90 Zoology. 



Speaking of the museums of his day, he adds this note : — 

 " Among these, the magnificent one at Leicester House, formed by 

 Sir Ashton Lever, ought to be particularly mentioned, as likewise 

 the favours received from the inspection of numerous subjects, 

 the produce of the last and the former voyages to the South Seas, 

 in the possession of Jos. Banks, Esq., P.R.S., Soho Square." . 



"It will be necessary, however, to remark that, on account of 

 the uncertainty of the return of the last circumnavigating ships, 

 the Accipitrine order, here first published, was printed off before 

 their arrival in England, by which means a few new species of 

 the Falcon genus have been excluded from their place. This has 

 of necessity obliged us to introduce them by means of duplicate 

 pages, marked with an asterisk." 



The preface is signed by Latham as from Dartford, on the 1st 

 of January, 1781. The book was published by Benjamin White, 

 the elder brother of Gilbert White. The latter, however, does 

 not seem to have ever met Latham personally, though Latham 

 was acquainted with Pennant, by correspondence at least. 



It will be seen from the above preface that Latham was 

 specially indebted for some of his descriptions to the Leverian 

 Museum and the Banksian Collections. Some of the species are 

 stated to be in the "Tower Menagerie" and in the "Royal 

 Society's Museum," as well as in his own collection. Some field- 

 notes were given to him by Dr. Solander and Dr. Johann Rein- 

 hold Forster, on their return from Capt. Cook's voyages. 



The following species are recorded by Latham as being in 

 the British Museum : — 



DIVISION I. LAND BIRDS. 



King Vulture. Vol. i., p. 7 ( = Gyparchus papa [L.]). 

 Carrion Vulture, p. 9 ( = Cathartes aura [L.]). 

 Sea-Eagle, p. 30 ( = Haliaetus albicilla [L.]). 



" This species was also met with in Botany Island by Captain 

 Cook." The bird observed by the latter must have been an 

 immature Haliaetus leucogaster. 



Spotted Eagle, p. 38 ( = Aquila maculata, 6m.). 



Osprey, p. 45 ( = Pandion haliaetus |X.]). 



New Zealand Falcon, p. 57 ( = Harpa novse zealandiae 



[Gin.]). 

 Goshawk, p. 58 ( = Astur palumbarius [L.]). 



