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65. * T. melodes, the wood thrush. 



66. * T. minimus, vertice aurio, the least golden crown thrush. 



67. * Oriolus Baltimore, Baltimore bird or hang nest. 



68. * 0. spurius, the goldfinch or icterus minor. 



69. * Merula flammula, sand-hill redbird of Carolina. 



70. * M. Marilandica, the summer red bird. 



71. * Garrulus australis, the yellow breasted chat. 



72. * Lucar lividus, apice nigra, the cat bird, or chicken bird. 



73. ^[ Ampelis garrulus, crown bird, or cedar bird. 



74. ^[ Meleagris Americanus, the wild turkey. 



75. ^f Tetrao lagopus, the mountain cock, or grous. 



65. Turdus mustelinus. Another case of Bartramian origin of an 

 ascribed Wilsonianism. 



66. Seiurus auricapillus. 



67. Icterus Baltimore. 



68. Icterus spurius. 



69. Not recognized. (Pyranga rubra ?) 



70. Pyranga ^estiva. 



71. Icteria virens (L., 1758). /. viridis, Auct. See p. 302, for further 

 account, where the bird is called Motacilla trocMlus. 



72. LUCAR carolinensis ! That the diagnostic expression "apice 

 nigra," is a slip for "vertice nigra" is seen on reference to p. 299, where 

 further account of the cat bird is given. Bartram's specific name, com- 

 monly ascribed to Wilson, is antedated by the Linnasan ; but his curious 

 generic term is not so easily disposed of. It is exactly coequal with the 

 subsequent Felivox of Bonaparte, and Oaleoscoptes of Cabanis ; and, for 

 those who place the cat-bird in the same genus with the mocking-birds, will 

 be considered also equivalent to Mimus, Boie. What is to be done in this 

 case ? The name is probably meaningless, and in fact, looks like a mis- 

 print ; but if all barbarous and meaningless names are to be excluded on 

 these scores, the revolution in nomenclature would be very great. ' ' Lucar' 1 ' 

 is no worse than " Jotlia" which some years since occasioned the issue 

 between Prof. E. Forbes and Dr. J. E. Gray. Lucar is a very nice point 

 as it stands, and as such is commended to the consideration of ornithologists. 



73. Ampelis cedrorum. Full account, p. 298. 



74. Meleagris AMERICANA Bartr. ! The wild turkey is fully 

 described at pp. 14, 83, at the latter under the name of M. occidentalis. 

 Bartram's name is among the current quotations, and I recently adopted it, 

 subspecifically, as the designation of the Eastern United States form, as 

 distinguished from the Mexican, or true M. gallopavo, Linn. 



75. Undetermined. No Lagopus nor true Tetrao inhabits Pennsylvania. 

 Can Bartram have intended the Cupidonia, which formerly ranged east- 

 ward ? 



