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to two well-defined races which may soon require to be separated, 

 and one of them named without incurring the liability of impeach- 

 ment for "hair-splitting." 



The verdin was first described by Sundevall in 1850 as AZgithalus 

 flavzceps from Mexico, and in 1851 Mr. Geo. N. Lawrence described 

 the Texan bu'd as Conirostrum orjiatum, which, assuming it to be 

 identical with the Mexican type of Sundevall, would leave the pale 

 western bird eligible to a new name, for which Au, 

 ornatus is appropriate. 



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DANGEROUS FUNGI. 



BY H. W. HARKNESS. 



Having already several times called the attention of fruit irrowers 



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intend from time to time to continue the record of the localities 

 where they are observed. 



P. viticola has now been observed nearly the whole length of 

 Russian River not constantly on all the vines, but quite conTmon, 

 and here and there one badly infected. The " black-knot " is ver^ 

 common at middle elevations in the Sierra on the choke cherry 



(Priiniis de^nissa) 



* ^** **"^vv, Ljv,^^ll 3CiJL iUe 



(Prujuis stibcordata,) The disease 



m kes knotty, mmutely warty swellings of considerable extent 

 velvety-brown when young, but becoming shining black on the 

 trunk and branches of the affected trees. Yosemite Valley is very 

 badly mfested, and specimens have reached me from Tehaclap and 

 recently from the vicinity of Cahto Tt ;. 1.. 11 ^^^^^cnapi, and 



wild Plum xt 1 "^ TT ^"""> "' '■'>""'' f^q^^'ly on "- 

 1 Vokar ZT 'r ""= ^'™' f-«-"-. El Dorado Col tj 



irom Volcano, Amador County, and fron, our neighboring Tamal- 



ab^ rjiThicT .^ t;t r;«::: -e -'-rrtr'^ 



