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We have endeavoured to determine whether any synonym 

 is existent, but as Hartert, in his monographic study, failed, 

 we have concluded the Gmelinian superciliosa is nameless. 

 We however agree that humei is only subspecifically separable, 

 so that would become the species-name. The genus-name also 

 required more than a little consideration. Hartert's generic 

 association cannot be accepted unless the generic definition 

 became wide enough to cover some such group as " small birds 

 of a more or less greenish colour," as some of the species have 

 proportionally large bills or minute bills, have long wings 

 or short wings, have weak feet or rather strong feet, etc., 

 etc., and we are certain no worker could place a bird in 

 " Phylloscopus " with any exactitude. For the Gmelinian 

 swperciliosa, however, Reguloides appears a good location, and 

 we therefore propose for Motacilla superciliosa Gmelin, p. 975, 

 1789 : Russia not Motacilla superciliosa Boddaert, p. 43, 

 1783, the new name 



Reguloides humei premium. 



Larius, recte Lorius. 



On p. 42 Larius is introduced thus : " Psittacus (Larius) 

 ceclanensis mihi " for pi. 683 " Le grand Lory." There can 

 be no argument that there is purely a typographical error 

 here present and that correction to Lorius is imperative. 

 This view, which is indisputable, has been taken by Sherborn, 

 who in the Index Animalium, p. 519, records " Larius err. 

 pro Lorius, P. Boddaert." 



This proposal has, however, been hitherto overlooked, 

 and we have a double complication to face. 



In the Catalogue of Birds, Vol. XX., p. 393, Salvadori has 

 recorded Psittacus ceclanensis as a synonym of Eclectus 

 roratus Miiller 1776 given to the same plate. This identifica- 

 tion necessitates the acceptance of the genus-name Lorius 

 in place of Eclectus. We view this alteration with little 

 feeling, as there is a prior Eclectis Hubner 1826 which hangs 

 over Eclectus as recorded in the List Birds Australia, p. xxvi., 

 1913. For the genus called Lorius in the Catalogue of Birds, 



