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7. There is no wobbling on my side, but there certainly is 

 with those who find their position untenable. Mr. Campbell 

 put his bioad plnuk of popular names on top of his narrow 

 scientific one. 



8. T feel sine those learned gentlemen, the Editors of "The 

 Ibis" and "The Auk" must feel greatly flattered when they 

 read Mr. Campbell's words, — "Moreover they showed careless 

 criticism when they referred to 'lack of or 'that no synonymy' 

 was given," when every one knows this to be correct. The 

 list may have led up to all the literature known to the com- 

 pilers, but others would like to differ. 



9. How does Mr. Campbell know that I am not in close 

 touch with members of the said Committee? To hear one say 

 that all scientific work done in Moscow and Berlin prior to 

 the war must be rescinded is absolutely ridiculous. 



10. All ornithologists in Australia we know unfortunately 

 are not progressive, but I am glad to think the majority now 

 are, and Mr. (Jampbell must be realizing this at last. It is 

 absolute nonsense to say "Mr. ^>o-and-So is [insliiiii; the priority 

 rule to an extent that is causing confusion." I say 

 Mr. So-and-So, (by which is implied Mr. Gregory M. Mathews, 

 the author of that splendid work — "The Birds of Australia") 

 is only following the eminent Zoologists of the 

 world. But let me tell Mr. Campbell this, 

 siS one who lajows, that the makers of the Laws of Priority 

 are carrying out the full meaning of the laws, and any one 

 who tries to do otherwise is up against a stone wall at once. 

 The next R.A.O.U. "Check List" will fall into line with the 

 world's scientists, or I am very much mistaken. The Old 

 School must give way in this as in other sciences. I have 

 aonnds for saying this because an absolute maioritv of the 

 R.A.O.U. have voted for a second edition of the Check-list 

 (ifcordinr/ to the Tnfcrnafional Corle. It should have been called 

 a New Check-list, for it will have nothing to do with the old 

 and worthless List. 



S. A. WHITE, 



"Wetunffa." 28-6-19. 



