THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Comptes Rendus Acad . Sci., Paris. —Often abbreviated to “ Comptes Rendus ” and some¬ 
times to “ C.R.” only. Reports of the meetings of the Academy of Sciences which 
were held weekly. The Reports were at once printed within the week and include a 
Bulletin Bibliographia which shows dates of receipt of many French works, as quoted 
in connection with Bonaparte’s separates {ante). Bonaparte published a large number 
of papers in this Periodical dealing with his Conspectus Avium and giving additions 
and corrections which in some cases, unfortunately, were published before the book 
appeared. As above noted Bonaparte had his articles reprinted with addition and 
these reprints are generally more accessible than the original book. Hombron and 
Jacquinot published an article on Sea Birds ( q.v.), but otherwise few ornithological 
articles appear, and practically none in recent years. 
Conigrave, C. Price. —Present-day Australian Ornithologist, at one time at the West 
Australian Museum, who made a trip through the North-West without much result. 
I acquired all the birds that he collected. 
Cook, James {Captain). —Great English Explorer who investigated the unknown Southern 
Seas. Born 172S, killed on the shores of the island of Hawaii in 1779. 
On his first voyage of discovery he was accompanied by Banks and Solander who 
employed Sydney Parkinson as artist. These workers never published their valuable 
and novel zoological collections, but Solander’s MS. descriptions are preserved in the 
British Museum (Natural History). 
“ Captain Cook’s Journal during his Voyage round the World, made in H.M. Bark 
Endeavour, a literal transcript, edited by Captain Wharton ” was published in London, 
4to, in 1893. 
On his second voyage Cook was accompanied by J. R. Forster as naturalist, and 
Geo. Forster, the son, as painter. W. Anderson was also taking natural history notes 
on this trip. 
On the third voyage, when Cook was killed, apparently W. Anderson was naturalist 
and W. Ellis was painter. Though there were many accounts, no correct account of 
the zoological collections was published and very little natural history appears in the 
accounts published officially, as : 
I. Account of the Voyages of the Dolphin, Swallow and Endeavour by John 
Hawkesworth, 4 vols., 4to. 
II. Voyage of the Resolution and Endeavour to New Zealand. 
III. Voyage to the Pacific Ocean and to the North-west Coast of America in the 
Resolution and Discovery. 
Refer also to Anderson, Forster, Banks, Solander, Ellis. Many translations in 
French, German, etc., have been made as well as numerous editions in English. 
A good Life of Captain James Cook by A. Kitson was published in 8vo in London, 
1907. 
Cooper, Daniel {Sir). —Mentioned by Gould in connection with Parra gallimcea. 
Coqtjille. —It is customary for ornithologists to remember the results of exploring voyageurs 
by the names of the vessel and the name of the author, thus Lesson and the Coquille 
are familiar, but Librarians catalogue these books under the name of the Commander, 
hence it is necessary to look up Duperry to find this work in Library Catalogues. 
I here give the data in connection with the name commonly used in this science. 
I have published the dates of publication in the Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pts. 2-3, 
pp. 49-54, Oct. 23rd, 1913, based upon the results of Sherborn and Woodward given 
in the Annals Mag., Nat. Hist., Ser. VII., vol. 7, p. 391, 1901, to which reference must 
be made for complete details. The essentials for use here are as follows: Zoologie, 
Vol. I., appeared in sixteen livraisons, the date of receipt in the Bibl. Franc.* being 
here given after each livraison: Livr. 1, pp. 1-48, Nov. 1st, 1826; 2, pp. 49-88, Jan. 17th, 
* Bibliographie de la France. 
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