Toxostoma was first used by Rafin- 

 17) in i8i8, for a genus of shells. The 

 IS " TOXOSTOMA, N. G. i species," 

 1 this state until Nov., 1831 

 Remarkable Natural Objects in the 

 Philadelphia, p. 2), when the species 

 however (Isis, May, 1831, 528), Wag- 

 of birds (type : Toxostoma vetula Wagler, 

 ison), and there seems to be 



Toxostoma vs. Harporhynchus.- 

 esque (Amer. Monthly Mag., IV, p. i 

 name occurs in a mere list of shells 

 and is a pure nomen nudum. It 

 (Enumeration and Account of Soi 

 Cabinet of Professor Rafinesque 

 was described. Shortly before th 

 ler used the term for a gem 

 = Orpheus ciirvtrostris Sw: 

 why Toxostoma should not replace Harporhynchus, the latter given in 

 1S47 by Cabanis, on the supposition that Toxostoma was preoccupied. 

 Our Thrashers should stand as follows ; Toxostoma rttfa (Linn.), Toxos- 

 toma longirostris sentietti (Ridgw.), Toxostoma curvirostris (Swains.), 

 Toxostoma curvirostris palmeri (Coues), Toxostoma bendirei (Coues), 

 Toxostoma cine.rea (Xantus), Toxostoma cinerea meariisi (Anthony), 

 Toxostoma rediviva (Gamb.), Toxostoma rediviva fasadenensis (Grin- 

 nell), Toxostoma lecontei Lawr., Toxostoma lecontei arenicola (Anthony), 

 and Toxostoma cr«^s«/« Henry.— Chas. W. Richmond, Washington, D. C. 

 Auk, XIX, Jan.. 1902, p. Sf, 



