578 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.53. 



Apteromis Selys-Longchamps, Revue Zool., vol. 11, for October, 1848, p. 293. 



Type, Apteromis solitarius Selys [Raphidae?] 



(Subsequent designation, Gray, 1855.) 



Aideotis "Is. Geoffroy" Le Maout, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux, 1853, p. 340. 



Type, Otis arabs "Gmelin " [=Linnaeus, 1758] [Otididae.] 



(Monotypy.) 

 "Heron (Ardea) et VOutarde (Otis)." (Le Maout.) 



Arfakoniis Mathews, Austral Avian Record, vol. 2, No. 2-3, Oct. 23, 1913, p. 61. 

 Substitute name for Microlestes Meyer, 1884 (preoccupied). 



Type, Microlestes arfakianus Meyer [Muscicapidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 Arfak (mountains. New Guinea) +3pi'n, a bird. (Mathews, MS.) 



Argala T. Brown, Zoologist's Text-Book, vol. 1, 1832,' p. 252, pi. 62, fig. 1. 



Type, Argala gigantea Brown [=Ardea gigantea Forster, 1795?]. .[Ciconiidae.] 

 (Monotypy.) 



Ariadne 2 A. Newton, Ibis, vol. 3, No. 9, January, 1867, p. 128. 



Substitute for Ariana Mulsant and Verreau.x [Trochilidae.] 



Ashbyia North, Agric. Gazette New South Wales, vol. 22, pt. 3, March, 1911, p. 211; 

 Mathews, Emu, vol. 12, 1913, pi. E. 



Type, Ephthianura lovensis Ashby [Turdidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 For Edwin Ashby. (North.) 



Atalolestrls Mathews, Birds of Australia, vol. 2, pt. 5, Jan. 31, 1913, p. 500. 



Type, Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot [Stercorariidae.} 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 (Subgenus of Stercorarius.) 

 'AraX6s, deVicaite+ Lestris (X7j<rrpfs, piratical.) (Mathews, MS.) 



Aurepthianura Mathews, Emu, vol. 12, pt. 3, Jan. 1, 1913, p. 205. 



Type, Epthianura auri/rons Gould [Turdidae. 



(Subsequent designation, Mathews, 1913.) 

 Aureus, Qo\den+ Epthianura {i<i>96s, dressed; oupd, tail). (Mathews, MS.) 



Austranthus Mathews, Austral Avian Record, vol. 2, No. 7, Jan. 28, 1915, p. 123. 



Type, Anthus australis Vieillot [Motacillidae. 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 Australis, south.ern+ Anthus (afdos, a small bird). (Mathews, MS.) 



Austrartamus Mathews, Austral Avian Record, vol. 1, No. 5, Dec. 24, 1912, p. 114. 



Type, Arlnmus melnnops Gould [Artamidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 Australis, Boxithetn -\-Artamus (apra/xoj, a butcher). (Mathews, MS.) 



Austrodicaeum Mathews, Austral Avian Record, vol. 2, No. 2-3, Oct. 23, 1913, p. 60. 



Type, Motacilla hirundinacea Shaw [Dicaeidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 Australis, soatheTn-{- Dicxum (dUaiov, a very small "bird" of India). (Mathews, 

 MS.) 



1 Th3re is an-)th9r Issus, dated 1S33, but the text appears to be Identical with the above. 

 » Newton writes "Ariana (qu. Ariadne?]." 



