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Shufeldt, R. W. The fossil remains of a species of Hesperornis found in Mon- 

 tana. Auk, 32: 290-294, pi. 18. July, 1915. (Describes Hesperornis montana 

 as a provisional new species. — C. W. R.) 



Shufeldt, R. W. On the comparative osteology of Orthorhamphus magnirostris 

 (the long-billed stone-plover). Emu, 15: 1-25, pis. 1-7. July 1, 1915. (De- 

 scribes the osteology of this species and gives a colored figure of the head.— 

 C. W. R.) 



Shufeldt, R. W. On the comparative osteology of the limpkin (Aramus vociferus) 

 andits place in the system . Anatomical Record, 9: 591-506, figs. 1-16. August, 

 1915. (Describes the osteology of this bird and concludes it belongs in a 

 family, Aramidae, near the Rallidce. — C. W. R.) 



Shufeldt, R. W. Fossil remains of the extinct cormorant Phalacrocorax macropus 

 found in Montana. Auk, 32: 485-488, pi. 30. October, 1915. 



Shufeldt, R. W. A critical study of the fossil bird Gallinuloides wyomingensis 

 Eastman. Journal of Geology, 23: 619-634, figs. 1-2. October-November, 

 1915. (Compares the skeleton of this species with several recent forms and 

 concludes it was a true grouse, allied to Bonasa. The new name Palaeo- 

 bonasa is suggested, since Gallinuloides is "very misleading." — C. W. R.) 



Todd, W. E. C. Preliminary diagnoses of seven apparently new neotropical birds. 

 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 28: 169-170. November 

 29, 1915. (Describes Euscarthmus olivascens, Attila arizelus, Coryphistera 

 alaudina campicola, Phoethornis snbochraceus, Columba inornata proximo, 

 Asturina nitida pallida, and Crax annulata. — C. W. R.) 



Watson, J. B., and Lashley, K. S. Homing and related activities of birds. 

 Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution 

 of Washington, 7: 1-104, pis. 1-7, figs. 1-9. (Under the above general title 

 are included the following papers: "An historical and experimental study of 

 homing," by Watson and Lashley; "Notes on the nesting activities of the 

 noddy and sooty terns," by Lashley; "Studies on the spectral sensitivity 

 of birds," by Watson.— C. W. R.) 



Wetmore, A. A new Accipiter from Porto Rico with notes on the allied forms of 

 Cuba ant] San Domingo. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washing- 

 ton, 27: 119-121. July 10, 1914. (Includes description of Accipiter striata* 

 venator.—C. W. R.) 



Wetmore, A. The development of the stomach in the Euphonias. Auk, 31: 458- 

 461. October, 1914. 



Wetmore, A. A peculiarity in the growth of the tail feathers of the giant hornbill 

 (Rhinoplax vigil). Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum, 47: 497-500. 

 October 24, 1914. 



Wetmore, A. Mortality among waterfowl around Great Salt Lake, Utah. Bulle- 

 tin of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, No. 217. Pp. 1-10, pis. 1-3. May 

 26, 1915. 



Wetmore, A. An anatomical note on the genus Chordeiles Swainson. Proceed- 

 ings of the Biological Society of Washington, 28: 174-176, fig. 4. November 

 29, 1915. (Notes the presence of a small gall bladder in this genus, con- 

 trary to published records. — C. W. R.) 



Williams, R. W. Notes on the birds of Leon County, Florida, — third supplement. 

 Auk, 31: 494-498. October, 1914. (Notes on 10 species not previously re- 

 corded, with additional data on other species. — C. W. R.) 



