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lata. Pedunculus femineus gracilis, 3-5 mm. longus. Ovarium 3 
mm. longum; stylus 44 mm. longus, stigmate 1 mm. lato. Fructus 
(immaturus) 5-6 mm. longus, 4 mm. crassus, rostro satis arcuato, 
- inferne incrassato, 4-5 mm. longo. Semina pallida, 6 mm. longa, 
4 mm. lata. 
Ce genre, qui appartient a la tribu des Cyclantherea, se distingue 
facilement des Cyclanthera Schrad. et Brandegea Cogn., a cdté des- 
quels il doit étre placé; l’unique espéce qu’il comprend jusqu’ici 
rappelle quelque peu, par ses feuilles assez découpés, certaines 
formes du genre Maximowiczia, auquel MM. Vasey et Rose l’ont 
récemment rapporté, avec doute, dans le No. III de leurs Contriéu- 
tions from the U. S. National Museum, p. 70. Je le dédie au savant 
botaniste Dr. Georges Vasey, chef de la Division de Botanique au 
Department de |’ Agriculture, 4 Washington; et je donne a l’espéce 
le nom de M. J. N. Rose, son aide et distingué collaborateur. 
In California inferiore inter rupibus ad La Paz (Edw. Palmer n. 
102; comm. cl. a T. S. Brandegee. ) 
THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF LAND BIRDS 
IN CALIFORNIA. 
BY CHARI.ES A. KEELER. 
Part V. ACCIDENTAL VISITANTS. 
The presence of accidental visitors within our territory might be 
considered with almost equal propriety either under the head of ge- 
ographical distribution or of migration. Inasmuch as in accounting 
for the presence of such species migration plays a prime part, the 
subject will here be discussed only in a brief and incomplete manner. 
The first point that strikes us in looking at a list of the land birds 
which have accidently straggled into California is the fact that all are 
American; in fact, with one exception, that all are North American. 
Most of them are Eastern species or varieties, while a few are Mex- 
ican. Probably the most complex problem presented is that of ac- 
counting for the presence within our limits of typical Eastern spe- 
cies, of which we have a distinct Western variety. There are three 
such species which have been recorded: the Eastern junco, fox 
sparrow and downy woodpecker. Mr. W. Otto Emerson took a 
ed incege ppecrace of Funco hyemalis, at hide Alameda County, 
