The Austral avian record. A scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna.

London: Witherby & Co. 1912-1926
Octavo, five volumes, eleven handcoloured lithographs. Volumes one to three binder's cloth; volumes four and five in original wrappers (lacks the final part five of volume five), rare.

"The Austral Avian Record is published at irregular intervals ... [and] contains 1. Discussions regarding the relationships and ranges of species and subspecies in particular genera, especially those which will not be dealt with in the immediate future in Mathews's "Birds of Australia," or those that have been. 2. Revision of what has been published in the "Birds of Australia," when accession of material and new facts necessitate such revision. 3. Describing new forms. 4. Discussions regarding nomenclature. 5. Supplements to the Reference List of the Birds of Australia. 6. Dates of Publication of works about which any doubt exists" (wrapper).
The first four volumes are in eight parts while volume five finishes at part five. Presumably funded by Gregory Mathews, its demise can probably be linked to Mathews' declining fortunes. A very scarce journal with many useful bibliographical and biographical papers. "It is beautifully illustrated by coloured plates and well executed text figures" (Wood).

Whittell p. 486-505; Wood p. 211.