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OLD SERIES, [ CONTINUATION OF TIlE J NEW SERIES, VOL- XI. • BULLETIN OF THE •UTTALL ORNITIIOLOGICAL CLUB [ VOL. III The Auk EDITOR• J. A. ALLEN ASSOCIATE EDITORS• ELLIOTT COUES, ROBERT RIDGWAY, XVILLIAM BRE•VSTER, AN•)MONTAGUE CHAMBERLAIN - -•_•. •,,• / ,•"' •",•••.• ..,; ,,•,. •,.•'):• •x• VOLU•E III PUBLZSnED FOR The American Ornithologi•t•' Onion NEW YORK •886 Volume 3 No. 1

Front Matter, January-March 1886...Birds of North America'--A Few Corrections, I24; Stejneger's Ornithological Explorations in Kamtschatka, I26; Torrey's 'Birds in the Bush', 129;

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Page 1: Front Matter, January-March 1886...Birds of North America'--A Few Corrections, I24; Stejneger's Ornithological Explorations in Kamtschatka, I26; Torrey's 'Birds in the Bush', 129;

OLD SERIES, [ CONTINUATION OF TIlE J NEW SERIES, VOL- XI. • BULLETIN OF THE •UTTALL ORNITIIOLOGICAL CLUB [ VOL. III

The Auk EDITOR•

J. A. ALLEN

ASSOCIATE EDITORS•

ELLIOTT COUES, ROBERT RIDGWAY, XVILLIAM BRE•VSTER, AN•) MONTAGUE CHAMBERLAIN

- -•_•. •,,• / ,•"'

•",•••.• .. ,; , ,•,. •,.•'):• •x• •

VOLU•E III

PUBLZSnED FOR

The American Ornithologi•t•' Onion

NEW YORK

•886

Volume 3 No. 1

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OLD SERIES,} CONTINUATION OF THE J NEW SERIES, VOL. XI. BULLETIN OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB [ VoL. III

The Auk

]•DITOR •

j. A. ALLEN

ASSOCIATE EDITORS•

ELLIOTT COUES, ROBERT RIDG•VAY, WILLIAM BREWSTER, AN•) MONTAGUE CHAMBERLAIN

VOLUME III

PUBLISHED FOR

The American Ornithologists' Union

NEW YORK

•886

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V•. ti. V•eeler, 4zb tIarvard St.• Ca•nbrœd.•e• J•rass.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

NUMBER I.

THE BIRDS OF THE •VEsT INDIES, INCLUDING THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, THE GREATER AND THE LESSER .ANTILLES, EXCEPTING THE ISLANDs OF TOBAGO AND TRINIDAD. By Charles B. Cory I

SOME BIRDS OF ARIZONA. By Ed•ar A. Mearns 6o LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED IN SUMMER AND FALL ON THE UPPER

PECOS RIVER, NEW MEXICO. By H. MI. •enshaw 73 ON THE BREEDING HABITS OF SOME ARIZONA BIRDS. By N z. E.

D. Scott 8z

A LIST OF TH[ BIRDS OBSERVED IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFOR-

NIA. By •arto. I4 r. Evermann 86 AN ORNITHOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN WESTERN NORTH CARO-

LINA. By [•rilliam Brewster , 94 ADDITIONS TO THE CATALOGUE OF KANSAS BIRDS. By/•2'. •.•. Goss 112 THIRD MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION . I15

RECENT LITERATURE.

Murdoch on the Birds of Point Barrow, Alaska, I22; The 'Water Birds of North America'--A Few Corrections, I24; Stejneger's Ornithological Explorations in Kamtschatka, I26; Torrey's 'Birds in the Bush', 129; Holder's Catalogue of the Birds of Lynn, Mass., I29; Publications Received, I3O.

GENERAL NOTES.

The Bridled Tern (Sterna ana.'thetus) in South Carolina, I3I; The Wild Swan in Prince Edward Island, 131; Sandpipers at Sea, I3I; On the Proper Name for the Prairie Hen, I32; On the Free Post- pubis in certain of the Falconidze, I33; Capture of the Scissor- tailed Flycatcher (Mt'lvulusforficatus) on the Southeast Coast of Florida, 134; The Scisser-tailed Flycatcher (Milvulus forficalus) at Key West, -'34; The Baltimore Oriole in Massachusetts in November, I35; Icterus •albula in Connecticut in November, I35; The Vernacular Name of •Plectro23henax hy23erboreu$ , •35;

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Contenls of Volume III.

Ipswich Sparrow in Texas, 135; Occurrence of the Ipswich Spar- row (•lmmodramus firlncefis) in Nova Scotia, I35; The Lark Finch in New Jersey, 136; The V•qnter Distribution of the Swamp Sparrow amt the Yellow-rump, I36; On the Former Breeding of 2øsallrt•barus mln[mus in South Carolina, i37; Hel- mœnlhoJSht'la celala in South Carolina, 138; Dendroœca dominica alb[lora obtained in Chester County, South Carolina, I39; Addi- tions to the Avi-fauna of Texas, 139; Birds New to the District of Columbia, 139.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Turner's List of the Birds of Labrador, 14o; Revival of the Sexual Passion in Birds in Autumn, 14l.

NOTES AND NEWS.

Ornithologists as •Bird Enemies,'I42; A.O.U. Committee for the Protection of Birds, •43; Nuttall Ornithological Club, I43; Obit- uary-Dr. Samnel Cabot, Mr. John Snowden Itowland, I44; A. O. U. Code and Check-List, I44.

