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Papageien Die Papageien monographisch bearbeitet von Otto Finsch. Leiden : Brill, 1867-68. Description 2 v. in 3. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Bibliography/index Includes bibliographical references. Vol.2 Pt2 may have been printed in Rotterdam (see Zimmer). Whether all of vol.2 was published in 1868, or only Pt2 of Vol.2 is not clear to me. Papageien[Arndt] Vol. 1 1988 Vol. 2 1989 ... Vol. 21 2008. Apparently initially was 4 numbers / year. Currently monthly (12 numbers / year).
Papeis Avulsos Dept. Zool. Sao Paolo Seretaria da Agricultura Industia e Comércio ----- Papéis Avulsos do Departmento de Zoologia. Vol. 1 1941 thru at least Vol. 10 1952 Succeeded by Papeis avulsos de zoologia
Pap.Dep.Zool.Sec.Agric.SaoPaulo Pap. Dep. Zool. Sec. Agric., S. Paulo,
Pap.Proc.R.Soc.Tasmania
Philip.J.Sci. The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 1 -> 1906 -> 8vo
Proc.Zool.Soc.London often conveniently, usefully, and unambiguously as PZS. but peers favored using the fuller and more cumbrous title, perhaps feeling it to be more scholarly. Title varies. 1831-1832 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London. 1833-1860 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1861-1866 Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867-1889+? Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year .... . Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London See PZS 1937 vol. 107 pt.1 April (Duncan) for a listing of dates of publication of the parts and numbers. Note, that Duncan's very helpful publication is often used as the source of authority for dates of publication for this serial. It appears to me that most of Duncan's data is simply a replication of the material that Sclater presented to the Society and that was published in the 1893 volume. It is interesting that these dates are "dates of receipt from the printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings'". It is a small and picky point, but the date of receipt of the "sheets" might preceed the date of "publication" (as defined by the ICZN) by a variable, but presumably short period. An additional matter, that I have not seen discussed is the fact that the Society published 30 copies of the reprints of their articles (see for example 1923 pt.1 p.[1] #4). I interpret these to be essentially author's preprints which could, at least in theory, be distributed to authors and then further distributed by them prior to the publication of the completed part. (Note: that it has been established that this serial was published in two states (both ongoing parts as they were completed and final collections including all the parts in a volume). So the possibility of yet another (third) state of publication must be considered. After 1860 The Proceedings were published in three parts every year, "in the months of May, August, and February, the part published in February completing the volume for the preceeding year." Starting in 1890 the Proceedings "for each year [were] issued in four parts, on the first of the months of June, August, October, and April, the part published in April completing the volume for the preceeding year." It is vitally important to understand that the Proceedings are demonstrated to exist in more than one "state". Edward Dickinson (in litt.) investigated the date status of Calyptomena whiteheadi as it appeared that 1888 was a likely date, while the Richmond Index (and Duncan's listing) indicated 1887. I understood it was Edward's intention to publish his findings. Initially Edward indicated to me that he thought that Richmond's date of 1887 was an error, and felt that no other interpretation was possible other than error on Richmond's part. (He seemed quite pleased by the idea of Richmond having made an error and felt that any suggestion of 1887 being correct was "ridiculous and illogical.") In support of his position he sent me a xerox copy of the page in question which included a running head referring to the November meeting (the Calyptomena sp. was described in the July meeting); the November meeting is known to have been published in 1888 not 1887. I speculated on the possibility of two (or more) states of the publication, based on having read notices in the Proceedings that the Society wanted subscribers to indicate whether they wanted their subscriptions filled as the numbers became available or as volumes were completed. Subsequently it is demonstrated that in one "state" the page in question has a blank lower half, and a running head referring to the July meeting. Only in the form that evidently was published for distribution as a completed volume (as opposed to individual numbers) is the lower half of the page printed, and the running head changed to refer to the November meeting. Despite his vehement opposition to the interpretation of the possibility of two "states" Dickinson's indefatigable efforts demonstrated that my thesis was in fact correct. Dickinson in fact became such an avid student of my thesis, and its implications that he prepared a more extensive treatment of this matter, which was published in J.Zool. 266:427-430. 2005. This date structure was apparently understood by Duncan, though he gives no comment on this issue. CW Richmond also clearly understood the nature of this problem (long before Duncan ever began work on his compilation). From my point of view this suggests that CW Richmond knew at least as much as Duncan about the history of this publication, and quite possibly more as he was working at a time more contemporaneous to the publication itself. The important lesson here is that simply looking at a given set of the Proceedings may easily lead to the wrong conclusion regarding the date of publication. I encounter workers that seem eager to dismiss the nature and quality of the data in the Richmond Index. This is unfortunate, as the quality of the data contained therein is, in my opinion, superb, and it creates the unfortunate situation where the interpretation that comes to mind is that the criticisms or skepticisms of the Richmond Index stem from its not being available or conventionally used. This seems a tragedy, as when it was available it cost (at $400) less than a single volume of the Cat.BirdsBr.Museum which in comparison is a relatively weak resource of much more variable quality than Richmond's Index. "Del." = Date of delivery Note, that Duncan's very helpful publication is often used as the source of authority for dates of publication for this serial. It appears to me that most of Duncan's data is simply a replication of the material that Sclater presented to the Society and that was published in the 1893 volume. It is interesting that these dates are "dates of receipt from the printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings'". It is a small and picky point, but the date of receipt of the "sheets" might preceed the date of "publication" (as defined by the ICZN) by a variable, but presumably short period. Duncan refers to the "lists of dates of publication of the 'Proceedings' 1830-1859 compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse" (p.77) but remarkably makes no reference to the list published in the Prodeedings and presented by Sclater. Indeed it appears that Waterhouse may simply have replicated Sclater's list! 2014.12.05 Additionally, I learn from Dr David Donsker that the PZS was offered in at least two ways: "with plates for a pound and change and w/o plates for six shillings. In addtion, some volumes with plates are hand colored and others were issued only with B&W plates." Donsker speculates that some delay may have occured with those sets having colored plates.

Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.

Part I (1830-1831)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
i 1-16 Ja 6 1831
ii 17-24 Fe 1 1831
iii 25-36 Mr 2 1831
iv 37-44 Ap 6 1831
v 45-69 My 6 1831
vi 61-72 Jn 4 1831
vii 73-88 Jy 8 1831
viii 89-108 Au 5 1831
ix 109-112 Se 1 1831
x 113-128 Oc 25 1831
xi 129-136 Oc 31 1831
xii 137-148 De 6 1831
xiii 149-164 Ja 16 1832
xiv 165-182 Mr 2 1832
Part II (1832)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
xv 1-24 Mr 29 1832
xvi 25-48 Ap 21 1832
xvii 49-76 Jn 5 1832
xviii 77-108 Jy 31 1832
xix 109-120 Ag 14 1832
xx 121-132 Ag 14 1832
xxi 133-140 Nv 22 1832
xxii 141-148 Nv 22 1832
xxiii 149-172 Nv 22 1832
xxiv 173-188 Ja 14 1833
xxv 189-215 Mr 13 1833

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.

