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393. Buteo ABBREVIATUS, Caban.—See Sharpe, as above, p. 163, who, 
however, refers it to the genus “ Tachytriorchis.”. See, also, Sclater & 
Salvin’s “‘ Nomenclator Avium Neotropicalium,” p. 118. 
363. Polyborus CHERIWAY (Jacq.) Caban.—See Sharpe, t. ¢., p. 33. 
This species appears to be quite distinct from P. tharus. 
364. PSEUDOGRYPHUS californianus (Shaw) Ridgw.—Concerning the 
validity of this genus, see Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club., April, 1880, p. —. 
366. CATHARISTA (atrata, Bartr.).—If the name atrata, as now almost 
universally applied to this species, is to be accredited to Bartram, it has 
priority over all the synonyms; but if we are to reject Bartram’s names 
on account of his frequent “lapses” from binomialism, or his equally bad 
practice of omitting descriptions (which, however, is not the case with 
regard to his mention of the present species), then wrubu of Vieillot 
(1809) takes precedence over atrata of Wilson (1512), which comes next 
in order of date. 
368. Columba ERYTHRINA, Licht.—Although there is no law compel- 
ling the adoption of a museum name, I prefer to do so in this case rather 
than propose a new one, since Lichtenstein’s name erythrina is a very ap- 
propriate one. The name by which this species has usually been known— 
C. “ flavirostris, Wagler”—is “ glaringly false,” and, therefore, to be re- 
jected, according to the rules of the British Association.* It is true that 
the bill sometimes appears yellowish in the dried skin, but in life it is 
always some shade of purple or pink, whitish at the extremity. What- 
ever it may be, it is impossible to identify McCall’s C. solitarius with 
this species. If his description was really penned from a specimen, his 
bird has not yet been rediscovered, no known North American Pigeon 
corresponding at all closely with his description. In any event it cannot 
be the present species, which never has “ brilliant reflections” on either 
neck or breast, nor the back or under wing-coverts “ light-red color.” 
378. ORTALIS vetula maccalli (Baird) Ridgw.—In regard to this 
emendation of the generic name, see Wharton, ‘The Ibis,” Oct., 1879, 
p. 450. I find the Texan birds easily distinguishable from Mexican ex- 
amples (true vetula). 
380. CANACE canadensis (Linn.) Reich.—None of the American grouse 
usually referred to Tetrao resemble at all closely the type of the latter 
genus, 7. urogallus, Linn. They appear, in fact, nearly as distinct from 
Tetrao proper as are Bonasa or Pediccetes, or other recognized American 
genera. It seems scarcely advisable, however, to admit a genus “ Den- 
dragapus” for the special accommodation of C. obscura in its various forms. 
396. Charadrius DOMINICUS, Miill.—Miiller’s name for the American 
Golden Plover, dating 1776, should take precedence over fulvus, Gmel., be- 
stowed twelve years later (1788), as the name of the species. The Asiatic 
form should therefore be called C. dominicus fulvus (Gmel.) 
* Cf. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Jan., 1830, p. 37. 
