556 abstracts: ornithoi^ogy 



ORNITHOLOGY. — A review of the plover genus Ochthodromus Reich- 

 enbach and its nearest allies. Harry C. Oberholser. Trans. 

 Wis. Acad. Sci. 19: Pt. i. 511-523. Dec, 1918. 

 The present study originated in the desire to determine the proper 

 generic name for the plover commonly known as Ochthodromus wilsonius 

 (Ord). It resulted in an examination of not only all the species com- 

 monly referred to the genus Ochthodromus, but some of other genera as 

 well. The eleven species concerned are found to represent the following 

 seven genera: Eupoda Brandt, Pernettyva Mathews, Pluviorhynchus 

 Bonaparte, Pagoa Mathews, Pagolla Mathews, Cirrepidesmus 

 Bonaparte, and Charadrius Linnaeus. The synonymy of each of 

 these genera, together with its detailed characters and a discussion of its 

 relationships and nomenclature forms the main portion of this paper. 

 The chief changes from the conclusions of the latest reviser of the group 

 are as follows: The generic name Eupoda Brandt is used in place of 

 Eupodella Mathews; the current genus Podasocys Coues is found to be 

 inseparable from Eupoda, and its only species should, therefore, now 

 stand as Eupoda montana; the subgenus Pernettyva Mathews, instituted 

 as a subgenus for Charadrius falklandicus Latham, is raised to a fuU 

 genus and includes Ochthodromus bicinctus (Jar dine and Selby); the 

 generic name Pagolla Mathews should replace Ochthodromus Reichen- 

 bach because preoccupied by Ochthedromus LeConte, and its only 

 species, therefore, becomes Pagolla wilsonia (Ord). H. C. O. 



ORNITHOLOGY. — Description of a new subspecies of Piranga hepatica 

 Swainson. Harry C. Oberholser. Auk 36: 74-80. January, 

 1919. 

 The original description of Piranga hepatica was based on a specimen 

 from the State of Hidalgo, Mexico, and the typical race of the species 

 is, therefore, that from central Mexico. Birds from more northern 

 localities now prove to be subspecifically different in their larger size 

 and darker coloration. They form, therefore, an additional new sub- 

 species, Piranga hepatica oreophasma, which ranges from western 

 Jalisco, Mexico, north to central western Texas and northwestern 

 Arizona. H. C. O. 



ORNITHOLOGY. — Description of an interesting new Junco from Lower 

 California. Harry C. Oberholser. Condor 21: 1 19-120. 

 June 6, 1 91 9. 

 The form of the genus Junco inhabiting the Hanson Laguna Moun- 

 tains in northern Lower CaUfomia is of considerable interest, since it 



