xii, 387 pages, 64 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 36 cm
regular print
Contents
Includes index
Summary
p.321; Method of catching turtle by sucking fish; p.227; Aborigines employed in beche-de-mer fisheries; p.328; Method of capturing dugong, description of spear used; p.314; Remains of fishweir at Darnley Island; p.124; Native names for Torres Strait Islands
Notes
"Containing- an account, ... of the corals and coral reefs, pearl and pearl-shell, beche-de-mer, other fishing industries, and the marine fauna of the Australian great barrier region"