68 THE ORNITHOLOGICAL GUIDE. 



Carolina Waxwing (Bombicilla Carolinensis, Bms.) 

 Kentish Pluver (Pluvialis Cantanicus.) The follow- 

 ing names are preferable: — Hawthorn Waxwing 

 (Bombicilla Crataegus,) the Bank Dipper (Cinclus 

 rupestris,) the Cedar Waxwing f Bombicilla cedrus, J 

 Shingle Pluver (Pluvialis litioralis.) When speaking 

 of the Belted Kingfisher, I have detailed the objec- 

 tions to this method of naming after countries, so 

 that I need not repeat them here. 5th, and last, 

 the names of men should not be made the distin- 

 guishing epithets of species, as Bullock's Petrel 

 (Thalassidroma Bullockii, Flem,) ToicnsencVs Bun- 

 ting (Emberiza Toicsendia,) Macgillivray's Finch 

 (Fringilla Macgillirraii,) Richard's Lavroc (Coridala 

 Richardi,) &c. These birds might be named: — 

 Forktailed Petrel (Thalassidroma furcata,) the 

 Dusky Bunting (E. mustelina,J the Marsh Finch 

 (Fringilla palustris,) and the Tawny Lavroc* 

 (Coridala fuscaj I shall quote some pertinent 

 remarks on this mode of naming from No. XII, 

 of the Field Naturalist's Magazine : — " It should 

 be the aim of every nomenclator _ to bestow 

 only such names upon animals, as will express 

 the peculiar forms, habits, &c, of the species to 

 which they respectively apply; if they fail in this 

 particular, scientific names are but of little worth. 

 This important point, however, is unfortunately too 

 much disregarded, for it has long been the absurd 



* See No. XI, of the Analyst (vol. II, p. 30G.) Many excellent 

 names are proposed in this article. Also see No. XIII- 



