THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
number of plates being altogether 1,068, the number of parts 287, the dates 1789-1813, 
bound into twenty-four volumes. 
In the Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. XXXI., March 4th, 1912, J. A. Allen, in an 
article entitled “ Historical and Nomenclatorial Notes on North American Sheep, 1 ” 
included a revised “ Collation of Shaw and Nodder’s Naturalists' Miscellany.” This 
was revised and confirmed from other copies by Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., Vol. 
XXVII., pp. 1-4, Feb. 2nd, 1914. 
The plates were prepared by E. P. Nodder and the text provided by G. Shaw, the 
director of the British Museum. This work has been depreciated by such writers as 
Swainson and more recently Newton, but, notwithstanding their remarks, there is 
much of novelty and value in the work. 
No fewer than 284 birds are figured in this work, and the following names are quoted 
from it in Australian literature alone : Motacilla superb a (Vol. I.), Psittacus magnificus 
(Vol. IL), Psittacus gloriosus (Vol. II.), Psittacus concinnus (Vol. III.), Psittacus eximius 
(Vol. III.), Psittacus pulchellus (Vol. III.), Anas plutonia (Vol. III.), Motacilla hirun- 
dinacea (Vol. IV.), Pipra punctata (Vol. IV.), Psittacus junereus (Vol. VI.), Anas lobata 
(Vol. VIII.), Paradisea parkinsoniana (Vol. XIV.), Alcedo tribrachys (Vol. XVI)., 
Psittacus zonarius (Vol. XVI.), Psittacus undulatus (Vol. XVI.), Psittacus mdanotus 
(Vol. XVI.), Anas fasciata (Vol. XVII.), Motacilla dubia (Vol. XXII.), and the name 
Casuarius australis (Vol. III.), which has caused the recent antagonism to this work. 
It may be as well to give roughly the dates of the volumes for easy reference, exactitude 
being achieved by study of the other papers quoted. Thus Vol. I., Aug. 1st, 1789, 
to July 1790 ; Vol. IL, 1790-91; Vol. III., 1791-92; Vol. IV., 1792-3; Vol. V., 
1793-4 ; Vol. VI., 1794-5 ; Vol. VII., 1795-6 ; Vol. VIIL, 1796-7 ; Vol. IX, 1797-8 ; 
Vol. X, 1798-9; Vol. XI., 1799-1800; Vol. XH„ 1800-01; Vol. XIII, 1801-2; 
Vol. XIV., 1802-3; Vol. XV, 1803-4; Vol. XVI, 1804-5; Vol. XVIL, 1805-6; 
Vol. XVTU, 1806-7; Vol. XIX., 1807-8; Vol. XX, 1808-9; Vol. XXI, 1809-10; 
Vol. XXII, 1810-11 ; Vol. XXIII, 1811-12 ; Vol. XXIV, 1812-13. 
Naturalises Pocket Magazine . —This curious little book is of interest, as it contains novel 
accounts of birds given to the editor by a nameless friend who had resided in New 
South Wales, and new plants are described from the same source. It was issued in 
London in small octavo with 3 coloured plates and text to a part, twenty parts to a 
volume, and seven volumes appeared between the years 1798-1802. 
Nattmann, Johann Andreas. —Bom 1744, died 1826. Johann Friedrich. Born 1780, 
died 1857. Father and son, who wrote the Natural History of the Birds of Germany, 
the first four volumes, 1795-1804, by the father alone, the latter eight additional parts 
with the assistance of the son, 1805-6, 10-17. 
A new edition by the son in 12 volumes, 1822-44, then followed, which contains 
one name I quote. 
Vol. VIII, Oct. 1836, Limosa baueri. 
N aumannia. —Published quarterly, but at first of quite irregular occurrence and towards 
the end also apparently irregular. No exact date as yet, so note : Vol. I. in 4 parts. 
Vorwort dated Sept. 1849 ; pt. ii. in text, Feb. 1850 ; pt. 3, Oct. 1850 ; pt. 4, April 
10th, 1851. Vol. II, 3 parts only. Pt. i. in text, Sept. 9th, 1851; pt. 2, Nov. 1852; 
pt. 3. 1852, probably early in 1853. Vol. Ill, quarterly, pref. Feb. 1853, latest date 
Nov. 1853. Vol. IV. quarterly, latest date Nov. 1854. Vol. V, quarterly, latest 
date Oct. 1855. Vol. VL, quarterly, latest date Oct. 1856. Vol. VII, quarterly, 
latest date Nov. 1857. Vol. VIII. for 1858 includes date May 1859. 
Nelson, Edward William. —Born May 8th, 1855. A well-knowm American Ornithologist 
who has collected extensively in Alaska, the Western United States, Mexico and 
Guatemala. Since 1916 he has been chief of the Biological Survey in the U.S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture. Passed the time from 1877 to 1881 in Alaska, with head- 
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