NUMBER II.

THE BIRDS OV \VF. STERN MANITOBA. By Ernest 2•. T. Seton . ß •45 NOTES ON BIRDS OF TIlE SALT POND MOUNTAI•-• VIRGINIA. By

•Vt'[I[•tiJ• C. •[IJcs, •r., •1. D. . 156 FIELD NOTES O•N THE BIRDS OF WASiIIXGTON COL'NTY, OREGOn. By

•. •. •nlhony . •6• AN ORNITtlOLOGICAL RECONx%'AISSAXCE iN WESTERN NORTH CARO-

•x•. By [Vill•m Brewslet. , ß x73 A LIST o• THE BIRDS OBTAINED I• VExN•TURA COUNTY• CALIfORnIA.

By Barlon •. Evermann x79 TIiE BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES• INCLUDING Tile BAHAMA ISLA•DS•

TIlE GIgEATER AXD TlfE LESSIgR A•TILLES• EXCEPTING TH• ISLA•S ov Tom•(;o •x• T•x•)•). By CT•arlesB. Cory . . x87

Ba•:m•G HAnses o• •u• B•.aCK VULTURe. By Waller Hoxie . 245 ON A NEw RACE o•' Trip F•ELD SPARROW FROM TEXAS. By •rl]tur

•. Chadbourne . 248 O• THE x•VI-•AU•A O• PINAL COUNTY, WITH REMARKS O• SOME

Bm•s ov P•x x• GILA COU•T•ES• AR•ZO•A. By W. Scoll. ß 249

THE R• C•oss• (Loxia curviroslra slricklaudf) • Kx•s•s. By L. L. Dyche .: 358

•ESCRIPTION O• A NEW NORTH AMERICA• SPECIES O• Charles •. Cory . .' 262

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Co•tents of Volume IirL v

RECENT LITERATURE.

Grieve on the Great Auk, or Garefowl, 266; Meves on the size and Color of the Eyes of European Birds, 265; 'Water.Birds of North America'--'A Few Corrections' Rectified, 266; Beckham's Birds of Nelson County, Kentucky, 268; Beckham on the Plumage of J?eff- ulus calendula, 268; Laxv•ence on New Species of Birds from Yu- catan, 268; Lawrence on Birds new to the Fauna of Guadeloupe, West Indies, 269; Stejneger ou preoccupied Generic Names of North American Birds, 269; Ridgway o• the Birds of Cozumel Island, Yucatan, 269; Minor Ornithological Publications, 270; Publications Received, 272.

GENERAL NOTES.

Discovery of the Nest of Larus ross[[ in Greenland, 273; A Flock of CJen rosœi East of the Rocky Mts.• 274; Capture of a Pair of Wild Hybrid Ducks (Mallard q-- Muscovy) on Long Island, 274; Tri•$•a damacensœs (Horsf.) in Alaska; a Sandpiper new to the North American Fauna, 275; The Masked Q3tail (Coli•tus rœdgrwe(yi)in Arizona, 275; Discovery of the Breeding Place of McKay's Snow- flake (t>leclrophenax hyperboreus), 276; Immature Dress of Alelos- •iza palustris, 277; Wintering of the White-throated and Ipswich Sparrows in Maine, 277; •unco byemalls Nesting in a Bush, 277; Peculiar Nest of Chelt'do• erythro•aster, 278; The Orange- crowned Warbler in Eastern Massachusetts, 278; Seiurus ludovœ- clanus in Maine--A Correction, 278; Changes in the Plumage of Geothlypœs trichas, 279; A Partial Albino Hermit Thrush ( Turdus aonalaschk•e pallast7), 28•; Another Black Robin, 28[; On two Abnormally Colored Specimens of the Bluebird. (Sialls sialis), 28I; Unseasonable Birds on Long Island, 283; T•vo Additions to the Texas Avi-fauna, 284; Some Additions to the Avi-fauna of Colorado, 284.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Revival of the Sexual Passion in Birds in Autumn, 286.

NOTES AND NEWS.

Ornithological Explorations, 286; Ornithological Societies, 287; Or- nithological Publications, 287; The A. O. U. Co•nmittee on Bird Protection, 287; The Audubon Society• 288; Publication of the A. O. U. Code and Check-List, 288.

NUMBER III.

SOME BIRDS OF ARIZONA. By Edffar A. Mearns (Assl. Sur•. U.S.A.) ß 289

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vi Contents of Volume fir.

NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS IN WINTER. By C,•arles F. der . 307

LIST OF ]•IRDS FOUND IN ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, DURING APRIL, I884, AND MARCH AND APRIL, 1885. By Willia•n H. Fox, M.D. . 3x5

THE Binns o• W•sz•n• MANXtO•A. By Ernest E. T. •elon. 320 ON THE GLAUCOUS GULL OF BERING'S SEA AND CONTIGUOUS

t•ns. By Robert Rid•way . 33 ø DESCRIPTION OF A NEw SPECIES OF OYSTER-CATcheR FROM T•

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. By Robert Rid•way . . 33 • PRELIMINARY DESCRIPTIONS 0F •OME NEW SPECIES 0F BIRDS FR0•

SOUTHERN MEXICO, IN THE COLLECTION 0F T•E MEXICAN GEO-

GRAPHICAL AND EXPLORING COMMISSION. By Robtrt Rid•way. 33 z DESCRIPTIONS 0F TWO NEW SPECIRS 0F BIRDS SUPP08ED T0 BE

•no• tH• INterioR O• VEneZUelA. By Robert Rid•way. . 333 DESCRIPTION 0F A NEW ELF OWL FROM 8OCORR0 ISLAND, WESTERN

