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4. "No progressive ornithologist works on Gould now — 

 his work is obsolete", says the Captain. Hear what Profes- 

 sor Macgillivray states: — "Mr. Gould has produced a series of 

 majinitieent works, without rival in the Cabinets of Science. 



In taking a review of Mr. Gould's labours we can 

 not fail to be impressed with the benefits conferred by them 

 on Ornithological Science.'' 



5. I do admit in my book, "Nests and Eggs", that Gould's 

 classification is somewhat obsolete — a statement strictly 

 accurate. Capt. White confuses systematic classification 

 with nomenclature. The first is science, the other not. 



6. As to the question "Who made the rules?" of Zoologi- 

 cal Nomenclature, Capt. White would be "much surprised" 

 if any Australian were deemed worthy to sit on the National 

 Committee — a severe reflection on the biological professors of 

 our respective universities. The committee is composed of 

 zoologists in general, and not ornithologists in particular. 



7. If The Kiiin were "to jtopulurize the study of native 

 birds", at the expense of scientific matter, that would be one 

 sided. ('apt. White wobbles here. If he reads my address 

 again (1 seriously recommend him to do so), he will see I said 

 "one of the hro pi-incipal })lank's of our Union is to popularize, 

 etc.'' (Page 4). 



S. Capt. White endeavours to make capital out of what 

 llic Auk and The fbi.s have stated concerning the K.A.O.IJ. 

 Official "Check I.ist of the Birds of Australia." These 

 learned journals forgot, surely, that it was an Australian list 

 they were judging, and not one solely for savants of the old 

 world. Moreover, th(\v showed careless criticism when they 

 referred to "lack of or "that no synonymy" was given. The 

 "Check List" contains references which lead up to all the 

 literature available, besides what is perhaps more practical, 

 a reference is furnished of a life coloured plate for almost 

 every species named. 



0. Capt. White states that "The International Committee 

 of Zoological Nomenclature is steadily confirming and reject- 

 ing names." How does he know that, if he does not possi^ss 

 a copy of the rules, or follows them without question? He 

 refers to two conferences — 1892 and 1901. These were held 

 respectively at Moscow and Berlin, two cities which have 

 eternally disgraced science. Fortunately Australia was not 

 represented at either. 



10. And, in conclu-sion. All ornithologists in South Aus- 

 tralia are not of Capt. White's opinion, as the following 

 extract of a letter received bv me shows: — "It was with much 



