BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Published a Systema Naturae in 1735, a small and insignificant work though 
literally of large size; folio 14-page editions soon followed, the Sixth in 1748, 
having 224 pages, and then he issued the famous Tenth in 1758. In this edition 
he instituted a novel system whereby every zoological item was given two names, 
one generic, the other trivial, the combination being the specific name. (We now 
call the trivial the specific name, but Linne accurately called the combination the 
specific name.) Previously there had been no uniformity of usage, authors using one, 
two, three and four words, or even a complete phrase when writing about species. The 
only novelty is the consistent usage of two names and two only, but the innovation 
changed all the waitings of scientific -workers as they found how easy and correct it was 
to follow Linne’s lead. Even as now, there were objectors who complained that Linn6 
was introducing new names for well-known objects, but the new System had come to 
stay, and now we consider the Tenth edition of Limits Systema Naturae as the starting- 
point of modern scientific nomenclature. It may be here again noted that Linne was a 
botanist and borrowed the idea from earlier botanists. 
SystemaNaturse per RegnaTria Naturae, 8vo,Editio Decima, Ref onnataHolmke, 1758. 
Dedication dated May 24th, 1757, and date of publication accepted as Jan. 1st, 1758. 
Though there are no endemic Australian birds first described in this edition, it is 
noteworthy that the following list of names are quoted from this edition :— 
Struthio casuarius , Rallus with R. crex , Fulica with F . atra , Diomedea with D. exulans , 
Lams j parasiticus , Sterna with S. stolid a, Hcematopus with H. ostralegus , Charadrius with 
C. hiaticula, Recurvirostra, Scolopax limosa , S. lapponica , S. phceopus , Tringa hypoleucos , 
T. interpres, T. glareola, T . squaiarola, T. canutus , Golymbus cristatus , Procellaria with 
P. capensis, Anas with A. querquedula , Ardea with A. cinerea, A. alba , A. striata , Pelecanus 
carlo y Falco haliaelus , Cucidus , Hirundo with H. rustica , Motacilla flava , Corvus. 
The eleventh edition of the Systema Naturae was a mere reprint (a piracy) made at 
Leipzig in 1762. 
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae. Editio Duodecima, Reformata, 8vo 
(pref. May 24th), Holmise, 1766. 
This, the more commonly used edition, was enlarged by the inclusion of Brisson’s 
birds published in 1760. ’ 
No Australian (purely) birds were yet included, but I quote from this edition : 
Teirao chinensis , Rallus philippensis , Sterna fuscata , Tantalus falcinellus , Ardea 
garzetta, Ardea minuata, Pelecanus sida , Plotus , Goracias orientalis , Guculus orientalis. 
The following year a reprint of this edition was published at Vienna which termed itself 
Editio decima tertia, ad Editionem duodecimem reformatam Hohniaesem. 
This is not so rare as the Hohniae 12th ed. and appears to be an accurate reprint. 
Gmeliii’s much enlarged edition is entitled 
Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata, 
and is commonly quoted as the 13th edition, even without Gmelin’s name, and in the 
earlier literature commonly so quoted. 
Mantissa Plantarum, pt. i., pp. 1-444, 1767. 
8vo, Holmise pt. n., pp. 445-588, 1771. 
At the end of this botanical book is a list of novelties of zoology, and twenty 
birds are described on pp. 524-528. 
Lanius leucoryn. 
Fauna Suecica, 8vo, Hohniae, (pref.’Eeb. 25th) 1746. 
This w r as issued before the 6th edition of the Systema Naturae and provided a basis 
for that, and all the Swedish species are incorporated in the 10th edition with direct 
references to this work, which must be used in conjunction with it. 
Fauna Suecica, editio altera, 8vo, Holmise, (pref. July 28th) 1761. 
This was issued after the 10th edition and the references in the 12th are given to 
this edition. 
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