THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Vol. 
Contents. 
Author. 
Pref. Date. Actual Date 
9 
Sunbirds and Honey-eaters 
Gadow and 
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Feb. 11th, 1884 
10 
Swallows, Wagtails, etc. 
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Sharpe 
March 9th, 1885 
11 
Tanagers, etc. 
P. L. Sclater 
May 7th, 1886 
12 
Finches 
Sharpe 
Jan. 6th, 1888 (Apr.4th,1888) 
13 
Wood-Swallows, Lyre Bird, etc. 
Sharpe 
May 14th, 1890 
14 
Tyrant Birds, Pittas, etc. 
P. L. Sclater 
May 17th, 1888 
15 
Dendrocolaptine Birds, etc. 
P. L. Sclater 
March 7th, 1890 
16 
Humming Birds, etc. 
Salvin, Hartert 
June 12tli, 1892 
17 
Rollers, Kingfishers, etc. 
Sharpe 
June 1st, 1892 
18 
Woodpeckers 
Hargitt 
June 9th, 1890 
19 
Cuckoos, Barbets, etc. 
Shelley, 
March 28th, 1891 
P. L. Sclater 
20 
Parrots 
Salvadori 
Dec. 13th,1891 
21 
Pigeons 
Salvadori 
June 30th,1893 
22 
Game Birds 
Ogil vie-Grant 
Nov. 17th, 1893 
23 
Rails, Cranes, Bustards 
Sharpe 
Feb. 28th, 1894 . 
24 
Plovers, Sandpipers, etc. 
Sharpe 
July 10th, 1896 
25 
Gulls, Terns, Petrels 
Saunders, 
Dec. 16th, 1895 
Salvin 
26 
Herons, Gannets, Penguins 
Sharpe, 
Sept. 30th, 1898 (Jan.l3th,1899) 
Ogilvie-Grant 
27 
Ducks, Tinamous andStruthious Salvadori 
Sept. 6th, 1895 
Birds 
The new species, described in this work, will be cited under the name of the author. 
Catalogue of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum. —5 vols. Contains many coloured figures of 
Australian Birds’ Eggs, but these are unsatisfactory, as the eggs are of doubtful 
authenticity, as has been pointed out by Australian reviewers. 
Catalogue of the Boohs in the Library in the British Museum (Natural History). —So far 6 vols. 
have appeared, 5 vols. and the first part of the Supplement. 
This should be constantly referred to, as Woodward assisted Sherbom in many of Ms 
researches, and the results of both workers are recorded, in many cases in no other place. 
Challenger. —-When the Challenger Expedition was proposed it was not intended to do 
anj'thing else except deep-sea research. At the last moment P. L. Sclater and other 
British ornithologists persuaded the officers to collect birds at the out-of-the-way 
localities they touched upon. This was quite an additional and unexpected item and 
consequently the result s were comparatively meagre. The collections were first reported 
upon in the Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), for 1875-1880, by various specialists and then 
afterwards issued in the Challenger Reports. 
In Vol. IV. Anatomy of the Petrels was included by Forbes 
VII. Anatomy of the Spheniscidae by Watson 
while Vol. VIII. was devoted to the Birds, the various accounts being collected by 
P. L. Sclater. 
Chambers, W. (Capt., II.N .)—Captain of the Surveying Vessel who assisted Gould with 
specimens, but who presented them to the British Museum as being types of Gould’s 
species, and is not often mentioned in Gould’s work. 
Chandler, L. —Noted in the Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1840, p. 128, as presenting to the 
Society a collection of birds from Australia. 
Chandler, Lesley G.—Present-day Australian Ornithologist who has done good work in 
the Victorian Mallee and has contributed articles to the Emu of great value. 
Chesnon, C. G.—Essai sur l’Histoire Naturelle de la Normandie, 8vo, Bayeux, 1835. 
Labbe. 
