THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Polyphasia , Myzanthe; Vol. XIII., Muscicapa leucogastra , M. rubecula ; Vol. XIV., 
Eutolmcetus , Butcelus ; Vol. XV., Tolmcetus , Blagrus, Demigretta , AMinosterwa; 
Vol. XVI., Muscitrea ; Vol. XIX., Glaux, and Vol. XXXII., Pomatorhinus pileatus 
and Glimacteris affinis. 
In the Annals Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. XII., was published a list of Birds obtained 
in the vicinity of Calcutta, pp. 90—101, Aug. 1843; pp. 165-1/2, 229-231, 
Sept. 1843. 
Gymnopus , Gharadrius rufinus , C. rufinellus. 
He published separately :— 
Report on the Collection of Australian Vertebrata contained in the Museum of the 
Asiatic Society, 8vo, Calcutta, 1848. 
Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum Asiatic Society, 8vo, Calcutta, “ 1849 ” 
=after Sept. 1st, 1852. 
The history of this extraordinary work — which until recently was cited as 1849, the 
date on the title page — is now cleared up as follows. It was prepared and printed at 
Calcutta in 1849, the proof-sheets being laid before the Society at the August meeting 
(J. A. S.B., Vol. XVIII., p. 859, “ 1849 ”). These proof-sheets were sent to his European 
correspondents, G. R. Gray, Strickland, Jardine, Bonaparte, who utilised and quoted 
the new names in their contemporary publications as of “ Blytk Cat.” G. R. Gray’s 
set of proofs are fortunately preserved in the British Museum (Natural History), and 
these show that they were sent as printed off : thus pp. 1-40 have on the first page 
“ G. R. Gray, Esq. ” in Blyth’s handwriting, and “ 1849 ” added in pencil by G. R. 
Gray; pp. 41-80 have on p. 41 “ G. R. Gray, Esq., with the Author’s Compts.”; 
pp. 81-192 is the next set with “ G. R. Gray, Esq. ” on p. 81; then pp. 193-240 with 
“ G. R. Gray, Esq.” on p. 193, and “ 1849” pencilled in by Gray, and then pp. 241-312 
complete the set ; p. 241 has “ G. R. Gray, Esq.” as usual, and G. R. Gray has added 
in pencil “ Oct. 1849,” which date of receipt agrees with their exhibition at the August 
meeting in Calcutta. 
Then Blyth wrote Appendix after Appendix as corrections came in until be had 
six Appendices and five Addenda to Appendices, when he closed the book at p. 347, and 
had an Index prepared to the lot which ran to p. 403. He then began adding Appen¬ 
dices which numbered seven, and these are also indiced separately, these being numbered 
in italics I.-XXXIV. and following the Preface, and on p. xviii. is a note dated June 20th, 
1852, asking those who possess catalogues to insert the corrections in the text. 
Then in the J.A.S.B., XXI., p. 546, 1852, at the August meeting is recorded: 
“ The Curator of the Zoological Department of the Museum exhibited in sheets a 
copy of his Catalogue of birds, the publication of which has been delayed by his desire 
to consult references which have only lately become available.” 
It was then legitimately published, and Hartlaub in his 1853 Report notes that 
the book is now on sale in London. 
The complication is that so many names are quoted by Gray and Bonaparte in 
1849, 50, 51, which must date from these writers. The only name from 1852 is 
Butorides. 
Boddaert, Pieter.— Born 1730. Died 1796. Table des Planches Enlumineez d’Histoire 
Naturelle de M. D’Aubenton. Folio, Utrecht, (pref. Dec. 1st) 1783. 
This work was reprinted by W. B. Tegetmeier in London, in 1874, at which time 
only tw r o copies were known to exist in the United Kingdom, and it is stated that only 
fifty copies were printed. 
I acquired a unique copy which was reported upon in the Austral Av. Rec., 
Vol. III., pp. 31-51, 1915. 
The new names that are quoted in connection with Australian ornithology are 
Tringa miles , Phaeton rubricauda , Alcedo gigas f Falco indus , Falco migrans , Pelecanus 
le.ucogaster , (Avocetta recurvirostra) Larius (error== Lorius ), Alcedo chloris. 
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