M•x•co. By •oberg Ridffwa• ' 333 D•sc•ez•o• o•' a N•w G}•vs or Oc•N•tmm. By RobertR[d•ay. 334 DESCRIPTION 0F FOUR NEW SPECIES OF BIRDS FROM THE BAHAMA

ISlAnDS. By Robert RidFay ß 334 THE BIRDS OF TH• WEST INDIES, INCLUDING TH• BAHAMA ISLANDS•

THE GnEATER AND THE LESSER ANTILLES, EXCEPTING THE ISL-

ANDS 0F TOBAG0 AND TKINIDAD. B• C•rl•., •. Cory ß 337 DESCKIPTION OF •EW SPECIES OF BIRDS FKO• THE •EST INDIES.

B• C}•rfe• B. Cory . 38• DESCRIPTION OF A NE• GENUS OF TYRANNID• FKOM S•TO

ON TiIE AVe-FAUNA OF FINAL COUNTY• •ITH REMARKS 0N SOME BIRDS OF PIMA AND GILA COUNTIES, AKIZONA. By • •. •cotL •ith annotations by •. •. •fle• ß 383

ADDITIONAL NOTES 0N PEALERS PETREL (•l•e[•la By William •rewzter ß 389

RECENT LITERATURE.

The A. O. U. Code and Check-List of North American Birds, 393; Madar*isz's 'Zeitschrift ftir Ornithologie,' 398; Goss's Revised Catalogue of the Birds of Kansas, 399; Capen's 'O61ogy of New England,' 4oo; Nests and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio, 4oo; Mrs. Miller's 'Bird-Ways,' 4oo; The 'Water-Birds of North America'-- Explanations, 4o[; Dr. Shufeldt on the Osteology of theTrochi~ lid•e, Caprimulgid•e, and Cypselidae, 404; Publications Received, 406.

GENERAL NOTES.

P•oent'coj3ferus tuber as a South Carolina Bird, 408; More News of Arcleila neoxena, 408; Another Specimen of •lrctea wuerctemanni? 408; Early Arrival of a Rare Bird, 408; -/•ialitt• meloda cir-

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Conlenls of Volume III.

cumclncla on the Coast of South Carolina, 408; The Snowy Plover on the Salt Plains of the Indian Territory and Kansas, 409; Naturalization of the European Goldfinch in New York City and Vicinity, 4o9; 21mmodramus lecontel near Charleston, South Carolina, 4•o; The Cardinal Grosbeak and Tufted Titmouse, breeding in Essex County, New Jersey, 4io; Vireo solilarius alii- cola at Charleston, South Carolina, 4io; Occurrence of the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotarla crYtea) in Massachu• setts, 4IO; Helm/ntho•bh[la leucobronch•h• in New Jersey, 4•; An Interesting Specimen of Hehnlnlhophila, 4xI; Kirtland's Warbler on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, 312; Connecticut Warbler--A Correction, 4x3; 'Aptoso-Chromatism,' 4•3-

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Classification of the Macrochires, 4x4 .

NOTES AND NEWS.

The Second Edition of Dr. Coues's 'Key,'4IS; Nehrling's 'Die nord- amerikanische Vogelwelt, 315; New O61ogical VVorks, 416; 'Ornis,' 416; Ridgway Ornithological Club• 416; Check-List Numbers; Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy, 416.

vii

NUMBER IV.

ON AN OLD PORTRAIT OF AUDUBON, PAINTED BY tlIMSELF, AND A

WORD ABOUT SOME OF HIS EARLY DRAWINGS. By ]?. W. Shu- feldl . 416

ON •HE AvI-FAUNA OF PINAL COUNTY, WITII REMARKS ON SOME

BIRDS oF' PIMA AND GILA COUNTIES, ARIZONA. By IV. 2•. D. Scott. With Annotations by •. 21. 211len . 42x

BIRD NOTES FROM LONG ISLAND, N.Y. By William Dulcher. . 432 THE AF.FINITIES OF CltzETURA. By Frederic 2t. œucas ß 434 DE•;CRIPTION OF' A NEW JAY FROM CALIFORNIA. By Ja r. W. Iarenshaw. 452 THE BIRDS OF WESTERN MANITOBA--ADDENDA. B• J•ruesl E.

Thompson - 453 THE BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES, INCLUDING THE BAHAMA ISLANDS:

THE GREATER AND LESSER ANTILLES, EXCEPTING THE ISLAN1)S or TO.AGO AND TRINIDAD. By Charles •. Cory - 454

RECENT LITERATURE.

'The Standard Natural History'--'Birds,' 473: Brewster on 'Bird Migration,' 474; Minor Ornithological Publications, 475; Edson on the Birds of Chatauqua County, N.Y., 479; $hnfeldt on the Osteology of Conurus carolinens• and Geococcyx cah•ornfanus, 479; Publications Received, 479-

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wn Contents of Volume

GENERAL NOTES.

