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birds— "red-Krrf," the "reed-Wrd," the "blue-am?," 

 the " snow-bird" &c. How much better the follow- 

 ing names designate the objects intended: — Amzel 

 (Pastor,) Ouzel (Merula,) Grosbeak ( Coccothraus- 

 tes,) Warbler (Silvia;) Tanager (Tanagra,) Reed 

 Hangnest (Icterus agripennis,) Blueback (Sialic/,) 

 Snow Finch {Fringilla hyemalis.) For further 

 remarks on this subject see the Analyst, vol. II, p. 

 438. 3rd: two generic names must not be joined 

 together to make one, as " Finch-Warbler," " Lark- 

 Bunting," "Eagle-Owl," &c. How much better to 

 call these birds Dunnoc, (Accentor,) Longspur 

 (Plectropluines,) and Toadeater (Bubo.) Another 

 mode to be avoided is to join a generic and specific 

 name, and use the illegitimate compound as a gen- 

 eric name ; thus Bottle-Tit, Bull-Finch, Field-Wag- 

 tail, Gos-Hawk, &c, these genera are better 

 designated thus : — Longtail (Afedula,) Coalhood 

 (Pirrula,) Oatear (Budytes,) Gossuc (Astur.) 

 This ridiculous plan of joining a generic and specific 

 name together is also followed in scientific nomen- 

 clature as HsiMcetus albicilla, Aquila chrys&aetus, 

 Fringilla montif ringilla ; are not the folio wing 

 names preferable ? — Ossifraga albicilla, Aquila au- 

 rea, and Fringilla montana. So much for generic 

 names, now we will consider the specific appella- 

 tions. There are several kinds of specific names to 

 be avoided: 1st: naming from the commonness of a 

 species, as Common Lark, (Alauda vulgaris. Will. ;) 

 Common Stalling, (Stumus vulgaris, Lin. ;) Common 



