4 PREFACE 



logue of Birds,^ Sharpe's Hand-list,* Dubois's Synopsis," and in 

 the three lists by Richmond." A few names not in any of these 



' Catalogue | of the | birds | in the ] British Museum. | 27 volumes, 

 with colored plates and text figures. Authors, dates, and volume title-pages 

 vary. , 



I, 1874; VIII, 1883; XV, 1890; XXII, 1893; 



II, 1875; IX, 1884; XVI, 1892; XXIII, 1894; 



III, 1877; X, 1885; XVII, 1892; XXIV, 1896; 



IV, 1879; XI, 1886; XVIII, 1890; XXV, 1896; 



V, 1881; XII, 1888; XIX, 1891; XXVI, 1898; 



VI, 1881; XIII, 1890; XX, 1891; XXVII, 1895. 

 yil, 1883; XIV, 1888; XXI, 1893; 



' A hand-list | of the | genera and species | of | birds. 1 [nomenclator 

 avium turn fossilium | turn viventium.] | by | E. Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D., 

 I assistant keeper, department of zoology, | British Museum. | Volume 

 I. I London: | Printed by order of the trustees. | Sold by | [5 lines] | 

 1899. I All rights reserved. | i-xxii -1-1-304 pp. Volume II (1900), 

 i-xvi-l- 1-312 pp., with index to Volumes I and II. Volume III (1901), 

 i-xii-l- 1-368 pp., with index to this volume. Volume IV (1903), 

 i-xii+1-392 pp., with index to this volume. Volume V (1909), i-xx-|- 1-694 

 pp., with index to this volume. An index to the five volumes has been 

 published as follows: 



General index | to | a hand-list | of the | genera and species | of | birds. 

 J [nomenclator avium tum fossilium | tum viventium.] | Volumes I.-V. 

 I edited by | W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. | London: | Printed by otder of the 

 trustees. | Sold by | [5 lines] | 1912. | All rights reserved. | i-vi-f- 1-200 pp. 

 " Synopsis avium | [dash] 1 nouveau | manuel d'ornithologie | par | 

 Alphonse Dubois | [6 lines of titles, etc.] | [dash] | premiere partie \ 

 (1899-1902) I [dash] | Bruxelles 1 H. Lamertin, editeur | 20, rue du Mar- 

 che-au-bois | [dash] | 1902 | i-xvi-|- 1-730 pp.. Pis. I-XII. Deuxieme partie 

 (1902-1904), 1904, i-x+731-1340 pp.. Pis. XIII-XVI. Part 1 of the 

 Synopsis was issued in fascicules as follows: Fasc. I (1899), pp. 1-80, 

 PI. I; Fasc. II (1900), 81-160, PI. II; Fasc. Ill (1900), 161-224, P1& 

 III and VI [sic=IV]; Fasc. IV (1900), 226-288, Pis. V and VI; Fasc. 

 V (1900), 289-368, PI. VII; Fasc. VI (1901), 369-448, PI. VIII; Fasc 

 VII (1901), 449-528, PI. IX; Fasc. VIII (1901), 529-608, PI. X; Fasc 

 IX (1901), 609-688, PI. XI; Fasc. X (1902), 689-730, PI. XII. The dates 

 are those given on the fascicle covers. 



" Richmond, Charles W., List of generic terms proposed for birds during 

 the years 1890 to 1900, inclusive, to which are added names omitted by 

 Waterhouse in his "Index Generum Avium," Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. (1902), 

 24, 663-730. Idem, Generic names applied to birds during the years 

 1901 to 1905, inclusive, with further additions to Waterhouse's "Index 

 Generum Avium," Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. (1909), 35, 583-656. Idem, 

 Generic names applied to birds during the years 1906 to 1915, inclusive! 

 with additions and corrections to Waterhouse's "Index Generum Avium" 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. (1917), 53, 565-636. ' 



As is well known to most ornithologists, Cr. Charles W. Richmond 

 associate curator of birds in the United States National Museum, has an 

 extensive card catalogue of generic bird names which will be ultimately 

 published in somewhat the style of the three useful partial lists that 

 are cited here. 



