VOL. XVI, PP. n-12 FEBRUARY 21, 1903 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



A NEW NAME FOR THE HAWAIIAN BIRD GENUS 

 OREOMYZA. 



BY LEONHARD STEJNEGER. 



In 1887 I established the genus Oreomyza for a Hawaiian 

 bird then described for the first time, viz. Oreomyza bairdi. 

 It now appears that in the same year Pokorny gave the identi 

 cal name to a genus of Tipulid insects. Fortunately it is pos 

 sible to settle beyond a doubt the question which of the two 

 has priority, since Pokorny's name was published on February 

 28 and mine not until July 2, thus: 



Oreomyza Pokorny, Wiener Entomol. Zeitung, 1887, Feb. 

 28, p. 50. 



Oreomyza Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1887, July 2, 

 p. 98. 



The latter, therefore, must give way, and in order to cause 

 as little change as possible I propose to substitute the word 



Oreomystis 



for the bird genus. The following species are now included 

 in this genus: 



1. Oreomystis bairdi Stejneger (type). 



2. Oreomystis mana (Wilson). 



3. Oreomystis perkinsi (Rothschild). 



4. Oreomystis flammea (Wilson). 



5. Oreomystis newtoni (Rothschild). 



6. Oreomystis maculata (Cabanis). 



7. Oreomystis montana (Wilson). 



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