Part I (1833)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
i-iii 1-44 My 17 1833
iv 45-56 My 24 1833
v 57-64 Jl 5 1833
vi 65-80 Se 20 1833
vii 81-96 Se 8 1833 out of sequence (see PZS 1893 p.436)
viii 97-104 Oc 10 1833
ix 105-112 Nv 18 1833
x 113-116 Nv 18 1833
xi 117-132 Mr 12 1834
xii 133-148 Ap 16 1834
Part II (1834)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
xiii 1-8 My 14 1834
xiv 9-16 My 22 1834
xv 17-24 Jn 17 1834
xvi 25-32 Jn 19 1834
xvii 33-44 Jl 29 1834
xviii 45-56 Se 26 1834
xix 57-84 Nv 25 1834
xx 85-104 Oc 25 1834 ? out of sequence (see PZS 1893 p.436)
xxi 105-112 Fe 3 1835
xxii 113-120 Fe 6 1835
xxiii 121-140 Mr 20 1835
xxiv 141-158 Ap 3 1835
Part III (1835)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
xxv 1-12 Ap 3 1835
xxvi 13-28 Ap 16 1835
xxvii 29-48 Jn 1 1835 CWR June 1, 1835
xxviii 49-60 Jl 17 1835
xxix 61-76 Se 2 1835
xxx 77-96 Se 25 1835
xxxi 97-112 Oc 9 1835
xxxii 113-124 Oc 20 1835
xxxiii 125-148 Oc 31 1835
xxxiv 149-168 Fe 12 1836
xxxv 169-184 Fe 24 1836
xxxvi 185-214 Ap 8 1836
Part IV (1836)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
xxxvii 1-8 Ap 9 1836
xxxviii 9-24 My 24 1836
xxxix 25-40 Jn 1 1836
xl 41-48 Jl 1 1836
xli 49-58 Se 13 1836
xlii 59-68 Oc 18 1836
xliii 69-74 Oc 18 1836
xliv 75-78 Ja 16 1837
xlv 79-86 Ja 16 1837
xlvi 87-106 Fe 20 1837
xlvii 107-126 Fe 20 1837
xlviii 127-149 Jn 27 1837
Part V (1837)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
xlix 1-14 Oc 3 1837
l 15-32 Nv 21 1837
li 33-38 Nv 21 1837
lii 39-48 De 5 1837
liii 49-50 De 5 1837
liv 51-66 De 20 1837
lv 67-78 Ja 22 1838
lvi 79-84 Fe 13 1838
lvii 85-90 Fe 13 1838
lviii 91-106 My 25 1838
lix 107-134 Jn 14 1838 CWR June 14, 1838
lx 135-165 De 5 1838
Part VI (1838)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
lxi 1-16 Jy 1838
lxii 17-24 Jy 1838
lxiii 25-46 Jy 1838
lxiv 47-56 Jy 1838
lxv 57-70 Jy 1838
lxvi 71-78 Jy 1838
lxvii 79-84 Jy 1838
lxviii 85-110 Fe 7 1839
lxix 111-116 Fe 7 1839
lxx 117-148 My 1839
lxxi 149-166 My 1839
lxxii 167-170 My 1839
Part VII (1839)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
lxxiii 1-20 Jy 1839
lxxiv 21-48 Jy 1839
lxxv 49-56 Jy 1839
lxxvi 57-62 Jy 1839
lxxvii 63-92 Oc 1839
lxxviii 93-110 Nv 1839 [CWR Nov.]
lxxix 111-118 De 1839
lxxx 119-138 Ja 7 1840
lxxxi 119-138 Ja 7 1840 evidently two numbers in one
lxxxii 139-168 Mr 1840 [CWR Mch 1840]
lxxxiii 169-174 Mr 1840
lxxxiv 175-185 Je 1840
Part VIII (1840)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
lxxxv 1-10 Jy 1840
lxxxvi 11-24 Jy 1840
lxxxvii 25-32 Ag 1840
lxxxviii 33-58 Ja 1841
lxxxix 33-58 Ja 1841 evidently two numbers in one
xc 59-82 Mr 1841
xci 83-104 Ap 1841
xcii 105-118 My 1841 [CWR May Pedionomus]
xciii 119-130 Jl 1841
xciv 131-166 Jl 1841 [CWR July]
xcv 167-188 Jl 1841
Part IX (1841)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
xcvi 1-8 Se 1841
xcvii 9-20 Se 1841
xcviii 21-26 Oc 1841
xcix 27-40 Oc 1841
c 41-48 Oc 1841
ci 49-54 Oc 1841
cii 55-62 Oc 1841
ciii 63-68 Mr 1842
civ 69-78 Mr 1842
cv 79-88 Mr 1842
cvi 89-96 Mr 1842
cvii 97-132 My 1842
Part X (1842)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
cviii 1-14 Je 1842
cix 15-46 Nv 1842
cx 47-50 Nv 1842
cxi 51-56 Nv 1842
cxii 57-62 Nv 1842
cxiii 63-90 De 1842
cxiv 91-106 Ja 1843
cxv 107-116 Ja 1843
cxvi 117-130 Ja 1843
cxvii 131-146 Ja 1843
cxviii 147-176 Fe 1843
cxix 177-210 Fe 1843
Part XI (1843)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
cxx 1-14 Jl 1843 [CWR July]
cxxi 15-28 Jl 1843 [CWR July Pteroglossus erythropygius]
cxxii 29-46 Oc 1843
cxxiii 47-54 Oc 1843
cxxiv 55-74 Nv 1843
cxxv 75-96 De 1843
cxxvi 97-122 De 1843 [CWR Dec.]
cxxvii 97-122 De 1843 evidently two numbers in one
cxxviii 123-134 Mr 1844
cxxix 135-146 Mr 1844 [CWR Mch]
cxxx 147-226 Je 1844 [CWR June Ramphastos citreolaemus]
Part XII (1844)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
cxxxi 1-6 Jl 1844
cxxxii 7-38 Jl 1844
cxxxiii 39-58 Se 1844
cxxxiv 59-80 Se 1844
cxxxv 81-94 Oc 1844
cxxxvi 95-108 Oc 1844
cxxxvii 109-122 De 1844
cxxxviii 123-144 De 1844
cxxxix 145-152 De 1844
cxl 153-162 Fe 1845
cxli 163-166 Fe 1845
cxlii 167-196 Fe 1845
Part XIII (1845)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
cxliii 1-12 Ap 1845
cxliv 13-16 Ap 1845 [CWR: Palaeornis modestus April]
cxlv 17-20 Ap 1845
cxlvi 21-42 Ag 1845
cxlvii 43-70 Se 1845
cxlviii 71-76 Oc 1845
cxlix 77-84 Oc 1845
cl 85-90 Ja 1846
cli 91-92 Ja 1846
clii 93-122 Fe 1846
cliii 123-136 Fe 1846
cliv 137-159 Fe 1846
Part XIV (1846)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
clv 1-6 My 1846
clvi 7-22 My 1846 [CWR May Sula personata]
clvii 23-36 My 1846
clviii 37-50 Jl 1846 three numbers in one [CWR July Trochilus strophaneus]
clxix 37-50 Jl 1846 three numbers in one
clx 37-50 Jl 1846 three numbers in one
clxi 51-66 Ag 1846
clxii 67-78 Oc 1846
clxiii 79-84 Nv 1846 [CWR Nov. Meliphaga longirostris p.83]
clxiv 85-98 Nv 1846
clxv 99-108 Ja 26 1847
clvi 109-127 Ja 26 1847
Part XV (1847)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
clxvii 1-4 Mr 29 1847
clxviii 5-12 Mr 29 1847 CWR March 29, 1847
clxix 13-26 Ap 13 1847
clxx 27-34 Ap 27 1847
clxxi 35-50 My 17 1847
clxxii 51-58 My 25 1847
clxxiii 59-66 Je 22 1847
clxxiv 67-82 Je 30 1847
clxxv 83-98 Jl 20 1847
clxxvi 99-106 Ag 5 1847
clxxvii 107-122 Nv 10 1847
clxxviii 123-219 Nv 1847
clxxix 220-242 Mr 29 1848 [CWR Aredetta stagnatilis publ. Mar. 29] (APP: a Wed.)
Part XVI (1848)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
clxxx 1-16 Ap 13 1848 [CWR Thalurania viridipectus publ. Apr. 13]
clxxxi 17-32 Ag 1 1848
clxxxii 33-48 Nv 14 1848
clxxxiii 49-56 De 2 1848
clxxxiv 57-72 Ja 30 1849
clxxxv 73-88 Ja 30 1849
clxxxvi 89-104 Mr 13 1849
clxxxvii 105-120 Ap 25 1849
clxxxviii 121-136 Ap 25 1849
clxxxix 137-154 Je 4 1849
Part XVII (1849)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
cxc 1-16 De 11 1849
cxci 17-32 De 14 1849
cxcii 33-48 De 17 1849
cxciii 49-64 De 11 1849
cxciv 65-80 Ja-Je 1850
cxcv 81-96 Ja-Je 1850
cxcvi 97-112 Ja-Je 1850
cxcvii 113-128 Ja-Je 1850
cxcviii 129-144 Ja-Je 1850
cxcix 145-160 Ja-Je 1850
cc 161-179 Ja-Je 1850
Part XVIII (1850)
No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
cci [1]-16 Nv 12 1850
  • Meeting of Jan. 8, 1850 (p.[1])
  • Meeting of Jan. 14, 1850 (p.14)
  • ccii 17-32 Nv 12 1850
  • Meeting of Feb. 26, 1850 (p.26)
  • cciii 33-48 Nv 12 1850
  • [CWR Nov. 12]
  • Meeting of Feb. 26, 1850 (p.41)
  • Meeting of Mar. 12, 1850 (p.46)
  • cciv 49-64 Nv 12 1850
  • Meeting of Mar. 26, 1850 (p.52)
  • Meeting of Apr. 9, 1850 (p.58)
  • ccv 65-80 Nv 12 1850
  • Meeting of Apr. 23, 1850 (p.78)
  • ccvi 81-96 Mr 14 1851
  • appears out of sequence
  • Br.Mus. Copy has "Mar. 14, 1851" written in pencil at foot of p.81
  • Meeting of May 14, 1850 (p.89)
  • ccvii 97-112 Fe 24 1851
  • Meeting of May 28, 1850 (p.98)
  • Meeting of Jun. 11, 1850 (p.111)
  • ccviii 113-128 Fe 24 1851
    ccix 129-144 Fe 24 1851
    ccx 145-160 Fe 28 1851
  • Meeting of Jun. 25, 1850 (p.155)
  • ccxi 161-176 Fe 28 1851
  • Meeting of Jul. 9, 1851 [sic] (p.164)
  • This almost certainly is a lapsus calami for "1850". Jul. 9 1850 is a Tuesday (the meeting day of the Society) Jul. 9 1851 is a Wednesday.
  • ccxii 177-192 Fe 28 1851
    ccxiii 193-208 Fe 28 1851
  • Br.Mus. copy, handwritten at top of p.197 "Feb 28 1851"
  • Meeting of Jul. 23, 1850 [sic] (p.200)
  • At foot of p.207 "The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, November 12."
  • Meeting of Nov. 12, 1850 (p.208)
  • ccxiv 209-224 Ja 24 1852
  • Meeting of Nov. 26, 1850 (p.214)
  • ccxv 225-240 Ja 24 1852
    ccxvi 241-256 Ja 24 1852
  • Meeting of Dec. 10, 1850 (p.254)
  • ccxvii 257-272 Ja 24 1852
    ccxviii 273-295 Ja 24 1852
    Part XIX (1851)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    ccxix 1-16 Oc 28 1852
  • Meeting of Jan. 14, 1851 (p.[1])
  • ccxx 17-32 Oc 28 1852
  • Meeting of Jan. 28, 1851 (p.21)
  • ccxxi 33-48 Oc 28 1852
  • CWR Oct. 28, 1852
  • Meeting of Feb. 11, 1851 (p.38)
  • ccxxii 49-64 Oc 28 1852
  • [CWR Oct. 28 Setophaga rufocoronata Kaup]
  • Meeting of Feb. 25, 1851 (p.61)
  • ccxxiii 65-80 Oc 28 1852
  • Meeting of Mar. 11, 1851 (p.75)
  • ccxxiv 81-96 De 7 1852
  • Meeting of Mar. 25, 1851 (p.94)
  • ccxxv 97-112 De 7 1852
    ccxxvi 113-128 Ap 29 1853
  • Meeting of Apr. 8, 1851 (p.121)
  • ccxxvii 129-144 Je 29 1853
  • Meeting of May. 13, 1851 (p.129)
  • Meeting of May. 27, 1851 (p.141)
  • ccxxviii 145-160 Je 29 1853
    ccxxix 161-176 Ja 28 1853
  • No date listed by Duncan.
  • Note from Taylor & Francis to Sclater included in the British Museum Copy (online) confirms Jan 28, 1853(!) for nos. 229, 230. This still seems very unlikely, as it implies that the latter part of an article (starting within a sentence) was published almost half a year before the initial part of the article (including the first part of the sentence) was published. More likely, it seems is that Fancis wrote "Jan 28", but he may have meant "Jun 28".
  • April 18, 1923 Note from Francis to Sclater
  • So sequential publication can not necessarily be assumed.
  • ccxxx 177-192 Ja 28 1853 Substantially out of sequence (see note above)
    ccxxxi 193-208 Je 29 1853
  • Meeting June 10, 1851 (p.193)
  • Meeting June 27, 1851 (p.197)
  • Meeting July 8, 1851 (p.201) [No meeting, death of president].
  • Meeting July 22, 1851 (p.201)
  • ccxxxii 209-224 Je 30 1853
    ccxxxiii 225-240 Jl 26 1853
    ccxxxiv 241-256 Jl 26 1853
    ccxxxv 257-272 De 7 1853
  • Meeting Sept. 9, 1851 (p.263)
  • Meeting Nov. 11, 1851 (p.264)
  • Meeting Nov. 25, 1851 (p.272)
  • ccxxxvi 273-288 Je 14 1854 out of sequence
    ccxxxvii 289-305 Je 14 1854
  • out of sequence
  • Meeting Dec. 9, 1851 (p.289)
  • Part XX (1852)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    ccxxxviii [1]-16 Nv 14 1853
  • Meeting Jan. 13, 1852 (p.[1])
  • Meeting Jan. 27, 1852 (p.9)
  • Meeting Feb. 10, 1852 (p.14)
  • ccxxxix 17-32 Nv 14 1853
  • Meeting Feb. 10, 1852 (p.14) [? see p.14 also?)
  • Meeting Feb. 24, 1852 (p.31)
  • ccxl 33-48 De 13 1853
  • Meeting Mar. 9, 1852 (p.34)
  • ccxli 49-64 Mr 22 1854
    ccxlii 65-80 My 23 1854
  • Meeting Mar. 23, 1852 (p.34)
  • Meeting Apr. 27, 1852 (p.73)
  • Meeting May 25, 1852 (p.73)
  • ccxliii 81-96 My 23 1854
  • Meeting Jun. 8, 1852 (p.88)
  • Meeting Jun. 27, 1852 (p.88)
  • Meeting Nov. 9, 1852 (p.92)
  • Meeting Nov. 23, 1852 (p.96)
  • ccxliv 97-112 My 23 1854
  • Meeting Dec. 14, 1852 (p.103)
  • ccxlv 113-128 My 23 1854
    ccxlvi 129-144 Je 27 1854
    ccxlvii 145-165 Je 27 1854
    Part XXI (1853)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    ccxlviii 1-16 Je 27 1854
    ccxlix 17-32 Jl 13 1854
    ccl 33-48 Jl 25 1854
    ccli 49-64 Jl 25 1854
    cclii 65-80 Jl 25 1854
    ccliii 81-96 Jl 25 1854
    ccliv 97-112 Jl 25 1854
    cclv 113-128 Nv 14 1854
    cclvi 129-144 Nv 14 1854
    cclvii 145-160 Nv 14 1854
    cclviii 161-176 De 15 1854
    cclix 177-201 My 16 1855
    Part XXII (1854)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    cclx 1-16 De 30 1854
    cclxi 17-32 Ja 10 1855
    cclxii 33-48 Ja 10 1855
    cclxiii 49-64 Ja 10 1855
    cclxiv 65-80 Fe 10 1855
    cclxv 81-96 Ap 11 1855 out of sequence
    cclxvi 97-112 Ap 5 1855 out of sequence
    cclxvii 113-128 Ap 7 1855 out of sequence
    cclxviii 129-144 Ap 11 1855 out of sequence
