THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Vol. XXIII., (Edicnemus longipes , (E . magnirostris , rinser griseus; Vol. XXV., 
(Procellariagrallaria), Psittacus cyanopygius, P. banksianus , P. velatus , (P. jonquillaceus ); 
Vol. XXVI., Petrodroma bailloni , Anthus australis , (Lanius quadricolor ); Vol. XXVII., 
Gharadrius cucidlahis, melanops, tricolor , Podargus cinereus , Platyrhynchos cyanoleucus , 
(rufiventris), ntficollis , ( polychropterus ), Philemon erythrotis , ncevius , viridis, viridi- 
colliSy olivaceus, marmoreus ; Vol. XXVIII., Porphyrio cinereus , cyanophelus,Falcinellus 
magnificuSy (Halicetus fulviventer) ; Vol. XXIX., {Eurystomus gularis ); Vol. XXXI., 
(Ginnyris leucogaster) and Vol. XXXIV., Corydonix giganteus. 
Many of the errors of locality and identification were shown in a series of articles 
by Pucheron (g.v.), but some remained unconnected until quite recently. See 
Hellmayr. 
The series of 36 volumes was published, three volumes at a time, every three months. 
See Novit. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 18, 1911. The dates of receipt are: Vols. I.-IIL, 
Sept. 14th, 1816 ; Vols. IV.-VI., Dec. 14th, 1816 ; Vols. VII.-IX., March 15th, 1817; 
Vols. X.-XII., June 21st, 1817 ; Vols. XIII.-XV., Sept. 13th, 1817 ; Vols. XVI.- 
XVIII., Dec. 27th, 1817 ; Vols. XIX.-XXI., May 30th, 1818 ; Vols. XXII.-XXIV., 
Sept. 5th, 1818; Vols. XXV.-XXVIL, Dec. 26th, 1818; Vols. XXVUI.-XXX., 
May 1819 (O.D.S.); Vols. XXXI.-XXXIIL, Sept. 1819 (C.D.S.); Vols. XXXIV.- 
XXXVI., Dec. 1819 (C.D.S.). 
There are two prints scarcely differing in any detail, but the one item noted caused 
a complication, see Auk, Vol. XIX., p. 419, 1902. 
Novit . Zool. —Novitates Zoologicse.—A Journal of Zoology in connection with the Tring 
Museum. Edited by the Hon. Walter (now Lord) Rothschild, Ernst Hartert and 
Dr. K. Jordan, 4to, Tring, 1894 to date. 
Published three or four times a year, the first number published on Jan. 30th, 1894, 
and all parts dated at head of first page of each issue. One of the most important 
journals for reference, as Rothschild and Hartert have made large contributions to the 
study of New Guinea Birds in this periodical, practically listing the whole of the Avifauna 
of that region. Besides, they have reported upon collections made by Kuhn, Meek, 
etc., on the islands of the Moluccas and the outlying islands off New Guinea. Contains 
articles by Hartert ( q.v .) on Australian Birds, and in addition to papers on Nomenclature 
by myself, my Reference List to the Birds of Australia was published in Vol. XVIII., 
pp. 171-455, Jan. 1912. 
Nuttall, Thomas.—A merican Ornithologist, born 1786, died 1859; after whom the 
Nuttall Ornithological Club, the forerunner of the American Ornithologists’ Union, was 
named. 
Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and Canada, 2 vols., 8vo. 
Vol. I. Water Birds, 1832. 
II. Land Birds, 1834. Second edition, 1840. 
Gymnura , Euliga . 
Oates, Eugene William.—E nglish Ornithologist who specialised in the Birds of India. 
Born Dec. 31st, 1845, died Nov. 16th, 1911, aged 66. Obituary Notice, Ibis, 1912, p. 341. 
Catalogue of the Birds’ Eggs in the British Museum. 
Vol. I., pref. Feb. 20th, 1901. 
II., Feb. 1st, 1902. 
III. , July 7th, 1903, completed by S. G. Reid. 
IV. , Feb. 22nd, 1905, completed by S. G. Reid. 
V., Sept. 13th, 1912, by Ogilvie-Grant. 
Figures of Australian birds’ eggs, but valueless, .as specimens were not well 
.authenticated. 
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