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has a darker brown back and a darker and browner under- 

 surface," agreeing with Hartert's conclusions. We here name 

 this British subspecies — Pyrrhula pyrrhula nesa. 



Hypolais. 

 On p. 78 of the B.O.U. List Hypolais is used as of Brehm 

 (Ms, 1828, p. 1283) for the Icterine Warbler. At that place it 

 only occurs as a nomen nudum, where it is spelt Hippolais. 

 Previous to the publication of the List we had shown (Austral 

 Avian Record, Vol. II., p. 47, 1913) that Phyllopseusta Billberg, 

 1828, had priority over Hypolais Kaup, 1829, but we have 

 since noted that Hippolais was apparently used in a generic 

 sense by Baldenstein in the Neue Alpina, Vol. II., 1827, p. 27, 

 when he named a species Hippolais italica. This name is 

 given by Harterfc (Vogel Palseark. Fauna, Vol. I., p. 571) as a 

 synonym of Hippolais polyglotta (Vieillot), so that if this be 

 accepted the genus name Hippolais can be retained for the 

 group, but it must be credited to Baldenstein, 1827. The 

 correction, utilised in the B.O.U. List, seems unwarranted 

 even on the score of custom, the name being commonly spelt 

 Hippolais by the most accurate writers. 



Helminthophaga. 

 Bechsfcein(on p. 177 of his Ornith. Taschenb. Deutsch, 1802) 

 introduced a section " Wurmfresser," including thereunder the 

 Redbreast, Blue-throat, Redstart, etc., etc. At the end of the 

 book (p. 548, 1803) he proposed for this section the Latin 

 name Helminthophaga. This name does not appear to Jiave 

 been disposed of, which seems a necessity, as it is earlier in 

 date than the many generic names proposed for its constituents 

 save the ones utilised from Cuvier's Tables. As the first 

 species is 8. rubecula Latham, so we here designate that as 

 type, and thus the name becomes an absolute synonym of 

 the earlier Erithacus Cuvier. 



Muscicapa. 

 The reference in the B.O.U. List, p. 108, is given to Linne, 

 1766, whereas it should be to Brisson (Orn., Vol. II., 1760, 

 p. 357), with the same type. 



