THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
The names are recorded in Wiegmann’s Archiv fur Naturg. Bericht for 1851, but in 
the 1852 vol., pt. i., pp. 93-138, a full detailed account is given by Hartlaub under the 
title : 
R. Titian Peale’s Vogel der “ United States Exploring Expedition ” im Auszuge 
mitgetheilt und mit kritischen Anmerkungen versehen. 
A second edition was published in 1858 by Cassin (q.v.). 
Cuculus tenuirostris. 
Pelzeln, August von. —Born 1825. Died 1891. Custos of the Austrian Royal Museum 
at Vienna. 
Wrote the birds of the Novara Expedition, and gave an account of great interest 
of the birds in the Vienna Museum. 
Reise der Osterreichischen Eregatte Novara um der eide in den jaliren, 1857-59. 
Zool. Theil, Erster Band. Vogel, 4to, Vienna, (pref. May) 1865. 
Ptilotis minuta. 
Ibis, 1873, pp. 14-54, pi. I, pp. 105-124, Jan., April. 
On the Birds in the Imperial Collection at Vienna obtained from the Leverian 
Museum, pts. i. and n. 
Hypotamidia australis , Garbo squamatus , Caprimulgus crassirostris. 
Also wrote a series of papers on the types in the Vienna Museum in the Vienna 
Academy’s publication which has not yet concerned us, but may hereafter. 
Pennant, Thomas. —Great British Zoologist, born 1726, died Dec. 16th, 1798, whose works 
are numerous and invaluable to the Palsearctic worker, but whose name is enshrined 
in connection with Australian Ornithology in the common Pennantian Parrot. From 
whom he received this and other Australian birds which he allowed Latham to describe 
is not known. It is certain these came from Cook’s First Voyage, but whether from 
Cook, Banks, or some other traveller is problematical. 
As he did not pretend to systematic technical details his works are not quoted as 
much as some others, but very often names were based upon his descriptions. 
Memoir in the Naturalists’ Library. Humming Birds, Vol. II., 1833. 
British Zoology, 4th ed., 4to and 8vo, Warrington and London, 4 vols., 1776-1777. 
5th ed., 8vo (edited by his son David Pennant), 4 vols., London, 1812. 
See Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., pts. 2-3, pp. 65-66, for notes on this book. 
Pratincola . 
Since this was written I have noted (Literary Life of Thomas Pennant, p. 12): 
“ In 1770 I published ciii. additional plates to the three volumes of British Zoology 
(the 2nd edition) ... it appeared in an octavo volume of 60 pages, in which is 
included a list of European birds extra Britannic.” This has not yet been seen, but 
if it should agree, as is expected, with the 1777 list the above name will date back to 1770. 
Outlines of the Globe. 
The View of Hindoostan, 4 vols., 4to, London, 1798-1800. 
Vol. I., Western Hindoostan, 1798. 
II., Eastern Hindoostan, 1798. 
T. Pennant died on Dec. 16th, 1798, and the last two volumes were issued in 1800, 
edited by his son, David Pennant, who, in the preface dated April 12th, 1800, wrote: 
“ to John Latham, Esq., I am indebted for an augmentation to the Catalogue of Birds 
of China and of New Holland.” 
Vol. III., The View of India extra Gangem, China and Japan, 1800. 
IV., The View of the Malayan Isles, New' Holland and the Spicy 
Islands, 1800. 
New Holland is dealt with on pages 98-147 where a condensed account of its discovery 
and settlement is given ; on pp. 118—133 is a Faunula drawn up (by Latham) from 
Phillip, White and others. No Latin names are given, but this is probably the first 
attempt at a Faunal List of Australian Animals. 
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