326 M.Kin¥.ws, Alterations in Nomenclature. TTst^A"'! 



I' AGE 



96. Species 786. — P. novce-hollandice, Latham, replaces P. ornata, 

 Gould. 



98. Species 801. — Meliornis nigra, Bechstein, replaces M. sericea, 



Gould. 

 Genus CCCV. — Manorina is the original spelling. 



99. Genus CCCIX. — Acanthagenys is the original spelling. 

 Genus CCCX. — Entomyzon is the original spelling. 



100. Species 821. — M. flava simillima, Hartert, replaces M. 



barnardi. North, 

 loi. Species 824A. — Add M. woodwardi, Milligan (quite distinct 

 from M. sectmda, Sharpe). 

 Genus CCCXVI. — Stagonopleura is the original spelling. 



102. Genus CCCXX. — Stizoptera, Oberholser, replaces Stictoptera, 



Reichenbach (preoccupied). 

 Genus CCCXXI. — The authority for Munia is Hodgson. 

 Species 834A. — Add M. assimilis, Mathews. 

 Species 835. — M. flaviprymna replaces M. xanthoprymna, 



Mathews. 

 Species 838A. — Add Ai. minor, Campbell. 



103. Species 842. — Omit. Inseparable from Species 841. 

 Species 847. — P. atropygialis, Diggles, replaces P. nigrotecta, 



Hartert. 

 Species 847 and 848. — These should follow Species 841. 



104. Genus CCCXXVII. — Mimetes, King, replaces Oriolus, Linne. 

 Species 850. — M. sagittata, Latham, is the correct name. 

 Species 850A. — Add M. viridis, Latham. (Separable from 



Species 850.) 

 Species 853A. — Add S. stalkeri, Ingram. 

 Genus CCCXXX. — Retain for species 856. 

 Species 855. — Omit. 



105. Genus CCCXXXI. — Aplonis may be used. Calornis is pre- 



occupied, and it has been proposed to use Lamprocorax, 



Bonaparte, for the birds heretofore referred to Calornis ; 



but I do not consider that there are characters available 



to justify the separation from Aplonis. 

 Genus CCCXXXI V. — Ailuroedus is the original spelling. 

 Genus CCCXXXV. — Chlamydera is the original spelling. 



106. Genus CCCXXXVII. — Ptiloris is the original spelling. 



106. Genus CCCXXXIX. — Omit. Not separable from Ptiloris. 



107. Genus CCCXLII. — Omit. Not separable from Corviis. 

 Species 874. — Corvus mariance, Mathews, replaces C. australis, 



Gould (preoccupied). 



Coots Breeding in Tasmania. — Referring to Miss J. A. 

 Fletcher's interesting notes on the Coot {Fulica australis) breeding 

 in Tasmania {Emu, vol. xi., p. 138), several Tasmanian orni- 

 thologists aver that this is the first authenticated record of the 

 finding of eggs of the Coot in its insular quarters. 



