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 
This Volume 
THE NATURALIST IN AUSTRALIA 
IS DEDICATED AS A MARK OF HIGHEST ESTEEM 
BY THE AUTHOR. 
