THE BIHDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
but all the indirect evidence points to early 1827. It was noted in 
Jardine and Selby’s Ilhis. Ornith., pt. i., issued Feb. 1827. 
Confirmatory evidence is cited in connection with pt. 2, which was 
noted by Froriep’s Notizen, No. 422 (XX. 4), Feb. 1828. 
[TiTNSTAiiL] . Ornith. Britannicaj dated 1771. No author’s name occurs 
on this work. 
ViEiLLOT. Analyse nouv. Ornith., acknowledged B.F., April 14, 1816. 
See Ency. Meth. 
See Galerie des Oiseaux. 
See Nouv. Diet. d^Hist. Nat., nouv. ed. 
Vigors. Editor of Zool. Journal. Co-author with Horsfield of Essay on 
Australian Birds in Linnean Society. 
Vroeg. a large history has grown up around this work since 
Sherbom and Richmond developed it in the Smithsonian Miscell. Coll. 
(Qtly. Issue), Vol. 47, Jan. 31, 1905, p. 332-347. Witmer Stone, Hartert, 
Van Oort and myself have all had notes on the subject, without much 
umovation. As the collection was to be disposed of on or before Sept. 
22, 1764, that date indicates when it was pubhshed. 
Wagler. Syst. Avium, reviewed Isis, Oct. 1827, and Zool. Journ., Dec. 
1827. Monograph of Parrots in the Abhandl. Ah. Wissen Munchen, Vol. I., 
1832, after Dec. Separates dated 1835. 
Waterhouse. Index Generum Avium. Preface dated Aug. 1, 1889. 
A valuable list, but no care for dates of pubheation was at that time 
taken. 
White. Journ. Voy. N.S.W. Title page dated 1790, but latest date 
on plates, Dec. 29, 1789. 
Two issues of this work are in existence, as in the earhest the Wattled 
Bee-eater or Merops is given, while in the latter the name Merops carunculatus 
appears (p. 240). I have seen no other differencas. Reviewed in Gent. Mag., 
Vol. LX., pt. n., p. 742, Aug. (31) 1790. 
V^iLSON. Ulus. Zool. Pubhshed in parts, each 4 pis., 9 Nos. altogether, 
35 pis. m all. Pref. dated April 25, 1827. No. 1 reviewed Edinb. New 
Philos. Journ., April- July 1827, p. 199; No. 2, ibid., July-Sept. p. 397; 
No. 3, ibid., Jan.-March 1828, p. 411. Four parts were out in June 1828 ; 
the seventh part before Nov. 1829, and eighth and ninth parts in May 
1831. 
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