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Colonel Legge and Mr. Campbell (vide letter from the Curator, 
Mr. R. Etheridge, junr.), and passed the list on to Mr. C. W. De 
Vis, who represented Queensland. Mr. George Masters, another 
member of the New South Wales committee, begged to decline 
acting on account of his many engagements. 
As little time remained for the consideration of the list at the 
Brisbane Congress, Mr. De Vis (who stated that the Queensland 
branch of the committee was prepared to adopt the principles of 
popular nomenclature advocated in the preliminary list) suggested 
that it should be brought up at the Sydney Congress (1898) for 
final adoption, and that the main features of modern classification 
should be introduced in whatever form the list might appear. 
The ‘“ Vernacular List” is now presented for adoption, the 
classification and scientific nomenclature being in accordance with 
the “ Catalogue of Birds” of the British Museum, kindly extracted 
for the committee by Mr. Ed. Degen. 
E. C. Srrruine, 
Secretary, Vernacular Names Committee. 
ORDER—ACCIPITRES: BIRDS OF PREY. 
Sub-order—Falcones: “ Falcons.”’ 
FAMILY—FALCONIDA: “HAWKS.” 
SuB-FAMILY—ACCIPITRIN=: “ LONG-LEGGED Hawks.” 
. Circus assimilis (jardinii). ‘Spotted Harrier.” 
. Cireus gouldi (assimilis), “ Harrier” (Swamp-hawk). 
Astur (Leucospiza) cinereus. ‘ Grey Goshawk.” 
. Astur (Leucospiza) novee-hollandiz. ‘ White Goshawk.” 
. Astur leucosomus. ‘“ Lesser White Goshawk.” 
. Astur approximans. ‘“ Goshawk.” 
Astur cruentus. ‘ Lesser Goshawk.” 
Accipiter cirrhocephalus. “ Sparrow-hawk.” 
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SuB-FAMILY-—BUTEONINE : “ BUZZARDS.” 
8. Urospizias radiatus. ‘“ Red Goshawk.” 
SUB-FAMILY—AQUILINE: “ EAGLEs.” 
9. Uroaetus (Aquila) audax. ‘ Wedge-tailed Eagle” (Eagle- 
hawk). 
10. Niszetus (Aquila) morphnoides.  “ Little Eagle.” 
11. Haliaetus leucogaster. ‘‘ White-bellied Sea-Eagle.” 
12. Haliastur girrenera. ‘“ White-headed Sea-Eagle.” 
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