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Megistura, Gray, List Gen. B. p. 23(1840). =Mucisrura, Leach. 
Meiglyptes, Swains. Classific. B. ii. p. 309 (1837). 
Meionornis, Haast, Ibis, 1874, p. 212. 
Melaenornis, Gray, List Gen. B. p. 35 (1840); ed. 2, p. 47 (1841) ; 
Gen. B. i. p. 288 (1845); Hand-l. i. no. 1060 (1869). 
Melagavia, Bp. Naumannia, 1854, pp. 212, 217-; Rev. Zool. sér. 2, 
vii. p. 13 (1855); ©. B. xlii. p. 771 (1856). 
Melampicus, Malherbe, Mém. l’Acad. Metz, xxx. pp. 316, 363 
(1849); Monogr. Picidées, ii. p. 192 (1862). 
Melampitta, Schlegel, Nederl. Tijdsch. Dierkunde, iv. p. 47 (1871). 
Melanerpes, Swains. Fauna Bor.-Amer., Birds, pp. 300, 316 
(1831) ; Classific, B. ii.’ p. 310 (1837). 
Melanetta, Gray, List Gen. Birds, p. 75 (1840); ed. 2, p. 95 
(1841).' =Muranirta, Bote, 
Melanibyx, Reichenb. Natiirl. Syst. Vogel, p. xii (1852). 
Melaniparus, Bp. C. G. A. i. p. 228 (1850); C. R. xxxviii, p. 63 
(1854); ©. 8. O. p. 17 (1854). 
Melanitta, Boie, Isis, 1822, p. 564, et 1826, p. 980. 
Melanocharis, Sel. Journ. of Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) ii. p. 157 
(1858). 
Melanochlora, Lesson, Rev. Zool. ii. p. 42 (1839). 
Melanocichla, Sharpe, Cat, Birds Brit. Mus. vii. pp. 328, 451 
(1883). 
Melanocorypha, Boie, Isis, 1828, p.'322. 
Melanodera, Bp. C. G. A. i, p. 470 (1850); C. R. xxxvii. p. 923 
(1853); C. 8. O. p. 13 (1854). 
Melanodiglossa, Cassin, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1864, p. 274. 
Melanodryas, Gould, Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 283 (1865). 
Melanomitris, Cassin, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1865, p. 91. 
Melanopareia, Reichend. Handb. spec. Ornith. p. 164 (1853). 
Melanoparus, Bp. C. BR. xxxviii. p. 63 (1854). =MELANI. 
paRus, Bp. 
Melanopelargus, Reichenb. Natiirl. Syst. Vogel, p. xvi (1852). 
Melanopepla, Cadanis, Mus. Hein. i. p. 54 (1850). 
Melanoperdix, Jerdon, Birds of India, iii. p. 580 (1864). 
Melanophantes, Cassin, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1867, p. 63. 
Melanopitta, Bp. C. V. A. p. 7 (1854); C. 8. O. p. 81 (1854). 
Melanopsar, Cassin, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1867, p. 56. 
Melanoptila, Scl. P. ZS. 1857, p. 275; Cat, Amer. B, p. 7 
(1862). 
Melanopyrrhus, Bp. C. R. xxxvii. p. 831 (1853), et xxxviii. 
p- 538 (1854); C. 8. O. p. 10 (1854). 
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