A CHEOK-LIST OF THE MARINE FAUNA OF NEW 



SOUTH WALES. 



Part I. 



Preface by Charles Hedley, f.l.s. 



[Supplement to Journal of the Royal Society of N.S.W., Vol. LI., 1917. ,] 



In the absence of complete monographs, check lists 

 are the most serviceable aids to investigators. The needs 

 of the last generation of students were met by a useful 

 catalogue of the Marine Fauna of Sydney Harbour by 

 Mr. T. Whitelegge. This was published as a prize essay 

 by our Society twenty-eight years ago. Since then, 

 steady progress in zoology has increased the total of 

 known species by from a quarter to a half in various 

 groups. Application of the rules of nomenclature and 

 the proposal of new generic names have changed the 

 names of the original series past recognition. 



Therefore a new catalogue is required by those en- 

 gaged in the study of local fauna. This the Council of 

 the Eoyal Society of New South Wales have undertaken 

 to provide 'by instalments as means and materials permit. 

 In this production Professor Haswell, Dr. S. J. Johnston, 

 Mr. T. Whitelegge and other zoologists have kindly agreed 

 to assist the writer. 



It is considered convenient to expand the geographic 

 limits to agree with State boundaries, to include both 

 vertebrata and invertebrata, and to leave the fluviatile 

 fauna for another occasion. Thus arranged, it is hoped 

 that the forthcoming catalogue may prepare the way for 

 a zoological survey of New South Wales. 



The present section on the Mollusca is presented first 

 because the manuscript happened to be ready when the 

 opportunity for printing occurred. 