Occurrence of the Yellow-billed Tropic Bird in Florida, 48I; The Breeding of ]½ranta canactensis at Reelfoot Lake, Tenn., 48i; Breeding of the White-faced Glossy Ibis in Florida. 48I; The Red Phalarope in the District of Columbia--A Correction, 482; /t•ff[alt'tLg meloda c[rcumc[•zcla on the Atlantic Coast, 482; •o- nasa umbellus in the Alpine Region of South Carolina, 482; The Type Specimen of Colinus ridffwayL 483; A Red-headed Black Vulture, 483; The Swallow-tailed Kite in Rensselaer County, N.Y., 484; The Barn Owl at Englewood, N.J., 485; Carnivorous Propensities of the Crow (Corvus americanus), 485; On the Absence of Ammodramus leconlei from Chester County, South Carolina, during the Winter of I885-86, 486; Occurrence of Ammodramus caudaculus nelsonz' in Massachusetts, 486; Occur- rence of Chondcsles g"rammaca about Washington, D.C., 487; Lincoln's Sparrow and the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Connecti- cut, 487; The Evening Grosbeak in Wisconsin, 487; First Plumage of the Summer Tanager (]•iran•,a rubra), 487; Two Addttional Massachusetts Specimens of the Prothonotary Warbler (Prolonolar/a cilrea), 487; An Earlier Occurrence of the Pro- thonotary Warbler in Massachusetts, 488; The Carolina Wren in Connecticut. 489; The Red-breasted Nnthatch in Kentncky in Summer, 489; Singular Nesting' Site of Wilson's Thrush, 489; The Eastern Blnebird at Fort Lyon, Colorado, 489; Three Inter- esting- Birds in the American Museum of Natural Ilistorv: Am- modramns lecon/e[, Helt'naia s•,ainso•tt't', and Saxicola o3nanthe, 489; Four Rare Birds in Northern California: Yellow Rail, Em- peror Goose, Em'opean Widgeon, and Sabine's Ruffed Grouse, 49 ̧ ß

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Classification of the Macrochires, 49 I.

NOTES AND NEWS.

The next A. O. U. Meeting, 495; Ornithological Works in Prepara- tion, 495; Economic Ornithology and Mam•nalogy. 496; Prote½-

• tion of North American Birds, 496; Obituary--Prof. Eugen yon Boeck, 496.

SUPPLEMENT.

DESCRIPTIONS OF THIRTEEN NE•V SPECIES OF BIRDS FROM THE

ISLAND OF GROANS) CAY•tAN, W.I. By Charles B. Cory ß 497 A LIST OF THE BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE ISLAND OF GRAND

CAYMAN, W. I., BY W. B. RICIIARDSON, DURING THE SUMMER OF I886. By Charles B. Cory . 5oi

INDEX ß 503

CONTENTS ,OF VOLUME III iii

ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTs'UNIoN, 1886 . ix

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Organization of the American Ornithologists' Union. i886.

2•xpiratœon of Term.

ALLES, J. A., President ................................ November, 1886. COUES, ELLIOTT, • Vice-Presidents ................... " 1886. RIDGWAY, ROBERT, ) MERRXAM, C. HART, Secretary ........................ " 1886. CORY, CHARLES B., Treasurer ......................... " 1886.

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

BAIRD, SPENCER F ..................................... November, 1886. BREWSTER, •VILLIAM .................................. " 1886. CHAMBERLAIN, }rio kN'T AGUE ............................ " 1886. HENSHAW, }tENRY •V .................................. " I886. LAWRENCE, GEORGE N ................................. • 1886.

EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE AUK.

ALLES, J. A., Editor .................................. November, 1886. COUEs, ELLIOTT, •

RmGWA¾, ROBEaT, tAssøciate Ed[tor.½ ........ November, 1886. BREWSTER• WILLIAM,

CtlAMBERLAIN, MONTAGUE• J

COMMITTEES.

Commiltee on the Miffratlon and Geo•ra2bhical Dz'.•trlb•tion of North American Birds.

MERalAM, C. HART, Chairman. FISHER, ALBERT K.

ALLEN, J.A. MclLwRAITH, THOMAS. BELDING, C. •IEARNS, EDGAR A. CHADBOURNE, A.P. MERRILL, JAMES C. CHAMBERLAIN• MONTAGUE. RIDGWAY• ROBERT.

Wa•A•O•, J. M.

Committee on Protection of Norlh •merican Birds.

SENNETT, GEORGE B., Cha&man. CHAMBERLAIN, M. B•CKN'•LL, E. P., Secretary. FosTer, L. S. DUTCHER, WILLIAM, Treasurer. Goss, N. S.

Auu•, J.A. G•x•uu, G. B. BREWSTER, WILLIAM. HOLDER, J. g.

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x Mrembers of the A. O. U.

MEMBERS OF TtlE AMERICAN ORNITIIOLOGISTS'

UNION. OCTOBER, x886.

ACTIVE MEMBERS.

[An Asterisk in place of date indicates an Original Member.]

Date of •Election.

