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Therefore, the species called Ptistes enjtliropterus coccineo- 

 pterus, following van Oort, must be called 



Aprosmictus erythropterus coccineopterus, 



though I much doubt the subspecific name. The other bird, 

 which is called Aprosmictus callopterus wilhelmincE by 

 Ogilvie-Graut, and also by Rothschild and Hartert, should 

 bear the name 



AlISTERUS callopterus WILHELMINiE, 



if it be accepted that the species is congeneric with 

 A. cyanopijgius (Vieillot), 



On p. 251 the name would be 



AliSTERUS DORSALIS, 



under the same conditions. 



Page 267. Haliastur Indus girrenera. 



As long ago as 1911 I indicated the misuse of the sub- 

 specific name '■'girrenera," writing (Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. 

 p. 10) "Vieillot (Galerie d'Ois. i. pi. x. 1820) proposed 

 Halia'etus girrenera simply as a new name for the bird 

 described as Falco pondicerianus Gmelin, and therefore 

 advocated Gould's name." 



Rothschild and Hartert have disputed this conclusion, 

 but it seems their reasons were not duly considered, as the 

 facts are very clear. However, Ogilvie-Grant does not 

 quote these writers as his authority for his use of the name, 

 and, as he does not generally quote primary references, I do 

 not know whether he has referred to VieiUot's work. The 

 correct name is 



Haliastur indus leucosternus. 



Page 268. Baza subcristata. 



The remarks regarding the forms of this species may be 

 correct, and show that a careful criticism of the birds was 

 made. Had the same care been bestowed upon the generic 

 name a change would have been made. In my ' Birds of 



