THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
would probably still have priority, as the preface of the Munchen volume 
including Wagler’s paper, is dated December, 1832, and a separate copy of 
Wagler’s Monograph, preserved in the British Museum (Natural History), 
has a title page bearing the date 1835. 
Gmelin’s name Psittacus novcehollandice for this bird was invalid, as he 
had previously used the same combination, but its usage had persisted until 
the time when I made the above correction in the generic name. I therefore 
accepted Leptolophus auricomis Swainson as the name to be used, and I have 
maintained this up to the present time. 
Another correction is now necessary, as I find that Kerr in his edition of 
the Animal Kingdom, published as long ago as 1792, had observed Gmelin’s 
double usage and had corrected the name (p. 580) to Psittacus hollandicus. 
This is the first note of this correction and the name I here use will be Leptolophus 
hollandicus. 
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