892 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [Yol.Y. 



1870. Smith, C. Little Crake [Porzaua minuta] in Somersetsliire. <^ Zoologist, 2d 



8er.,v, 1870, p. 2386. 



1871. BOYES, F. Waterhen [GalKnula cliloropus] submerging itself. <^ Zoolor/ist, 2(1 



ser.,vi, 1871, pp. 2522, 2523. 

 1871. BoYES, F. Is the Corn Crake [Crex pratensis] Polygamous ? <^ZooJogist, 2d 



ser., vi, 1871, p. 2869. 

 1871. Brehm, a. E. Zur Fortpflanzungsgeschichte lies Purpurhnhus [Porphyrio 



smaragnotus, Temm. ] <^J.f.O., xix, 1871 , pp. 34-39. 

 In the Berlin Aquarium. 

 1871. Jesse, W. Early Nest of the Moorhen [Gallinula chloropus]. <^ Zoologist, 2d 



ser., vi, 1871, p. 2771. 

 1871. Lawrence, G. N. Descriptions of New Species of Birds from Mexico, Central 



America, and South America, with a Note on Rallus longirostris. <^Ann. Lye. 



Xat. Hist. JV. Y., x, 1871, pp. 1-21, 

 The note on liallus longirostris states that with this species R. crassirostris Lawr. from 



Bahia agrees ; it being apparently different from R. crepitans Gm. 



1871. Lawrence, G. N. [Maintains the validity of Poi-zana guatemalensis. ] < Lhis, 



3d ser., i, 1871, p. 370. 

 The editor maintains the contrary in a note appended. 



1872. Leach, H. R. The Landrail [Crex pratensis, near Harrow]. <^Zoologisf, 2d 



ser.,vii, 1872, p. 3112. 

 1872. Hadfield, H. Baillon's Crake [Porzana bailloni, in Isle of Man]. <^ Zoologist, 



2d ser., vii, 1872, pp. 3272, 3273. 

 1872. Mathew, M. A. Landrail [Crex pratensis] taking to Water. <C Zoologist, 2d 



ser., vii, 1872, p. 3316. 

 1872. Potts, T. H. Notes on a New Species of Rail, Rallus pictus, Painted Rail. 



< Trans, and Proc. New Zealand Inst, for 1871, iv, 1872, p. 202, 203. 



1872. O'iVEN, R. [Letter on the Remains of Aptornis found in Glenmark Swamp, New 



Zealand.] < P. Z. S., xl, 1872, p. 24. 

 1872. RiCKARDS, M. S. C. Spotted Crake [Porzana maruetta] near Clifton. <^Zoolo- 



gist, 2d ser., vii, 1872, pp. 2945, 2946. 



1872. Walden, Lo7-d. Description of a new Species of Porzana [bicolor] from the 

 Himalayas. <^ Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , 4th ser. , ix, 1872, p. 47. 



1872. Whitaker, J., Jr. Spotted Crake [Porzana maruetta] near Nottingham. 



< Zoologist, 2d ser., vii, 1872, p. 2946, 



1878. Anon. Schlaviheit einer Wasserhlihns, <:^.4M8der ^afwr, Ixii, oder n, F., 1, 1873, 

 pp, 267, 268. 



1873. Anon. The Notornis a rara avis. <^ Forest and Stream, i, Sept. 25, 1873, p. 103, 

 1873. Anon. [Editorial.] [Abundance of Coots (Fulica americana) on the Massa- 

 chusetts coast. ] <^ Am. Sportsman, iii, 1873, p. 57. 



1873. FiNSCH, O. Bemerkungen zu dem vorstehenden [d. h., Hutton iiber die Ocy- 

 dromus-Arten Neuseeland's] Aufsatze iiber die Ocydromus Arten. <^J.f. O., 

 xxi, 1873, pp. 401-404. 



1873. GuRNEY, J. H. Note on the [habits of the] Waterhen [Gallinula chloropus]. 

 <C, Zoologist, 2d ser., viii, 1873, p. 3580. 



1873. GuRNEY, J, H, Waterhens [Gallinula chloropus] nesting in Trees. <^ Zoolo- 

 gist, 2d ser., viii, 1873, p. 3652. 



1873. Hutton, F. W. On Rallus modestus of New Zealand. < Ibis, 3d ser., iii, 1873, 

 lip. 349-352, woodcc. 

 Maintaining its specific validity. 



1873. Hutton, F. W, [Note on Tribonyx mortieri, ] <^ Ibis, 3d ser,, iii, 1873, pp. 427, 

 428, 



