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and tlie specimens differ so noticeably that Salvadori recog- 

 nised the inapplical)ility of Latham's name to either the 

 Cape York or New South Wales form, my suggestion seems 

 reasonable. 



Another bird which was described from New Holland at 



a very early date was the Great Black Cockatoo known as 



the Palm-Cockatoo. This, however, was named in literature 



prior to Captain Cook's time simply from "eastern seas/' and 



Nova Hollandia was gratuitously added by Gmelin, who did 



not read carefully what Latham wrote. Latham added after 



his description, " This was taken from a drawing done by 



order of Governor Loten at Ceylon," and he then described 



a different form recorded by Parkinson as met with on 



the coast of New Holland. This latter was, of course, 



the Black Cockatoo known as Banksian Cockatoo. As a 



matter of fact the Palm-Cockatoo does inhabit Australia, 



having been discovered at Cape York by Macgillivray about 



sixty years after Gmelin's description was published. I 



designated as type-locality of Gmelin's species Salwatty, as 



that place was in touch with Europe at a very early date, 



and the bird is, or was, common there. My action has been 



questioned by one of the European ornithologists, who, only 



liaving knowledge of the fact that the bird occurred at Cape 



York, was desirous of rectifying my supposed error without 



investigating the history of the bird. This note may prevent 



the publication of more erroneous statements in connection 



with this bird, as such will certainly be made unless more 



care than usual is taken. 



Gould did not visit Cape York, arid the first naturalist 

 who seems to have thoroughly investigated the avifauna of 

 that district appears to have been John Macgillivray, when on 

 board the ' Rattlesnake,' commanded by Capt. Owen Stanley, 

 in 1846-50. 



Jukes, on board the ' Fly,' while surveying Torres Straits, 

 as well as his Commander, Ince, furnished more material 

 to Gould, who obtained most of ]Macgillivray's specimens 

 and notes. These provided the greater portion of Gould's 

 'Supplement.' 



