BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Stalker, William.— Bom 1879. Died 1910. An English Bird-collector who made collec¬ 
tions in North Australia on behalf of Sir W. Ingram, reported upon by Collingwood 
Ingram (g.v.). Afterwards lost his life on the British Ornithologists’ Union Jubilee 
Expedition to British New Guinea. Ingram named, from his collection, Sphecotheres 
stalkeri : , a most unfortunate species, whose status is still a matter of doubt. 
Stanley, Owen, ( Capt ). of the Rattlesnake. 
Gould only mentions JPLalurus amabilis as collected by him,, but at the same time as 
he described this species he named the genus Machcerirhynchus , with M. flaviventer 
and Ptilotis filigera , from specimens presented by Capt. Stanley to the Zoological 
Society of London. 
Stejneger, Leonhard.— Born 1851. One of the greatest of American Ornithologists, 
Forsook birds nearly forty years ago but is still living; in charge of the biological branch 
of the Museum, dealing with Reptiles and other Vertebrata. 
After several articles in the Auk prepared the bird volume of 
Standard Natural History, edited by J. S. Kingsley, Vol. IV., 4to (late in year), 
Boston, 1885, in which he incorporated a novel scientific treatment and made it 
a most valuable work of reference. Unfortunately, he introduced novel names 
without any indication of novelty, as Atrichornis , and Amytornis , a most unscientific 
proceeding, and one that Stejneger himself would have condemned in the harshest 
language. These names have been a source of trouble since they were recognised. 
Auk, Vol. I., pp. 166—173 and 225—238, April and July, 1884. 
Analecta Ornithologica and Second Series. 
Heteractitis (p. 236, second series). 
Bull. U.S. National Museum, No. 29, Dec. 16th, 1885. 
Results of Ornithological Explorations in the Commander Islands and Kamtschatka. 
Cucvius peninsulce. 
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XI., pp. 93-95, Nov. 8th, 1888. 
Thyellodroma. 
Dr. C. W. Richmond, in writing to me about Stejneger under date Feb. 14th, 1924, 
says “He (S.) often observed to me ‘ Why did I ever give up birds ? ’” Also in the same 
letter “ When working on the Standard Natural History, Kingsky would not let me 
introduce any new names officially.” Stejneger intended to publish a note in the 
Auk re the pre-occupied names, but neglected to do so. 
Stephens, James Francis. —Bom 1792. Died 1853. Continued Shaw’s Gen. Zoology after 
Shaw’s death in 1813. Introduced new genera and new species, and after all the altera¬ 
tions wrote “ mihi ” as was the custom, and this proceeding caused some of his friends 
to christen him “ Mr. Mihi Stephens.” 
Each of the volumes is in two parts but generally consecutively paged, the last 
volume not. 
Vol. IX. was published Aug. 1816; Vol. X., Sept. 1817 ; Vol. XI., Aug. 1819; 
Vol. XII. late in 1824 (in Gent. Mag., Jan. 1825) ; Vol. XIII., Feb. 18th, 1826 ; 
Vol. XIV. late in 1826 (in Liim. Soc. Donation book, Feb. 6th, 1827). 
The new names in the order of my Lists are Dromiceus emu (Vol. XIV.), Ghrysocoma 
(Vol. XIII.), Spheniscus novcehollandice (Vol. XIII), Zapornia (Vol. XII.), Podiceps 
novcehollandice (Vol. XIII.), Fulmarus antarcticus (Vol. XIII.), Daption (Vol. XIII.), 
Vivalva (Vol. XIII.), Hcematopus niger (Vol. XIV., pt. i.), Vanellus novcehollandice 
(Vol. XI.), Fedoa (Vol. XII.), with Fedoa terehensis (Vol. XII.), Sterna novcehollandice 
(Vol. XIII.), Anous (Vol. XIII.), Larus novcehollandice (Vol. XIII.), Limosa (not of 
Brisson) (Vol. XII,), Burhinus novcehollandice (Vol. XIV., pt. i.), Botaurus (Vol. XI.), 
Cheniscus (Vol. XIV., pt. i.), Querquedula (Vol. XII.), Rhynchaspis (Vol. XII .), Biziura 
(Vol. XIII.), with B. novcehollandice (Vol. XII.), Phalacrocorax novcehollandice (Vol. 
Xin.), Pelecanusaustralis (Vol. XIII.), Strix(l)novcehollandice (Vol. XIV., pt.i.), Tricho- 
glossus (Vol. XIV., pt. i.), Platycercus xanthogaster (Vol. XIV., pt. i.), Nanodes (Vol. 
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