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wliite, this color, however, occapies a larger space on the wing-coverts 

 of this species than in any other which h'^.re reasonably can he in ques- 

 tion. The other characters agree as well with both species, and conse- 

 quently they speak in favor of the opinion here expressed. 



Having thus proved that the Scolopax glottis Linnaeus is merely a 

 synonym of Limosa lapponica, we proceed to select a new name for it, 

 the first binominal one given to the bird in question, the Green-shank. 



In 1767 Knud .Lekm published his " Beskrivelse over Finmarkens 

 Lapper," with a Latin translation following the Danish text, in which 

 work the Norwegian bishop Gunnerus, a very distinguished and, at 

 that time, everywhere in Europe, highly esteemed naturalist, and one 

 of the more prominent of the pupils of Linnaeus, gives a tolerably 

 complete account of the natural history of northern Xorway in form of 

 foot-notes. In these we find many good descriptions, and several species 

 named for the first time, and there is not the slightest reason for reject- 

 ing his names, as he was a strict binominalist, whose descriptions are 

 very clear, and published in a proper manner after 1706. 



As tbe work is perhaps somewhat scarce, I think it proper to give 

 its title in full below.* 



From his diagnosis of Scolopax nehularia (p. 251), ^^Rostro levi, acuto, 

 sub-reeurvato^ collo pectoraque albido, macidis fuscis ; rachi prima remiqis 

 nivea " it is beyond doubt that he means the species here in question. 

 The description of the bill is sufficient to separate this bird from the 

 other species of Totanus Beciist., which have the beak straight, and it 

 cannot be confounded with any Limosa., having the shaft of the first 

 quill white. The comparison with other species which he gives corrobo- 

 rates this opinion, as also does his quotation of Strom's Sondm. Beskr. 

 I, p. 252. 



As Gmelin's name canescens was bestowed 21 years later, and his 

 description is by far not so precise as that of Gunnerus, the name of the 

 latter must be adopted, and the species for the future stand as Totanus 

 nehularius (Gunn.). 



The synonymy may be given as follows : 



17(5fi. _5co/o2)a:c totanus Lin., Syst. Nat. 12 ed. I, p. 245 {nee 1758 qum T. caUdris). 

 1767. — Scolopax nehiilarias GuNNERUS, in Leem, Lapp. Beskr. p. 251. 



' Kmid Leeras, | Profe sor i det Lappiske Sprog | Beskrivelse | over | Finmarkens 

 Lapper, | deres Tungemaal, Levemaade og forrige Afgudsdyrkelse | oplyst ved mange 

 Kaabberstykker : | med | J. E. Gunneri, | Biskop over Trondhjems Stift, og S. S. 

 Theologi;e Doctor, | Anmajrkniuger; | og | E. .1. Jesseus, | Justitz-Eaad, Geueral- 

 Kivke- Inspector og Cancellio-Secretaire, | Afliandling om de'Norske Finners og Lap- 



pers Hedenske Religion. | Canuti Leemii, Professoris Lingnse, Lapponic;e. | De 



I Lapponibns Finmarchiie, | eornnnine lingua, | vita et religione pristina | commen- 

 tatio, I multis tabulis ieneis illnstrata : | una cum | J. E. Gnnneri, | Episcopi | Diieces. 

 Nidros. & S. S. Tlieologi;e Doctoris | Notis ; | & | E. J. Jessen-s |.Couci]iar Justit., 

 Rer. Ecclesiast. p. utr. regn. Inspector, General. & Secret. Cancellar | Tractatu Singu- 



lari do Finnorum Lapporumque Norvegic religione pagaua. | Kiobenliavu, 1767. 



Trykt udi det Kongel. Waysenliuses Bogtrykkerie af | G. G. Salikath. 



