| Description | Written in preparation of the publication of the voume. Discusses the objective of the publication, 'to make known' the various fossil animals which have been discovered in northern India by Falconer, Cautley and other inquirers over 12 years. Remarks on the fossil fauna of the Sewalik hills on the southern base of the Himalayas, the materials available to the authors, and the aid provided to the Sewalik research by the government and British East India Company. Briefly describes the plan for publication of the volume. |