16 THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Vol. V. 



Consequently many generic names at present credited to 

 Cabanis 1850 as was done by Gray, Cat. Gen. & Subgen. 

 Birds, 1855, were first published by Bonaparte in the Consp. 

 Gen. Av. 1850, but probably all have the same types as fixfed 

 by Gray : thus e.g. : — 



Thamnoleea Cab. 1850, Bonap. C.G.A., 1., 



p. 302, type as fixed by Gray. 



Myrmecoeichla ,, 302 do. 



Dromolaea ,, 302 do. 



Myiotlilypis „ 311 do. 



Lioptilus ,, 332 do. and monotypic. 



Hemithraupis ,, 311, type by Cabanis, p. 21. 



While the following names given by Reichenbach appear 

 to be first legitimately used by Bonaparte in the C.G.A., 

 Vol. I. :— 



Gymnomystax Reichb. 



1850 p. 



431. 



Type as given by Gray, 

 also monotypic. 



Cyrtotes 



p. 



437. 



Do, do. 



Quelea 



P- 



445. 



Do. do. 



Foudia 



P- 



445. 



Do. 



Steganura 



p. 



449. 



Do. 



Tetraenura 



P- 



449 



, Gray makes syn. of 

 Vidua. 



Coryphegnathus 



P- 



450. 



Type as given by Gray. 



Padda 



P- 



451. 



Given by Gray as syn. 

 of Oryzornis Cab. 1857. 



Maja 



P- 



451. 



Tautonymic type. 



Steganopleura 



P- 



456. 



Type Gray 1855, p. 76, 

 F. bichenovii V. and H. 



Volatinia 



P- 



473. 



Not cited by Gray. 



Chloromis 



P- 



492 { 



is syn. of Psittospiza Bp. 

 1849. 



