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Subfam. II. PROMEROPIN A. 
Promerops, Briss.(1760). Falcinellus, Vietll. (1816). Irrisor, Less. 
(1831). Upupa, Zath. Curruca, Mehr. 
P. erythrorhynchus, (Lath.) Swains.  Vieill. Ois. dor., pl. 6. 
Rutopomastus, Smith (1828). Faleinellus, Vie//. Epimachus, 
Wagl. Upupa, Burch. 
R. cyanomelas, (Vieill.) Smith. Levaill. Prom., pl. 5.& 6. U. 
purpurascens, Burch. R.Smithii, Jard. and Selby. 
Epimacuus, Cuv. (1817). Upupa, Gm. Promerops, Shaw. Fal- 
cinellus, Vietdl. Cinnamolegus, Less.(1835). Upupa, 2nd div. 
Cuv. (1797-1798). 
E. magnus, (Gm.) Cuv., Pl.enl. 639. U. superba, Lath. U. fusca, 
Gm. Levaill. Prom., pl. 13.14. C. papuensis, Less. 
Family IT. NECTARINIDA. WNectarinia, Ul. 
Subfam. I. NECTARININA. 
Mono, Less. (1831). Merops, Lath. Certhia, Gm. Gracula, Merr. 
Meliphaga, 7emm. 
M. nigra, (Gm.) G. R. Gray. M. fasciculatus, Lath. Gr. no- 
bilis, err. 
Drepanis*, Temm. (1820). Certhia, Gm. Melithreptus, 2nd div. 
Vieill. (1816). Vestiaria, lem. (1822). 
D. pacifica, (Gm.) Temm.: Le Hoho, Vieidl., Ois. dor., pl.63. V. 
hoho, Less. 
Hemicnatuus, Licht. (1838). Heterorhynchus (1839) et Meli- 
threptus, Lafr. Certhia, Gm. 
H. lucidus, Licht. H. olivaceus, Lafr., Mag. de Zool. 1839., pl. 10. 
ARACHNOTHERA, Temm. (182?). Cinnyris, Horsf. Certhia, Lath. 
A. longirostris, (Lath.) Zemm., Pl. col. 84. f. 1. 
NectariniA, Zl. (1811). Certhia, Z. Mellisuga, Vieill. Cin- 
nyris, 2nd div. Cuv. (1817). Curruca, Mehr. 
N. famosa, (L.) Jil., Pl.enl. 83. f. 1. 
Pritorurus, Sw. (1837). Promerops, Briss. Merops et Upupa, 
L. Nectarinia, 1st div. Temm. Ptilurus, Strickl. (1841). Cur- 
ruca, Mehr. 
P. cater, (L.) G. R. Gray, Pl. enl.637. U. promerops, Z. 
a Mr. Strickland thinks this name should be cancelled, and Vieillot’s 
name of Melithreptus used for the present genus; but I have shown, in 
quoting the laiter synonym, that this group forms only the second section 
of Vieillot’s genus, while it is the proper type of Temminck’s ; and it will 
be seen hereafter that I retain Vieillot’s name for his first section, to which 
it seems more proper that it should be applied, and for which Vigors and 
Horsfield have also proposed it. 
