THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Meyer, Adolf Bernhard (born Oct. 11th, 1840, died Feb. 5th, 1911) and Wiglesworth, 
L. W.—The Birds of Celebes and the neighbouring islands, 2 vols., 4to, Berlin 
(“ Contents ” dated May 30th), 1898. 
One of the most important works to philosophical students of Australian ornithology, 
containing thoughtful articles on many species of wide distribution which range through 
the “ East Indies ” into Australia. 
Two volumes were issued together and received at the British Museum June 25th, f 
1898. Dates appear at the foot of pages, but these are merely signatures of dates of 
printing of sheets and have nothing to do with dates of publication. 
Meyer was Director of the Dresden Museum and described many new species of 
New Guinea birds in his own (and other German) periodicals, which may have to be 
referred to later but which so far have concerned us little. Wiglesworth died young 
while continuing his ornithological pursuits in the Pacific Islands. 
Meyer, Bernhard. —Born 1767. Died 1836. Kurze Beschreibung der Vogel Liv-und 
Esthlands, 8vo, Niirnberg, (pref. June 1814) 1815. 
Based upon G. A. Germann’s MS. Beitrage zur Liv-und Esthlandischen 
Omithologie. 
Brachypus. 
Meyer collaborated with Johann Wolf in the production of the following 
two works, one of which is quoted as Meyer and Wolf, the other as Wolf and Meyer, 
and they appeared simultaneously. 
Meyer, Bernhard and Wolf, Johann. —Born 1765. Died 1824. Taschenbuch der 
deutschen Vogelkunde, 3 Theil, 8vo, Frankfurt, 1810-1822. 
Theil I. Landvogel by Wolf, Vorrede, Aug. 20th, 1809, pp. 1-310, 1810. 
II. Sumpf-und Wasservogel by Meyer, March 1810, pp. 311-614, 1810. 
III. Zusatze und Berichtigungen zu Meyer’s und Wolf Taschenbuch by 
Meyer, pp. 1-264, pref. April, 1822. 
Micropus , Morinella , Totanus chloropus . 
With the names reversed, viz., Wolf mid Meyer : 
Naturgeschichteder Vogel Deutschlands ingetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen, 
folio, 30 liefferung from 1805 onwards was published at Niirnberg (Engelmann). 
Dates and contents of parts not known. Sherborn states “ 29 parts, 1805-20, see 
Woodward Cat. Libr. B.M. (N.H.), p. 2,348,” and under the Taschenbuch notes 
“ Engehnann gives 1809 for Vol. I., and parts 1-20 of Wolf and Meyer, Nat. Vogel 
Deutschl., are therein quoted.” 
Meyer, Friedrich Albrecht Anton. —Born 1768. Died Nov. 1795. Systemat. 
suminarische Ubersicht der neuesten zoologisch. Entdeckgn. in Neuholland und Afrika. 
Nebst zwey andern zoolog. Abhandlgn., 8vo, Leipzig, 1793. 
1 have a note that there was a copy of this rare periodical in Strickland’s possession. 
Zoologisclie Annalen, Erster Band von jahre, 1793, 8vo, Weimar (pref. Aug. 11th, 
1794), 1794. 
Is a review of contemporary zoological literature with new articles, pp. 367-369. 
Zoologisches Nachrichten aus Captain John Hunter’s Voyage to Botany Bay (published 
in London in 4to in 1793). 
The name Strix novcehollandice is given to the Owl at Norfolk Island which calls 
“ yaho.” 
Middendorff, Alexander Theodor v. —Born 1815. Died 1894. Sibiriscke Boise, 
Vol. II., Saugethiere, Vogel und Amphibien, 1851. 
Tringa subminuta. 
He and the Danish Lieutenant, Thor Brandt (Branth), left Moscow on March 9th 
1843 (N.S.), and travelled to Turukhansk and on to Dudinskoe (Dudino), about 69| c 
N. Lat., thence to Filipovskoye Korennoye, just above 71° N. Lat., where they stayed 
from April 23rd to May 19th. There they divided, Brandt and Fuhrmann stajing on 
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