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valid, as it is our small meed of recognition of the immense 

 work, so invaluable as to be almost incalculable, performed 

 by our friend Dr. C. W. Richmond, and the association of 

 the name of our brilliant co-worker in the least showy side of 

 ornithology with the brilliant Cardinal seems a pleasing item. 



Crinifer. 



This name anticipates and will replace Chizcerhis Wagler 1827. 

 We have already indicated that the species name of the type 

 species had to be changed in this Journal (Vol. III., p. 44, 1915), 

 and it is a quaint coincidence that the task of recording the 

 generic alteration should have fallen to our lot. At the 

 present time we note that the name to be used for Schizorhis 

 africana of the Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, 

 Vol. XIX., p. 450, should read 



Crinifer piscator (Boddaert). 



Phceniculus. 



This name will probably become the best known, as it was 

 introduced by Jarocki for the Upupa erythrorhynchos Lath., 

 which later was the basis of the genus Irrisor Lesson. The 

 latter name must now be discarded in favour of Jarocki' s 

 selection. In connection with this genus Jarocki describes 

 two new species, the only case in the book where new species 

 are introduced. These were named Phceniculus unimaculatus 

 and Phoeniculus notatus. Whether these specific names will 

 come into use or not we cannot judge, but record them here for 

 the benefit of workers on African birds. We may also note 

 that Iridoptilus Fitzinger, Sitz Math. Nat. Class K. Akad. 

 Wissensch., Wien, B. XL VI., 1863, p. 226, Type Promerops 

 pusillus Sw. should be added to synonymy of Scoptelus Cabanis 

 and Heine 1860 as used in the Catalogue of Birds in the British 

 Museum, Vol. XVI., 1892, p. 21. It is possible that some 

 names from this essay by Fitzinger may cause trouble through 

 their omission from the Catalogue of Birds in the British 

 Museum. 



