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Sylvia communis. As Motacilla sylvia Linnaeus, 1758, is very 

 doubtfully applicable to the A\ r hitethroat, another name 

 must be found. Motacilla rufa Bodd., 1783, founded on 

 Daubenton's plate 581, is quite unrecognisable, though 

 the name has been used. Sylvia communis Latham, 1787, 

 has been ignored because it was subsequently cancelled 

 by its author, but it has recently been revived by Hartert, 

 and seems applicable in every way. Sylvia cinerea 

 Becbst., 1802, used in the previous edition of this List 

 and in the Catalogue of Birds, is of much later date. 



Sylvia simplex. The oldest certain name for the Garden- 

 Warbler appears to be Sylvia simplex Latham, 1787. 

 Sylvia hortensis Bechstein, 1802, used jn the Catalogue, in 

 the 1st edition of this List, and by Saunders, is pre- 

 occupied by Motacilla hortensis Gmel., 1788, which, as 

 suggested by Seebohm (Cat. Bds.'B. M. v. p. 10, footnote) 

 and as stated by Hartert (Vb'g. pal. Faun. i. p. 580) 

 is the Orphean Warbler. The last-named author uses 

 Motacilla l>orin Boddaert, 1783, for the Garden- Warbler, 

 but this name is founded 011 Daubenton's pi. 579, and 

 the Committee, after a careful examination of this plate,, 

 have failed to identify it with the Garden-Warbler. 

 They therefore consider that Latham's name dating 

 from 1787, is the earliest certainly available. 



Sylvia orphea. The earliest name for the Orphean Warbler 

 is undoubtedly Motacilla hortensis Gmel., 1789. Until 

 quite recently this name has almost invariably been 

 associated with the Garden-Warbler, and to transfer it 

 to the Orphean Warbler would inevitably cause endless 

 confusion. The Committee therefore propose to continue 

 the use of Temminck's well-known name for this species 

 and to consider it as a " nomen conservandum." 



Sylvia subalpina. If the names in Vroeg's Catalogue, dating 

 from 1764, were recognised, the name of this bird would 

 become Sylvia cantillans. 



The Committee cannot recognise the names proposed 



