29G Mr. G. M. Mathews on some 



made use of by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, as will hereafter be 

 noted. With regard to the present species, I quote my 

 own words (p. 54) : — " ... In the Bull. Sci. Nat. Ferussac, 

 vol. X. 1827, p. 291, Lesson and Garnot descriljed Corvus 

 iristis (Atlas Zool. pi. 24)." The plate appeared with the 

 name Corvus senex, and this name is used in the text of 

 the ' Coquille.^ In the Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. this species 

 appears as a monotypic generic form, under the name 

 Gymnocorax senex. I do not see that Corvus tristis is pre- 

 occupied, so that the name of the species should be tristis. 

 It is also necessary to revert to the genus Gymnocorvus, as 

 Gymnocorax is simply a classical emendation. The species 

 should therefore be known as 



Gymnocorvus tristis. 



As a matter for inquiry, if emendations were admissible, 

 which they are not, would it not be the secondary item of 

 the compound that should be altered, not the primary 

 constituent ? 



Page 4. Phonygammus keraudreni. 



This name is correct, so far as I know, but the second 

 reference needs rectification. It is given '^ Phony gama 

 keraudrenii, Less. & Garn. Voy. ' Coquille,' Ois. i. p. 636, 

 pi. xiii. (1826) .''• 



In the paper I have just quoted I showed that the plate 

 entitled " Barita keraudrenii " appeared iii the first livraison, 

 which was published in 1826 ; p. 636, however, did not 

 appear until January 9, 1830. I am purposely confining 

 these remarks to their most scant degree, and omitting 

 all the surrounding items, which I have generally already 

 published in detail elsewhere. By this means I hope to 

 emphasize the essential fact with the wish that it will not 

 be again overlooked. 



Page 45. Oriolus striatus. 



It appears this bird wants a new name. Mr. Ogilvie-Grant 

 gives no primary reference, referring to the Cat. Birds, iii., 



