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from Esquimaux Point to Natashquan (pp. 103-130), Three Modern 

 Cartwrights (pp. 130-148), The Montagnais Indians (pp. 149-179), 

 Wings and Feet in the Air and under Water (pp. 180-205), Some Labrador 

 Trees (pp. 206-219), Some Labrador Rivers (pp. 220-250). Much of the 

 ornithological matter had previously appeared in 'The Auk' (for April 

 and July, 1909, and April, 1910), but the incidental and special references 

 to individual species of birds which occur throughout the narrative por- 

 tions of the work impart an ornithological flavor to much of the general 

 text, while the nature lover and general reader will find throughout the 

 volume matter of exceptional interest, presented in a spirit of sympathetic 

 appreciation. The work is based on a five weeks trip in May and June, 

 1909, for recreation and study, and the author has been successful in 

 rendering available to his readers a large share of the pleasure and intel- 

 lectual profit of the journey. The fifty-six half-tone illustrations add 

 greatly to the interest of the work, which is a worthy successor to the 

 author's 'Along the Labrador Coast.' — J. A. A. 



Hartert on the Proper Names of Various Species of British Birds. 1 



— British conservatism in matters of technical nomenclature, especially 

 in reference to British species of birds, has been incidentally the subject 

 of remark in this journal on several recent occasions, in reviews of works 

 dealing with British birds. Dr. Hartert, in the present paper, however, 

 confines his attention to a few special cases, namely the correct names of 

 White's Thrush, the Song Thrush and Redwing, the Black-throated and 

 Eared Wheatears, the Black Redstart, British Wrens, British Dippers, 

 and the generic names of the British Swallow and House Martin. 



On grounds of priority, it is shown that the name of White's Thrush 

 should be Turdus aureus and not T. varius; the Song Thrush should be 

 called Turdus musicus (not T- iliacus) and the Redwing T. philomelos 

 Brehm, and the British form of this species T. philomelos elarkei Hartert. 

 The Black-throated and Eared Wheatears are declared to be only di- 

 morphic forms of the same species; and that while hitherto known re- 

 spectively as Saxicola stapazina and S. aurita, the proper name for the 

 species is S. hispanica (Linn., 1758). 



The name of the Black Redstart is changed from Ruticilla tithys to 

 Phoenicurus ochrurus gibraltariensis, since Phcenicurus antedates Ruticilla, 

 and the British form is a subspecies of the Caucasian P. ochrurus. The 

 name tithys usually employed for the British bird, was based on a female 

 of the Common Redstart (P. phoenicurus). 



The British Wrens are considered referable to the genus Troglodytes, 

 N annus Billberg being regarded as too slightly different to be entitled to 

 generic separation. Three British subspecies of N. troglodytes are recog- 

 nized, and also two British subspecies of the Dipper. 



1 Notes on Various Species of British Birds. By Ernst Hartert. British 

 Birds, Vol. IV, No. 5, October 1, 1910, pp. 129-136. 



