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species distinct, until they are proved to be identical. The con- 

 fusion that has arisen in the very family of Psittacidce before us, 

 should make us cautious of multiplying the alleged varieties of 

 species. How many distinct species for instance are now dis- 

 covered among the described varieties oi Ps. Alexandria Linn., 

 hcemaiodus, Linn., and Tabuensis, Lath. ! I suspect that Ps. 

 AmazonicuSy Linn., and its endless alleged varieties will, when 

 properly examined, be found equally fertile in species. 

 Vol. II. p. 42. I. 9. Note.— For " xv " read ««»' ". 



p. 44. 1. 17. Note.— For *' -Jz/Traxa " read '^^ ^ittoikus^' 



p. 45. 1. 3. Note. — For " Bochart coincides in this 



opinion," readf " Bochart coincides in the opinion that Parrots 

 were not natives of Syria." 



p. 376. 1. 12.—" PI. Col. 13. & 222." dele « & 222." The 



bird in this latter plate appears to be a Neophron. I was led 

 into the errour of placing the two birds to which I above referred, 

 together as Vultures, in consequence of the identity of the spe- 

 cifick names, awkwardly assigned to two birds in so small a 

 family. They thus became confounded in my notes. A glance 

 at the figures decides their difference. 



p. 389. 1. 21.— For " Frontatus," read " Frontata." 



p. 402. 1. 10. — "Diplectron, Vieill. [Polyplectron. 



Temm.'l" — Tlie name of this genus of M. Temminck, and those of 

 all the others of his Gallinaceous groups, are antecedent to the 

 names of M. Vieillot for the same groups, and should be adopted 

 in preference. 



Art. LXL Analytical Notices of Boohs. 



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