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GreNus PAVONCELLA Leacu. This, being a nomen nudum, 
becomes 
GENUS MACHETES Cuvier. 
Machetes Cuvier, Régne Animal, I, 1817, 490. Type, Tringa 
pugnax LINN®US. 
No. [260] thus becomes 
[260] Machetes pugnax (LINN Us). 
SUBFAMILY PERDICINAS.. Parrripces. This becomes 
Famity ODONTOPHORIDZ. Bos-wHites, QUAILS, ETC. 
SUBFAMILY TETRAONINAE. ‘This becomes 
Famity TETRAONIDZ. Grouse, Spruce PartripcGes, Prar- 
MIGANS, ETC. 
Famity PHASIANIDZA. This becomes 
Famity MELEAGRIDA. ‘Turkeys. 
GENUS COLUMBIGALLINA Bore. Within the limits of the 
Check-List, this is changed to 
GENUS CHASMEPELIA Swarnson. 
Chemepelia SWAInson, Zoélogical Journal, III, Dec., 1827, 361. 
Type, Columba passerina LINN avs. 
No. 320 and its subspecies require correction as follows: 
320. Chemepelia passerina terrestris (CHAPMAN). 
320a. Chemepelia passerina pallescens Barrp. 
320b. Chaemepelia passerina bermudiana (BANcs & BrADLEr). 
SuBFAMILY ACCIPITRINAs. Becomes 
Famity BUTEONID. 
SUBFAMILY FALCONINZAS. This becomes 
