192 



EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^ 1915, 



Chapman, Frank M. — Continued. 



talis, Chloronerpes ruiiginosus 

 buenavistce, and Atlapetes gut- 

 turalis irunnescens. The sev- 

 eral forms of Odontophorus 

 guianensls, Leptotila rufaxilla 

 and Cerchneis sparverius are 

 discussed at length. 



CoALE, Henry K. The present status 

 of the trumpeter swan (Olor buc- 

 cinator). 



AuTc, 32, No. 1, Jan., 

 1915, pp. 82-90, pis. 

 7-10. 

 Notes on the former and 

 present distribution of this 

 species, with records of speci- 

 mens in American museums. 



Cooke, Wells W. Distribution and 

 migration of North American rails 

 and their allies. 



Bull. U. 8. Dept. 

 Agric, No. 128, 

 Sept. 25, 1914, pp. 

 1-50, figs. 1-19. 

 An account of the distribution 

 and migration of the North 

 American cranes, rails, and al- 

 lied forms, illustrated by maps. 



CoEY, Charles B. Descriptions of new 

 birds from Soutli America and adja- 

 cent islands. 



Field Mus, Nat. Hist., 



Puh. 182, Ornith. 



Ser., 1, No. 8, Feo. 



23, 1915, pp. 293- 



302. 

 The following are described 

 as new : Crypturus tataupa 

 peruviana, Nothoprocta am- 

 tigua, Odontophorus plumbel- 

 collis, Columba rufina ander- 

 soni, C. r. toltagensis, C. 

 plumiea propinqua, C. sul>- 

 vinacea zuliw, Aramides caja- 

 nea venezuclensis, A. c. peru- 

 viana, Cerchneis sparverius 

 peruviana, C. s. distincta, C. s. 

 margaritcnsis, C. s. ochracea, 

 Otus choliba margaritce, Speo- 

 tyto ctmicularia ariibensts, 8. c. 

 iecJceri, 8. c. intermedia, Poda- 

 ger nacunda minor, Nyctidro- 

 mtis alticollis obscurus, Capri- 

 mulgus hirundinaceus crissalis 

 and Threnetes longicauda, 



DwiGHT, Jonathan, Jr. Tlie moults 

 and plumages of the scoters — genus 

 Oidemia. 



Auk, 31, No. 3, July, 

 1914, pp. 293-30S, 

 pis. 24-30. 



DwiGHT, Jonathan, Jr. — Continued. 



The sequence of moults in 

 the several species of this 

 genus is described, and distin- 

 guishing characters in the 

 shape of the outer primaries 

 are given. 



Fleming, J. H. A new turnagra from 



Stephens' Island, New Zealand. 



Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash- 

 ington, 28, May 27, 

 1915, pp. 121-123. 

 Turnagra capensis minor is 

 described, and notes are added 

 on the plumages of T. c, ca- 

 pensis. 



Heilmann, Gerhard. Vor nuvserende 

 Yiden om Fuglenes Afstamning. 

 Fjerde Afsnit: Anatomisk-biologislJ 

 Sammenligning. 



Dansk Ornith. Foren- 

 ings Tidsskrift, 9, 

 Hffifte 2-3, Mar., 

 1915, pp. 97-160, 

 figs. 160-186. 

 Continuation of a paper on 

 the reptilian origin of bii'ds. 



Law, J. E. Franklin gull: A new 



record for California. 



Condor, 17, No. 2, 



Mar. 15, 1915, p. 96. 



Records the occurrence of 



three Individuals in California. 



Meaens, Edgae a. Diagnosis of a 

 new subspecies of Gambel's quail 



from Colorado. 



Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash- 

 ington, 27, July 10, 

 1914, p. 113. 

 Lophortyx gamhelii sanus is 

 diagnosed as new. 



Descriptions of new African 



birds of the genera Francolinus, 



Chalcopelia, Cinnyris, Chalcomitra, 



Anthreptes, Estrilda, Halcyon, Me- 



littophagus, and Colius. 



Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 

 48, No. 2076, Jan. 

 19, 1915, pp. 381- 

 394. 

 Francolinus hildelirandti hel- 

 leri, Chalcopelia afra kilimcn- 

 sis, C. clialcospila intensa, C. c. 

 media, Cinnyris venusta hlicki, 

 C. mediocris garguensis, C. 

 reichenowi kikuyensiSf Chalco- 

 mitra senegalensis atra, An- 

 threptes collaris garguensis, 

 Estrilda atricapilla kcniensis. 

 Halcyon senegalensis cinerei- 



