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leschenaulti. — J. B. Lesclienault de la Tour (1773-1820), French collector and 
botanist. 
lessoni. — R. P. Lesson, French ornithologist (1794-1849). 
lewini. — Jno. Wm. Lewin, ornithologist and artist. (Emu, VI., 204, and 
XII., 49.) 
lonnbergi. — Lonnberg, Scandinavian naturalist. 
lovensis. — J. R. Love, collector of Australian birds for Edwin Ashby. 
macgiUiwayi .—Dr. W. D. K. MacGiilivray, ornithologist. Broken Hill, New 
South Wales. 
mackloti . — Macklot, a Dutch traveller. 
macleayana. — -Sir Wm. Macleay (1820-1891), scientist, Sydney, Australia. 
madeayi. — W. S. Macleay (1792-1805), naturalist, propounder of the quinary 
system. 
maldivarum. —Of the Maldivo Islands. 
mathewsi. — Gregory M. Mathews, ornithologist, England and Australia. 
•molucea. — Of the Molucca Islands. 
moluccanus. — Of the Molucca Islands. 
movgolus. — Mongolian. 
mortieri. — Mortier or Durnortier, who seems to have been curator of the Brussels 
Museum. 
niouki. — Said to be from an Australian aboriginal name. 
narethcc, —Naretha, Western Australia, on East-West Railway. 
newloniana. —Alfred Newton (1829-1907), Professor of Zoology, Cambridge. See 
Emu, VII, 113. 
nilotica. — -From the River Nile. 
norfolciensis. —From Norfolk Island. 
novce-hollandice. — Of New Holland. 
noVce-seelandice. —Of New Zealand (old spelling). 
olivet. — E. Olive, collector, Cooktown, Queensland. 
owenavis.' — Richard Owen Mathews -j- avis, 
pacijicus. — Of the Pacific Ocean. 
Pandion. —Pandion, King of Athens. 
papuensis. —Of Papua or New Guinea. 
parkinsoni. —S. Parkinson, an artist with Captain Cook on his first voyage, 1768. 
patagonica. — Of Patagonia. 
peroni. —Francois Peron, French explorer and naturalist (1775-1810.) 
Phacthon. — -Son of Helios. 
jihilippensis. — Of the Philippine Islands. 
Progne or Procue . — Daughter of Pandion. 
purmlli. —H. A. Purnell, ornithologist, Geelong, Victoria. 
Quoyornis. —Jean Rene Quoy (1790-1869), French scientist and explorer, 
associated with Gaimard. 
reinwardt. — Reinwardt, Dutch collector in East Indies. 
richmondi. —Richmond, R., N.E. New South Wales. 
rogersi.— John P. Rogers, collector for G. M. Mathews in North-West Australia. 
Rosina. — In honour of Mrs. S. A. White (Rose), of Adelaide, South Australia. 
Salvador i. —Count Salvadori, author of “ Ornithology of Papua. ” (Emu, XXIV., 
310.) 
sclateri. — P. L. Sclater (1829-1913), ornithologist, Secretary of Zoological Society, 
London. (Emu, XIII., 228.) 
sinensis. —Ch inese. 
smithi. — J. E. Smith (1736-1782), botanist, president and founder of Linn. Soc., 
London. 
solandri. —Dr. D. C. Solander, pupil of Linnaeus, and companion with Captain 
Cook on his first voyage. 
spaldingi. — Edward Spalding, collector and taxidermist, Queensland. 
sumatrana. — Of Sumatra. 
swainsoni. — Wm. Swainson (1789-1855), English ornithologist and artist. 
Sytna. —Syme Island, in /Lgean Sea. 
teesa.— rlndian word. 
Terekia. — Terek River, flowing into Caspian Sea. 
temmincki. —-C. J. Temminck (1778-1858), Dutch ornithologist. 
thorpei. — Dr. C. G. Thorpes, Western Australia. 
victorice. — Queen Victoria. 
