372 APPENDIX. 



Stejneger (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. 1883, p. 31) first 

 drew attention to the fact that Forster (Synop. Cat. 

 Brit. Bds. 1817, p. 55) used 7irhica (House-Martin) in 

 conjunction with Hirundo, and rustica (Swallow) with 

 Chelidon, a genus there first named, and he considered 

 this to constitute a designation o£ the type by Forster. 

 He has been followed in this course by Hartert in the Vog. 

 pal, Fauna, i. pp. 799, 800, and in the recently published 

 Hand-list. 



After careful consideration of the matter, the Com- 

 mittee are of opinion that Forster's use of Hirundo in 

 conjunction with urhica hardly constitutes designation 

 as understood under the code of International Rules, and 

 that Hiimndo rustica is the correct type of the Linnean 

 genus by subsequent designation of Gray, 1840. 



Genus DELICHON. Chelidon Boie (Isis, 1822, p. 550) is 

 antedated by Chelidon Forster (Synop. Cat. Bt. Bds> 

 1817, p. 17), which is a synonym of Hirundo Linnaeus,, 

 type Hirundo rustica. 



The next available name for the Martin is Delichon 

 Moore, 18.'i4, the type of which, by monotypy, is 

 D. nepalensis Moore. 



Genus RIPAEIA. Forster's genus Kipaiia (Synop. Cat. Bt. 

 Bds. 1817, p. 17) antedates Cotile Boie (Isis, 1822, 

 p. 550). The type by monotypy and tautonymy is 

 a. riparia (Linn.). 



Genus DRYOBATES. Type by monotypy : I), pubescent 

 (Linn.). 



In the 1st edition of the List and in the Cat. Birds 

 B. M. the generic name Dendrocopus is used. This 

 was first introduced by Koch (Syst. baier. Zool. i. Julv 

 1816, p. 72) for the Spotted Woodpeckers. The same 

 name, however, had previously been used by Vieillot 

 (Analyse, April 1816, p. 46). The type of Vieillot's 

 Dendroeopus is either " le Picucule " or " le Talapiot " of 

 Daubenton, now known respectively as Dendrocolapte» 



