VOl 1909" VI ] Recent Literature. 103 



This is a continuation of Dr. Richmond's 'List of Generic Terms proposed 

 for Birds' published in 1902, ' and includes, besides new names, many here- 

 tofore generally overlooked. The new names here recorded for tins five- 

 year period number about 200, "with about 350 others of earlier date, 

 the majority of which are not recorded by Waterhouse" in his 'Index 

 Generum Avium,' published in 1889. Of these 350 names, more than one 

 third, or about 125, are marked with an asterisk to indicate that they are 

 nomina nuda or else of "undecided status," or "names about the status 

 of which there may be differences of opinion"; such as, for example where 

 the name rests solely on a diagnosis, or on a drawing of structural details 

 (like some of Reichenbach's), or on a vernacular name. Tins category 

 includes a large part of Billberg's 50 new names (published in 1828), most 

 of Brookes 's 40 (published also in 1828), and most of the names (about 50) 

 of Morris, C. T. and N. Wood, and S. D. W. (dating from 1837). It is a 

 pity such worthless lumber could not have remained in oblivion. On the 

 other hand, many of the old names here listed have sufficient basis and are 

 entitled to the recognition required by the law of priority. 



As in Dr. Richmond's previous 'List of Generic Terms,' the subject is 

 well handled and the references and results are clearly and satisfactorily 

 presented, the ' List ' forming a most valuable supplement to previous in- 

 dexes to the generic names of birds. The numerous footnotes add valuable 

 comment on many intricate points, and include several changes of names, 

 including names of species as well as of genera. Thus Aaptus Richmond, 

 1902 (= Aphobus Cabanis, 1851, preoccupied) is found to be preoccupied 

 and is according^ changed to Gnorimopsar. Accentor Bechstein, 1802, 

 becomes Laiscopus Gloger, 1842. Amandava Blyth, 1836, has priority 

 over Sporceginthus Cabanis, 1850. Passerherbulus Maynard, 1895, has 

 priority over Ammospiza Oberholser, 1905. Carpophagus Selby, 1835, 

 being preoccupied, gives way to Muscadivores Gray, 1855. Conoponderas 

 Billberg, 1828, has priority over Tatare Lesson, 1831. Halohippus Bill- 

 berg, 1828, has priority over Rhantistes Kaup, 1829, both being monotypic 

 with the same type (Procellaria glacialis Linn.). Pogonornis Gray, 1846, 

 being preoccupied by Pogonornis Billberg, 1828, is here renamed Notio- 

 mystis Richmond. Tanagra Linnaeus, dating from 1764 (instead of 1766 

 as usually cited), has the type here first designated, as follows: "So far 

 as I know the type of Tanagra at 1764 is yet to be fixed, and as ' first re- 

 viser,' under the rules of the new International Code, I will select Fringilla 

 violacea Linnaeus, 1758, as the type. This. . . .will permit us to use Tan- 

 garidae for the family, Tangara Brisson, for the Callistes, Euphonia Des- 

 marest {Tanagra Linnaeus, 1764, preoccupied [antedated] by Tangara 

 Brisson) for the Euphonias, and Thraupis Boie, for the ' true ' Tanagers. 

 Those who reject Brisson 's names may use Tanagridae, Calospiza, Tanagra, 

 and Thraupis for the same groups." This comes about from the fact that 

 Tanagra of Linnaeus in 1764 (Mus. Adolphi Friderici) contained only three 



1 See Auk, XIX, July, 1902, p. 307. 



