1 1 6 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



taining a complete revision of the insular species of Myia- 

 dectes*. Mr. Stejneger recognizes 7 species — namely M. 

 sibilans from St. Vincent, M. genibarbis from Martinique, 

 M. sanct(B-luci(B (sp. nov.) from St. Lucia, M. dominicanus 

 (sp. nov.) from Dominica, M. montanus from Haiti, M. so- 

 litarius from Jamaica, and M. elisabefhis from Cuba. Besides 

 these there is M. armillattis (Vieill.), which does not agree 

 with any of the West-Indian species yet known. Mr. Stej- 

 neger's conclusions are based upon 35 specimens, from the 

 U.S. National Museum and other collections. 



45. Stejneger'' s proposed alterations in Nomenclature. 



[On some Generic and Specific Appellation3 of North- American and 

 European Birds. By Leouhard Stejneger. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. Ia82, 

 p. 28.] 



Mr. Stejneger proposes to adopt the following, amongst 

 other alterations, in generally received nomenclature : — Phoe- 

 nicurus instead of Ruticilla for the .Redstart (which would 

 thus stand as Phopnicurus erithacus !) ; Cinchis "merula" for 

 the Water -Ouzel ; Reguhts " cristatus" for R. satrapa; Hi- 

 rundo (instead of Chelidun) for the Martens, and Chelidon (in- 

 stead of Hirundo) for the Swallows; Clivicola (instead of Cotile) 

 for the Sand-Martens ; Calcarius (instead of Centrophanes) 

 for Fringilla lapponica and its allies; Plectrophenax (gen. nov.), 

 instead of Plectrophanes, for the Snow-Bunting ; Archibuteo 

 *'norvegicus" instead of A. lagopus; Morinella for the Turn- 

 stone, instead of Strepsilas; Vanellus '' capella " for the Lap- 

 wing ; jiEgialitis " alexandrinus " for the Kentish Plover ; 

 Totanus " nebularius" for the Greenshank; Pavoncella, as a 

 generic name, for the Ruff, instead of Machetes; Tadorna 

 " damiatica ^' for the Ruddy Shieldrake ; Harelda *' hye- 

 malis " instead of H. glacialis ; " Gavia alba," instead of Pa- 

 gophila eburnea, for the Ivory Gull; and " Urinator" vice 

 Colymbus. As regards these proposals we may say, generally, 

 that in most cases we cannot agree to them. In many of 

 the cases the evidence in favour of the change is, to say the 



* The most reasonable derivation of this term is /xvla, njlt/, and ^KTr)s, 

 mordffx. It should be therefore written Mijiadectes. V.s. p. 101. 



