. Austral avian record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna. Birds Australia; Ornithology. THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD. Vol IV., Nos. 2 and 3- July 28th, 1920. CONTENTS. Avian Taxonomy .. A Name-List of the Birds of New Zealand A Name-List of the Birds op Australia .. pa. AVIAN TAXONOMY. By Gregory M. Mathews and Tom Iredale. Recent taxonomists have failed to provide a scheme to meet with any general approval, the best known being far from faultless. American ornithologists have deferred the con- sideration of the higher avian systematics on the grounds
. Austral avian record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna. Birds Australia; Ornithology. THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD. Vol IV., Nos. 2 and 3- July 28th, 1920. CONTENTS. Avian Taxonomy .. A Name-List of the Birds of New Zealand A Name-List of the Birds op Australia .. pa. AVIAN TAXONOMY. By Gregory M. Mathews and Tom Iredale. Recent taxonomists have failed to provide a scheme to meet with any general approval, the best known being far from faultless. American ornithologists have deferred the con- sideration of the higher avian systematics on the grounds of convenience—a plea unexpected from progressives, but one continually urged by conservative ornithologists. It has always seemed to us that a knowledge of the relationships of the higher groups is of much more importance than the study of geographical variations of species. It is admitted that much more careful study is necessary in connec- tion with the former than with the latter, but in our opinion the difficulties only make the subject more interesting. A comphcation has been present in the pecuhar usurpation of recent taxonomies by individuals ignorant of avian forms. We have been quite unable to appreciate the reasons for acquiescence in the unmerited dogmatism of such writers, whose inabihty to understand avian evolution has been disguised by the usage of barbaric terms. Really only three taxonomists have dealt with bird classification in a scientific manner, viz., Stejneger, Sharpe. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, Gregory M. (Gregory Macalister), 1876-1949. London : Witherby
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