154 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. [isflan 



" Sea-fowls like Gannets, and a sort of Sea-Mews ; few land-fowls 

 — Eagles, five or six sorts of small birds, all singing ; water-fowls 

 — Ducks, Curlews, Galdens, Crab-catchers, Cormorants, Gulls, 

 Pelicans, and other water-fowl (plate with four figures, pp. 122, 

 123), similar birds and white Parrots (p. 139), Boobies, Noddies 

 (plates 142, 143), Crows, Hawks, Kites, Turtle-Doves, smaller 

 birds, and sea-fowl (p. 153)." 



1726. — Six species of Birds-of-Paradise are described by Valentyu in 

 his great work on the East Indies. 



1766. — Some sea-birds are described by Linnaeus. 



1772-75- — Birds seen during Cook's second voyage, and hitherto 

 unknown, are described in a manuscript by Wm. Anderson, and 

 Dr. Reinold Forster remarks that the number of new birds was 

 "astonishing" — 104. "It is," he observes, " a received notion that 

 birds of many colours do not sing well ; we have here numerous 

 instances to the contrary. The wild forests of New Zealand and the 

 cultivated groves of O-Taheitee resound alike with the harmony of the 

 shining songsters" — a very early correction of a popular error. 



1779- — Webber made 46 drawings of birds during Cook's last 

 voyage, species useful to Latham in his " General Synopsis," 1781-85. 



Running down the years, we can only afford time and space 

 at present to note a striking title here and there up to the period 

 when John Gould commenced to consolidate his memorial 

 scientific work. 



1789-90. — Pliilhp's Voyage — Birds of New South Wales, with 20 

 plates and descriptions from Latham's " Synopsis." 



1790. — Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, with 26 plates 

 birds, &c. By John White, Surgeon-General to the Settlement. 



1791-92. — The bibliographer notes there are in the Sydney Public 

 Library 10 1 beautiful coloured drawings of birds, chiefly from Norfolk 

 Island, of this date. 



1793. — Settlement at Port Jackson, Tench ; the Cassowary or 

 Emu described : its eggs, &c. (pp. 173, 175). 



1794. — Zoology of New Holland. By Geo. Shaw, M.D. Figures 

 by James Sowerby of five birds — (i) Nonpareil Parrot (Rosella), (2) 

 Ground-Parrot, (3) the Embroidered Merops, (4) Antarctic Pigeon, 

 Cs) Spotted-shouldered Thrush. 



Birds of Australia. By Dr. Shaw, in Pinkerton's "Geography," 

 1807 and 1 8 17. 



T798. — New Species Muscicapa from New South Wales. By 

 Thomas Davies (Major-General). — Trans. Linn. Soc, vol. iv., pp. 

 240-242. 



1798. — Extraordinary Fhght of Sooty Petrels at Hunter's Island, 

 Bass Strait (estimated at over 150 millions). — Flinders, i., p. clxx. 



1800. — Lacepede mentions Prion vittaius and Pelecanoides 

 urinatrix. 



1802. — Description of Menura superba. By Thomas Davies. — 

 Trans. Linn. Soc, vi., p. 207. 



1802. — Lyre-Bird, " Mountain " Eagle, and Emu, with plates. — 

 Collins's " New South Wales." 



1806. — The announcement of the first Australian bird book is 

 of peculiar interest. It reads — 



" Proposals for publishing by subscription ' The Birds of New 



