viii PREFACE. 



*'i6. That all specific and subspecific names shall begin with a 

 lower-case letter. 



"17. That the sequence in classification followed in previous 

 Lists be reversed, the List to begin with the lowest or most general- 

 ized type, and end with the highest or most specialized." 



ELLIOTT COUES. 

 J. A. ALLEN. 

 WILLIAM BREWSTER. 

 C. HART MERRIAM. 

 ROBERT RIDGWAY. 



