3IO Tenth Supplement to the A. O. U. Check-List. [^"j"^ 



S. G. Gmelin used the generic name Larus for the Gulls 

 throughout his work (Reise Russl.) and evidently did not intro- 

 duce Gavia {I.e. I, 1770, 152) in a nomenclatural sense, but merely 

 cited Gin'ia ridibunda phcenicopos as the name under which Brisson 

 described the bird then under comment. (C/l Allen, Auk, 

 XVIII, July, 1901,— .) Ga'c'ia \^'\\\ thus stand as used in the 

 Ninth Supplement. 



40«. Rissa tridactyla poUicaris vs. Rissa tridactyla {cf. 

 Saunders, Cat. Bds. Br. Mus. XXV, 1896, 305). 

 The two forms are considered as fairly entitled to recognition. 

 {Cf. Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. XII, 1S99, 227.) 



159. Somateria mollissima borealis vs. Somateria mollis- 

 sima {cf. Elliot, Wild Fowl, 1898, 294). 



The status of the two forms is retained as in the Check-List. 

 {Cf. Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. XII, 1899, 235.) 



258. Symphemia semipalmata inornata vs. Symphemia 

 s. specuUfera {cf Elliot, Auk, XVI, 1899, 230). 



The name spcculifera Pucheran is considered as not satisfactorily 

 identifiable. 



81 0^7, Meleagris gallopavo fera vs. Mehagris fera {cf 

 Elliot, Auk, XVI, July, 1899, 232). * 



310/^. Meleagris gallopavo osceola vs. Meleagris fera osce- 

 ola {cf. Elliot, ibid. 232). 



310^. Meleagris gallopavo intermedia vs. Meleagris inter- 

 Jtiedia {cf. Elliot, ibid. 232). 



The Committee fails to recognize the necessity of making any 

 change in the names of the subspecies of Meleagris. {Cf. Ninth 

 Supplement, Auk, XVI, 1899, P- io8-) 



385. Geococcyx calif ornianus vs. G. mexicanus (Gmel.). 

 {Cf. Sharpe, Hand List Bds. II, 1900, 174.) 

 Phasianus jnexicanus Gmelin relates to Geococcyx affinis, 

 and not to G. calif orjiiaiius . 