    cclxix 145-160 Ap 11 1855 out of sequence
    cclxx 161-176 Mr 16 1855
    cclxxi 177-192 Mr 16 1855
    cclxxii 193-208 Mr 16 1855
    cclxxiii 209-224 Mr 27 1855
    cclxxiv 225-240 Mr 16 1855
    cclxxv 241-256 Ap 11 1855
    cclxxvi 257-272 Ap 24 1855
    cclxxvii 273-288 My 8 1855
    cclxxviii 289-304 My 8 1855
    cclxxix 305-320 My 8 1855
    cclxxx 321-336 My 16 1855
    cclxxxi 337-352 My 16 1855
    cclxxxii 353-368 My 16 1855
    cclxxxiii 369-394 My 16 1855
    Part XXIII (1855)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    cclxxxiv 1-16 Mr 27 1855 CWR March 27, 1855
    cclxxxv 17-32 Ap 11 1855
    cclxxxvi 33-48 My 16 1855
    cclxxxvii 49-64 My 16 1855 [CWR (Malacocichla) May 8]
    cclxxxviii 65-72 My 16 1855
    cclxxxix 73-88 Je 26 1855
    ccxc 89-104 Jl 23 1855
    ccxci 105-120 Ag 13 1855
    ccxcii 121-136 De 1 1855
    ccxciii 137-152 De 18 1855
    ccxciv 153-168 De 18 1855
    ccxcv 169-184 Ja 5 1856
    ccxcvi 185-200 Ja 22 1856
    ccxcvii 201-216 Fe 5 1856 CWR Feb. 5, 1856
    ccxcviii 217-232 Fe 5 1856
    ccxcix 233-248 Fe 23 1856
    ccc 249-255 Fe 26 1856
    Part XXIV (1856)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    ccci 1-16 Je 16 1856
    cccii 17-32 Je 16 1856
    ccciii 33-48 Je 16 1856
    ccciv 49-64 Jl 30 1856 [CWR July 30, 1856]
    cccv 65-80 Jl 30 1856
    cccvi 81-96 Jl 30 1856 [CWR July 30, 1856 (Buarremon phaeopluerus)]
    cccvii 97-112 Ag 13 1856 [CWR Aug 13, 1856 Trogon aurantiiventris]
    cccviii 113-128 Ag 13 1856
    cccix 129-144 Ag 15 1856
    cccx 145-160 Nv 11 1856
    cccxi 161-176 Nv 11 1856
    cccxii 177-192 De 11 1856
    cccxiii 193-208 Ja 7 1857
    cccxiv 209-224 Ja 26 1857
    cccxv 225-240 Ja 26 1857
    cccxvi 241-256 Ja 26 1857
    cccxvii 257-272 Ja 26 1857
    cccxviii 273-288 Ja 26 1857
    cccxix 289-304 Ja 26 1857
    cccxx 305-320 Mr 10 1857
    cccxxi 321-336 Mr 10 1857
    cccxxii 337-352 My 8 1857
    cccxxiii 353-368 My 8 1857
    cccxxiv 369-384 My 8 1857
    cccxxv 385-400 My 8 1857
    cccxxvi 401-435 Jl 14 1857
    Part XXV (1857)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    cccxxvii 1-16 My 26 1857 CWR May 26, 1857
    cccxxviii 17-32 Je 6 1857
    cccxxix 33-48 Je 6 1857
    cccxxx 49-64 Jl 14 1857
    cccxxxi 65-80 Jl 14 1857 CWR July 14, 1857
    cccxxxii 81-96 Jl 14 1857
    cccxxxiii 97-112 Ag 15 1857
    cccxxxiv 113-128 Se 28 1857
    cccxxxv 129-144 Oc 21 1857
    cccxxxvi 145-160 Oc 21 1857
    cccxxxvii 161-176 Oc 21 1857
    cccxxxviii 177-192 Oc 21 1857
    cccxxxix 193-208 No 11 1857 CWR Nov. 11, 1857
    cccxl 209-224 Ja 12 1858 CWR Jan. 12, 1858
    cccxli 225-240 Ja 12 1858
    cccxlii 241-256 Ja 12 1858
    cccxliii 257-272 Ja 28 1858
    cccxliv 273-288 Ja 28 1858
    cccxlv 289-304 Fe 23 1858
    cccxlvi 305-308 Fe 23 1858
    Part XXVI (1858)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    cccxlvii 1-16 Mr 9 1858
    cccxlviii 17-32 Mr 9 1858
    cccxlix 33-48 Mr 9 1858
    cccl 49-64 Ap 13 1858
    cccli 65-80 Ap 26 1858
    ccclii 81-96 Ap 27 1858
    cccliii 97-112 Ap 27 1858
    cccliv 113-128 My 13 1858
    ccclv 129-144 Jl 12 1858
    ccclvi 145-160 Jl 12 1858
    ccclvii 161-176 Jl 13 1858
    ccclviii 177-192 Jl 13 1858
    ccclix 193-208 Jl 13 1858
    ccclx 209-224 Jl 13 1858
    ccclxi 225-240 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxii 241-256 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxiii 257-272 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxiv 273-288 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxv 289-304 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxvi 305-320 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxvii 321-336 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxviii 337-352 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxix 353-368 Nv 9 1858
    ccclxx 369-384 De 14 1858
    ccclxxi 385-400 De 14 1858
    ccclxxii 401-416 De 14 1858
    ccclxxiii 417-432 De 14 1858
    ccclxxiv 433-448 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxv 449-464 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxvi 465-480 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxvii 481-496 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxviii 497-512 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxix 513-528 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxx 529-544 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxxi 545-560 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxxii 561-576 Ja-My 1859
    ccclxxxiii 577-593 Ja-My 1859
    "From an examination of the available account-books it appears that up to, and including the year 1860, payments were made always for sheets, and presumably the 'Proceedings' were available in that form as well as in the three paper-bound annual parts. Beginning with the year 1861, payments were made only for each completed part, and the issue of separate sheets seems to have ceased." (Duncan, 1937 p.71).
  • Duncan does not list a "Part" that continues from those above.
  • The Richmond Index DOES list part numbers continuing so that, for example examples from 1859 have both "pt.XXVII" and "pt.3". I reflect this in my citations by including both Parts indicated by Richmond.
  • Examination of some bound copies of the Proceedings, have so far left it uncertain exactly what was printed on the individual covers for the parts.
  • My suspicion is that the Richmond Index may accurately reflect the covers in which (at least some of) the Proceedings were issued.
  • The fact that at least at some times subscriptions were available in different schedules adds uncertainty to all this, and suggests that a single set examined may not solve the mystery.
    1859
    Pt Pt Sheet No. pp. Date Notes
    27 I 384-391 1-128 Fe-Je 1859 [CWR May Dendrochelidon wallacii p.100; CWR cites May (for no.386, p.45) in a letter to Witmer Stone (1930.08.21)]
    27 II 392-405 129-352 Jl-Oc 1859 [CWR Aug Monarcha dichroa; CWR cites August (for no.394, p.167) in a letter to Witmer Stone (1930.08.21)]
    27 III 406-416 353-521 Oc'59-Fe'60 [CWR Tinamus boucardi p.391 Feb. 1860]
    1860
    Pt Pt Sheet No. pp. Date Notes
    28 I 417-428 [1]-192 Fe-My 1860
  • [CWR May Masia cornulatus p.91]
    • Meetings
    • (1860) Jan. 11; Jan. 24 (p.24); Feb 14, (p.98) (1860) Feb. 28 (p.126); March 13 (p.184)
    28 II 429-437 193-336 My-Ag 1860 [CWR cites August for Pt2 No.435 p.298 in a letter to Witmer Stone (1930.08.21)]
    28 III 438-446 337-492 Ag'60-Mr'61
  • [Athene hypogramma Gray Pt28(III):344 listed as Mch 1861]
  • Duncan for PtIII says "Issued between August 1860 and March 1861".
  • The Richmond Index lists A. gurneyi from p.342 as "Mch 1861".
  • The Richmond Index lists Athene rufostrigata from p.344 as "Mch 1861".
  • Gould's paper describing Odontophorus melanonotus which the Richmond Index dates to March,
  • [Habroptila et Habroptila wallacii Gray Pt28(III):365 listed as "Mch 1861"]
  • [Heteropelma amazonum Sclater Pt28(III):466 listed as Mch 1861]
  • After 1860 The Proceedings were published in three parts every year. In the 1864 number the pattern of publication is described thusly in endpapers to the volume: "in the months of May, August, and February, the part published in February completing the volume for the preceeding year." This description does not match the history given by Duncan in his 1937 publication. Starting with this year (1861) Richmond lists only Part I, II, or III for a particular year.
    1861
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-128 My 1861
    • [CWR May]
    II 129-272 Se 1861
    • CWR Microcerculus (p.202) Salvin "publ. April, 1862"
      NOTE: this assertion of "April, 1862" does not seem to be supported on other cards examined for taxa from this PtII. -APP 2006.12.09
    • Tanagra subcinerea from p.129 is dated in CWR Index to Aug. 1861.
    III 273-458 Ap 1862
    • [CWR (Xenops littoralis &c) Feb. 1, 1862]
    • Note: End matter (p.7 at back), which necessarily would be published when the volume was complete, is dated "April, 1862". This suggests at least the last and possibly latter portions of this volume were not available until 1862, Aoril or May.
    1862
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-128 Je 1862 [CWR lists as "May"]
    II 129-208 Se 1862 [CWR lists as "Aug"]
    III 209-394 Ap 1863
    • [CWR lists as "Feb" of 1863]
    • p.290 includes a note dated Jan 10, 1863.
    • p.297 includes a ref, to Lancet Jan 10, 1863.
    • p.311 includes a note dated Jan 27, 1863.
    1863
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-96 My 1863
    II 97-336 Oc 1863
    III 337-580 Ap 1864 [CWR "Feb. 1864" (e.g. Phlgoenas bartletti p.377, pl.XXXIV)]
    1864
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-160 Jl 1864
    II 161-336 Nv 1864
    • CWR "Aug. 1864" Falco dickinsoni; Cyclopsitta blythii
    III 337-761 My 1865
    • CWR "Feb. 1865" (Duncan lists as May) Taxa and dates from CWR.
      1. Conurus ocularis Sclater & Salvin p.367 Feb. 1865
      2. Calandrella hermonensis Tickell p.434 Feb. 1865
      3. Anas melleri Sclater p.487 Feb. 1865
      4. Odontophorus melanotis Salvin p.586 Feb. 1865
      5. Liosceles Sclater p.610 Feb. 1865
    1865
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-328 Je 1865 CWR dates this to May, 1865 (Malurus leuconotus Gould)
    II 329-592 Oc 1865
    III 593-906 Ap 1866
    1866
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-168 My 1866 [CWR "May 1866" (Dys. puncticeps)]
    II 169-376 Se 1866 [CWR "Oct. 1866" (Accipiter ventralis)]
    III 377-645 Ap 1867
    • Note that confusingly the end matter p.[1] at end has an imprint date of "September 1866". While this is standard proforma text, it appears to have bee composed and printed before the October part (Part 2.)
  • p.[1] (at end) BHL image
  • 1867
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-240 My 1867
    • [CWR June Chamaepetes unicolor; Cyclopsitta coxeni]
    II 241-600 Oc 1867 [CWR Oct.]
    III 601-1097 Ap 1868
    • [CWR April]
    • p.960 note dated February 1st, 1868.
    1868
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-224 My 1868 [CWR May]
    II 225-404 Se 1868 [CWR Oct.]
    III 405-677 Mr 1869
    • CWR Apr. 1869 (P. castaneiceps)
    • CWR Apr. 1869 (Thamnophilus nigriceps) p. 571
    • p.1 (at back) is dated "April 1869, showing Duncan to be wrong in this instance, and suggesting that he proceeded on general principles rather than documented facts (v.i.
    • p.1 at back BHL image
    • This note makes it clear that the final part (Pt.3) was published in the year after the title date.
    • The "April" notation is of interest, as it is stated that the third part is published in March. It is possible that the individual parts are distributed independantly of the final finished volume completed only with this end matter added. This would make March still a possibility for this third part if distributed separately.
    • The pagination of the final matter (starting with p.1) suggests (but certainly does not prove) its composition befor knowing the final page count of the main portion of the volume. The April date would suggest it was composed when the volume had been completed.
