eae General Notes. 179 
Tetragonops, preoccupied) being preémpted (Oken, Mamm. 1816), as I 
-am informed by Dr. T. S. Palmer, the genus of Barbets formerly known 
as Tetragonops may be called Semnornis,' with S. rhamphastinus (Jard.) 
as the type. Semnornis frantzit (Scl.) of Costa Rica, is the only other 
species at present known. 
Geothlypfis velata (Vieill. 1807) should give way to G. cuculluta (Syl 
via cucizllata Lath., Index Orn. II, 1790, 528) of earlier date. The Mexi- 
can species recently described by Saly. and Godm. (Ibis, 1889, 237) as 
Geothlypis cucullata thus requires a new name, and it is with pleasure 
that I propose that of Geothlyfis nelsoni, after Mr. E. W. Nelson, who has 
so thoroughly explored Mexico in the past few years. 
The Wryneck of South Africa, commonly called Zyzx pectoralzs Vigors 
(P. Z. S. Aug. 5, 1831, 93), should properly be known as Lynx ruficollis 
Wagler (Natiirl. Syst. Amphibien, 1830, 118, footnote). 
Phyllostrephus terrestris Swains. (Birds of Western Africa, I, March, 
1837, 270, footnote) is the correct name for the species now known as P. 
capensis (Swains. Classif. Birds, II, July, 1837, 229). 
Melanobucco Shelley, 1889, should give way to Lyb¢us Hermann, 1783 
(Tabula Affin. Anim., 217, 235), with ‘ Le Guifso Balito’ of Buffon (Loxza 
tridactyla Gmel.) as type. The species of this genus are: Lydius b¢den- 
tatus (Shaw), Z. eguatortalis (Shelley), L. melanopterus (Peters), L. 
levatllantiz (Vieill.), L. macclound (Shelley), L.leucocephalus (De Fil.), 
L. albicauda (Shelley), ZL. abbottd (Richm.), Z. senex (Reichenow), L. 
leucogaster (Bocage), L. tridactylus (Gmel.), L. torguatus (Dumont), 
L. torquatus congicus (Reichenow), ZL. zombe (Shelley), LZ. ¢zrroratus 
(Cab.), Z. viedlloté (Leach), and LZ. undatus (Riippell). 
Pithys Vieillot, 1823, for a genus of Ant Thrushes, is antedated by Man- 
zkup Desmarest (Hist. Nat. des Tangaras, text to pl. 66), 1805. The type 
is Manikup albifrons (Gmel.), with a subspecies Manikup albifrons peru- 
viana (Tacz.). 
Crypturus pileatus (Bodd. Dec. 1783, or later) is antedated (without 
doubt) by Zzzamus souc Hermann, Tabula Affin. Anim., 1783, 164, 235, 
and the species will thus become Crypturus sour (Hermann). — CHARLES 
W. RicuMonnD, Washington, D.C. 
An Interesting Bit of Manuscript.—I have elsewhere explained how part 
of the edition of the Birds of the U. S. Exploring Expedition by Peale, 
was burned and that owing to the very small number of copies published, 
the volume became very scarce, especially in Europe where it was in great 
demand. The plates, which really did not appear until Cassin’s edition of 
the Report came out, were supposed at the time to have been issued with 
Peale’s volume. 
In this connection the following inscription in Bonaparte’s writing is of 
much interest. It is written on the cover of a copy of Bonaparte’s ‘ Notes 
7 
1Zepvos, solemn ;o’pvs, bird. 
