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species indicated by Linnaeus and Pallas by these names are 

 obviously to be taken as the types of these groups. 



Lynx -=Lynx Kerr, 1792, and of such recent authors as have 

 made use of the name. 



Panther a includes all of the spotted cats, both large and 

 small, which he subdivided into minor groups on the char- 

 acter of the markings, etc., he placing Felis par Jus Linn. ( =F. 

 panthera Pallas) as ' ' Art. 7 . P[anthera] vulgar is. ' ' This should 

 obviously be considered as the type of Panthera, 'of which 

 Gray's Leopardus, as used by him in 1843 (List Mamm. Brit. 

 Mus., 1843, pp. 40-44), is practically equivalent. 



Tigris and Leo respectively antedate Tigris and Leo of 

 Gray, 1867, but are more comprehensive groups. 



II. SPECIFIC NAMES. 



Oken also gave many new specific names, he purposely re- 

 naming many species already named, and giving names to 

 many others he considered new. These names in some in- 

 stances antedate others given later to the same species; in 

 other cases Oken's names preoccupy names given later as new 

 by other authors. In most cases his names are identifiable 

 but fortunately in very few instances disturb current names. 

 The following ten, relating to American species, are all that 

 will be given special mention here. A few others appear to 

 be available for Old World species. 



Lepus chilensis (sub Viscaccia), p. 836. The first name 

 available for the Argentine Viscacha, having one year's prior- 

 ity over Dipus niaximus Desmarest (1817, ex Blainville, MS.), 

 as already shown in another connection. (Cf. Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Wash., XV, 1902, p. .) 



Hystrix paraguayensis (sub Coendu), p. 870. Based on ' Le 

 Couiy' of Azara, for which it is the earliest name, antedating 

 by six years Spiggnrus spinosus F. Cuvier, 1822. The species 

 should therefore stand as Coendou paraguayensis (Oken). 



Lynx brasiliensis (sub Felis), p. 1050. Not satisfactorily 

 identifiable. Attributed to Paraguay. Not Felis brasiliensis 