ALDRICH, lion. C•IARLES, Webster City, Iowa ..................... * ALLE•, J. A., Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., Central Park, New York City... * B•X•LE¾, H. B., 5I South St., New York City ........................ * B^I•D, Prof. SPE•NCER F., Washington, D. C ....................... * BA•ROW$, Prof. W. B., Dept. of Agriculture, Washi•gton, D. C ...... •8S 3 BATCHELDER, CHARLES F., Cambridge, Mass ....................... * BF•LDI>½G, L., Stockton, Cal ........................................ i883 BENDIRE, Capt. C•I.&RL•S E., U.S. A., Smiths. Inst.,Washington, D.C. * BICK•-ELL, EUGENE P., P.O. Box 2,958 , New York City ............ * BRE•VSTER• WILLIAM• Cambridge, Mass ............................ * ]•ROWN, }NATHAN C., Portland, Me ................................ * C•I^•BERL^I>½, MO_XT^C, UE, St. John, N. B ......................... * COOKE, Prof. W. W., Bttrlington, Vt ............................... i884 CORY, C•I^•[•s B., 8 Arlington St., Boston, Mass ................... * CouEs, Dr. ELLIOTT, Smiths. Inst., Washington• D. C ............. * DE^•-•:, RUa'•rVEN, 2 XVabash Ave., Chicago, Ill .................... •883 ELLIOT, D^>½mL G., New Brighton, Richmond Co., N. Y ............ * F•SHER, Dr. ALB b;•T K., Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C ....... * Fou•s, Prof. S. A., Chatnpaign, •11 ............................... i883 G•LL, Prof. T•rEO•ORE N., Smiths. Inst., Washington, D. C ........ r883 Goss, Col. N. S.,Topeka, Kans .................................. t883 GI'dN•N'ELL• Dr. GEOEGE g., Forest and Stream Oilrice, New York City. r883 tlENs•t^W, HENRY W., Smiths. Inst., Washington, 12). C ............ I883 HOrnDER. Dr. J. B., Am. Mrs. Nat. liist., Central Park, New York City. * J•,:VFRIES, J. A•OR¾, 78 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass .............. I883 K•m)EE, Dr. J. H., U.S. N.. Washington, D. C ..................... •883 K•NG, Prot: Ftt^x•r•N II., Rivet' Falls. Wis ........................ i883 L•XW•F•NCE, GEO. N., 45 East 2•st St., Ne•v York City ............... I883 L^w•r•c'•, NEwr3or•n T., 4 Pine St., New York City .............. i883 MCILXVRAITH, TIIOMAS, 1Iamilton, Ontario, Can .................... * ME.•RNS. Dr. EI)G^R A., 15. S. A., Fort Verde, Ariz ................ * MEEE•.a•, Dr. C. ILxt•x, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C .... * M•RRIL•, Dr. J.a•ms C., U.S. A., Fort Klanruth, Oregon ............ i$83 NF•IRI•t•G, H., Freistart, Mo ....................................... I883 NE•SOh*, E. W., Spri•gerville, Arizona ............................ •883 P•{E•NTrSS, Dr. 1). W., rroi i4th St., N. W., Washington, D. C ...... * PuEl•m, H. A, Newton, Mass ..................................... *

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Members of lhe •1. O. xi

RIDGWAY, ROBERT, Smiths. Inst., •Vashington, D. C ............... * ROBERTS, Dr. Titos. S., 27 N. 8th St., Minneapolis, Minn ........... t883 SAGE, JOHN H., Portland, Conn .................................. t883 SAUNDERS, •VM. E., I88 Dundas St., London, Ontario, Can ......... I883 SENNETT, GEORGE B., Am. Mus. Nat. Ilist., Central Park, New York

City ....................................................... i883 SHUFEL•)T, Dr. ROBErta ' W., Fort •Vingate, N. M ................... * STEJN•GER, Dr. L•O•ARD, Smitl•s. Inst., Washington, D. C ........ I884 •VHE^TON, Dr. j. M., Colmnbus, Ohio ............................. * •VI•)maNN, OTTO, 3826 So. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo ......... - ..... ß ß I884

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.

I)ate of •lection.

ADI•EY, E. T., 29 West 361h Street, New York City ................. I885 ANTHONY, A. •V., 827 California St.. Denver, Col .................. I885 AVERI•, C. K., Jr., Bridgeport, Corm ............................. I885 B^GG, E(•BERT, Jr., Utica, N. Y .................................... I883 BANGS, E. A., Cambridge, Mass ................................... I884 BANGS, OUTRA]•J, Sears' Building, Boston, Mass .................... 1884 BECKHA•I. C- W., Smiths. Inst., •Vashington, D. C ................. •883 BENNER, FRAi'4KLIN, I6 South 41st St., Minneapolis, Minn ........... I883 B•RIER, D•LAGNE•, 52 Broadway, New York City .................. I885 BISHOP, Louis B., Box 905, New Haven, Conn ..................... I885 BRODIE, Dr. •VILLIAm, 325 Parliament St., Toronto, Can ............ I885 BROWN, HERBERT, Tucson, Ariz ................................... I885 BROWNE, FRANK C., Framingham, Mass ........................... •883 BRYANT, D- S., 8 Davis St., San Francisco, Cal ..................... I883 BRYANT, •VA•TER E., 52o Sycamore St., Oakland, Cal .............. I883 BUT•R, Amos •V., Brookville, Ind ................................ I885 CHADBOURNE, ARTHUR P., Cambridge, Mass ....................... I883 CHAMBERLAIN, C. W., 57 Lincoln St., Boston, Mass ................ I885 CHAPMAN, Fi•ANK M., Englewood, N. J ............................ I885 CLARK, J. N-, Saybrook, Corm ..................................... I885 COALE, It. K., 234-0 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Itl ................... i883 CONKLIN, •V•I. A., Dept. of Public Works, 641h St. & 5th Ave.,

New York City ............................................. •885 COPE, ALUX•, Germantown, Pa ................................... I885 DAVISON, J. L., Lockport, Niagara, Co.• N. Y ...................... I885 DmKINSON, EDXVI•, Springfield, Mass .............................. I885 DOAN, •V•I. D., Atglen, Cbester Co., Penn ......................... I88' 5 DREW, FRANK M., Bunker Itill, 111 ................................. I855 DUTCHER, •VILLIAM, 23I West i28tb St., Ne•v York City ............ 1883 DWIGHT, JONATHAN, Jr., 2 East 35th St., New York City. ----. ...... I883 E•DY, A. A., 5o9 North Grant St., Bay City, Mich .................. iS85 EMERSON-, •V. On'TO, Haywards, Cal ............................... 1885 E•mETT, W•. T., Pelham, •Vestchcster Co., N. Y .................. i885

