BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Dieffenbach Ernst.— Bom 1811. Died 1855. Travels in New Zealand, 1839-1841, 
2 vols., 8vo, London, (middle Jan.) 1843. 
The second volume contains account of Natural History, the birds by G. R. Gray, 
whose names Procellaria cookii, Sula serrator , Graucalus flavirostris I quote. 
Dietrichsen, Lionel.— Philosophical Magazine, n.s. (Taylor), Yol. XI., p. 387, June 1832. 
Description of a new species of Parrot from New Holland. 
Psittacus purpurea . 
Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.), Yol. XVII., pt. 4, p. 553, 1837. 
Description of a new Species of Parrakeet from New Zealand. 
Trichoglossus porphyroceplialus. 
This is interesting as referring to the same note, the first being the report of the 
Linnean Society's meeting in a contemporary journal, the second being the official 
report published in the Linnean Society’s own vehicle, five years later. In the mean¬ 
while, attention had apparently been drawn to the fact that the first name was invalid, 
so a new name was chosen without any reference to previous publication. 
Diggles, Sylvester. —Born 1817. Died 1880. An Australian ornithologist and painter 
who attempted a Birds of Australia with little success. I have attempted to record the 
facts in connection with his life and works in the Austral Av. Rec., Vols. I., pp. 68-72; 
II., pp. 137-153, and III., pp. 98-108, where a portrait is also given. 
Ornithology of Australia, imp. 4to, Queensland. 
This was published in parts, each of six plates, the plates unnumbered, and published 
as complete without any order. One large bird was figured on a plate, but any number 
up to six small birds were painted on a plate. The work was apparently began early in 
1866 and was to appear monthly, and ten parts were issued in 1866 ; five only appeared 
in 1867, and five in 1868, and then no more until one part came out in 1870, when it 
died out. In 1877 the plates -were rearranged and reissued with indices and title-pages, 
with the title “ Companion to Gould’s Handbook,” and this date and title were commonly 
quoted until I drew attention to the facts. 
Diggles named two birds as new in this work, Strix walleri which was a good 
find, and Ptilorhynchus rawnsleyi which is now regarded as being based upon 
a hybrid. 
Diggles described some new species in the Queensland Philosophical Society’s papers, 
and I have detailed these in the Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pp. 144—153, the first note 
being in Vol. I., pp. 68-72. Vol. II. published in 1878 (?). 
On Some Australian Birds. 
Papers read before the Queensland Philosophical Society by Silvester Diggles, Esq. 
Paper I. Read 6th November, 1873. “ This paper was originally printed in 
the Brisbane Courier.” 
Milvus striatus and Eulabeornis griseiventor described. 
These were handed to Diggles by Cockerell as killed in Queensland, probably both 
from the Aru Islands. 
Paper H. Habits of Menum alberti, and a Description of four new Australian 
Birds, read Jan. 29th, 1874. “This paper was originally printed in the 
Brisbane Telegraph.” 
These were species collected by Cockerell and all came from the Aru Islands, not 
Australia, as stated by Cockerell. 
Ardetta nigra (since my article was written in the Austral Av. Rec. this specimen 
has been found in the British Museum and is of the form Sharpe called Dupetor melas)> 
Ardetta cocker elli, Alcyone bella and Alcyone assimilis. 
Paper III., Short notice of two birds new to the Australian Fauna, read 28th May, 
1874. 
Two more Cockerell birds from the Aru Islands, which Cockerell falsely ascribed 
to Australia. 
Ptilonopus chrysogaster and a Nectarinea not specifically named. 
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