392 APPENDIX. 



Genus NUMENIUS. Type by tautonymy : N. numenius 

 s. = .A T . arquata (Linn.). 



Genus HIMANTOPUS. Type by tautonymy : H. himantopus 

 (Linn.). 



Himantopus himantopus. For the reason of the change of 

 this name see Ciconia ciconia, p. 387. 



Genus RECURVIROSTRA. Type by monotypy : E. avocetta 

 Linn. 



Recurvirostra avocetta. The specific name is spelt by Lin- 

 naeus with an " s " in the 10th edition and with a " c " 

 in the 12th. The latter is obviously correct, and we 

 may accept Linnaeus' own correction. 



Genus CHAKADEIUS. There is some disagreement in regard 

 to the type of this genus. By subsequent designation 

 of Gray (List Gen. Bds. 1st ed. 1840, p. 65) it is 

 C. pluvialis Linn. = C. apricarius Linn., the Golden 

 Plover, and this decision is followed by Sharpe in the 

 Catalogue of Birds and by the A. 0. U. Check-List. 



By Linnean tautonymy the type appears to be 

 C. hiaticula, but the Committee have decided in this 

 case to adhere to the older decision. Should Charadrius 

 be used for the Kinged Plover. Pluvialis is available for 

 the Golden Plover. 



Charadrius apricarius. Linna?us names the Golden Plover 

 twice as C. apricarius in the summer plumage on 

 ]). 150 ; as C. pluvialis in the winter dress on p. 151. 

 Under these circumstances the first name has pre- 

 cedence, and must stand. 



Genus SQTTATAKOLA. Type by monotypy : S. squatarola 

 (Linn.). 



Squatarola squatarola. Linnaeus in his 1758 edition described 

 the Grev Plover in winter plumage under the name 

 Trinya squatarola. In his 176G edition he refers to it 



