BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Fleming, John. —Born 1785. Died 1857. Philosophy of Zoology, 8vo, 2 vols., Edinburgh, 
June 1822. 
Tachea , Nyroca , Aluco, Menura vulgaris. 
A History of British Animals, 8vo, Edinburgh, March 1828, reprinted 1842. 
Spathulea , Balbusardus. 
Fleming indicated some types of ornithological genera, e.g., Rallus. (Mem. Wernerian 
Soc.) 
Fletcher, Miss J. A.—Present-day Australian Ornithologist, who has made a study of the 
Tasmanian species, and has sent many notes which I have incorporated in my Birds 
of Australia, and has also herself published many good notes in the Emu. 
Flinders, Matthew. —Bom 1774. Died 1814. A great English explorer whose unfor¬ 
tunate experiences are now well known to Australians. 
Voyage to Terra Australis, 1801-3, 2 vols., 4to, and 1 vol., atlas folio, London, Aug. 
1814. 
One of the most delightful books to read, giving an account of Bass’ explorations in 
unvarnished language and also Flinders’ own account of his unexpected trials. 
Apparently Flinders coined the name Australia, though his suggestion was not 
accepted until many years after his death. 
Lots of notes concerning birds collected by Robert Brown. 
Forbes, William Alexander. —Brilliant young English student of bird anatomy, who was 
also an ornithologist, born June 24th, 1855, died on the Niger, Jan. 14th, 1883. 
In Memoriam. The Collected Scientific Papers of the late W. A. Forbes, edited by 
F. E. Beddard, 8vo, London, (pref. May 1st) 1885. 
Forbes himself edited a similar epitaph to Garrod ( q.v .) wherein he proposed Garrodia. 
and this was published earlier than the Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1881, p. 736, April 1st, 
1882. 
Forster, Johann Georg Adam. —Artist. Born 1754. Died 1794. Son of the succeeding 
J. R. Forster, who accompanied his father on Cook’s Second Voyage, and, as his father 
was prohibited from so doing, published 
A Voyage round the World. Resolution. Jas. Cook, 2 vols., 4to. London, (pref. 
March 1st) 1777. 
Procellaria vittata (n.n.) (P. nivea). 
There is also a German translation. 
The drawings made by G. Forster are preserved in the British Museum (Natural 
History) and were reported upon by Sharpe (Hist. Coll. Nat. Hist. Brit. Mus., Vol. II., 
pp. 179-199, 1906). Forster did not call at Australia, but he made paintings of the 
White Hawk and Penguin collected in Tasmania by Furneaux’s people. Norfolk 
Island birds and many New Zealand ones are figured, but the most important ones 
are those of Petrels, seventeen drawings of this class being included, and these were 
described by Latham and technically named by Gmelin. 
Forster, Johann Reinhold. —Born in 1729 and died in 1798. Great naturalist who was 
probably the best of his time, but may have been difficult to deal with. Translated 
many Voyages and accompanied Cook as naturalist on his second Voyage in the place 
of Banks and Solander. Made splendid observations and collections and upon his 
return found that another, simply a compiler, had been given the remunerative task 
of publishing the account of the voyage. Rightly, strongly objecting, he was unable 
to win the day against the authorities so betook himself back to his native land, his 
precious MSS. with him. As artist he had been assisted by his son, and as the latter 
was free, an account of the voyage w r as published in the son’s name. 
Observations made during a voyage round the w T orld on physical geography, natural 
history and ethic philosophy, London, 4to, 1778. 
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