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ANALYTICAL INDEX 



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GOULD'S ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS. 



BY 



H. BOWDLEH SHARPE, Liii.D., f.Z.S., etc., etc., 



DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, BRITISH MUSEUM 



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"THE idea of compiling a complete 'Index' to the works of Gould was suggested to me by the Earl of 

 Wharncliffe. On a certain occasion he was discussing some ornithological question with Lord Walsingham, 

 at his country seat, and a reference to one of Gould's plates became necessary. Some difficulty having been 

 experienced in finding the exact volume in which the figure was given, it occurred to both that such a difficulty 

 would not arise if there existed a complete ' Index' to all the folio works issued by Gould. Lord Wharnclifle having 

 asked me if I would undertake such a book, I found that Messrs. Sotheran were equally willing to publish an 

 ' Index,' and I therefore set about the task. Without quoting every reference to papers published by Gould in various 

 journals, I deemed it wise to include at least every work which he had issued separately, whether in folio, octavo, or 

 quarto form. Thus the present ' Index' contains quotations from the ' Synopsis' and the ' Handbook' of the ' Birds 

 of Australia' ; and in order to make the work still more complete, the ' Mammals of Australia" have also been 

 included in the scheme. I must confess that when I so cheerfully undertook this ' Index ' I had no idea of the time 

 which it would take to catalogue all the books written by Gould and to extract the references therefrom. I find, how- 

 ever, now that my task is completed, that it has taken me as many years to finish as I expected it would have taken 

 months. This is no doubt due to a wi^h on my part to do the work as conscientiously as possible, for an ' Index ' is 

 no use unless it be very carefully compiled and thoroughly checked. ... In my desire to make the book as useful 

 as possible, I have gone further, and have put in a number of extra Synonyms from popular works, such, for instance, 

 as Oates's ' Birds of British India,' which in a few years will have familiarized Indian naturalists and sportsmen with a 

 certain set of names which do not occur in Gould's works, though the specimens may be duly figured therein. 

 I have, moreover, duplicated many references, with the object of giving a complete index to Gould's plates for any one 

 studying particular groups of birds. ... In conclusion, I can only hope that this ' Index,' over which I have 

 expended so much time, will be found to supply a real want, and will be of much service, not only to the possessors of 

 Gould's splendid series of ornithological works, but to all those students of Ornithology who are accustomed to refer 

 to any of his works in public libraries throughout the world." Preface. 



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