370 APPENDIX. 



For the eastern form of the Black-throated bird Saxi- 

 cola xanthomelcena Hemprich & Ehrenberg (Symb. 

 Phys., Aves, 1833) is the earliest name, and for the 

 eastern form of Black-eared Wheatear Saxicola amphi- 

 leuca Hempr. & Ehrenb. appears to be the oldest name. 

 The synonymy of the western forms is given at length 

 by Salvadori (Ibis, 1904, p. 75). 

 Thus we have 



Gtnanthe stapazina (Linn.). Western Black-eared Wheatear. 

 ,, ampltileuca (Hempr. & Ehrenb.). Eastern Black- 

 eared Wheatear. 

 oc.cidentalis (Salvadori). Western Black-throated 



Wheatear. 



xanthomelcena (Hempr. & Ehrenb.). Eastern Black- 

 throated Wheatear. 



(Enanthe leucomela. Pied Wheatear. Hartert calls this bird 

 GEnantlie pleschanka (Lepechin, Nov. Oomm. Petr. xiv. 

 1770, p. 503). An examination of Lepechin's paper 

 shows that his names are not consistently binomial, and 

 the Committee consider that it is better to adopt Pallas' 

 name, which was published in the same journal and 

 the same year, on page 584. 



Genus ACCENTOE. The genus Accentor was first proposed by 

 Bechstein (Getreue Abbild. vol. ii. 1797, p. 47, with pi.) 

 for the Dipper in the same year in which Cinclus was 

 proposed by Borkhausen for the same bird. It is 

 uncertain whether Borkhausen or Bechstein's name was 

 published first. Subsequently, in 1802 Bechstein, in 

 his Orn. Taschenb. i. p. 191, used the same generic 

 terra Accentor, for the Alpine Accentor. 



The next available name for the Accentors is Pru- 

 nella Vieillot (Analyse, 1816, p. 43), and this is used 

 by Hartert and other writers, and has undoubted priority 

 under the international rules. As, however, the transfer 

 of the well-known name Accentor to the Dippers would 

 be a cause of confusion, the Committee have retained 

 Accentor for the Hedge-Sparrows as a " nomen conser- 

 vandum." 



