Mr. V. h. Sclater on new species of Birds. 427 



p. 314. But Mr. Giraud's iiaiue has many years' precedence, and it 

 will therefore stand as Basileuterus Bi'lli (Giraud). 



8. Parus leucotis, Giraud, pi. 4. fig. 2, is without doubt Seto- 

 phuga rubra, Sw. Phil. Mag. 1827, p. 3G8, and has other prior 

 synonyms. 



9. Fringilla texensis, Giraud, pi. 5. fig. 1, is Chrtjsomitris 

 mexicana (Sw.) ; Carduelis mexicana, Sw. Phil. Mag. 1827, p. 435. 



10. PiPRA GALERicuLATA, Giraud, pi. 5. fig. 2=:-Euphonia ele- 

 gantissima (Bp.) ; Pipra elega7itissima, Bp. Pr. Z. S. 1837, p. 112, 

 and has other synonjTiis. 



11. MusciCAPA LEUCOMUS, Giraud, pi. (J. fig. 1, is Setophaga 

 picta, Sw. Zool. 111. n. s. pi. 3. 



12. MxJSCiCAPA Brasieri, Giraud, pi. 6. fig. 2, seems to be the 

 same as Basileuterus culicirorus, Bp. Cousp. p. 313; Sylvia citlici- 

 vora, Licht. m Mus. Berol., which in that case must be called Basi- 

 leuterus Brasieri (Giraud). 



13. MusciCAPA RUBRiFRONS, Giraud, pi. 7. fig. 1. This very 

 pretty bird is named in Bonaparte's Cousp. p. 312, Cardellina amicta, 

 Dubus ; and a reference is given to that author's ' Esquisses Orni- 

 thologiques,' 1850, t. 25, which, unless I am much mistaken, is 

 still unpublished. Be that as it may, Mr. Giraud's name has many 

 years' priority, and the bird will stand as Cardellina rubrifrons 

 (Giraud). 



14. Sylvia olivacea, Giraud, pi. 7. fig. 2, is Sylvia tceniata, Du- 

 bus, Bull. Ac. Brux. xiv. part 2. p. 104; Rev. Zool. 1848, p. 245. 

 Mr. Giraud's name has the priority. 



15. Certhia ALBiFRONS, Giraud, pi. 8, is Salpinctes mexicanus, 

 Bp. Cousp. p. 224 ; Thryothorus mexicanus, Sw. Zool. 111. n. s. pi. 11 . 



16. Alauda minor, Giraud (no plate), is an Otocorys, probably 

 the same as Wagler's Alauda chrysolcema, Isis, 1831, p. 530; 

 Otocorys chrysolcema, Bp. Cousp. p. 24(5. But there is much con- 

 fusion at present among the American, as among the Old- World 

 species of this genus. 



I have thought it worth while to give the previous list of the 

 Texan birds described by Mr. Giraud, and some remarks on their 

 synonymy, as his book appears to be very little known on this side 

 of the Atlantic. The only copy I have seen is that in the Society's 

 Library, to which it was presented by the author. It will be observed 

 that by far the greater portion of the species have been also noticed 

 by European naturahsts, though in some cases subsequently to Mr. 

 Giraud's publication of them. 



