16 THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Vol. III. 



In Vol. XXVIII. Dumont described Pilenicophaus 

 STJPERcrLiosus, p. 451, as of Cuvier. In the Catalogue of 

 Birds, Vol. XIX., p. 403, this name is used as of Cuvier, 

 Diet. Hist. Nat., Vol. X., p. 55, 1826 : Dumont's proposal 

 is earlier and should be quoted. 



The XXIXth Volume is one of the important ones, 

 containing quite a lot of interest. 



For one thing, it states more than once (p. 274) that the 

 plates of birds of the Voyage of the Uranie were published 

 before the letterpress, and that descriptions are here given 

 for the first time. 



On p. 69, Dacelo gaudichaud, Quoy and Gaimard, and 

 Megapodius freycinet Quoy and Gaimard, are mentioned, 

 but only as nomina nuda. 



Under " Martin," for which Dumont used Cuvier's name 

 Cossyphus, three new species appear on p. 268. These are 

 C. caudatus, striatus and minutus. The first-named is 

 used in the Catalogue of Birds, Vol. VII., p. 393, for a 

 species of Argya, but as of Drapiez, Diet. Class d'Hist. Nat., 

 Vol. X., p. 219, 1826. In that place Drapiez acknowledges 

 the species-name to belong to Dumont, whose publication 

 appeared three years before and hence must be quoted. 

 The other two we have not identified, nor have we traced 

 the names in the Catalogue of Birds, but as Dumont's 

 Cossyphus was heterogeneous we may have overlooked 

 them. 



On p. 274 a full description is given of Dacelo gaudichaud, 

 figured but at that time not described. 



On p. 280 appears : " Alcedo ceyx purptjrata Dum. Cet 

 oiseau, de la taille d'une fauvette, a ete rapporte de Java 

 par M. Leschenault. Les parties superieures du corps sont 

 rousses ; les inferieures sont blanche, et le bee est roux." 

 This name is not included in the Catalogue of Birds. 



Dumont, on p. 284, proposed to name Hirundo apus L. 

 Cypselus vulgaris or niger, and for H. melba L. he 

 introduced Cypselus albiventris. 



These synonyms do not appear in the Catalogue of Birds, 



