. A history of British birds . such a way as to allow the former to be adopted. In1835, an anonymous writer cited ii (Analyst, iii. p. 31) as/>. r. rerun would he a synomin,while an author who does not give his own name is notjustified in giving one to what he deems a species. In 1840,Tennninclv described it (Man. dOrn. iii. p. 183) as .1/,flarcola, Gould, an assumption just as gross; foi Mr Gouldnever so called it. while Pallas years before (Zoogr. i. p. 501) had a M. j! v which is certainly not the present bird, any more than is his M. r<i s i thoughthis last has been supposed
. A history of British birds . such a way as to allow the former to be adopted. In1835, an anonymous writer cited ii (Analyst, iii. p. 31) as/>. r. rerun would he a synomin,while an author who does not give his own name is notjustified in giving one to what he deems a species. In 1840,Tennninclv described it (Man. dOrn. iii. p. 183) as .1/,flarcola, Gould, an assumption just as gross; foi Mr Gouldnever so called it. while Pallas years before (Zoogr. i. p. 501) had a M. j! v which is certainly not the present bird, any more than is his M. r<i s i thoughthis last has been supposed by some to be our Yellow Wagtail. It accordingly follows that Bonapartes Motacilla oiBudytcs rail that being the ancient way of spelling thislast word, is the name which should be used. iAssi:iu:s. TliKK IilMT. :,()!) % AkIih ;; TiiiviALls (Linnaeus*). Tlf B J REE-P I PIT. Anihus arborew | Amthus, /!/,.ir,,> ;. slender, tubulate, nearly straight, very slightlynotched at the tip; the inaudible* nearly equal in length ■•membrane. Wings moderate, the firs! primary acuminate and nearly abortivitin; second, third and fourth nearly equal, and one of them the longesl ; fifth insome spech i almost as long ; secondaries short, the tertials v§ty long, the lougei Iabout equal to the fifth primary or occasionally longer than any, J;jiI of twelvefeathers, moderate ami slightly forked. Tarsus scutellated in front, about aslong as the middle toe, which is joined to the outer toe ■•• its base; toei ratbeilong; claws moderate, except that of the hind toe which in soun pech i wrymuch elongated. * AUi/uda trivicdii, Linnaeus, Kyst. Nat, Ed, iA i. p. 288(1768),1 Bechstein, (iemeinntttzige
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