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The names of the Xorth- American species and races will then be : 



1. Otocoris alpcstrin (hiN.) — Shore Lark. 



2. Otocoris alpestris Uucolama (CouEs). — White-throated Shore Lark. 



3. Otocoris alpestris chrysolcema (Wagl.). — Mexicau Shore Lark. 



ARCHIBUTEO LAGOPUS (Brunn.), 1704. 



Authors who reject names given before 176G, usually cite ArcMbuteo 

 lagopus (Gm.), 1788. As Gunnerus, in 1767, has described the species 

 very distinctly in Leex's Finm. Beskr.* p. 237, as Falco norvegicus, they 

 will have to adopt the name Archibuteo norvegicus (Gunn.), 1767, 

 being the first name applied to the bird after the 12th edition of Linn^i 

 Syst. Nat., in which the species is not included. The description of 

 Gunnerus is as follows : 



"Falconis hujus * * * pullum vivum * * * accepi in nido 

 captum, jam 8 menses natum : maguitudo est gallinadei. In dorso, alis 

 et subtus fuscu* est, maculis canis sublematis supra, i^rnesertim in alis 

 adspersis. Caput, collum & pectus ad medium usque dilute brunnea 

 sunt, maculis longitudinalibus fuscis ; color tamen capitis dilutior est, 

 & macula3 longitudinales colli pectus adtrigentes, reliquis latiores & 

 longiores sunt. In infima parte frontis supra ceram, nee non sub oculis 

 s. in superiore regioue genarum, color est dilute canus. Iris dilute cana, 

 & membrana nictitans cterulea. Kemigeo saturate fuscit non ad extre- 

 :niam caudam pertingunt, alis scili(;et complicatis. Eectrices supra & 

 infra alb* extremitatibus latitudiue trium digitorum fuscis. Eostrum, 

 ad instar uugvium, lividum, breve & iude a radice curvum, cera autem 

 cum digitis tlava. Pedes ad talos usque lanati & sordide albi, femori- 

 bus extrorsum parvis maculis fuscis adspersis. * * * Character 

 •ejus pro priesenti ita formari potest : Falco Norvegicus dorso alis, sterno 

 .subtus & abdomine fuscis maculis sublemulatis canis supra, prtesertim 

 ,iu alis, adspersis, rectricibus albis, extremitatibus late nigris." 



cicoxiA Alba. 



The oldest author for this name has been stated to be Bechstein, in 

 liis [Nalurgesch. Vtig. Deutschl. Ill (1793), p. 48. It is, however, ante- 

 dated by ScHAFFER, who in 1789, Mus. Orn., p. 52, gave the name Cico- 

 .nia alba. 



STEEPSILAS ILLIG. 1811, 



is untenable, being one year younger than Morinella Mey. & Wolf, 

 Taschb. Viig. Deutschl. II, p. 383 (1810). 

 The two North-American species are : 



1, Morinella interpres (Lin.). — Turnstone. 



2. Morinella melanocephala (Vig.). — Black Turnstone. 



* As to this work see p. 37, footnote under Totanus glottis. 



