Nomenclature of North American 
Birds, Elliott Cou©s« 
216 . Icterus galbula (Linn., 1758 ) Coues. Since Baird first adopted 
some of the 1 758 Linntean names, there has been a growing disposition in 
their favor on the part of American ornithologists, and several have since ^ 
been selected by Baird and Ridgway, and by myself. European ornithol- 
ogists steadily refuse to recognize such names, on the ground that they do 
not take Linnaeus’s work until it finally left his hands in 1766 . The argu- 
ment for the tenth edition is, first, that here the binomial system is thor- 
oughly established and consistently applied; and that Linnaeus has no 
more right to change his own names, once thus fully set forth, than any 
one else has. It may be said, further, that to take Linnaeus at 1758 would 
be to bring a reputable author, Briinnich, within the pale, and to lessen 
the inconvenience of Brisson’s exceptional case. At any rate, we have al- 
ready adopted Elanoides forjicatus instead of E.furcatus, Chcetura pelagica 
for C. pelasgia, Progne subis for P. purpurea, Icteria virens for I . viridis, 
etc. Consistency, which is a jewel, requires us either to abandon these or 
take the rest. I prefer the latter course ; and the first case of this kind 
which I beg to submit is the Coracias galbula Linn., 1 758 . This is based 
solely upon Catesby, pi. 48 ; and Catesby’s bird is the Baltimore Oriole, 
whose binomial name was changed by Linnaeus in 1766 to Oriolus baldmore. 
Bull, N.O.C, 5, April, 1880, p.98 
p. 444.— Not 
894. The Baltimore Oriole. ( Icterus Galbula.) By Wilmot. Ibid., 
May 29, pp. 342, 343.— On its habits. For. s Stream, XXII ’ 
910. Orioles in Massachusetts. By C. I. Goodale. Ibid., 
decreasing in numbers, etc. For, h Stream, XXII 
1017. Feathered Engineers. What a Couple of Baltimore Orioles 
did by Setting Their Wits to Work. Ibid., No. 9, p. 4. (From the ‘New 
York Sun.’) KaBiS, Notes His, I 
Q, md, Q u 27S - Baltimore Oriole. By Dr. H. A. Atki 
ins. Ibid., VI, 
P- 86. 
14S5 
1886 
g. a ^ it8 ^ lfor 25 yearS at Locke > In gham Co., Mich. 
\C age Bird). By W, L. 
Bani ' 
p- 13- 
a % ntrd y By W. I « ■ - 
r Orioles nesting .1 By John N. Clark. Ibid., No. 12, Dec., 
p.98. Sana. Notes Nat* His, Hi 
By Wm. L. Kells. 
Sunny So. Oologist. 1500. The Orioles. By Wm. L. Kells. Ibid., No. 3, May, 1886, pp. Auk ? u . 
25-28.— A popular account of Icterus galbula, I. spurius, Sturnella magna -qqq ’ * 
and Molothrus ater , as observed in Ontario. 
1427. Carnivorous Prairie Dogs — Carnivorous Orioles. By W. O. 
Ayres. Ibid., No. 185, Aug. 20, 1886, p. 165. ®Oi©UO©, YOla Ylll 
i6 5 2 ' “ Upon the Tree Top." By Olive Thorne Miller. Ibid., No. 336, 
Uct., 1885, pp. 533-440.— Habits of Icterus galbula. Moal 
166S. ' The “Black-capped" Baltimore. By Olive Thorne Miller. 
, Vol. LXIV, No. 3S2, Aug., 1889, pp. 265-270. — Icterus galbula in 
captivity. AtUntiO agon, 
r J°1 4 r Ab ° Ut Pcts —°'^ op Them. By ‘Tlie Hoosier Schoolmaster- 
, No . 7, Feb., 1887, pp. 89-90.— Icterus galbula. 
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