to time. Some, coloured drawings were made by Lieut. 

 Emery, one of the officers of H. M.S. 'Beagle' in 1840, and are referred to 

 by Richardson (11, 12;, and it is possible that specimens were also obtained. 

 Richardson (12) also refers to specimens collected by Gilbert in 1842, and 

 Ogilby in 1899 described (13) some fish collected at the Abrolhos by 

 Mr. A. M. Lea. 



Most of the records in the following list, however, are based on specimens 

 in the Western Australian Museum. Of these some were collected by Saville 

 Kent, some were presented by Mr. F. C. Broadhurst, others were collected 

 by Lipfert in 1894 and 1897, and Conigrave in 1907 ; whilst, finally, the 

 specimens obtained on the two Percy Sladen Trust Expeditions have been 

 added. 



Unless otherwise stated the reason for inclusion in the following list is the 

 presence of a specimen in the W.A. Museum : — 



Pieurotremata. Galeorhinid^e. 

 Galeorhincjs antarcticus (GuntJi.). Gummy Shark. Two specimens 

 cauoht off the north end of Pelsart Island in 1913. 



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Hetesodontidj;. 



Heterodontus fhilippi, Block c\- Schneider. Bull-head or Port-Jackson 

 Shark. Several fine specimens caught at North Island in 1913. 



Hypotremata. Rhinobatid*. 

 Rhinobatls banksii, Midler Sf Henle. Shovel-nosed Ray. 



Isospondyli. Clupeida 

 Clupanodon neopilchardus (Steind.) . Australian Pilchard. 



* [They were seen by me on the occasion of the Expedition of 1015. — W. J. Dakmt.] 



