In the tradition of a scientific note book this volume gives species name and collection data on the left page and additional explanation/description on the right facing page.

Entries are in numerical/alphabetical order, in clear ink manuscript handwriting. The entries appear to have been corrected or annotated in pencil and darker ink in a similar hand at some later date. There are 150 entries commencing:
1. Acanthias megaslops 1881,
150. Petroscintes notundiceps 1881.

There is no item inventory for this volume.

The placement of this document in the South Australian Museum Archives collecton is unknown.