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published forty years ago, and then to Rothschild & Hartert, 

 N. Z. X. p. Ill (1903), XX. p. 526 (1913). At the latter 

 reference Rothschild & Hartert cite the species thus : — 



" Oriolus striatus Quoy et Gaimard, Voy. 'Astrolabe/ i. 

 1830, p. 195, pi. ix. fig. 2 : Dorey, New Guinea." 



This species was placed in Mimeta by Salvadori. Mimeta 

 was founded on Latham's Coracias sagittata, as a synonym 

 of which stands Coracias striata Shaw. This name invali- 

 dates that given by Quoy and Gaimard, and for their 

 Oriolus striatus I propose 



Mimeta granti, nom. nov. 



Page 63. Ptilotis. 



This generic name is used for a long series of species, which 

 are certainly heterogeneous. Moreover, the name is very 

 doubtfully applicable to any one of them. In the 'Austral 

 Avian Record,' vol. i. p. 184, published March 20, 1913, I 

 gave a note on " The Genus-name Meliphaga,''' and there 

 I showed that the type of Meliphaga Lewin was identical 

 with the type of Ptilotis Swainson and antedated it. In, 

 my ' List of the Birds of Australia ' I utilized (p. 273) Meli- 

 phaga to replace Ptilotis. No contravention (that I know 

 of) of ray facts has appeared. 



Later, in the same Journal, vol. ii. p. Ill, September 24, 

 1914, I proposed Dorothina as a new name for Meliphaga 

 Lewin, on account of the prior Melophagus Latreille in 

 Sonnini's Buffon Ins. vol. iii. p. 466 (1802). 



It would have been interesting to read Mr. Ogilvie- 

 Grant's comments on my notes, as in the B. O. U. ' List of 

 British Birds ' such items were variously dealt with, and no 

 consistent procedure was attempted. Consequently, I can- 

 not guess whether my conclusions, had they been noticed, 

 would have been accepted or rejected. 



Page 72. Ptilotis chrysotis saturatior. 



The specific name cannot be maintained, as the type of 

 '■'Ptilotis" was called Meliphaga chrysotis by Lewin. As a 



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