114 "TIic Times" on John Gould. [ 



The Emu 

 Oct. 



Fairy Dove Petrel {Prion desolatus). — ^^Might be better in- 

 cluded in list of species breeding in sub-Antarctic Islands of 

 New Zealand, from wliich two sub-species are recognised in the 

 Manual. 



Yellow-nosed Albatross [Diomedea chiororhynchus). — Nest- 

 ling, eggs, and nesting-place stated in the Manual to be un- 

 known, though Dr. ?klacgillivray. in his article, mentions breeding 

 colonies found on Tristan d'Acunha by Mr. Keytel. 



Preqetta tubulafa, Prion bclchcri. — These two species were de- 

 scribed on Australian specimens, but breeding grounds are un- 

 known. 



The "Times " on John Gould* 



True zoological science is the creation of the present era. In 

 a wide sense, this science includes the organic structure of the 

 animal creation, tlie arrangement according to their natural 

 affinities of the ^reat groups composing it, and also of the mem- 

 bers of those groups from families to genera. From the time 

 of Ray and Linnreus to that of Cuvier, artificial systems, founded 

 upon assumed principles, prevailed. But Cuvier brought anatomy 

 to bear upon zoology, and zoology became elevated into its true 

 position. Linnreus was an avowed formalist; but before we 

 condemn, we must take into consideration the time in which he 

 wrote, the limitation of the materials at his command, the con- 

 fusion in which he found science, and the necessity in which he 

 was placed of reducing the disjecta membra around him into 

 something like order. His bold idea of a general system of 



*The Public Library of Brisbane is fortunate in possessing a set 

 of eight volumes of John Gould's Birds of Australia, which are not 

 only in excellent order, but have their value added to by the inclusion 

 of interesting relics. These comprise an autograph letter from Gould 

 written in 1851; a newspaper clipping giving over three columns of 

 critical appreciation of the general work of the great ornithologist, 

 taken from the London Times of September 3, 1851; and a full-page 

 impression of the author, inscribed by the artist, "T. H. Maguire, 

 1849." This date being a year later than that of the issue of the 

 Birds of Australia, it follows that the page bearing the portrait is 

 inset. The insertion, however, has been executed so neatly as to be 

 hardly noticeable, though attention is directed to the fact by stains 

 that have developed on the particular page. Beneath the portrait is 

 the inscription, "John Gould, F.R.S., F.L.S., etc.. Fellow of the Ipswich 

 Museum." 



The Tirties review has for caption, "The Ornithological Publications 

 of John Gould, F.R.S.", to which is added a footnote giving the fol- 

 lowing list of the author's works at date: — 



A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains : A Monograph of the 

 Rhamphastidfc, or Family of Toucans ; A Monograph of tlic Trogonidcr, at 

 Family of Trogons : Zoology of the Beagle Part Birds: A Synopsis of the 

 Birds of Australia ; The Birds of Australia: Introduction to the Birds of 

 Australia: A Monograph of the Macropodida, or the I-'amily of Kangaroos : 

 The Quadrupeds of Australia : A Monograph of the Odontophorina; or Part- 

 ridges of Ametica : Icones Avium : The Birds of Asia : The Humming Birds, 

 or Trochilida . i'Vhf fuo iMttcr in course of puhlication. ) 



