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The Sturnidse are divided into two subfamilies, Sturninoe 

 and Buphaginse ; the former contains 39 genera, the latter 

 only Buphaga with two species. The following genera appear 

 to be proposed for the first time : — 



Chalcopsar, for Megalopterus australis, Smith. 



Hagiopsar, for Amydrus tristrami, Scl. 



Heteropsar, for Lamprocolius acuticaudus, Bocage. 



Mainatus (sive Eulabes) palawanemis is a new subspecies 

 of Gracula javanensis* from Palawan. 



The Ploceidae in the Catalogue are divided into two sub- 

 families, Viduinae and Ploceinse. Of the former 42 genera 

 are recognized, embracing 212 species and subspecies ; of 

 the latter 20 genera, with 100 species and subspecies. The 

 following generic terms are new : — 



Penthetriopsis, for Loxia macrura, Gm. 



Stictospiza, for Fringilla formosa, Lath. 



Granatina, for Fringilla granatina, Linn. 



Heteryphantes , for Malimbus nigricollis, Vieill. 



Nesacanthis, for Foudia eminentissima, Bp. 



We trust that Mr. Sharpe will excuse us for remarking 

 that, according to the principles which he usually goes upon 

 (i. e. of spelling names correctly, when the derivation is 

 obvious), " Philseterus " should be written Philetcerus (<£t'A,09, 

 amicus, et eralpos, socius), and ' c Aidemosyne " JEdemosyne. 



Tlie following new specific and subspecific terms are 

 employed in the Ploceidse : — Urobrachya hildebrandti, Lago- 

 nosticta landana, Amadina marginalis , Zonogastris soudanensis, 

 Coccopygia kilimensis, Hypochaera amauropteryx, Nigrita pi- 

 naronota, Munia wallacii, M. cabanisi, Uroloncha squami- 

 collis, U. propinqua, Sitagra monacha, Hyphantornisjarnesoni, 

 H. castaneiceps, H. shelleyi, and Malimbus bartletti. 



In the family Alaudidse Mr. Sharpe recognizes 116 species 

 and subspecies, and refers them to 21 genera, of which two 



* In the body of the work Mr. Sharpe uses Mainatus for Gracula 

 religiosa, Linn., and its allied forms. In the Appendix he changes it to 

 Eulabes, following Mr. Oates (Faun. Brit. Ind., Aves, i. p. 509). But we 

 see no sufficient reason for not employing the Linnean term Gracula, 

 generally adopted. 