    • Also is is worth noting the indication of different states of publication, with plates available in color or black and white. The actual dates of issue for these two states may certainly have varied, with a delay for coloring the plates.
    1869
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-164 Je 1869 [CWR June]
    II 165-466 Se 1869 [CWR Oct.]
    III 467-698 Ap 1870 [CWR March]
    1870
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-172 Je 1870 [CWR May]
    II 173-614 Nv 1870 [CWR Nov.]
    III 615-938 Ap 1871
    • [CWR April]
    • p.910 multiple notes referring to 1871 PZS.
    • p. 1 (at end of volume) "[April, 1871]" at foot of page.
    1871
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-256 Je 1871 [CWR June]
    II 257-622 Ag 1871 [CWR Oct.]
    III 623-823 Ap 1872 [CWR March]
    1872
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-(370) Je 1872
    • [CWR July]
    • *Note: Duncan does not have the page numbers in parentheses. My copy of Duncan's article has them pencilled in. (Author unk.)
    • Cowan CF. J.Soc.Bibl.Nat.Hist. 1973. 6(4):293-294. Shows the parenthetic numbers to be correct. Cowan's information is derived from studies of the material still separate in original wrappers evidently at University Museum, Oxford.
    II (371)-736 Nv 1872
    • [CWR Oct.]
    • *Note: Duncan does not have the page numbers in parentheses. My copy of Duncan's article has them pencilled in. (Author unk.)
    • Cowan CF. J.Soc.Bibl.Nat.Hist. 1973. 6(4):293-294. Shows the parenthetic numbers to be correct. Cowan's information is derived from studies of the material still separate in original wrappers evidently at University Museum, Oxford.
    III 737-927 Ap 1873
    1873
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-240 Je 1873
    • [CWR June]
    II 241-624 Ag 1873
    • [CWR Oct. Chrysotis bodini p.569]
    III 625-842 Ap 1874
    • [CWR Apr. 1874]
    • Multiple references to 1874, the earliest on p.759
    In 1874 the Proceedings were published in four parts instead of three. Part I: Papers read in Jan. and Feb. Part II: Papers read in March and April Part III: Papers read in May and June Part IV: Papers read in Nov. and Dec. Thus it seems there was a summer recess with no papers read July-Oct. Duncan has a note concerning the four parts of year 1874: "I have been unable to see copies of thse four parts with their original covers. Probable pagination is given between brackets." This implies the original covers are necessary for determination of "Part" limits at least during this period.
    1874
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-152 Je 1874
    • [CWR June]
    • Salvin CBBM 16:155 says "pub. 1 June, 1874"
    • No. V starts on p.65
    • No. VI starts on p.81
    • No. VII starts on p.97
    • No. VIII starts on p.113
    II 153-233(?) Ag 1874
    • [CWR August]
    • No. XV starts on p.217
    • No. XVI starts p.233
    III 234(?)-488 Oc 1874
    • [CWR Oct]
    • No. XVII starts on p.249.
    IV (489-728) Ap 1875
    • [CWR April, 1875]
    • No. XXXII starts on p.498
    • No. XXXIII starts on p.505
    • No. XXXIV starts on p.521
    • No. XXXV starts on p.537
    • No. XXXVI starts on p.553
    • No. XXXVII starts on p.569
    • No. XXXVIII starts on p.583
    • No. XXXIX starts on p.601
    • No. XL starts on p.617
    • No. XLI starts on p.633
    • No. XLII starts on p.649
    • No. XLIII starts on p.665
    • No. XLIV starts on p.681
    • No. XLV starts on p.697
    • No. XLVI starts on p.705
    • No. XLVII starts on p.721
    • Numerous references to first portion of PZS for 1875, beginning on p.683
    1875
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-112 Je 1875
    • [CWR June]
    • No. I starts on p.18
    II 113-336 Ag 1875
    • [CWR Aug]
    • No. VIII starts on p.113
    III 337-526 Oc 1875 [CWR Oct]
    IV 527-726 Ap 1876 [CWR Ap]
    1876
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-272 Je 1876 [CWR June Leucopeza]
    II 273-412 Ag 1876 [CWR Aug.]
    III 413-692 Oc 1876
  • [CWR Oct.]
  • Edward C. Dickinson notes a set with wrappers on which is noted in pencil "Zoology Dept., 30/10/76".
  • IV 693-864 Ap 1877
    1877
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-160 Je 1877 [CWR Je]
    II 161-368 Ag 1877
    III 369-652 Oc 1877
    • [CWR Oct.]
    • "October 1st, 1877" on front cover.
    IV 653-893 Mr 1878
    • p.737 makes ref. to Jan. 15th 1878 ed. of PZS. Could this be in anticipation of paper that known to be published then?
    1878
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-288 My 1878 [CWR June]
    II 289-440 Jl 1878 [CWR Aug]
    III 441-740 Se 1878 [CWR Oct]
    IV 741-1056 Ap 1879
    • [CWR Apr. 1879]
    • "[April 1, 1879]" at foot of p.1 bound at end of volume.
    • Transactionf of the ZSL for Feb. 1879 listed for sale on p.3 bound at end of volume.
    1879
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-176 Je 1879
    II 177-384 Ag 1879 [CWR Aug.]
    III 385-662 Oc 1879 [CWR Oct.]
    IV 663-868 Ap 1880 [Accessioned MCZ 1880.06.24]
    1880
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-142 Je 1880 [CWR Je 1880; MCZ Accession 1880.08.25]
    II 143-354 Ag 1880 [CWR Aug; MCZ Accession 1880.10.09]
    III 355-536 Oc 1880 [CWR Oct]
    IV 537-743 Ap 1881 [CWR Apr 1881]
    1881
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-248 Je 1881 [CWR June; MCZ Accession 1881.09.09]
    II 249-488 Ag 1881 [CWR Aug; MCZ Accession 1881.11.01]
    III 489-800 Oc 1881 [CWR Oct; MCZ Accession 1881.11.26]
    IV 801-1056 Ap 1882 [CWR Apr. Eclectus riedeli; MCZ Accessioned 1882.08.15]
    1882
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-286 Je 1882 [CWR June; MCZ Accessioned 1882.08.15]
    II 287-390 Ag 1882 [CWR Aug.; MCZ Accessioned 1882.10.20]
    III 391-590 Oc 1882 [CWR Oct.]
    IV 591-927 Ap 1883
    1883
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-86 Je 1883 [CWR June]
    II 87-252 Ag 1883 [CWR Aug.]
    III 253-460 Oc 1883 [CWR Oct.]
    IV 461-704 Ap 1884
    • [CWR Apr. 1884; MCZ Accessioned 1884.06.05]
    • Wrapper for Part IV dated April 1, 1884
    • Wrapper BHL image
    1884
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-152 Je 1884 [CWR (Laniar. lagdeni) Pt1 no.IV June 1; MCZ Accession 1884.08.28]
    II 153-252 Ag 1884 [CWR (Sitta whiteheadi) Pt2 no.XIV Aug. 1]
    III 253-474 Oc 1884 [CWR (Automolus holostictus striatidorsus) Pt3 no.XX p.299 Oct.1]
    IV 475-645 Ap 1885 [CWR (Nect. kili.) Pt4 no.XXXVIII p.555 Apr 1]
    1885
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-212 Je 1885 [CWR (O.branickii June 1, p.72 no.V; U. stolz.; Ps.pel. p.83-96 no.VI; p.107 no.VII]
    II 213-420 Ag 1885
    III 421-716 Oc 1885 [CWR: Psittacula spengeli p.614 Oct. 1, 1885]
    IV 717-991 Ap 1886 [MCZ Acc. 1886.05.24]
    1886
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-136 Je 1886 [MCZ Acc. 1886.08.12]
    II 137-264 Ag 1886
    III 265-416 Oc 1886 [CWR Oct. 1 (Phoenicopt. jamesi) PtIII no.XXVI p.399; MCZ Acc. 1886.12.06]
    IV 417-716 Ap 1887 [CWR Apr. 1 (Conurus rubritorques PtIV no.XXXV p.539; MCZ Accessioned 1887.07.05]
    1887
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-188 Je 1887
    II 189-396 Ag 1887 [CWR Macrocorax woodfordi no.XXII p.332 Aug. 1]
    III 397-558 Oc 1887 [CWR
    • Pomatorhinus wrayi no.XXIX p.437 Oct 1, 1887
    • Alcippe peracensis no.XXIX p.439 Oct 1, 1887
    • Merula subalaris no.XXXVII p.557 Oct 1, 1887
    • Calyptomena whiteheadi no.XXXVII p.558, Oct 1, 1887
    ]
    IV 559-730 Ap 1888 [CWR Apr 1]
    1888
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-140 Je 1888 [CWR June 1]
    II 141-247 Ag 1888 [CWR Aug 1 Phlogoenas solomonensis (no.14)]
    III 248-412 Oc 1888 [CWR Chrysophlegma wrayi no.XX p.279 Oct 1]
    IV 413-717 Ap 1889
    1889
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-84 Je 1889 [CWR Jun. 1]
    II 85-246 Ag 1889
    III 247-392 Oc 1889 [CWR Oct. 1]
    IV 393-668 Ap 1890 [CWR Apr. 1]
    1890
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-92 Je 1890
    II 93-340 Ag 1890
    III 341-588 Oc 1890
    IV 589-730 Ap 1891
    1891
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-178 Je 1891 [CWR June 1; Platycercus xanthogenys no.IX p.129]
    II 179-300 Ag 1891
    III 301-464 Oc 1891
    IV 465-703 Ap 1892
    1892
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-172 Je 1892
    II 173-308 Ag 1892 [CWR Aug. 1]
    III 309-540 Oc 1892 [CWR Oct. 1]
    IV 541-756 Ap 1893
    1893
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-236 Je 1893
    II 237-440 Ag 1893
    III 441-598 Oc 1893
    IV 599-812 Ap 1894
    1894
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-164 Je 1894
    II 165-389 Ag 1894
    III 390-593 Oc 1894
    IV 594-780 Ap 1895 [CWR Apr. 2]
    1895
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-160 Je 1895
    II 161-336 Ag 1895
    III 337-685 Oc 1895 [CWR Oct. 1]
    IV 686-1059 Ap 1896
    1896
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-305 Je 1896
    II 306-520 Ag 1896
  • [CWR Basileu. uropyg. Pt2 no.XXI Aug 1, 1896 p.331]
  • [CWR Sayornis cineracea angustirosris Pt2 no.XXII Aug 1, 1896 p.357]
  • [CWR Tityra semifasc. fortis Pt2 no.XXIV Aug 1, 1896 p.369]
  • III 521-766 Oc 1896
    IV 767-1110 Ap 1897 [CWR Haploderma rufiventre (listed in "A's" (Apaloderma) "pt IV, no.LXIV, Apr. 1, 1897, 999"]
    1897
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-296 Je 1897
    II 297-429 Ag 1897
    III 430-809 Oc 1897 [CWR Oct.]
    IV 810-1013 Ap 1898
    1898
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-128 Je 1898
    II 129-348 Ag 1898
    III 349-584 Oc 1898
    IV 585-1091 Ap 1899
    1899
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-292 Je 1899
    II 293-532 Ag 1899
    III 533-812 Oc 1899
    IV 813-1108 Ap 1900
    1900
    Pt pp. Date Notes
    I 1-180 Je 1900
    II 181-428 Ag 1900
    III 429-770 Oc 1900
    IV 771-1063 Ap 1901
    1901
    Vol Pt pp. Date
    I I 1-164 Je 1901
    I II 165-394 Ag 1901
    II I 1-460 Oc 1901
    II II 461-743 Ap 1902
    1902
    Vol Pt pp. Date Notes
    I I 1-136 Je 1902
    I II 137-330 Ag 1902
    II I 1-224 Oc 1902 "No. I" p.1-16; "Vol. II No. II" p.17-32; "No.3 p.33-48 "No.4 p.49-"; No.XIV [14] p.209 (APP)
    II II 225-483 Ap 1903
    1903
    Vol Pt pp. Date
    I I 1-190 Je 1903
    I II 191-378 Ag 1903 [6 Aug]
    To quote Duncan (p.75): 'Beginning in 1903, Vol. II Part. I., the actual date of publication of the previous part was printed on the back page of the cover --" 'Proceedings,' 1903, Vol. I Part. II., was published on August 6th, 1903" -- and this is still continued.'
    1903
    Vol Pt pp. Date
    II I 1-192 Oc 1, 1903
    II II 193-402 Ap 1, 1904
  • Note: Beginning in 1904, and continuing until 1958, "Abstracts" of the Proceedings were publised well in advance of the Proceedings themselves. This fact appears to have been unknown to Duncan, or at least not mentioned in his review article. The Richmond Index lists at least two taxa (Babax waddelli and Pitta douglasi) with descriptions published in the Abstracts 6 months prior to their publication in the Proceedings. I enquired of Ann Sylph, librarian to the Society, regarding these abstracts, and her response is as follows:
    'Thank you for your enquiry, yours is the first I have received about the
    abstracts and I had not really looked at them before.
     
