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use of Boddaert for innovations were not blessed with 

 scruples, but simply suffered from lassitude. Where a 

 Boddaertian name had been cited by some previous worker 

 they unhesitatingly made use of it, but did no research work 

 for themselves : the synonymy compiled by such workers 

 proves this assertion, both by the errors apparent and its 

 incompleteness. 



The succeeding notes constitute an endeavour to rectify 

 the shortcomings of such, and to account for the whole of 

 the new names in this work. As we are unfamiliar with the 

 Aves of the World, but are simply specialists in one 

 geographical region, we are dependent to a great extent upon 

 the synonymy compiled in the Catalogue of Birds, as rectified 

 by such authorities as Hartert on Palsearctic forms, Reichenow 

 on African forms, Hellmayr. Berlepsch, Brabourne and Chubb 

 on South American birds, and the Amer. Ornith. Union's 

 Check List, 3rd Ed., for North American birds. In attempting 

 to fix the Boddaertian names we have noted invalid names in 

 use from other causes, and we will later give some notes 

 on such so that rectification can be at once made. It is 

 rather strange to us to see how slowly some workers are 

 attracted by such corrections, though eagerly pointing out 

 similar instances when made at first hand. Our only interest 

 in the subject is the elimination of nomenclatural problems 

 and gladly accept criticisms when logically provided, but 

 dislike lawyer-like quibbling. 



The following list of names is newly proposed in this 

 book, but do not appear in Sherborn's Index Aninialium : 

 it is provided so that it can be incorporated by users of that 

 wonderful guide, and thus obviate further errors. 



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1. Fringilla carduelis capensis. 



2. Psittacus luteus ! Not of p. 30. 



3. ■ Lanius violaceus ! 



4. Fringilla larvata ! 



Motacilla canadensis ! Not of Linne 1766. 



aurantia ! 



