(9) 



{BuU. B. 0. C. iii. p. sxxvii, lSfl4) iutrodnced for the Anstral-Malayan species 

 will be available. 



Page 35 : Species 222. D. youldi Gonld, Handh. Birds Aiistr. ii. p. 374 (LSG.")) 

 replaces D. arcuata Horsfield. 



In the Cat. Birds, vol. xxvii. p. 153 Ralvadori preferred P. nrewita Horsfield, 

 Zool. Ttes. in Java, pi. 6.5, 1824, for the Austro-Malayan species dift'erentiated 

 from D.javanica of the same anther previously proposed in the Trans. Linn. Son. 

 Land. vol. xiii. p. 199, 1822. 



Salvador! accepted arcuata on the plate given, hnt the letterpress covered 

 javanica. The fiicts are : Horsfield proposed jacaniea and noted varieties, one of 

 which agrees with the bird in question now considered specifically separable. In 

 his second paper he used arcuata for the same group on account of its prior 

 introduction by Cuvier in BIS. only, and saidv javanica as a synonym of the later 

 arcuata. Of course, in reality arcuata is a pure synonym of jaranica, the latter 

 having priority. Count Salvador!, however, recognising that the figure given 

 really belonged to one of the varieties, used arcuata as based on that figure, 

 though the text proved the contrary. This course is not permissible. As a 

 substitute I have fallen back upon ijouldi, which Gonld accepted for the Australian 

 bird as of Bonaparte. Bonaparte's introduction {Comptes Rendus, vol. xliii. 

 p. 649, 185G) was of a nude name only, so that the above quotation is the first 

 description. 



Two other prior names have been used for this bird, but each I consider 

 inapplicable. Miiller's Anas badia {Verh. Nat. Gesch. Land en Yolkenk., p. 159, 

 1842) is another nude name, whilst Eraser's .4. vagans was described from the 

 Pliilippines {Zool. Tijpica, p. 68, 1849), and I am not inclined to accept it for 

 the Australian form. 



Page 36 : Genus CXLVIII. Oxyura Bonaparte, Ann. Lye. Kat. flist. Xew York, 

 ii. p. 390, 1828 

 replaces Erisrnatura Bonaparte, 1831. 



I am unable to find that Oxyura is preoccupied. I have noticed several 

 prior usages of Oxyurus, but none of Oxyura. Under the existing nomenclatorial 

 laws the latter must be used. I may state that I have carefully considered this 

 matter, as the American Ornithological Union have sanctioned the rejection of 

 some names ending in -ics on account of prior similar names ending in -a and 

 rice versa, but in other cases acccj)t(.'d some differing only in the same way, and 

 conclude that confusion would ensue should the American Ornithological Union's 

 views be adopted. Many changes would be necessary in the nomenclature of 

 Australian birds by following the American Ornithological Union Code. To those 

 who would wish to retain lirismatura I would point out that it would occni)y an 

 unstable position. As far as I can trace, though that generic name, Giorn. Arcud. Iii. 

 p. 208, is usually quoted as 1831, it was not published until well on in the year 

 1832, whereas Cerconectes Wagler, Isis, 1832, p. 282, appeared early in that year 

 and appears to have priority. 



Page 38 : Species 244. Sula dactylatra Lesson, Traitc d. Ornith. p. OiJl (1831) 

 replaces S. cyanops Snndevall, 1837. 



In the Cat. Birds, vol. xxvi. p. 430 Ogilvie-Grant accepted cyanops of 

 H\nidcva!l {I'hysioyr. Sails/,: Tidsk. (Lund.) i. p. 218, 1837) in preference to 



