Vol. 32, pp. 239-240 December 31, 1919 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



MUTANDA ORNITHOLOGICA. 

 VIII. 



BY HARRY C. OBERHOLSER. 



Some further changes in the names of birds prove necessary. 1 

 Five given below concern species in the families Pittidae, Hirun- 

 dinidae, Muscicapidae, Prionopidae, and Tangaridae. 



Family PITTIDAE. 



Pitta atricapilla Lesson. 



The Pitta atricapilla of Lesson, 2 now in current use for a Philippine species 

 of Pitta, is antedated by Turdus sordidus Muller, 3 which was applied to the 

 same species. Its name should, therefore, now be Pitta sordida (Muller). 



Family HIRUNDINIDAE. 



Riparia paludicola sinensis (Jerdon). 



The Hirundo sinensis of Jerdon, 4 which is now employed for an Asian 

 swallow as Riparia paludicola si?iensis, is debarred by Hirundo sinensis 

 Gmelin, 6 applied to some other and unidentifiable species. It should, there- 

 fore, be called Riparia paludicola chinensis (Gray). 6 



iFor the seven previous articles in this series, cf. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXX, March 

 31, 1917, pp. 75-76; July 27, 1917, pp. 125-126; ibid., XXXI, May 16, 1918, pp. 47-49; No- 

 vember 29, 1918, pp. 125-126; ibid., XXXII, February 14, 1919, pp. 7-8; April 11, 1919, 

 pp. 21-22; June 27, 1919, pp. 127-128. 



2Traite d'Ornith., 1831, p. 394 (Manila, Philippine Islands). 



3Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl., 1776, p. 143 (Philippine Islands). 



4 Madras. Journ., XI, 1840, p. 238 (Jaulnah, India). 



BSyst. Nat., I, ii, 1789, p. 1021 (China). 



^Hirundo chinensis J. E. Gray, in Hardwicke, Illustr. Ind.Zool., I, 1830, pi. XXXV, fig. 

 3 (China). 



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