    According to P. Chalmers Mitchell in Centenary history of the Zoological
    Society of London 1929.
     
    "from 1904 on the Society has issued an "Abstract of the Scientific
    Proceedings" on the Monday following each Tuesday's Scientific Meeting,
    and [in] this, if it be required, new names with their diagnoses can be
    printed. A a further bibliographic convenience there was adopted in 1904
    the practice of printing on the cover of each Part of the Proceedings
    (the annual volume is published actually in four quarterly "Parts") the
    exact day on which the preceding Part appeared. The confusion between
    real dates and the often inexact dates on the publications therefore no
    longer exists in the case of our Proceedings."
     
    This sequence seems to finish with Abstract no. 401 dated Nov 24th, 1936.'
    
    1904
    Vol Pt pp. Date
    I I 1-370 Je 9, 1904
    I II 371-507 Ag 2, 1904
    II I 1-176 Oc 1, 1904
    II II 177-503 Ap 18, 1905
    1905
    Vol Pt pp. Date
    I I 1-142 Je 1, 1905
    I II 143-332 Ag 10, 1905
    II I 1-294 Oc 7, 1905
    II II 295-605 Ap 5, 1906
    
    Due to the confusion engenderd by this scheme, the continuous 
    paging and four Parts per year was reinstated in 1906.
    
    
    1906
    Pt pp. Date
    I 1-178 Je 1, 1906
    II 179-462 Ag 23, 1906
    III 463-758 Oc 10, 1906
    IV 759-1052 Ap 11, 1907
    1907
    Pt pp. Date
    I 1-236 Je 12, 1907
    II 237-446 Ag 1, 1907
    III 447-746 Oc 9, 1907
    IV 747-1121 Je 4, 1908
    1908
    Pt pp. Date
    I 1-126 Jl 3, 1908
    II 127-430 Se 7, 1908
    III 431-782 Oc 30, 1908
    IV 783-983 Ap 8, 1909
    1909
    Pt pp. Date
    I 1-200 My 24, 1909
    II 201-544 Ag 3, 1909
    III 545-738 Oc 9, 1909
    IV 739-952 Ap 8, 1910
    1910
    Pt pp. Date
    I 1-384 Je 25, 1910
    II 385-588 Ag 23, 1910
    III 589-836 Oc 11, 1910
    IV 837-1033 Ja 11, 1911
    1911
    Pt pp. Date
    I 1-180 Mr 22, 1911
    II 181-555 Jl 6, 1911
    III 556-868 Se 15, 1911
    IV 869-1213 De 15, 1911 [!]
    Edward Dickinson pursued further matters that were suggested by some apparent irregularities in Duncan's expostion, and established further addtional data. I reproduce here his table of page breaks, as first published in the Journal of Zoology 266: 427-430. I have added some additional notes and queries.
    Table 1. Breaks between years in PZS volumes, details mainly according to Duncan (1937). For years prior to 1859 Duncan gave information based on the supply of printed pages from the printer to the PZS; dates are 'not before dates'; exactly how and when these pages were issued to members is not clear. SK, Natural History Museum, South Kensington; ZS, Zoology Serials; Camb. CSL, University of Cambridge, Central Science Library
    Volume Year Pages that year Pages next year Wrapper located
    Three parts
    27 1859 1-352 353-521 SK: Mammals
    28 1860 1-336 337-492 SK: Mammals
    29 1861 1-272 273-458 SK: Mammals
    30 1862 1-208 209-394 Camb: CSL
    31 1863 1-336 337-580 SK: Mammals
    32 1864 1-336 337-761 SK: Mammals
    33 1865 1-592 593-906 SK: Mammals
    34 1866 1-376 377-645 SK: Mammals
    35 1867 1-600 601-1097 SK: Mammals
    36 1868 1-404 405-677 SK: Mammals
    37 1869 1-466 467-698 SK: Mammals
    38 1870 1-614 615-938 SK: Mammals
    39 1871 1-622 623-823 SK: Mammals
    40 1872 1-736 736-927 SK: Mammals
    41 1873 1-624 624-842 SK: Mammals
    Four partsa
    42 1874 1-488 489-728 SK: Mammals
    43 1875 1-526 527-726 SK: Mammals
    44 1876 1-692 693-864 SK: Mammals
    45 1877 1-652 653-893 SK: Mammals
    46 1878 1-740 741-1056 SK: Mammals
    47 1879 1-662 663-868 SK: Mammals
    48 1880 1-536 537-743 SK: Mammals
    49 1881 1-800 801-1056 Linn. Soc. London
    50 1882 1-590 591-927 SK: ZS1A
    51 1883 1-460 461-704 SK: ZS1A
    52 1884 1-474 475-645 SK: ZS1A
    53 1885 1-716 717-991 SK: Mammals
    54 1886 1-416 417-716 SK: Mammals
    55 1887 1-558 559-730 SK: Mammals
    56 1888 1-412 413-717 SK: Mammals
    57 1889 1-392 393-668 SK: Mammals
    58 1890 1-588 589-730 SK: Mammals
    59 1891 1-464 465-703 SK: Mammals
    60 1892 1-540 541-756 SK: Mammals
    61 1893 1-598 599-812 SK: Mammals
    62 1894 1-593b b594-780 SK: Mammals
    63 1895 1-686b b687-1059 SK: Mammals
    64 1896 1-766 767-1110 SK: Mammals
    65 1897 1-809b b810-1013 SK: Mammals
    66 1898 1-584 585-1091 SK: Mammals
    67 1899 1-812 813-1108 SK: Mammals
    68 1899 1-770 771-1063 SK: ZS1A

    Temporal pattern of publication of avian names in the PZS

    Plot of PZS

    End
    Philos.Mag.n.s. The Philosophical Magazine, or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History, and General Science. By R. Taylor and R. Phillips. New Series 1827-32 Vol. I-XI. 8vo London
    Philos.Trans. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London
    Philos.Zool. The Philosophy of Zoology; or a general view of the structure, functions, and classificaton of Animals. 2 Vols. Fleming, John D.D. 1822 8vo Edinburgh & London
    Phys.Abh.Konigl.Akad.Wiss.Berlin (*Fortsetz.*) Physikalische (-Mathematische) Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1832-46 4to Berlin [ A continuation of Abh.Konigl.Akad.Wiss.Berlin ] Dates of publication are a question here. Numerous Lichtenstein taxa are listed as "1838". The Richmond Index in the entry for Hylomanes, published in the volume for 1838, has a note that says "One t.p. says '1839' + another '1840'" The Index lists this taxon as 1840. The Richmond Index in the entry for Hemignathus, published in the volume for 1838, has a note that says "One t.p. says '1839' + another '1840'" with an additional note that says: "Isis quotes the date as 1839. Rchb. in 1853 quotes the date as '1840'" The Index lists this taxon as 1840. In support of the 1840 date, Neave Index Zoologicus, and Sherborn all give a date of 1840 for Hemignathus. Olson SL and James HF, address this issue in Olson & James. 1995. Nomenclature of the Hawaiian Akialoas and Nukupuus (Aves: Drepanidini). Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 108(3):373-387. The date of "1839" as argued by Olson and James appears to have the best literature support. They do not discuss the evident comment by Reichenbach which would appear to be the main documented support for the year "1840". (Logically, given the history of publication for this series, I think 1840 is most likely historically correct but can not disagree with Olson and James' nomenclatural argument for 1839. They cite a review in Isis von Oken (1844, Heft XI: col. 842-854). That gives these dates of appearance for the volumes of the Abh. der Berliner Academie: 1832=1834 1833=1835 1834=1836 1835=1837 1836=(no entry) 1837=1839 1838=1839 (O&J question the possibility of a typo here) 1839=1841 1840=1842 1841=1843.
    Physis[BuenosAires] SERIES: Boletin de la Sociedad Physis, t. 1 = 1914
    Phys.Sallskap.Tidskr. Phys. Sallskap. Tidskr. [Lund]
    Phys.Sallsk.Handl. [B.M.N.H. => Lund.- Kongliga Fysiografisk Sallskapet. 1778 Founded as Physiographiska Sallskapet. # Note 1778 'founding' follows the date given for Lagopus mutus 1776 as vol. 1 ?? [Notes from the Society's Website: The name of the Society has remained much the same since 1772 except for the addition of the royal designation, and orthographic changes in the Swedish words for "physiographic" and "royal". The spelling Physiographiska appears to have been used as late as 1838; the spelling Fysiografiska appears to have been used as early as 1899. We find Kongliga (and Kongl.) as late as 1911 in a publication of the society entitled Eine neue Methode zur Zuckerbestimmung. It seems likely, however, that the change to Kungliga (and Kungl.) was complete by the end of World War One.] Jan Kaiser also notes: "...the Society was founded in 1772. In became "royal" [kongliga or kungliga as it is written from 1919} in 1778, so it very well may be that volume 1 of the Handlingar [Proceedings] were published in 1776."
    PigeonsandDovesinAustralia Pigeons and Doves in Australia Pigeons and Doves in Australia. Forshaw, Joseph & Cooper, William T. CSIRO 2015
    Pitirre El Pitirre Journal of "the Society Of Caribbean Ornithology"
    Pl.Col. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servier de suite et de complement aux planches enluminées de Buffon Temminck, Coenraad Jacob & Laugier de Chartrouse, Meiffren 1820-39 Strasbourg and Amsterdam. [Complex publishing history; see Zimmer, Browning & Monroe, Dickinson (2001), & Sayako & Dickinson (2001)]. Dates of Livraisons from Dickinson 2001, who must be regarded as the determinative authority on the subject. (see notes at bottom of table)

