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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1913. 



Miller, W. DeW. — Continued. 



families are given, with much ana- 

 tomical and other data. The genera 

 and species of the subfamily Cerylinee 

 are discussed in detail. 



Nelson, E. W. Descriptions of new 



genera, species and subspecies of birds 



from Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. 



Smithsonian Misc. Colls., 



60, No. 3, Sept. 27, 1912, 



pp. 1-25. 



The following birds, based chiefly 



upon collections made during the 



Smithsonian Biological Survey of the 



Panama Canal Zone, are described as 



new: Geotryon goldmani, Chloroner- 



pes chrysochlorus aurosus, Aulaco- 



rhamphus cxrulcigularis cognatus, 



Momotus conexus reconditus, Electron 



platyrhynchus suboles, Gathalsia bella, 



Eriocnemis floccus, Phxthornis adol- 



plieifraterculus, Thamnistes anabaiinus 



coronatus, Dysithamnus mentalis suf- 



fusus, Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus 



exiguus, Orallaricula flavirostris brevis, 



MargaTornis bellulus, Mitrephanes 



eminulus, Prsedo audax, Caryothraus- 



tea canadensis simulans, Tanagra 



xantUogastra quitemis, Tangarafucosus, 



Hylospingus inornatus, Chrysothlypis 



chrysomelas ocularis, Hemithraupis 



ornatus, Vireolanius eximius mutabilis, 



Basileuterus melanogenys ignotus, 



B. m. eximius, Troglodytes festinus, 



Myadestes coloratus, and Catharus 



fmcater mirabilis. Gctthalsia, Priedo 



and Hylospingus are new genera from 



the Mount Pirri region. 



Two new subspecies of birds from 



the slopes of Mount Pirri, eastern 



Panama. 



Smithsonian Misc. Colls., 



60, No. 21, Feb. 26, 1913, 



pp. 1, 2. 



Capito maculicoronatus pirriensis 



and Pseudotriccus pelzelni berlepschi 



are described as new. 



A new subspecies of Nun bird 



from Panama. 



Proc.Biol.Soc. Washington, 

 26, Mar. 22, 1913, p. 67. 

 Monasa pallesccns minor is based 

 on specimens collected by the Smith- 

 sonian Biological Survey of the 

 Panama Canal Zone. 



Oberholser, Harry C. A revision of 

 the subspecies of the green heron 

 (Butorides virescens [Linnaeus]). 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 42, 



No. 1916, Aug. 29, 1912, 



pp. 529-577. 



Based on a study of 568 specimens. 



Of the eighteen forms recognized, ihe 



Oberholser, Harry C. — Continued. 



following are here described for the 

 first time: Butorides virescens eremono- 

 mus, B. V. mesatus, B. v. hypernotius, 

 B. V. margaritophilus, B. v. cubanus, 

 B. V. christophorensis, B. v. domini- 

 canus,B. v.lucianus, B. v. barbadensis, 

 B. V. grenadensis, B. v. tobagensis, and 

 B. V. curacensis. 



Descriptions of one hundred and 



four new species and subspecies of 



birds from the Barussan Islands and 



Sumatra. 



Smithsonian Misc. Colls., 

 60, No. 7, Oct. 25, 1912, 

 pp. 1-22. 

 The following species and subspe- 

 cies, based on collections made by 

 Dr. W. L. Abbott, are described as 

 new: Butorides javanicus adophilus, 

 B.j. icastoplerus, Amaurornis phceni- 

 cura cleptea, Macropygia emiliana 

 elassa, M. e. hypopercna, Muscadi- 

 vores xneus mistus, Dendrophassa ver- 

 nans mesochloa, D. v. polioptila, D. v. 

 miza, D.fulvicollis melopogenys, Tre- 

 Ton curvirostra hypotfuipsina, T. c. 

 smiaa, T. c. pega, T. c. haliploa, Co- 

 nurus fasciatus perioncus, C. f. calus, 

 Psittinus cyanurus pontius, Loriculus 

 galgulus lamprochlorus, L. g. dolichop- 

 terus, Surniculus lugubris barussarum, 

 Cacomantis merulinus subpallidus, 

 Meiglyptes tukki calceuticus, M. gram- 

 mUhorax microterus, Micropternus 

 phaioceps celxnephis, Chotorea mysta- 

 cophanes ampala, Mezobttcco duvaw- 

 celii gigantorhinus, Cranorrhinus cor- 

 rugatus megistus, Alcedo meninting 

 callima, Alcedo meninting subviridis, 

 Ceyx enopopygius, Caprimulgus miri- 

 ficus, Hemiprocne longipennis ocyp- 

 tera, H. I. thoa, Eurylaimus ochroma- 

 lus mecistus. Pitta moluccensis lepta, 

 AnuTopsis malaccensis nesitis, A. m. 

 exsanguis, Alcippe cinerea hypocneca, 

 Stachyris maculata hypopyrrha, Cya- 

 noderma erythropterum pellum, Mixor- 

 nis pileata zaptera, M. p. zarhabdota, 

 ^gilhina tiphia horizoptera, A. viridis- 

 sima nesiotica, Microtarsus melano- 

 cephalos chrysophorus, M. m. hyperern- 

 ntis, Pycnonotus erythropthalmos cya- 

 nochrus, P. e. isus, P. e. pammicrus, 

 P. olivaceus chloeodis, P. plumosus 

 porphyreus, Muscitrea grisola nesiotis, 

 Gerygone modiglianii muscicapa, Rhi- 

 nomyias umbratilis eclipis, Cidicicapa 

 ceylonensis percnocara, C. c. amphiala, 

 C. c. pellonota, Copsychus saularis 

 zacnecus, Eittacincla melanura hypo- 

 liza, K. m. opisthochra, K. malabarica 

 opisthopela, K. m. opisthisa, Orthoto- 

 mus cineraceus bxus, O. c. ochrom- 

 matus, Burnesia dysancrita, B. d. 

 halistona, Artamides sumatrensis hali- 



