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301a. Picoides TRIDACTYLUS dorsalis (Baird) B. B. & R. 
314. Colaptes AURATUS mexicanus (Sw.). 
The above combination becomes absolutely necessary in view of the 
indisputable and wholesale intergradation of the auratus and mexicanus 
types of this species. In the present case is afforded an excellent ex- 
ample of the difficulties in the way of consistent nomenclature, whether 
binomial or trinomial. 
316. ALUCO flammeus PRATINCOLA (Bonap.) Ridgw.—Professor New- 
ton has, we think, clearly demonstrated* that the proper type of the Lin- 
nean genus Strix is not S. flammea, but S. stridula, subsequently made 
the type of Savigny’s genus Syrnium; and that Aluco, Fleming (1828), 
should stand as the generic name of the Barn Owls. Andubon’s name, 
“americana” (1839), for the American Barn Owl is antedated by prat- 
incola, Bonap. (1838), which should, in consequence, stand as the sub- 
specific name for this form. 
318 b. Scops asio MACCALLI (Cass.) Coues.—In the “ Proceedings of 
the U.S. Nat. Mus.” for 1878 (Vol. I, pp. 109-111), I formally referred the 
‘““Scops asio var. enano” of Lawrence to S. maccalli, Cassin, and in a 
foot-note on p. 111 refer Mr. Sennett’s specimens to the latter. This fact, 
however, seems to have been overlooked by both Dr. Coues and Mr. . 
Sennett, who, in their last paper, continue to call the variety “S. asio 
enano.”t | 
320. ASIO wilsonianus (Less.).—Brisson’s genus Asio appears to be un- 
questionably that which should be applied to the long-eared owls, and 
has long since been adopted by some authorities. Admitting that the 
short-eared species (Strix accipitrina, Pall.) cannot be separated generi- 
cally, it would have to be called— 
321. ASIO accipitrinus (Pall.) Newton. 
323, STRIX nebulosa, Forst.—Professor Newton’s very correct conelu- 
sion that the proper type of the Linnean genus Strix is the S. stridula, 
necessitates the above change in the generic name of this American 
congener of that species. 
The Floridan birds of S. nebulosa I find to be so different from north- 
ern examples as to well merit subspecific separation. In his memorable 
work on the birds of East Florida (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., I, p.340) Mr. 
Allen refers to the much darker color of Floridan specimens, but appar- 
ently overlooks the naked toes. It is with pleasure that I dedicate this 
race to one who has done such eminent service not only to the orni- 
thology of Florida, but to the science in general. 
* Of. Yarrell’s Brit. Birds, ed. 4, vol. i, p. 150, and The Ibis, ser. iii, vol. vi, pp. 94-105. 
tSince these pages were put in type, I have discovered that the name stands as 
above given in the ‘‘Check List.” The notice of the species here was therefore an 
oversight. 
