300 Mr. G. M. Mathews on some 



Page 237. Cyclopsittacus. 



It seems strange "that in this case Ogilvie-Grant has dis- 

 agreed with Rothschild and Hartert, as in the Nov. Zool. 

 vol. XX. 1913, p. 485, they correctly used 



Opopsitta. 



This was due to ray initiative, as I examined the basis of 

 Cyclopsitta Reichenbach and recorded the result in the 

 Nov. ^Zool. vol. xviii. 1912, p. 261. The writers quoted 

 examined my data and found them to be correct. It may 

 be objected that I write strongly, but this is necessary in 

 view of the very important position held by Mr. Ogilvie- 

 Grant : his actions, right or wrong, are liable to prejudice 

 workers, unable to consider technical matters for themselves, 

 and, consequently, he should be specially careful. 



Page 240. Solenoglossus. 



Though Ogilvie-Grant has used this name to replace 

 MicrogJossus auct., as determined by myself some years 

 ago (Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. 1911, p. 11)^ a reconsideration 

 is necessary, and I will fully discuss the matter in my 

 ' Birds of Australia,^ the part dealing with these birds being 

 now in preparation. Again, though the date of publication 

 of Vieillot's Microglossus is given ''{fide C. J). Sherborn),.'' 

 this had been published by me in the ' Austral Avian 

 Record,' vol. ii. 1915, pp. 153-158. 



Further, on p. 241, Ogilvie-Grant has written " Soleno- 

 glossus aterrimus (Gmel.) [Type-locality, New Holland = 

 Cape York] ," adding " Mr. Mathews .... renamed the 

 Queensland bird Solenoglossus aterrimus macgillivrayi, but, 

 as shown, this is a pure synonym of S. aterrimus (Gmel.)." 



If Mr. Ogilvie-Grant had been a diligent reader of ' The 

 Ibis,' as well as a compendious contributor, he would not 

 have erred in this matter, as in that Journal for January 

 1915 (p. 79) I gave the true facts of the " New Holland " 

 citation by Gmelin. I am only dealing with facts in this 

 place, and will fully debate all the points raised by 



