130 MEL 
Melanorectes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. iii. pp. 271, 289 
(1877). 
Melanosterna, Blyth [teste Gray, Hand-l. iii. no. 2892}. 
Melanotis, Bp. C. G. A. i. p. 276 (1850); C. BR. xxxviii. pp. 54, 
‘56 (1854); C.8. O. p. 16 (1854). 
Melanotrochilus, Deslongchamps, in Guide d. Naturaliste, ii. p. 7 
(1880). 
Melanzona, Cabanis, J. f. O. 1860, p. 412. =Mztozonz, 
Reichenb. 
Melasoma, Swains. Classific. Birds, ii. p. 221 (1827); Birds of 
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Meleagris, Linn. S. N. i. p. 268 (1766); Gm. 8. N. i p. 732 
(1788). 
Meliarchus, Salvad. Ann. Mus, Genov. xvi. p. 75 (1880); Orn. 
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Melias, Gloger, in Froriep’s Notizen, xvi. p. 278 (1827); Lesson, 
Traité d’Orn. p. 130 (1831). 
Melichaera, Reichend. Handb. spec. Ornith. p. 130 (1852). 
Melicophila, Gould, Birds of Austr. iv. pl. 49, or pt. xv. (1844) ; 
Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 529 (1865), 
Melidectes, Sci. P. Z. 8. 1873, p. 694. 
Melidipnus, Cad. ct Reichenow, J. £. O. 1876, p. 821. 
Melidora, Lesson, Traité d’Orn. p. 249 (1831); Compl. d. Buffon, 
ix. p. 353 (1837) ; éd. 2, ii. p. 653 (1848). 
Meliérax, Gray, List Gen. B. p. 5 (1840); ed. 2, p. 6 (1841); 
Gen. B. i. p. 30 (1849); Hand-l. i. no. 110 (1869). 
Melignostes, Heine, J. f. O. 1860, p. 192. =Mutienoruzs, 
Cassin. 
Melignothes, Cassin, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1856, p. 156. 
Melilestes, Salvuad. Aun. Mus. Genov. vii. p. 950 (1875); Orn. 
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Meliornis, Gray, List Gen. B. p. 15 (1840); ed. 2, p. 19 (1841); 
Gen. B. i. p. 121 (1846); Hand-l. i. no. 605 (1869). 
Meliphaga, Lewin, Birds of New Holland, p. 7, pl. iii. (1808) ; 
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Meliphagus, Rafinesque, Analyse, p. 65 (1815). 
Melipotes, Sel. P. Z. 8.1873, p. 695. 
Melirrhophetes, Meyer, Sitzungsb. Ak. Wissensch. Wien, Ixx. 
pt. 1, p. 110 (1875). 7° 
Melisseus, Hodgson, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, x. pt. 1, p. 29 
(1841); in Gray’s Zool. Miscell. p. 84 (1844). 
Melisympotes, Reichenb. (teste Gray, List. Gen. and Subgen. B. 
no. 384 (1855)]. 
