O20 Mathews, Alterations in Nomenclature. Tisf'A^rii 



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Species 93, 95, and 96. — Omit. There are no Australian 



records as yet. 

 Genus LVII. and Species 99. — Omit. Has not yet occurred 



in Australia. 



18. Genus LX. — Omit. Inseparable from Genus LXL, Prion, to 



which genus species 102 must be attached. 



19. Species 108, no, and in. — Omit. Not definitely recorded 



from Australia. 

 Genus LXIV. — Omit. No characters available for generic 



separation from Diomedea. 

 Species 114. — D. chrysostoma, Forster, replaces D. ciilminata, 



Gould. 

 Species 117. — P. palpchvata, Forster, replaces P. fiiliginosa, 



Gmelin. 



20. Species 119. — H. fluviatilis, Gould, replaces H. hybrida, Pallas. 

 Species 120. — G. macrotarsa, Gould, replaces G. anglica, Mont. 

 Genus LXVIII. — Omit. Hvdfoprogne is not separable from 



Sterna. 

 Species 121. — The authority for S. caspia is Pallas. 

 Species 123. — Omit. No Australian record. 



21. Species 126. — S. striata, Gmelin, replaces 5. frontalis, Gray. 

 Species 128. — S. fitscata, Linne, replaces 5. fiiliginosa, Gmelin. 

 Genus I.XXII. — Omit. Not separable from Anous ; if it were, 



Megalopterus, Boie, replaces Micr anous, Saunders. 



22. Genus LXXVI. — Catharacta, Brunnich, replaces Megalestris, 



Bonaparte. 

 Species 140. — Omit. Not yet recorded from Australia. 

 Genus LXXVII. — Omit. The authority for Stercorarius is 



Schaeffer, but this genus is not separable from Catharacta. 

 Species 142. — C. parasiticus, Linne, replaces C. crepidatus, 



Banks. 



23. Genus LXXVIII. — Morinella, Meyer and Wolf, replaces 



Arenaria, Brisson. 



Though this genus is a very well marked one, there 

 appears to be no reason to place it in a special sub- 

 family. 



23. Genus LXXXI. — Lobibyx, Heine, replaces LobivanelUis, 



Strickland. 

 Species 147. — L. nova-hollandicB, Stephens, replaces L. 

 lohatus, Vieill. 



24. Genus LXXXIII. — The authority for Squatarola is Cuvier. 

 Species 150. — S. squatarola, Linne, replaces S. helvetica, Linne. 

 Genera LXXXIV., LXXXV., LXXXVL, and LXXXVH. 



should be united, and the whole of the Species Nos. 151 

 to 160 inclusive referred to Charadrius. To those who 

 would retain the divisions as genera the following changes 

 are necessary : — 



Genus LXXXIV. — Pluvialis, Schaeffer, replaces 

 Charadrius (of authors), not Linne. 