    Dickinson's (=D) Dates and contents of 101 Livraisons with plates

    Livraison Date Plates Notes
    1 Aug. 1820 1-6
    2 Sept. 1820 7-12
    3 Oct. 1820 13-18
    4 Nov. 1820 19-24
    5 Dec. 1820 25-30
    6 Jan. 1821 31-36
    7 Feb. 1821 37-42
    8 Mar. 1821 43-48
    9 Apr. 18 1821 49-54 D: Stresemann's 1951 dates.
    10 Apr. 18 1821 55-60 D: Stresemann's 1951 dates.
    11 Jun. 1821 61-66
    12 Jul. 1821 67-72
    13 Aug. 1821 73-78
    14 Sep. 1821 79-84
    15 Oct. 1821 85-90
    16 Nov. 1821 91-96
    17 Dec. 1821 97-102
    18 Jan. 1822 103-108
    19 Feb. 1822 109-114
    20 Mar. 1822 115-120
    21 Apr. 1822 121-126
    22 May 1822 127-132
    23 Jun. 1822 133-138
    24 Jul. 1822 139-144
    25 Aug. 22 1822 145-150
    26 Sep. 1822 151-156
    27 Oct. 1822 157-161 5 plates
    28 Nov. 1822 162-167
    29 Dec. 1822 168-173
    30 Jan. 1823 174-179
    31 Feb. 1823 180-185
    32 Mar. 17 1823 186-191
    33 Apr. 1823 192-197
    34 May 1823 198-203
    35 Jun. 20 1823 204-209
    36 Jul. 1823 210-215
    37 Aug. 30 1823 216-221
    38 Sep. 27 1823 222-227
    39 Oct. 25 1823 228-233
    40 Nov. 1823 234-239
    41 Dec. 25 1823 240-245
    42 Jan. 1824 246-251
    43 Feb. 28 1824 252-257
    44 Mar. 27 1824 258-263
    45 Apr. 1824 264-269
    46 May 22 1824 270-275
    47 Jun. 15 1824 276-281
    48 Ju1. 31 1824 282-287
    49 Aug. 18 1824 288-293
    50 Sep. 1824 294-299
    51 Oct. 23 1824 300-305
    52 Nov. 27 1824 306-311
    53 Dec. 25 1824 312-317
    54 Jan. 1825 318-323
    55 Feb. 26 1825 324-329
    56 Mar. 1825 330-335
    57 Apr. 23 1825 336-341 See note (*) below concering this date.
    58 May 28 1825 342-347
    59 Jun. 25 1825 348-353
    60 Jul. 23 1825 354-359
    61 Aug. 27 1825 360-365
    62 Sep. 24 1825 366-371
    63 Oct. 9 1825 372-376 5 plates; Oct. 9 1825 = Sunday(!) *
    64 Dec. 21 1825 377-382
    65 May 27 1826 383-388
    66 Jun. 10 1826 389-394
    67 Jul. 12 1826 395-400
    68 Sep. 16 1826 401-406
    69 Oct. 28 1826 407-412
    70 Dec. 27 1826 413-418
    71 Feb. 28 1827 419-424
    72 Apr. 25 1827 425-430
    73 Jun. 30 1827 431-436
    74 Sep. 22 1827 437-442
    75 Jan. 5 1828 443-448 D uses Crotch's date **
    76 Mar. 1 1828 449-454
    77 Apr. 23 1828 455-460
    78 Jun. 1828 461-466
    79 Aug. 1 1829 467-472 Note gap of 11 months
    80 Sep. 5 1829 473-478
    81 Oct. 1829 479-484
    82 Jan. 2 1830 485-488 D: ? pl.488 issued with livr.93?
    83 Feb. 20 1830 489-494
    84 May 8 1830 495-500
    85 Jul. 3 1830 501-506
    86 Sep. 4 1830 507-512
    86 Sep. 4 1830 507-512
    87 Jan. 22 1831 513-518
    88 May 14 1831 519-524
    89 Feb. 11 1832 525-530
    90 Jul. 28 1832 531-536
    91 Dec. 20 1832 537-542
    92 Jul. 26 1834 543-548 Note: none published in 1833.
    93 [Dec. 31] 1835 549-553 Note: 5 plates published
    94 [Dec. 31] 1835 554-559
    95 [Dec. 31] 1835 560-565
    96 [Dec. 31] 1835 566-571
    97 Apr. 1836 572-577 Note: usually listed as 1835 ****
    98 [Dec. 31] 1836 578-583 Note: usually listed as 1835 ****
    99 [Dec. 31] 1836 584-589 Note: usually listed as 1835 ****
    100 [Dec. 31] 1836 590-595
    101 [Dec. 31] 1836 596-600 Note: 5 plates published.

    Pl.Col.Ois.Belg. Planches Coloriee. des Oiseaux de la Belgique et leurs OEufs. Dubois, Charles Frederic [1804-67] 1854-60 3vol. 8vo. Brussels
    PocketEncyc.Nat.Phenom. The Pocket Encyclopedia of Natural Phenomena ... compiled pricipally from the manuscripts ... of T.F. Forster. By T.[I.M.] Forster 1827 p.xlviii,440 London.
    Poeyana Poeyana. Publisher La Habana : Instituto de Zoología, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba.
    PolnyiOpredelitlePtitsSSSR Polnyi opredelitel ptits S.S.S.R.
    Postilla Postilla Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
    Preis-Verzeichn.Saugeth.Vog.Mex.gesam. Preis-Verzeichniss der Saugethier, Vogel, Amphibien, Fishe, und Krebse, welche von den Herren Deppe und Scheide in Mexico gessammelt worden, und bei dem unterzeichneten Bevollmachtigten in Berlin gegen baaew Zahlung in Preuss. Courant zu erhalten sind. ref Stresemann, Condor 56 p86. 1954 [ reprint. in J.Orn. 11:54-60. ]
    Preusz.Staats-Anz. Preauszischer Staats-Anzeiger Staats Anzeiger fur das Jahr 1849. PLACE: Berlin, PUBLISHER: Deckersche geheime oberhofbuchdruckerei, YEAR: 1851 PUB TYPE: Book FORMAT: 65 p. 44 x 32 cm. NOTES: Photocopy. Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Library, 1996. ALT TITLE: Preuszischer Staats-anzeiger.
    Princip.Fondamen.Somiol. Principes Fondamentaux de Somiologie. Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1814 [? Precis des decouvertes et travaux Somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz, entre 1800 et 1814 ou choix raissone de ses prinicipales decouvertes en Zoologie et en Botanique, pur servir d'introduction a ses ouvrages futurs, &c Rafinesque-Schmaltz, Constantine Samuel 1814 p.55 8vo Palermo ?]
    Problems of the Arctic "Vsesoiuznyi Ark. Inst. Problemy Ark." Leningrad
    Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1841 -> (Actually appears to have been first pub. 1843) BRMNH Vol. 1 1841-3 Vol. 2 1844-5 Vol. II no.07 Jan. & Feb 1845 p.[191]-206 -- start sig.23 Vol. II no.08 Mar. & Apr 1845 p.[208]-206 -- start sig.25 Vol. II no.09 May & Jun 1845 p.[231]-256 -- start sig.28 Vol. II no.10 July & Aug 1845 p.[257]-272 -- start sig.31 Vol. II no.11 Sept & Oct 1845 p.[273]-286 -- start sig.33 Vol. II no.12 Nov. & Dec 1845 p.[287]-322 -- start sig.35 Vol. 3 1846-8 no.7 meeting 23 Feb. publ. 7 May no.? meeting 21 Dec. 1847 publ. "1848" Vol. 4 1848-9 p.77 no.4 meeting 29 Aug. publ. ? "1848" p.121-123 no.6 meeting of Dec. 26 1848 [? pub 1849 ?] p.124 no.6 meeting of Dec. 26 1849 Peters "(1850)" p.157 no.7 meeting of Feb.27 1849 Vol. 5 1850-1,2 p.68 no.4 meeting of Aug. 27 1850 Peters "(1852)" ! no.5 meeting of Oct. 27 1850 Peters "(1852)" ! Vol. 6 1852-3 Vol. 1841-57 numbered I-VIII. This numeration not carried further, as vol. was annual. [CWR card for Mimus Hillii W.J. March 1863 ? 1864 for 1863 no.6 p.291 (meeting of Nov. 24) has a note that says for this no.6 (no volume number given) was received at the S.I. [presumably Smithsonian Institution] Feb. 12 1864. ]

    Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Publications's

    Data from "An Index to the Scientific Contents of the Journal and Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. PANSP. 1913 pp.vii-xiv.
    "When a date is established by a letter of acknowledgement it is necessarily
    later than the actual distribution of the part. Where therefore, the dates of
    publication were frequently earlier than those here given, they were certainly
    never later." (p.vii).
  • I am not certain if the listing is designating a difference between "Acknowledged by....", "Receipt acknowledged by ..." and "Recieved", but I strongly suspect that there is. I speculate that differing kinds of evidence exist: some from receipt logs, some from notifications of receipt mailed back to the orginating source, and some from other kinds of indicaitons. My suspicion is that "Receipt acknowledged" may be mailed notifications sent back to the originating source, and that these may well have the longest potential lag time between their dates and the actual dates of publication. Not knowing what means what, I retain the distinction in my listing below.
  • Proceedings

