THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Literature and the fine Arts ” and is noteworthy for a series of articles and letters 
on Ornithological Nomenclature with a view to reconciling the vernacular and scientific 
names. These articles, also discussed in Loudon’s Magazine, were strongly controverted 
by H. E. Strickland, and were probably one of the chief causes of the now well- 
known “ Stricklandian Code,” the first attempt to legislate upon scientific zoological 
nomenclature. The chief writers were “ P,” i.e. Shirley Palmer, “ B,” i.e. Blyth, 
“ S.D.W.,” Neville Wood, C. T. Wood, etc. 
Pandion leucocephalus “ N.F.”=S.D.W. Yol. II., No. XI., p. 305, June 1835. 
Brevipes “ P ” (=Shirley Palmer), Vol. IV., No. XV., p. 101, April 1st, 1836. 
Pecula C. T. Wood, Vol. IV., No. XVI., pp. 299, 300, July 1836. 
Phalaenivora “ B ” (=Blyth), Vol. V., No. XVII., p. 79, Oct. 1836. 
Anderson, William. —Accompanied Cook’s Second and Third Voyages. Latham described 
two Australian species from Anderson’s MS., Sylvia minima , Sylvia canescens, Index, 
p. 563. A scrap of MS. is preserved in the British Museum (Natural History) from 
which I transcribed the account of the latter. This item of IMS. is remarkable as 
including a new r genus for the Honey-eaters, the first attempt at separation. Died 1778. 
Andrews, F. W.—Naturalist attached to the Lake Eyre Expedition, organised by George 
Woodroffe Goyder, who collected Amytis goyderi , Melithreptes laetior. 
Andrews, Charles William. —Born 1866 . Famous British Palaeontologist, who has written 
many Memoirs on Fossil Birds, but is here included on account of his Explorations of 
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), where he made notes on the Frigate Birds and collected 
specimens. By means of these, which lie handed to me, I was enabled to work out the 
forms of Frigate Bird, previously inexplicable. 
Angas, George French.—A great Australian Naturalist and fine Artist. Furnished 
paintings for G. Bennett’s Gatherings of a Naturalist, etc., and also sent notes to Gould, 
who has mentioned him under Calyptorhynchus xanthonotus . Son of George Fife 
Angas, wdio has been called the Father and Founder of South Australia. Bom 1822. 
Died 1886. 
Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York , 8vo, 6 vols., New York, 1826—1855.— 
Carus and Engelmann, Bibl. Zool., Vol. I., p. 107, 1861, give details of which only 
Vols. I. and II. concern us : thus 
Vol. I., 1826 (12 Nos. September 1823 to January 1826). 
II., 1828 (14 Nos. July 1826 to January 1828). 
The copy in the British Museum (Natural History) is inscribed with the later data 
secured by C. D. Sherborn which reads Vol. I., pp. 1-32, Sept. 1823; pp. 33-64, Dec. 
1823 ; pp. 65-96, March 1824 ; pp. 97-128, May 1824; pp. 129-160, Sept. 1824; pp. 161- 
192, Dec. 1824; pp. 193-224, Jan. 1825; ppf 225-248, April 1825; pp. 249-286, June 
1825; pp. 2S7-318, Nov. 1825; pp. 319-350, Dec. 1825, and pp. 351-410, Jan. 1826. 
There is a sub-title, part the first, dated 1824 for pp. 1-192 and sub-title, part the second, 
dated 1825, for pp. 193—410, which are misleading, the dates given by Sherborn being 
correct as shown by wrappers preserved. 
Vol. II., pp. 1—36, March 1826; pp. 37-68 (April or May); pp. 69-100, June 1826; 
pp. 101-132, Dec. 1826; pp. 133-164, Dec. 1826; pp. 165-206, March 1827; pp. 
207-238, June 1827 ; pp. 239, 258 (? August) ; pp. 259-356, November 1827 and pp. 
357-451, Jan. 1828. 6 
Bonaparte’s article on the Genera of North American Birds appears in Yol. II., pp. 7- 
128, 293-451, from which is cited Ardeola , Tringoides and Oxyura. 
Annals and Magazine of Natural History. —T his well-known periodical appeared first under 
the title Magazine of Zoology and Botany ” under the direction of Jardine and Selby. 
This appeared every two months for two years, when it became a monthly under the 
name Annals of Natural History, the first number appearing on March 1st, 1838; 
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