602 PROCEEDINGS OP THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.53. 



Megapodargus Mathews, Austral Avian Record, vol. 2, No. 2-3, Oct. 23, 1913, p. G3. 

 Mew name for Cyphorhina Lesson, 1843 (not Cyphirhinus Schonhekr, 1820). 



Type, Podargus papuerisis Quoy and Gaimard Podargidae.} 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 M^7os, large +Porfar^i(s (wddapyos, swift-footed). (Mathews, MS.) 



Megapsittacus ' Giglioli, Boll. Soc. Geogr. Italiana, vol. 11, fasc. 5-7, 1874, p. 357. 



Type, Psidacxis mauritianus Owen [Cacatoidae.] 



(Monotypy.) 



Megastictus Riugway, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 22, April 17, 1909, p. G9. 



Type, Myrmcciza margaritata Sclater I Formicariidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 Me7aj, large; <ttlkt6s, marked, spotted. (Ridgway.) 



Megathelia M.\thews. Austral Avian Record, vol. 2, No. 5, Sept. 24, 1914, p. 112. 



Type, Megapodius tumulus Gould [Megapodidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 A "made-up" name. (Matliews, MS.) 



Melanococc3rx Wurttemberg, Naumannia, 1857, p. 434 (nomen nudum); Heuglin, 

 Journal fiir Orn., vol. 15, 1867, p. SOl.^ 



Type, Melanococq/x levaillanti Wurttemberg [Cvx'ulidae.] 



(Monotypy.) 



Melanocoryphoides Bianchi, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersb., s6r. 5, vol. 23, No, 3, 

 190G, p. 222. 



Type, Melancorypha marima Gould [Alaudidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 



Melanopicos Malherbe. Nouv. Classif. Picin^es,' 1850, p. 46. 



Emendation of Melampicos Malherbe, 1849 \Picidae.)i 



fMeleagrops (Marsh, MS.) Shufeldt, Auk, vol. 30, No. 1, January, 1913. p. 33. 



Type, Meleagris celer Marsh [Incertae sedis.] 



(Monotypy.) 



Melichneutes Reichenow, Ornith. Monatsber., vol. 18, No. 10, October, 1910, p. 100. 



Type, Melichneutes sommerjeldi Reichenow [Indicatoridae.] 



(Monotypy.*) 

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



Type, " Cracticus quoyi tunneyi Hartert=C. spaldingi Masters". .[Laniicfac] 

 (Original designation and monotypy.) 

 For John White Mellor. (Mathews, MS.) 



Melomyza Mathews, Austral Avian Record, vol. 1, No. 8, Mar. 20, 1913, p. 196. 



Type, Myzomela obscura Gould [Meliphagidae.] 



(Original designation and monotypy.) 

 Anagram of Myzomela. (Mathews, MS.) 

 Melophilus C. L. Brehm, Journal fiir Orn., vol. 5, 1857, j). 351. 



Substitute name for Melizophilus Leach [Sylviidae.\ 



Merganas Macgilltvray, Hist. Brit. Birds, vol. 5, 1852, p. 201. 



Type, Mergus albellus Linnaeus [Anatidae.'] 



(Monotypy.) 



* This antedates and should supersede Lophopsittacus Newton, 1875. 



* Ileuglin leaves the case in uncertainty. He thinks the species Is equivalent to " Cuculv^s nigricaru 

 Sw.«- C. chal/baeun Heu^l.," but is not certain, 



» See note under Colombpicus. 



* He thinks Jlelignomon robustua Bates may belong to this genus. 



