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Genus CLANG-ULA. Type by original designation : C. liye- 

 malis (Linn.). This name, as stated under the genus 

 Glaucion, applies to the Long-tailed Duck, and antedates 

 Harelda Stephens (Shaw's Gen. Zool. xii. pt. 2, 1824, 

 p. 174). 



Clangula hyemalis. The name "hyemalis" only, is found 

 in the 10th edition of Linnseus, and is therefore the 

 oldest. In the 12th edition the Long-tailed Duck is 

 referred to twice as A. liyemalis on -p. 202, and as 

 A. glacialis on p. 203. 



Genus HENICONETTA. Wrongly spelled Eniconetta in the 

 original description. Type by original designation :, 

 H. stellen (Pallas) . The A. 0. U. Check-List and Hartert 

 in the Hand-list of British Birds use Polysticta Eyton 

 (Cat. Brit. Bds. 1836, p. 58), but this is antedated by 

 Polisticte Smith, 1835. 



Genus SOMATERIA. Type by subsequent designation of 

 Gray (List Gen. Bds. Isted. 1840. p. 75) : S.mollissima 

 (Linn.). 



Genus (EDEMIA. Wrongly spelled Oidemia in the original 

 description. Type by subsequent designation of Gray; 

 (List Gen. Bds. 1st ed. 1840, p. 74) : (E. nigra (Linn.). 



Genus MERGTTS. Type by subsequent designation of Gray 

 (List Gen. Bds. 1st ed. 1840, p. 7b') : M-. castor Linn.= 

 M. merganser Linn. 



Genus LOPHODYTES. Type by original designation : L. cu~ 

 cullatus (Linn.). 



Genus MERGELLTJS. Type by monotypy : M. allellus 

 (Linn.). 



Genus PHffiNICOPTERUS. Type by monotypy: P. ruler 



Linn. 



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PhoBnicopterus antiquornm. The European Flamingo has 

 generally been known as P. rosens Pallas (Zoogr. 



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