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This name happens to be the same as that of Gmelin, but Schreber is tbe 

 first to apply it, and is, therefore, to be cited as authority. It is given by both 

 authors to the bird figured by Pennant as cited, but what that is cannot be so 

 easily settled. 



2. Todus cristatus, Schreber, Naturfors. xvii. p. 21 (1T82). 



Buff. PI. Enl. 289. Der Naturforscher, xvii. pi. 7. 

 Up to Gmelin, the synonomy of this species stands: 



Muscicapa coronata, Muller, Syst. Nat. Supp. p. 168 (1776). 

 Todus cristatus, Schreb., Der Naturfors. xvii. p. 21 (1782.) 

 Todus regius, Gm., Syst. Nat. i. p. 445 (1788.) 

 Muscivora coronata (Muller)! ! 



3. Xauthornus virens, Schreber, Naturfors. vol. xviii. p. 1 (1782.) 



Buff. PL Enl. 328, Der Naturf. xviii. pi. 1. 

 The synonymy of this species is : 



Oriolus viridis, Miiller, Syst. Nat. Supp. p. 87 (1776.) 

 Xanthomas virens, Schreb., Der Natuifors. xviii. p. 1 (1782.) 

 Oriolus viridis, Boddaert, Tab. PI. Enl. p. 20 (1783.) 

 Cassicus viridis, Vieill. Nour. Diet. v. p. 364 (1816.) 

 Oassicus viridis (Muller) I ! 

 Muller comes in again several lengths ahead of Schreber and Boddaert. 

 and Vieillot is nowhere, though currently reported for about fifty years as 

 having won, by error of the judges. Both of S-chreber r s plates above cited 

 are recognizable and, in fact, much better than usual at the date of tbe per- 

 formance. This is the same Schreber famous as a Mammalogist, but the 

 papers here referred to are his only attempts at Ornithology, so far as I know P 

 and so successful that bis three species here mentioned would have s-tood, but 

 for Prof. Miiller's long-neglected names. 



4. Scolopax punctata, Nau, Naturfors. xxv. p. 1 (1791.) 



" Scolopax rostro arcuato, gula rufescente, dorso fusco, punctis albis^ 

 pedibus nigris.'' Hab. Europe. 

 Probably the young or a seasonal plumage of Totanus ochropm, and also 

 probably the same plumage subsequently described as Tringa liltorea, Lath. 

 Ind. Orn. ii. p. 731. A full description is given in German, which seems 

 applicable, as we have stated. Professor Nau is or was well known as a. 

 Botanist, but this is his first and only appearance as an Ornithologist. 



5. Motacilla longirostra, Bechstein, Naturfors. xxvii. p. 43 (1793.) 



Quite an extended description of this species is given by Bechstein, but I 

 fail to recognize it, and do not find it again alluded to in the works of that 

 author. It is given as an European bird. 



6. Motacilla Sibilatrix, Bechstein Naturfors. xxvii. p. 47 (1793.) 



Sylvia sylvicola, Lath. Ind. Orn. Supp. p. 53 (1801.) 

 Phjllopneuste sibillatrix (Becbst.) Brehm I 



7. Motacilla Fitis, Bechstein, Naturfors. xxvii. p. 50 (1793.) 



Motacilla Trochilus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 338 (1766)? 

 Phyllopneuste fitis (Bechst.) Brehm 1 I 

 The plates of birds are as follows : 



Pipra rupicola, Linnaeus, vol. xL pi. 1. 

 Gracula carunculata, Gmelin, vol. xi. pi. 2. 

 Picus miniatus, Gmelin, vol. xiii. pi. 4. 

 Muscicapa coronata, Muller, vol. xvii. pi. 1. 

 Oriolus viridis, Mtiller, vol. xviii. pi. 1. 



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