180 THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Vol. IV. 



The text is four separate sheets again ; the first with the 

 signature " b b " treats of Order II. Passeres. Tribe IV. 

 Fringilhdse. Family II. Coccothraustinse ; the second witfi 

 signature " F " is of the same group following the signature 

 " E " of Part III. ; the next two are consecutive, being half 

 of sheet " K " dealing with Order IV. Columbse. 



Part V. has four coloured plates : Sociable Vulture {Otogyps 

 auricularis) (Drawn by Captain Brown), Hawk Owl {Surnia 

 funerea), Red-bellied Nuthatch {Sitta varia) and Barn Swallow 

 {Hirundo rufa). The text is again a complete sheet with the 

 signature " U," dealing with Order VIII. Anseres. 



Part VI. has four coloured plates : Barn Owl {Strix flammea), 

 Bewick's Wren {Troglodytes hewickii), Golden Oriole {Oriolus 

 galhula) (Engraved by J. Miller), and Meadow Lark {Sturnella 

 ludoviciana). The text is a complete sheet, signature "V" 

 following the preceding one and dealing with Anseres to the 

 Family VII. Erismaturinse. 



Part VII. has four coloured and one black plate : the 

 coloured plates are Long-Eared Owl {Otus vulgaris), Black and 

 Orange Baltimore {Yephantes baltimore), Bohemian Waxwing 

 {Ampelis garrulus) and Great Merganser {Mergus castor). 

 The black plate shows heads and feet of members of the 

 Family Vulturidse. The text is again a complete sheet, 

 following on the preceding, with the signature "W" and 

 passing to the Tribe II. Colymbidse of the Anseres. 



Parts VIIL and IX. are included in one wrapper and there 

 are eight coloured and one black plate. The coloured ones 

 are : Pigeon Falcon [Hypotriorcliis columharius), Broadshafted 

 Wliidah Weaver {Vidua parauisea), Black-Capt Tit {Parus 

 atricapillus), Common Creeper {Certhia familiaris), Virginian 

 Horned Owl {Bubo virginiana) , Great Northern Shrike {Lanius 

 horealis), Martinico Sultana {Porphyrio nmrtinica), Black- 

 bellied Darter {Plotus anchinga), while the black plate shows 

 heads of the Order Anseres. The text is two complete sheets 

 bearing signatures " B " and " C " and deal with the Order I. 

 Accipitres, following the text of Part I. 



Parts X., XL, XII. appear in one wrapper with twelve 

 coloured plates : Wilson's Sialia (Sialia ivilsonii), Purple 