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    1 3 25-48 1841 1841.07.27 Printing bill rec'd
    1 4 49-60 1841 1841.08.31 Printing bill rec'd
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    1 11,12 in one 147-151,152-162 [?]
    1 13,14 in one 163-166,167-178 [?] 1842.07.15 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    1 15,16 in one 179-184,185-198 [?] 1842.10.07 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    1 17,18,19 in one 199-206,207-211,212-214 [?]
  • 1842.11.14 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
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  • [CWR: Picus Nuttalii p.259 no.25 Mtg. of Apr.25]
  • 1 26,27 in one 265-273,274-280 [?]
    1 28,29 in one 281-286,287-290 CWR: "publ. early Sept., 1843. was out by Sept. 6" [=Wed.]
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  • [CWR: Tyrannula flaviventris p.283 no.28 Mtg. of July. 25]
  • 1 30,31 (in one) 291-294,294(?)-313 [314 blank] [?] 1843.11.17 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    1 32,33 (in one) 315-319,319(?)-341 [?] 1844.01.19 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    Volume Number Published pages Notes
    2 1 [?] 1-17
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  • (no. on 1st sig. of each issue)
  • 2 2 [?] 19-35 1844.06.21 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 3 [?] 37-69 1844.07.19 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 4 [?] 71-85 1844.11.01 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 5 [?] 87-126 1844.12.06 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 6 [?] 127-188 1845.02.07 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 7 [?] 189-206 1845.03.07 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 8 [?] 207-230
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  • [CWR Harpes rediviva p.264 Meeting of Aug. 26]
  • [CWR Parus fasciata p.265 Meeting of Aug. 26]
  • 2 11 [?] 273-286 1845.12.05 Ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    2 12 [?] 287-325 1846.02.18 Ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    Volume Number Published pages Notes
    3 1 [?] 2-27 Title page reads "Vol. III 1846 & 1847 | Philadelphia | Printed for the Academy,| By Merrihew & Thompson, 7 Carter's Alley. | 1848". Since portions had acknowledged receipt prior to 1848, it is clear that this title page was printed after the completion of all the component numbers of the volume.
    3 2 [?] 29-48 1846.06.30 Printing bill rec'd
    3 3 [?] 49-75 1846.07.15 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    3 4 [?] 77-96
    3 5 [?] 97-115 1846.11.29 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    3 6 [?] 117-139 1847.03.19 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    3 7 [?] 141-181 1847.05.07 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    3 8 [?] 183-205 1847.06.16 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    3 9 [?] 207-222 1847.10.20 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    3 10 [?] 223-252
    3 11 [?] 255-299 1848.01.07 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    3 12 [?] 303-349 1848.04.07 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
  • [CWR: Icterus auricapillus p.332 (Mtg of Dec. 21, 1847)]
  • Volume Number Published pages Notes
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    4 2 [?] 35-56
    4 3 [?] 57-71
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  • 4 4 [?] 73-82
  • [CWR: Ortyx thoracicus p.77 (Mtg of Aug. 29)]
  • 4 5 [?] 83-112
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  • 4 6 [?] 115-143
  • [CWR: Ephialtes sagittatus p.121 (Mtg of Dec. 26, 1848)]
  • [CWR: Sterna elegans p.129 (Mtg of Dec. 26, 1848)]
  • 4 7,8 in one. [?] 145-167,169-178 1848.06.09 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
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    4 10 [?] 193-208
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  • 4 12 [?]
  • 245-270
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    5 3 [?] 53-64
    5 4 [?] 65-79
    5 5 [?] 81-115 1850.12.07 Recpt ackn. Am.Phil.Soc.
    5 6 [?] 117-138 1851.02.03 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
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  • 5 8 [?] 169-200 1851.06.30 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
  • [CWR: Lurocalis p.189 (Mtg of Apr. 29)]
  • 5 9 [?] 201-234 1851.12.31 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    5 10 [?] 235-259
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  • 6 3 [?] 71-116 1852.08.20 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    6 4 [?] 117-146
    6 5 [?] 147-188 1852.12.31 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
  • [CWR: Ammodramus ruficeps p.184 (Mtg of Oct. 26)]
  • [CWR: Mergus americanus p.187 (Mtg of Oct. 26)]
  • 6 6 [?] 189-221 1853.02.07 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
  • [CWR: Bubo subarcticus p.211 (Mtg of Dec. 28)[Tues.]]
  • 6 7 [?] 223-302 1853.04.13 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    6 8 [?] 303-322 1853.06.21 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    6 9 [?] 323-373 1853.09.05 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
  • [CWR: Cypselus squamatus no.9 p.369 (Mtg of Jun. 28)]
  • [CWR: Prioniturus flavicans no.9 p.373 (Mtg of Jun. 28)]
  • 6 10 [?] 375-394 1853.09.05 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    6 11 [?] 395-432 1853.12.31 [=Sat.] Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
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  • 433-458
  • i-lxvi Donats to Mus., 2 col. pl. birds
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    7 12 [?]
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  • i-xli Donations
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  • 8 5 [?] 161-257 [258 blank] 1857.04.25 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist. Note: 4 mo. delay from Am.Phil.Soc. date (v.i..
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    Volume Signature Published pages Notes
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    9 2-5 in one [?] 17-72
  • [CWR: Butalis comitatus p.35 (Mtg of Feb. 24)]
  • [CWR: Andropadus virens p.34 (Mtg of Feb. 24)]
  • 9 6,7 in one [?] 73-100
  • Mtg of Mar. 1857
  • 1858.01.07 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
  • 9 8-10 in one [?] 101-148
    9 11,12 in one [?] 149-172
    9 13 [?] 173-182
    9 14-16 in one [?] 183-228 1858.05.01 Recpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
  • [CWR: Cypseloides borealis p.202 (Mtg of Nov. 24, 1857) [Tues.]]
  • [CWR: Selenidera spectabilis p.214 (Mtg of Dec. 29, 1857) [Tues.]]
  • Volume Signature Published pages Notes
    10 1-6 in one [?] 1-88 1858.04.19 Recpt ackn. Am.Antiq.Soc.
    10 7-9 in one [?]
  • 89-128
  • Biol.Sect. 1-8
  • [CWR: Vireo cassinii p.117 (Mtg of May. 25)]
  • 10 10,11 in one [?] 129-160
    10 12 [?] 161-176
    10 13 [?]
  • 177-184
  • Biol.Sect. 9-16
  • [CWR: Calliste Lavinia p.178 (Mtg of Sept. 28)]
  • 10 14,15 in one [?]
  • 185-212
  • Biol.Sect. 17-20
  • 10 16-19 in one [?]
  • 213-273
  • Biol.Sect. 21-28
  • 1859.03.31 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    Volume Signature Published pages Notes
    11 1-3 in one [?] 1-44
    11 4-6 in one [?] 45-84
    11 7,8 in one [?] 85-108
    11 9,10 in one [?]
  • 109-132
  • Biol.Sect. 1-8
  • 11 11,12 in one [?] 133-160 1860.01.06 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    11 13 [?] 161-176 1860.01.06 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    11 14 [?] 177-???
    11 15-19 in one [?] 193-270 1860.01 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    11 20 [?] 271-286
    11 21-23 in one [?] 287-326 1860.01.12 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    11 24-27 in one [?]
  • 327-355
  • Biol.Sect. 9-20
  • 1860.03.30 Rec'd prior to at Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    Volume Signature Published pages Notes
    12 1-3 in one [?] 1-48 1860.03.21 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    12 4,5 in one [?] 49-60 1860.04.13 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    12 6 [?] 81-96 1860.06.15 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    12 6[=7],8 in one [?] 97-144
    12 9-11 in one [?]
  • 145-192
  • Biol.Sect. 1-8
  • 12 12-18 in one [?] 193-284
    12 19-21 in one [?] 285-324
    12 22-24 in one [?] 325-360 1860.11.15 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    12 25-28 in one [?] 361-412 1861.01.18 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    12 29-32 in one [?] 413-476
    12 33-35 in one [?] 477-516
    12 36-42 in one [?]
  • 517 et seq.
  • Biol.Sect. 9-20
  • 1861.03.31 Rcpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    Volume Signature Published pages Notes
    13 1-3 in one [?] 1-48
    13 4 [?] 49-64 1861.03.31 Rcpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    13 5,6 in one [?] 65-96 1860.06.30 Rcpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    13 7,8 in one [?] 97-120
    13 9-10 in one [?] 121-??? 1860.09.30 Rcpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    13 11-17 in one [?] 145-256
    13 18-21 in one [?] 257-328 1861.12.28 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    13 22-25 in one [?] 329-384 1861.12.31 [Tue.] Rcpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    13 26-36 in one [?] 385 et seq. 1862.03.31 Rcpt ackn. Bost.Soc.Nat.Hist.
    Volume Number Published pages Notes
    14 1,2 in one [?] 1-96 1862.04.25 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    14 3,4 in one [?] 97-168 1862.05.27 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    14 5 [?] 169-272
    14 6 [?] 273-320 1862.08.01 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    14 7-9 in one [?] 321-404 1862.10.28 Presented to meeting Acad.Nat.Sci.Phila
    14 9 [?] 405-480 1863.01.12 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    14 10-12 in one [?] 481 et seq. 1863.02.26 Recpt ackn. Smith.Inst.
    2007.05.03

    Proc.Asiat.Soc.Bengal Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1865 -> 8vo Calcutta
    Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 1882 -> 8vo Washington Vol. I (dated on wrapper 1883) was issued in Smith.Misc.Coll. Vol numbers make it appear that a few year went without volumes between 1885 and 1896. It appears no volume was issued in 1969. Note in volumes (II, III) p.v indicates that: "Author's extras of each of the special papers here enumerated were published at the date given in parentheses following the author's name."
    Roy McDiarmid writes (2005.01.11):
    	All of the PBSW papers prior to vol. 90 were issued as separate
    	papers and numbered; each had a date. Beginning with 90(1977), which
    	also spanned 2 years (1977 and 1978) as did several others, the
    	Proceedings were issued quarterly.

    
    Proc.BostonSoc.Nat.Hist.
    
    	Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History
    
    	1841 ->	Vol. 1 ->	8vo	Boston.
    	Vol. II was issued from 1845-1847.
    	[Accession MCZ Mayr Library
    		Vol.XIV pp.1-112, June 1870-Feb.1871; accessioned 1871.09.25 [APP: Mon.]
    		Vol.XX pt.3 & sig.22, accessioned 1880.05.03 
    	]
    
    
    Proc.Cal.Acad.Nat.Sci.
    Proc.Cal.Acad.Sci. Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences (= Series 1). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (= Series 2). [Name of the Academy was changed in 1868] [Thanks to Dick Banks for bringing this to my attention.] Vol. I - VII 1854-77 8vo San Francisco
    Proc.Colo.Mus.Nat.Hist. Title: Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History. Publisher: [Denver : The Museum, [1915]-1948. Description: 18 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Coverage Began in 1915. -v. 18, no. 2 (Aug. 15, 1948) Note: Each no. has also a distinctive title. Issues published between 1915 and 1919 unnumbered. Numbering begins with v. 4, no. 1 (Feb. 15, 1922)
    Proc.Comm.Zool.Soc.London Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London. Parts I. and II. (1830-1832) published 1831 - 1833. Conitnued as Proceedings &c. Parts. I thru XXVIII published 1833 - 1861 Proc.Zool.Soc.London See Proc.Zool.Soc.London 1937 vol. 107 pt.1 April for a listing of dates of publication of the parts and numbers.

    Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.

