. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian museum, Sydney, Tunicata. <'*^ -^X^. IN the year 1888 my predecessor, Dr. E. P. Ramsay, acting on instructions from the Trustees of the Australian Museum, forwarded the collection of Tunicata descrihed in the present catalogue to Prof. W. A. Herdman, of Liverpool. In 1893, however, just as the work was about to he sent to press, circumstances of an official character, beyond the Trustees' control, temporarily put a stop to its publication. It now affords me much pleasure to say that in 1897 it was again possible to co
. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian museum, Sydney, Tunicata. <'*^ -^X^. IN the year 1888 my predecessor, Dr. E. P. Ramsay, acting on instructions from the Trustees of the Australian Museum, forwarded the collection of Tunicata descrihed in the present catalogue to Prof. W. A. Herdman, of Liverpool. In 1893, however, just as the work was about to he sent to press, circumstances of an official character, beyond the Trustees' control, temporarily put a stop to its publication. It now affords me much pleasure to say that in 1897 it was again possible to contemplate the publication of the catalogue, which was therefore at once completed, and is now issued as one of the Museum Series. At the time the specimens were forwarded to Prof. Herdman they formed a complete collection of the Tnnicata of the New South Wales coast, as then known to us, and very few additional forms have since come to hand. It is, however, unquestionable that by systematic collecting—which, unfor- tunately, the Australian Museum is not at present in a position to carry out—the list might be very much enlarged. In addition to the Museum material, Prof. Herdman has incorporated certain forms known to him, but at present not represented in the former. A preliminary list was published by Prof. Herdman in "Annals and Magazine of Natural History," 7th series, vol. I., p. 443, in June, 1898. B. ETHEBTDGB, JUNR., Curator. SYDNEY, 1st December, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Herdman, W. A. (William Abbott), Sir, 1858-1924. Liverpool, T. Dobb & co.
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