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Euscarthmus gularis (Temminck). 



The Muscicapa gularis of Temminck, 1 which is now employed for a 

 Brazilian species of Tyrannidae as Euscarthmus gularis, is interdicted by 

 Muscicapa gularis Stephens, 2 a name now relegated to the synonymy of 

 Dessonornis cajfra (Linnaeus). The next name available is Todirostrum 

 rufilatum Hartlaub, 8 and the species must, therefore, hereafter stand as 

 Euscarthmus rufilatus (Hartlaub). 



Family MIMIDAE. 



Mimus lividus (Lichtenstein). 



The name Mimus lividus, long applied to a well-known South American 

 mockingbird, proves to be untenable, since its basis, Turdus lividus Lich- 

 tenstein, 4 is rendered invalid by Turdus lividus Wilson, 6 which is now rele- 

 gated to the synonymy of Lucar carolinensis (Linnaeus). The only other 

 name which could possibly be used for the species is Turdus orpheus Spix, 6 

 which in part applies to it; but this in turn is preoccupied by Turdus orpheus 

 Linnaeus, 7 which is now known as Mimus polyglottos orpheus (Linnaeus), 

 and is, therefore, in any case unavailable. Since Mimus lividus (Lichten- 

 stein) is thus devoid of any specific designation, we propose to call it Mimus 

 antelius, nom. nov. 



Family ICTERIDAE. 



Curaeus aterrimus (Kittlitz). 



The Chilean bird now known as Curaeus aterrimus (Kittlitz) 8 has an 

 early name in Turdus curaeus Molina, 9 and the species must therefore 

 stand as Curaeus curaeus (Molina). 



iNouv. Rec. Planch. Col. d'Ornith., Ill, livr. 28, November, 1822, pi. 167, fig. 1 

 (Brazil). 



2Shaw's Gen. Zool., X, 1817, p. 392 (loc. ign.). 



3Journ. f. Ornith., 1855, p. 98 (Brazil). 



4Verz. Doubl., 1823, p. 39 (Bahia, Brazil). 



sAmer. Ornith., II, 1810, p. 90, pi. XIV, fig. 3 (ex Bartram) (eastern Pennsylvania) 



6Avium Spec. Nov. Bras., I, 1824, p. 71, pi. LXXI (Joazeiro, San Francisco R., Prov. 

 Rio Janeiro, Brazil). 



?Syst. Nat., ed 10, I, 1758, p. 169 (Jamaica, West Indies). 



SSturnus aterrimus Kittlitz, M6m. Acad. St.-P6tersb., 1835, p. 467, pi. II, (Valpa- 

 raiso, Chile). 



9Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chili, 1782, p. 252 (Chile). 