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EVERMANN, Prof. B. W., Terre Haute, Ind .......................... x883 FAIRBANKS, Hon.. FRANKLIN, St. Johnsbury, Vt ..................... •885 FISHER, WM. ItUBBELL, X2 and 13 Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, Ohio..ISS 3 FOSTER, LYMAN S., 35 Pine St., New York City .................... I883 Fox, Dr. WM. H., 60 West i9th St., New York City ................. I885 GAULT, B. F., 860 Washington Building, Chicago, Ill ............... I885 GE`SNER, Rev. A. H., 22 East I3Ist St., Ne•v York City .............. I885 GOODALE, Jos. L., 8 Cragie St., Cambridge, Mass ................... I885 Goss, B. F., Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis ........................ rS83 GRANT, U.S., 225 Prospect St., Minneapolis, Minn ................. t885 GREGG, Dr. WM. H., 43 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, N. Y .......... I885 HALLOCK, CHARLES, Hallock, Minn ................................ I885 HAYGOOD, WARREN, Court St., Boston, Mass ...................... I885 ttARDY, MANLY, Brewer, Me ...................................... I883 HAZARD, R.G., 2nd, Peace Dale, R. I ............................. I885 HENDRICKSON, •V. F., Long Island City, N. Y ..................... I885 HOLgROOK, Judge S. T., Norxvich, Corm ............................ I885 HOLMUS, E. S., D.D.S., Io 3 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich ........ I885 HOLTERHm*V, G., Jr., San Diego, CaI .............................. I883 HOUGH, ROMEY_• B., Lowville, N. Y ............................... I883 HoY, Dr. P. R., Racine, Wi• ...................................... I883 HvosLm*, Dr. J. C., Lanesboro, Minn ............................. I885 INGALLS, CUARLES E., East Tetnpleton, Mass ...................... I885 INGERSOLL, ALBERT M., Alameda, CaI ............................. t885 JE`VVRIES, W•. A., 78 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass ................ i883 JE`NcKs, FRED. T., Hill's Grove, Providence, R. I ................... i883 JENNINOS, Dr. G. K., Jewett City, Conn ............................ i885 JOH•SON, ALBERT I., Hydeville, Vt ................................ i885 JomxsoN, Prof. O. B., Seattle, Wash. Terr .......................... I885 JoNEs, Mrs. N. E., Circleville, Ohio .............................. I885 JORDAN, Prof. D. S., Bloomington, Ind ............................ I885 KEYES, C. R., Des Moines, Iowa .................................. I885 KIMBALL, S. T., Ellington, Corm ................................. •885 KUMLIEN, THURE,' Albion, Wis .................................... I883 LAMB, CHARLES R., Cambridg9, Mass ............................. t885 LA•TZ, Prof. D. E., Manhattan, Kan .............................. I885 LAWRENCE, ROBERT B., 34 Wall St., New York City ................ I883 LINDEN, Prof. CHARLES, 75 E. Eagle St., Buffalo, N. Y .............. I885 LLOYD, WILLIAM, San Angela, Texas .............................. I885 LooMis, L. M., Chester, S. C ...................................... I883 MACOUN, Prof. J., Geol. and Nat. Hist. Surv., Ottawa, Can ......... I883 McKAY, Prof. A. H., Pictou, N. S .................................. I885 MERRIAM, Miss FLORENCE, A., Locust Grove, N. Y ................ I885 MERRIL, HARRY, Bangor, Me ...................................... •883 MINOT, H. D., 39 Court St., Boston, Mass .......................... I883 MURDOCH, JOHN, Smiths. Inst., Washington, D. C ................. I883 OSBORNE, ThOmAS B., New Haven, Conn .......................... I885 PARK, AUSTIN F., 31 Museum Building, Troy, N. Y ................ I885

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PETERSOn, J.P., Luck, Wis ....................................... •885 PRESTON, J. W., Baxter• Iowa .................................... :•885 RAteSDALE, G. H., Gainesville, Texas ............................. ;•885 R.•wsoN, CALVIN, Jr., Norwich, Corm ............................. I855 RHO..XDES, S•t•-E•. N., ttaddonfield, N. J ........................... NS85 Rx•R, C. B., 3oN Produce ßExchange, New York City.. ............. •885 R•X.E¾, Prof. C. V., U.S. Entomologist, Washington, D. C ......... I885 R•v•zs, Dr. WM. E., Newport, R. I ................................. x885 SA6E, HENRY W., Murand's Road, Albany, N. Y ................... •885 SCOTI', W. L., 86 Sparks St., Ottawa, Can .......................... I883 SP•LMAX, H. W., 62 Sparks St., Cambridge, Mass .................. •$83 STANTO>•, Prof. J. Y., Lewlston, Me ................ ' ................ •883 STEPHF.•S, F., San Bernardino, Cal ................................ I883 STODDARD, MRS. G. L. F., South •Voodstock, Conn ................ •885 S'rONE, W•TM•R, Fisher's Lane, Germantown, Penn ................ •885 TA•.uo'r, D. H., Sioux City, Iowa .................................. •885 THo•tF.,Capt. P•ATT•M.,22dlnf. U.S.A.,FortLyon, Col ......... I885 THOMPSON, ERNEST E., Toronto, Can ......... : ................... •883 THOMPSON, FRANK J., Dept. Public Works, 64th St. & 5th Ave., New

