The number of specific taxa by Periodical source is: 1 PZS 1181 2 Ibis 420 3 BBOC 386 4 J.Orn. 266 5 Rev.Zool. 254 6 Mag.Zool. 219 7 J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal 200 8 Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 150 9 Trans.Linn.Soc.London 119 10 Orn.Monatsb. 118 11 Am.Mus.Novit. 110 12 Ann.Mus.Civ.Stor.Nat.Genova 103 13 Rev.Mag.Zool. 97 14 Natursyst.Suppl. 80 15 Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 80 16 Ois. 78 17 Novit.Zool. 78 18 Arch.Naturgesch. 75 19 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 74 20 Auk 70In this plot, the time and taxonomic distribution of citations by the top 4 Journal sources is show. The X-axis is the "Taxonomic position" -- that is the linear sequence of location in a one dimensional list of names: Ostrich at 01, and Bobolink at 9944. The Y-axis is the year of authority for the given taxon, and the plots are partitioned by journals: J.Orn., PZS, Ibis, and BBOC.
The vast majority of published names were in the PZS, with significant additional activity in the Ibis. The BBOC seems to have taken up activity as it decreased in the Ibis and the PZS.
