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Titiza, introduced in the Tables for " Calamodytce 

 Meyer," has (p. 58) two species allotted to it : Schoenobceno 

 Linne and light footi Billberg {—Motacilla arundinacea 

 Lightfoot, not Turdus arundinaceus Linne). This genus- 

 name falls as a synonym of Acrocephalus Naumann 1811 

 {sensu lat.). 



Phceca appears in the Tables for "Ficedula " Bechst. 

 We have not traced where Bechstein used this genus - 

 name as here utilized, though we note that Cuvier 

 (Regne Anim., Vol. I., p. 364, 1816) gives the same 

 group under the name "ies rubiettes," citing as an 

 equivalent, "Ficedula Bechst." The species Billberg 

 includes in the text (p. 64) are rubecula, suecica, phcenicura, 

 and nilssoni Billberg ( = titys Auct.). This cannot be 

 considered the same group as Ficedula Schaeffer (ex 

 Brisson), of which the type is Motacilla atricapilla Linne. 

 We designate as type of Phceca Billberg, P. rubecida 

 Linne ; and thus Phceca passes into synonymy. 



Pisobia is now accepted for the species minuta Leisl. 

 and temminchi Leisl., which are the sole species included 

 on pp. 136, 137. 



Carites (on p. 143 et seq.) includes fuscus, ccdidris, 

 stagnatilis, ochropus, glareola, and hypoleucus, and the 

 footnote quoted by Richmond shows that it was proposed 

 as a classical substitute for Totanus Auct., and must 

 fall as a synonym of that name. In the Table it is given 

 as a substitute for Limosa Briss., but as Actites B. is also 

 added as another synonym, we know that it could only 

 be partly so considered. Actites (on p. 153 et seq.) 

 covers the two species limosa and lapponica only, and 

 therefore becomes a synonym of Limosa ; we designate 

 the first named as type, so that there can be no question 

 about this. 



On p. 158, Eecurvirostra atricapilla, a new name for 

 R. avocetta, seems a new combination. 



On p. 161, Pelidna, which does not occur in Table A., 

 is used for subarquata Gunn. ( = ferruginea Brunnich) 

 alone. 



