BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA ORNITHOLOGY 



NOTK. — In this Biblioj^raphy titles are groupt according to the year of publication, from 1797 

 to l''()7. Ihe titles for each year are arranged alphabetically by authors. Under eacli author, if 

 he publisht more than one article during that year, titles are arranged chronologically by 

 months. Xames of periodicals are usually abbreviated; their full names are to be found in the 

 List at the end of this work. 



1797. Milet-Mtireati, M. L- A. Vos-a^^e | de la Perotise | atitotir du Monde, | 

 piiblie I conformement au decret dtt 22 avril 1791, | et redige | par M. L. A. 

 Milet-Miireati, | General [etc., two lines]. | Tome Second. | — | A Paris, | 

 de ITmprimerie de la Republique. | a n \\ (1797). 4to, pp. 1-398. > Chap. 

 XI (pertains to Monterey). > Pp. 254-255 (mention in the vernacular of 

 several species of birds, mostl_v water-fowl). Also folio Atlas du Voyage de La 

 Perouse, plates 36 (of $ and ? of California Quail) and 37 (of California 

 Thrasher) . 



The "Perdrix de la Californie" is very plainly Lophortyx calif ornicus, and the "Prome- 

 rops de la Californie Septentrionale" is \^\W\\\\X\^ ^ou\>\.oviX: Toxostovia redivivum. The 

 latter was thus figured nearly fifty years before it was formally described by Gambel from 

 the same locality. I examined the copy of this work in the Academy of Xatural Sciences, 

 Philadelphia. 



1797. Shaw, G., and Nodder, F. P. \^ivarium Naturce or Naturalist's Miscellany. 

 By G. Shaw M. D. F. R. S. the Figures by F. P. Nodder, Botanic Painter to 

 Her IMajesty. [This on first volume but not in full on subsequent volumes.] 

 Vol. IX, 1797, 8vo, unpaged, pll. 301-348, text and index. 



Vultur Californianiis, pi. 301 {■=^Gymno<ryps californianus). Description in Latin 

 and English. "This Vulture was brought over by Mr. ]\Ienzies, during his expedition 

 with Captain Vancouver, from the coast of California, and is now in the British Museum.'' 

 Tetrao Californicits, pi. 345 {=^Lophortyx californicus californicus) . Description in Latin 

 and English. "This curious bird is a native of California, and was brought over by Mr. 

 Archibald Menzies, who accompanied Captain Vancouver in his late expedition. The 

 specimen from which the present figure was taken is in the British IMuseum." I handled 

 this book in the Academy of Xatural vSciences, Philadelphia. 



1829. Douglas, D. Observations on some Species of the Genera Tetrao and Ortyx, 

 natives of North America: with Descriptions of Four new Species of the 

 former, and Two of the latter Genus. < Transactions Linnean Society Lon- 

 don XVI, December 1828 ["read"], pp. 133-149. 



Tetrao {—-Centrocerais) urophasianus, Tetrao Sabini { = Bonasa umbellus sabini), 

 Ortyx picta (—Oreortyx pictus) and Orty.x- Donfflasii (-~ ?) are ascribed to California. 



1829. \'igors, N. A. On some species of Birds from the North-west Coast of 

 America. [Sub-title under Art. XL\'II. Sketches in Ornithology, cS:c.] 

 <Zoological Journal IV, Oct. 1828-Jan. 1829, pp. 352-358. 



Includes original descriptions oi Colapies collaris ( = Colapies ca/er collaris), Ortyx 

 Douglasii (=?), both from "Monterey"; Recurri rostra occidetitalis (=A'. americana) from 

 San P^^rancisco; Strrpsitas inclanoccphaliis {=.lrenaria tuelaiiocep/iala) and Xunwuius 

 rufiventris (—A', hudsonkus), neither with locality indicateil, but perhaps Californian. 



