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I draw attention to this, as there once appeared in the 

 Emu a grumble regarding North's action in a similar 

 case. It seems a most appropriate method of nomination, 

 and the ease with which such names become familiar 

 and almost beautiful is evidenced by the fact that Botany 

 has made household words of such names as Fuchsia, 

 Dahlia, Gardenia, Banksia, etc. 



The characters given hereafter are simply diagnostic, 

 and do not depend on colour, though in most cases colour 

 has been taken into consideration. 



1.* Peronista, gen. nov. 



Differs from Dromiceius in its proportionately longer 

 bill and much shorter tarsus. 



Type, Dromaius peroni Rothschild. 



123. Reinholdia, gen. n. 



Differs from Puffinus in its proportionately longer bill 

 and much shorter tail, the letter being less than one- 

 third the length of the wing and not twice the length of 

 the exposed culmen. 



Type, Puffinus reinholdi Mathews. 



541. Micralcyone, gen. nov. 



Differs from Alcyone in its smaller size, longer slenderer 

 bill and weaker feet, with shorter wings. 



Type, Alcyone pusilla halli Mathews. 



556. Sauropatis Cabanis und Heine, Mus. Hein., Vol. II., 

 p. 152, 1860 

 Type, Halcyon sanctus, Vigors and Horsfield ; 

 and 



Cyanalcyon Bonaparte, Consp., Vol. Aniso, p. 9, 

 1854. 



Type (by sub desig.), Halcyon pyrrhopygia Gould ; 

 must be utilised in place of Halcyon the type of which 

 by original designation is H. senegalensis (Linne). 



* The number in front of the genus-name refers to the number 

 of the species in my Reference List," 



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