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151. The name Sylvia dartfordiensis Latham. 



was first pubHshed in Sjm. B. Suppl., I., p. 287, 1787. 



208. Alcedo atthis ispida L. 

 instead of Alcedo ispida ispida L. 



Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. X., I., p. 109 (1758 — Egypt ex 

 Hasselquist), described under the name of Gr acuta Atthis, the 

 Egyptian Kingfisher, which is a very closely allied form of 

 our European Kingfisher. Therefore the correct name of 

 the British bird must be : Alcedo atthis ispida L. 



Add— 



248a. Accipiter gentilis atricapillus (Wilson). — THE 



AMERICAN GOSHAWK. 



Falco atricapillus Wilson, Amer. Om., VI., p. 80, pi. 52, 



Fig. 3 (1812 — Philadelphia). 



Accipiter gentilis atricapillus W. J. Williams, Brit. B., XIII., 



P- 31- 

 Distribution. — Ireland. — One, an adult male, shot near 

 Strabane (co. Tyrone), Feb. 24th, 1919 [ut supra). One said 

 shot near Shechallion (Perths.) about May 1869 [Ibis, 

 1870, p. 292), another in Galtee Mts. (Tipperary), February 

 1870 [op. cit., p. 538), and another shortly afterwards near 

 Parsonstown (King's co.) {Zool., 1871, p. 2525). 

 Distribution. — Abroad. — North America from north-west 

 Alaska, north-west Mackenzie, central Keewatin and north 

 Ungava to Michigan and New Hampshire, and in mountains 

 south to Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Winters from 

 Alaska and south Canada to north Mexico, Texas, Missouri, 

 Indiana and Virginia. 



370. Philomachus pugnax (L.) 

 instead of Machetes pugnax (L.). 



The generic name Machetes is antedated by Philomachus 

 anonymous, Allg. Literatur Zeitung, 1804, II., No. 168, Col. 

 542, Monotype " Tringa pugnax (L.)." (C/. Richmond, Proc. 

 U.S. Nat. Mus., LIIL, p. 581.) 



The name Pavoncella Leach is not admissible, as Leach's 

 Catalogue was never published. It is a mere list of names 

 intended for the use of the officials of the British Museum as 

 labels. 



372. Crocethia alba (Pall.) 

 instead of Calidris alba. 



Calidris lUiger 1811 is preoccupied by Calidris anonymous, 

 Allg. Literatur Zeitung, 1804, II., No. 168, Col. 542, therefore 

 Crocethia Billberg, Syn. Faunse Scand., I, 2, tab. A and p. 132 



