1878.] ON THE GENUS AETAMUS. 625 



The specimens have been submitted to Mr. Dresser, who is of opinion that they belong to 

 this species and not to L. sihirica. 



42. Tringa albescens. 



Tringa albescens, Temminck, PI. Col. 41. f. 2. 

 [N. Bohol, c^ ? , October and November.] 

 New to the Philippines. 



43. Gallinago scolopacina (187). 

 [N. Bohol, 6 , November.] 



44. BUBULCUS COROMANDUS (194). 

 [N. Bohol, ? , October.] 



45. Herodias garzetta (195). 

 [N. Bohol, 6 , October.] 



46. Dendrocygna vagans (203). 



[N. Bohol, 6 ? , October and November.] 



47. Sterna bergii. 



Sterna bergii, Licht. Verz. d. Doubl. Berl. Mus. p. 80. 

 [N. Bohol, d 2 , November.] 



Letter on the Genus Artaums, from the Marquis of TVeeddale, F.R.S., &c., ibis, 1878, 



to the Editors of ' The Ibis ' (July 1878). P- 383. 



Sirs, — In a note on the genus Artanius, recently published in Rowley's 'Ornithological 

 Miscellany' (part xiv. p. 179) I observe that Mr. Sharpe has rejected the Linnean specific title 

 leucorhynchus (founded on Brisson's Pie-grieche de Manille), as well as Scopoli's title of jjhilip- 

 j)inus, and Gmelin's dominicanus (founded on Sonnerat's Pie-grieche dominiquaine des Philippines), 

 for the Philippine Swallow-Shrike, and adopted Valenciennes's more recent title, leucogaster, 

 bestowed on a bird from Timor, although he tells us (p. 179) that he considers the titles leuco- 

 rhynchns and leucogaster to be synonymous. Thus a title whicli has been current with all writers 

 for over a hundred years is upset. Mr. Sharpe remarks " so long as there is a doubt about the 

 Brissonian bird from the Philippines, I think the name ought to be discarded, though Lord 

 Tweeddale says that 'he has no doubt that from it Brisson and Sonnerat took their descriptions.' 



