A 



THE CODE OF NOMENCLATURE 



AND 



CHECK-LIST 



OF 



NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 



Adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union 



BEING THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE 



UNION ON CLASSIFICATION AND 



NOMENCLATURE 



Zoological Nomenclature is a means, not an end, of Zoological Science 



NEW YORK 



AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 



1886 