York City .......................................... TORREY, BRADFORD, I Somerset St., Boston, Mass ...... ' ............ x883 TOW•'SEND, C. H., Smiths. Inst.,Washington, D. C .................. •883 TREAT, WILLARD E., East Hartford, Conn ...................... ß .... TROa•m.E¾, JEROMe, Petersburg, Mich .............................. •885 TRUMUULL, GUIDON, Hartford, Conn ............... ß .............. •884 TURNER, LUCX•' M., Smiths. Inst., Washington, D. C .............. •885 TURneR, Dr. M. H., Hammondville, Essex Co., N. Y ............... 2885 VAN COrTLAND, Miss AXN• P., Croton Landing, Westchester Co.,

N. Y ............................................... • ...... •885 WADSWORTH, D. S., Hartford, Conn ................................ WAKEFIELD, J. R., Dedham, Mass ................................. I885 WARRmX, Dr. B. H., West Chester, Penn .......... ; ................ •885 WI•.•ARD, S. W., West DePere, Wis ................................ •883 WILSON, CHA•ES B., Benton Falls, Me ............................. •885

FOREIGN MEMBERS. Oate of ]•llc?i•n.

BOCA•E, Prof. J. V. BARnOZA m•, Royal Museum, Lisbon, Portugal. •88• BUR•E•S•ER, Dr. H•A•N vo•,Director National Museum, Buenos

Ayres ..................................... ß ............. CAmx•s, Prof. Dr. JEAN, Alte Jacobstrasse, m3 a, Berlin, Germany, • •83 D•:Ss•R, HEN•¾E., Topclyffe Grange, Farnborough, Beckenham,

Kent. England ........................................... •883 Fx•scH, Dr. O•TO, Bremen, Germany ............................ i883 GXT•E, II•-R•CH, Heligoland .......................... ß ......... '•8• Gm•ox-•, Dr. ttEN•¾ H•LLYER, Royal Superior Institute, Flor-

ence, Italy .............................................. x883

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Gu•I)L•xc•I, Dr. Ju,x`N, Ingenio Fermina, Bemba, Cuba ............. I883 GURNEY, JOIt`N HE`NRY, Northrepps IIall, Norwich, England ..... 7883 I-IA•tTL•XUn, Dr. GusT•xv, Bremen, Germany ...................... 7883 HU•E, ALL•X`N Oc•,ivI•xS, Simla, India ........................... I883 H0XLE¾, T•o•xs II., 4 Marlborough Place, Abbey Road, London,

N. W ................................................... I883 Kaxu•s, Dr. J•R•)I`N•XXD, Stuttgart, Germany ..................... IS$ 3 MILNE-EDw•xuDS, Prof. ALPaONSE, Rue Cnvier, 57, Paris .......... •$83 NEWTO-N, Pro( ALFRED, University of Cambridge. England ....... I$S3 P•X•tKER, Prof. W•LLIX• KITCHEn, Crowland, Trinity Road, Upper

Wotingl L6ndon, S.W ................................... I883 PELZELN, Dr. AUGUST VO`N, I. Schonlatemgasse, 13, Museum,' I,

Vienna .................................................. x883 SALVADORI , Pr•f. Count To•xso, Royal Zo/51. Museum, Turin,

Italy ................................................... I883 S),LvI`N, OSn•RT, Hawksford, l•'ernhurst, Haslemere, England.. I883 SXtJ•DERS, HOW•XRD, 7 Radnor Place, Ilyde Park, London, W ..... 7854 SCLATER, Dr. PHILIP LUTLE¾, II Hanover Sq., London, W ........ I883 *SCHLEGEL, Prof. Dr. ItER.•t•XN, Leyden, Holland ................. I$83 SE•OU•, It•R¾, 6 Tenterden St., ttanover Sq., London, W ...... I$84 SHARPE, RICHARD BOWDLER, British Museum, South Kensington,

London, S. W ......................................... I883 T^cz^Nows}cI, Dr. W., University. Warsaw, R•ssia .............. I854 WaLLaCE, Prof. ALFRED RUSSEL, Nutwood Cottage, Frith Hill,

Godaiming, England ..................................... I$$ 3

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.

. Date of F•lec•ion. AL•'Um, Dr. C. A., Eberswalde, Ger•nany ......................... I$84 A`N•ERSON, Dr.' Jo•`N, India Museran, Calcutta ................... I884 BALDAMUS, Dr. EDOUARD, Coburg, Germany ..................... I$$ 4 BERLEP$CH, Count H2x•s yoN, Muenden, Germany ................ I883 BLAKISTON• Capt. Tuom•xs IV., London, Ohio .................... I853 BLX`NVOR•), 'vV. T., Arts Club, London ............................ I884 BLASlUS, Dr. RUDOLF, Brunswick, Germany ...................... I854 B•xs•us, Dr. WILU•7, Brunswick, Germany .................... I$84 BUZZER, WAVIER L^wR¾, Wellington, New Zealand .............. I$83 BUREAU, Dr. LouIs• Nantes, France .............................. •854 BUTLER, Major E' A., Royal Irish Reghnent, Belfast, Ireland ...... I$84 BOGD•-NOW, Pr0•: Dr. MODEST, University of Moscow, Moscow, •$84 CoI•xx, Rolls,T, .Christiania, Norway ......................... I853 COOPER, Dr. J.. G.., Itaywards, California ....................... :. I$$ 4 CORDEXUX , Jt•`N, Great Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England .... I884 D),•.GLEIS}•, Jog• J., $ Athole Crescent, Edinburgh ............... 7583 D•x¾II), L'A•n•_AR•a`ND, Rue de Sevres, 95, Paris ................ I853 Du•oIs, Dr. ALPIIOSE, Museum Nat. History, Brussels ............ I854

•Deceased.