    Part I (1830-1831)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    i 1-16 Ja 6 1831
    ii 17-24 Fe 1 1831
    iii 25-36 Mr 2 1831
    iv 37-44 Ap 6 1831
    v 45-69 My 6 1831
    vi 61-72 Jn 4 1831
    vii 73-88 Jy 8 1831
    viii 89-108 Au 5 1831
    ix 109-112 Se 1 1831
    x 113-128 Oc 25 1831
    xi 129-136 Oc 31 1831
    xii 137-148 De 6 1831
    xiii 149-164 Ja 16 1832
    xiv 165-182 Mr 2 1832
    Part II (1832)
    No. pp. Deliv. Year Notes
    xv 1-24 Mr 29 1832
    xvi 25-48 Ap 21 1832
    xvii 49-76 Jn 5 1832
    xviii 77-108 Jy 31 1832
    xix 109-120 Ag 14 1832
    xx 121-132 Ag 14 1832
    xxi 133-140 Nv 22 1832
    xxii 141-148 Nv 22 1832
    xxiii 149-172 Nv 22 1832
    xxiv 173-188 Ja 14 1833
    xxv 189-215 Mr 13 1833
    Continued as Proc.Zool.Soc.London
    Proc.IndianaAcad.Sci. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Sciences
    Proc.Kon.Ned.Akad.v.Wetensch.Ser.C Proceedings, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
    Proc.Linn.Soc.NewS.Wales The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1877(1876)-86 Vol. I-X 8vo Sydney [ At least one volume (VI) crosses years. Ser. 1 Vol. VI Pt II Sept. 12, 1881 p.180 {Nasiterna Finschii Ramsay} Ser. 1 Vol. VI Pt IV Mrch. 20, 1882 p.843 {Eurostopodus nigripennis Ramsay} ] [Discussed by Mathews, (under Ramsay), but Mathews discusses only Australian taxa, and perhaps for this reason, no discussion of dates of publication is presented. Thus it appears for the first 3 vols. of the first series, anyway, that Mathews accepts the imprint date.] [Note that Peters 1:332 appears to make a bit of muddle of the citation for Astur pulchellus (now Accipiter novaehollandiae pulchellus). Peters attributes this to "Journ. Linn. Soc. London 16 p.131" and gives the date as 1881. CWR gives Trans. Linn. Soc. (London) Zool. vol.16 no.90 Jan. 26, 1882, p.131. CWR indicates that this is a new name for "Astur soloensis Ramsay (nec Latham), P.L.S.of N.S.W. iv. pt.1 p.66" [for which I have not found a separate card in the cardex]. A somewhat complicated relation exists among the "Proceedings" the "Transactions", and the "Journal of the Proceedings" and I can not completely rule out the possibility of the Peters citation having some validity, but by far the greatest likelihood is that the Richmond Cardex is correct.] The Prodeedings issued (in 1929) an Index to the Proceedings (1875-1925) which resolves many of the date uncertainties. In summary it appears that the dates in the Richmond Index comport with those listed in the Index from the Society. Dates for this serial, as listed in Peters Checklist should not be trusted.
    Proc.Linn.Soc.N.Y. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New York.
    Proc.NewEngl.Zool.Cl. Proc.NewEngl.Zool.Club Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club [ Note: volumes cross years (and often multiple years. Though no "Part" divisions appear to be present. William E. Davis, Jr. in his biography or Ludlow Griscom tells a story, possibly with apocryphal elements, that Barbour and Bangs treated this serial as their personal publishing vehicle, and conspired to beat Griscom to priority on a new subspecies description. Allegedly this involved getting the printer up at 2AM to publish the new description so it could be mailed out the next day. (Davis. p.31-2). Based on the taxa in the Richmond Index, all the Bangs & Barbour taxa I find are in 1922 and in the Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool. I do not find any taxa by them in the Proc.NewEnglandZool.Club : 1334522170 9781334522178 OCLC Number: 983491430 Notes: V. 1. 756392603 ]
    Proc.N.Z.Inst. [Note: Published (?simultaneously) with the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, but at least for a period with separate pagination!!!! 1, 1868 -> Wellington
    Proc.PortlandSoc.Nat.Hist. Proceedings of the Portland Society of Natural History. Portland (Me.) : The Society, 1862-1947. v.1-4 1862/1869-1947 4 v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Frequency: Irregular. Coverage Vol. 1, pt. 1-v. 4, pt. 2. Note: Each no. has also a distinctive title.
    Proc.R.Soc.Queensland Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland
    Proc.R.Soc.Victoria(n.s.) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New. Series) Vol. 1 -> 1888 1889 8vo Melbourne
    Proc.SanDiegoSoc.Nat.Hist. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History No.1 -- 1 July 1990 .... No.40 -- 1 February 2008
    Proc.U.S.Natl.Mus. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum 1878 -> A complex and not fully resolvable structure of publication. The volumes are comprised of both "numbers" (no.) and Facsciles. Evidently articles sometimes extend across fascicles, so the date of publication for a given fascicle may not pertain to the WHOLE fascicle. Data are taken from:
    1. The Richmond Index -- by all indications the most accurate and dependable source. Of note, in an unpublished letter from CWR to Witmer Stone (1930.07.07) he notes that his dates for this serial come from "carefully going over the Registrar's transportation books in which were given the the dates of receipt of the various signatures from the Government Printing Office, ... "
    2. Harris. 1928. The Condor XXX:4-118. "Robert Ridgway". --an excellent source which appears to largely agree with The Richmond Index.
    3. Foster, LS. 1892. Bulletin of the Unites States National Museum No.40 IV. "The Published writings of George Newbold Lawrence, 1844-1891." -- Full of inconsistencies and errors. I have not found it trustworthy for dates.
    4. Crombie, RI. 1994. "Herpetological Publications of the National Museum of Natural History (USNM), 1853-1994" Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service No. 101
    5. CW Richmond's annotations bound into the front of several of the copies of the Bound volumes of Bird Papers from this serial that are in the library of the Bird Division of the U.S.National Museum. This material exists in two forms: there are handwritten listings on very thin tracing type paper (in CWR's hand) and these have been transcribed as typewritten lists. The volume numbers of the listings do not exactly match the volumes as they are bound, and as the compilation consists only of the bird papers it is not possible to determine (from this material alone) the limits of the volumes. These listings include the signature number, the page numbers, the Date of delivery to the U.S. Nat. Museum, and the stereotype date. The listings cover 1878.03.27-1879.05.26 1880.03.27-1881.05.09 1882.06.14-1883.07.06 1885.07.08-1885.05.18 It is not clear if there are gaps in the coverage, and I suspect that there are, and that some listings may still exist but be bound in other copies of the Proceedings -- quite possibly somewhere else in the Bird Division or elsewhere at the National Museum.
    6. A List and Index of the Publications of the United States National Musuem (1875-1946). Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 193 This includes a note (p.39) regarding the Proceedings that reads: "Proceedings papers Nos. 1-760 were issued by signatures, and when the published date for a signature differs from the date it was received from the printer at the National Museum, the latter date has been used here as the actual date of publication. After No.760 each article has its actual date of publication recorded in the completed volume of Proceedings."
    7. Catalogue of Publication of the Smithsonian Institution (1846-1882) William J. Rhees, Chief Clerk of the Institution. p. ix, PROCEEDINGS OF THE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. In imitation of those learned societies which publish periodically descriptions of new species, &c., in the form of proceedings of weekly or monthly meetings, and thus present to the world the discoveries connected with the establishment at the earliest practical moment, it appeared to be very desirable that the National Museum should have some medium of prompt publication for announcing descriptions of specimens received, (many of which are new species,) by correspondents of the Institution. To meet this want a fifth series of publications, (octavo) entitled "Proceedings of the National Museum" was commenced in 1880. They are printed in successive signatures as fast as material sufficient for 16 pages is prepared and distributed at once to scientific societies and leading active working naturalists in this country and in Europe,* each signature having printed at the bottom of its first page the date of actual issue, for settling any questions as to the priority of publication. Of this series, four volumes have been published, comprising 2,221 pages with 28 cuts and 19 plates. * Prof. Baird’s report of 1880. … Page x ... In the year 1862 the plan of stereotyping every article printed by the Institution was adopted, the plates being carefully preserved, thus making it practicable at any time to issue new editions except where expensive lithographic plates were used, a limited number, only of impressions from these having been taken. ... The printing of the Bulletins and Proceedings is authorized by the Department of the Interior and paid out of its fund. An edition of 1,000 copies is published of which one-half is distributed by the Department of the Interior and one-half by the Institution. As the pages are stereotyped, the cost of additional copies is slight; and for the purpose of making sure that a sufficient number of sets will be accessible forever Page xi to students in all parts of the world, it has been considered expedient to print 1,500 additional copies of each for incorporation in the miscellaneous collections. [APP notes: It is not clear how long this scheme of signature dating and stereotyping lasted. Thanks to Mark Brown for finding this descriptive and explanatory material (2009.01.02)]
    Crombie (p.2) makes the following important points: Regarding the dates of signatures and nos.
    
    	 "It was difficult to establish dates for earlier papers and in
    	some cases it was not possible. The earliest volumes of the
    	Proceedings were published by "signatures" of varying numbers of
    	pages. [Footnote, USNM Bull. (93):39. Proceedings papers Nos. 1-760 [vol. 1-11] 
    		were issued by signatures, and when the published date for a
    		signature differs from the date it was received from the
    		printer at the National Museum, the latter date has been used
    		here as the actual date of publication.  After No.760 each
    		article has its actual date of publication recorded in the
    		completed volume of Proceedings.] Often the end of a
    	given signature did not coincide with the end of a paper, so
    	portions of one paper may have appeared several months later. In
    	these cases I [Crombie] have attempted to give inclusive dates for
    	the entire paper, although the annotations for some
    	signatures are very confusing."
    
    	Regarding the relation between imprint dates and publication dates:
    "At the back of the table of contents in Proceedings volumes 9-11, there is an explanation that the articles were "stereotyped" on the date at the bottom of the signature page but that the actual date of publication for each signature is given in the front of the volume. In these cases both the "stereotyped" date and the later "published" date are given, with the latter assumed to be the correct date of publication. Unfortunately, there is no indication if the same situation obtained with volumes 1-8, and a search of the records in the Smithsonian Archives and Press did not clarify the problem. Consequently, the signature dates are regarded as publication dates for volumes 1-8; it should be emphasized that some doubt exists and that additional data in the future could modify these dates."
    
    	It appears to me [APP] that data from the Richmond Index and from his
    	listing of dates of receipt and stereotype dates that modifications
    	of some of these dates is necessary. In addition it appears from 
    	Richmond's data (which was unknown to Crombie) that the relationship 
    	between stereotyped date and date of availability suggests that 
    	contra to Crombie's approach, the stereotyped date can not 
    	be regarded as the "published" date for the early volumes.
    
    	Additionally I note that the pagination scheme employed changes.
    	Initially pagination was by volume.
    	Commencing with Volume 60 each article was given an article number
    	and paginated individually. Each article was still given a "No."
    	which was cumulative from the first No. of Vol.1.
    	The change in pagination commences with Vol.60 no.2396
    	With volume 83 in 1937, the scheme reverted to through pagination
    	of each volume.
    
    Spreadsheet in progress
    
    
    Proc.Wash.Acad.Sci. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Science. 1899-1911 v 1-13 Washington, D.C.
    ProdromusFaunaeZeylanicae Prodromus Faunae Zeylanicae; being contributions to the Zoology of Ceylon Kelaart, Edward Frederick [1818?- 1860] 1852-53 2 Vol [in 1.] 4to Colombo
    ProdromusIsland.Orn. Prodromus der Isländischen Ornithologie, oder Geschichte der Vögle Islands. pp.[vi,] 110, 1 tab. 8vo Kopenhagen. 1822.
    ProdromusSyst.Mamm.Av. AUTHOR: Illiger, Johann Karl Wilhelm, 1775-1813. TITLE: Caroli Illigeri D., Acad. Reg. Scient. Berolinens. et Bavaricae Sod., Museo Zoologico Berolin. praefecti, professoris extraord. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium : additis terminis zoographicis utriusque classis eorumque versione Germanica. PLACE: Berolini : PUBLISHER: Sumptibus C. Salfeld, YEAR: 1811 PUB TYPE: Book FORMAT: xviii, 301 p. ; 21 cm. NOTES: Includes indexes. SUBJECT: Mammals -- Classification. Birds -- Classification. Mammalia (Sistematica) ALT TITLE: Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium Protok.ZasjedanKazansk.Obsht.Estet.
    Psovaia I Ruzheinaia Ochota Psovaia ochota = chase or hunt. Ruzheinaia = rifle shooting. CWR's translation "Hunting and Shooting" is understandable. Don Cunningham notes an association with dogs, (esp. Borzoi's) and suggests "Hunting with Gun and Dog" as a possible translation.
    Pterylogr. C.L. Nitzsch Pterylographie: Avium par prior. Nitzsch, C. L. 1833 Halle 4to p.52.
    PtitsiKan.Puteshest
    PtitsiSov.Soyuza Ptitsi Sovetskovo Soyuza Dementiev 1951 [Birds of the Soviet Union (Ptitsy Sovetskogo Soyuza) G. P. Dementev and others Translated from Russian by A. Birron and Z. S. Cole 1966]
    Pub.AvulsasMus.ParaenseEmilioGoeldi
    Pub.Brit.Mus.N.H. Publications of the British Museum (Natural History)
    Pub.CarnegieInst. Publ. Carnegie Inst.
    Pub.FieldColumb.Mus.Ornith. Publ. Field Columbian Mus. Ornith. Ser.
    Pub.Mus.Hist.Nat.Jav.Prado(ser.A) Publicaciones del Museo Historia Natural 'Javier Prado', Ser. A. Zool. Univ. Nac. Mayor de San Marcos 1 -> 1948
    Pub.Tecn.Cient.Inst.IguacuPesq.Preserv.Amb. Publicacao Tecnico-Cientifica do Instituto Iguacu de Pesquisa e Preservacao Ambiental Rio de Janiero. 1-> 1995
    Comments & Suggestions to Data Steward Alan P. Peterson, M.D. POB 1999 Walla Walla, WA 99362-0999
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