148 THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Vol. IV. 



This was published in 1838, the preface being dated April I, 

 1838, and the author was Edward Burton. There are for- 

 tunately few innovations, and the namies given by Gould 

 above quoted are not included. Three names in connection 

 with Australian ornithology need record. The first is on 

 p. 34, " Chalcites parvirostris Gould, Swan River." We have 

 never seen this name quoted and its alliance is problematical, 

 as the above is the whole quotation. On p. 13 appears 

 " Petroica monticola Swains., Swan River." This is also a 

 nude name and its identity is unknown, but Parker in one of 

 his delightful osteological studies used this name, and of course 

 his results are useless to the S3^stematist until the identity of 

 the bones be determined. On p. 46 Larus erythrorhynchus 

 Lath, for the Crimson-biUed Gull Lath., New South Wales. 

 This name we have already included in the synonymy of 

 L. novcehollandice Stephens based on the same source. Two 

 extra-limital names need record, for on p. 23 Burton proposed 

 Fringilla xantliocollis nom. nov. for F. fiavicollis Franklin 

 preoccupied. This seems to be the earliest correction of 

 Franklin's name and will be useful. On p. 29 Trochilus 

 clavigula Lath, for the Bright-throated Humming Bird 

 Latham from Trinidad is introduced, but this name is probably 

 only a synon3''m. It will be noted that Burton translated the 

 Lathamian vernaculars in two cases, attributing the Latin 

 equivalents to Latham. Such names are a co^.stant source 

 of danger to systematic ornithology , as only specialists with 

 a very complete knowledge of synonymy are able to note 

 these. 



HALDEMANN'S ZOOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 



The names given to birds in one of the essays in this work 

 appear to have been overlooked by sj^stematic ornithologists. 

 Sherborn and Richmond are the workers we have to thank 

 for the opportunity of correcting still another name in connec- 

 tion with Austral-Neozelanic birds. The three parts appear 

 to have been issued on February 1842, December 1843, and 

 January 1844. In the second number, on p. 25, Haldemann 

 provides Latin names for a series of birds described under 