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DuG•s, Prof. ALFREDO, Colegio del Estado, Guanajuanto, Mexico. I884 ECHT, ADOLF BACHOteEN YON, Vienna ................. ' ........... I854 FATIO, Dr. VmTOR, Geneva, Switzerland ......................... I884 FEI•-•EN, Major II. W., Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich,

England ................................................. i884 FERRAI•-PEREZ, Proi• FERXANDO, Naturalist Mexican Geol. Expl.

Commission, Pueblo, Mexico ............ : .............. x885 FREi<E, PERCY EVANS, Rosemount, Dundrum, County Dublin, Ire-

land .................................................... I883 GADOW, Dr. }][).NS, Strickland Museum, Canabridge, England ...... i884 GIRTANNER, Dr. A., St. Galle, S•vitzerland ........................ I884 GODMAN, F. Du CANE, •oChandos Street, Cavendish Sq., London, •883 GoDwiN-AvsziN, Col. ti. H., Junior United Service Club, London. x884 GRANDIDIER, ALIq'RED, 6 Rond-Point des Champs Elys•es, Paris... I$$ 3 GVRNE¾, John HENICY Jr., Northrepps Hall, Norwich, England .... i883 HAAST, Dr. JvLms yoN, Director Canterbury Museum, Christchurch,

New Zealand ............................................ i884 HARGITT, EDWARD, Broadwater Lodge, Broadwater, Worthing,

Sussex, England ........................................ I884 HART•NG, JAMES EDWARD, 24 Lincoln's-Inn Fields, London ...... I883 HARwE-B•owN, Joax A., I)tmipace House, Larbert, Stirlingshire,

Scotland ................................................ x883 HAYEK, Dr. GvsxAv yoN, Vienna ................................ i884 Hm. vn, Dr. E•I•-, Vienna ....................................... I884 HOmEYE•, Dr. C. F. yoN, Stolp, Germany ........................ I884 KP. VKENnt•RG, Dr. C. F. W., Wurzburg, Germany ................ 1884 KROPER, Dr. T•taog^•_• J., Ur•iversity Museum, Athens, Greece. ß ß I884 LAYARD, E. L., H. B. M. Consul, Noumea, New Caledonia ........ i884 MA•A•Xsz, Dr. J•-ws voN, Natioual Museran, Budapest, Ilungary. I884 MALmGaEN, Dr. A. J., University, Ilelsingfors, Finland .......... •884 M^RSC•^•-•-, GrafA. F., Wallzeil 33, Vienna ...................... •884 ME-•-ZgIER, Dr. M., Moscow, Russia .............................. I834 MEYF. U, Dr. A. B., K6nigl. Zool. Museum, Dresden ............... x884 MIDDENDORFF, 1)r. A. VON, Dotpat. Russia ...................... •884 Mojsxsowcs, Dr. A. yoN, Gratz, Austria .......................... x884 NICHOLSON, FRANK. 62 Fountain St., Manchester, England ....... •884 OATES, E. W.,6Tenterden St., Hanover Sq., London ............ •884 OVST•X•-•T. Dr. ];2•i•_E, Jardin des Plantes, 55 Rue de Buffon, Paris... •883 PALMgN, Prof. J. A., Helsingfors, Finland ........................ I883 PHILIPPI, Dr. R. A., Santiago, Chili ................. : .......... x884

PREJEVALS•:¾, Colonel N., Acad. of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia. i884 PRYOr, HARRY, Yokohama, Japan ................................ •883 RADDE, Dr. GUSTAV FE•½DINAND, Tiffis, Russia .................. •884 Rx•s.•¾, E. P., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia .............. I884 REICHENOW, Dr. ANTON, Grossbeerenstrasse, 52, Berlin S. W ....... x884 SC•RE•CI•, Dr. L 'oPoLD yoN, St. Petersburg, Russia .............. •884 SCOXT, W. E. D., Tarpon Springs, Fla ............................ •884 SELYS-L, ONGSCllAMPS, Baron ED•OZ,-D •E, Liege, Belgium ......... x884

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SSV•RTZOW, Dr. N., Socidtd Impdriale des Naturalists de Moscow, Moscow ................................................ I884

SH^Low, Dr. H•RMA•, Berlin, Germany .......................... I854 S•L•.E¾, Capt. G. E., 6 Tenterden St., Hanover Sq., London ..... I884 ST•¾E•'SO•, H•R¾, Linthanks Road, Norwich, England ........... I884

Dr. HJALM^R, University of Upsala, LipsaIa, Sweden ....... I884 TRISTR^M, Rev. Cx•o• H. B., The College, Durham, England .... •884 TSCHUSi zu SCH3elIDHOFFE.N'• Count VICTOR RITTER VON• near Hal-

lein, Salzbury, Austro-ltungary .......................... I884 WHaRTOn-, HENRYT., 39 St. George's Road, Kilburn, London, N.W. I883 Zg•.•r•o•, Sr. DoN Josr5 C., San Jos•, Costa Rica .................. •884