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i. Supposed valid species described by Audubon and Wilson, which have not since been met 



with, and of which no specimens are knoivn to exist in collections. 

 Catalogue No. 

 32, Eegulus cuvieri, Atjd. Orn. Biog, i. 1832, 288, pi, 55 ("Banks of Schuylkill 



Eiver, Pa., June, 1812").— Baiud, B, N, Am. 1858, 228; Review, i. 18i34, 66.— 



B, B. & R. Hist, N. Am. B. i. 1874, 75, pi, 5, fig, 7, 

 91. Perissoglossa carbonata (And.) Ridgw, — Sylvia carbonata, AuD, Orn, Biog. 



i, 1831, 308, pi. 60 (Kentucky), — Bendroica carbonata, Baird, B. N. Am, 1858, 



287 ; Review, i. 1865, 207, — Perissoglossa carbonata, B. B, & R, Hist. N, Am. 



B, 1. 1874, 214, pi. 12, fig. 3, 

 112. Dendrceca MONTANA (Wils.) Baird. — Sylvia montana, Wils, Am, Orn, v. 1812, 



113, pi, xliv, fig, 2 ("Blue Mts. of Pennsylvania"). — AuD. Orn. Biog, v, 294 



("California"). — Dendroica montana, Baird, B. N. Am. 1858, 279; Review, i. 



1865, 190.— Dendroeca montana, B, B, & R, Hist. N, Am, B, i. 1874, 271, 

 126. Myiodioctes MiNUTUS (Wils,) Bj), — Muscicapaminuta, Wils, Am. Orn, vi, 1812, 62, 



pi. 1, fig, 5. — AuD. Orn, Biog, v, pi, 434, fig, 3; B, Am, i, pi, 67. — Myiodioctes 



minutus, Baird, B, N, Am, 1858, 293; Review, 1865, 241.— B, B. & R, Hist. N. 



Am, B, i, 1874, 316, pi, 16, fig, 2, 



J. List of untenable species and races of North American birds described since 1858, 



1, Hclminthophaga ruficapilla var. ocularis, B. B. & R, Hist. N, Am, B, i. 1874, 191. 



(Chicago, 111,) = No, 85, 

 (?) 2, Helminthophaga ruficapilla var. gutturalis, B. B. & R. Hist. N. Am. B. i, 1874, 



191. (East Humboldt Mts., Nevada; Ft, Tejon, Cal,) =No, 85 ? 



3. Helminthophaga celata var, obscura, B, B, & R, Hist. N. Am. B. i. 1874, 192. (Geor- 



gia and Florida.) = No, 86, 



4. Hirundo bicolor var, vespertina, Cooper, Am, Nat, x. Feb, 1876, 91, (California.) 



= No. 155, 



5, Co??/yno c/femMJijrensis, Gregg, Proc. Elmira Acad, i, 1870, 9, (New York.) =No. 



148, juv. 



6, Eesperiphona vespertina var, montana, RiDGW, in B. B. & R. Hist. N. Am, B. i. 



1874, 449, pi. 22, fig. 4. (Southern Rocky Mts. and mountain regions of Mex- 

 ico.) = No, 165, 



(?)7, Loxia atrata, von HoMEYER, Jour, fiir Om, 1879, 179. (North America.) 

 = No. 173 ?? * 



8. Leucosticte campestris, Baird, Om, Cal, i, 1870, 163, (Colorado,) :=No, 175o 

 (individual variation). 



(?) 9. Linaria brunnescens, von HoMEYER, Jour, fur Orn. 1879, 184, ("Lapland, Gron- 

 land, Schweden,")t = No, 179a? 



* "Somewhat smaller than L. leucoptera, but with about the same length of wing, the tail at least 

 10""" shorter. Distinguished by its coloration. The rerl in ground tone is nearest that of the "Ilaken- 

 gimpel" [Pinicola enucleator] but everywhere darker, and saturated, as it were, with black, this color 

 extending indefinitely both on the back as well as on the middle of the belly to the breast, as also on 

 the lower tail-coverts. The feet are even darker colored than in leucoptera. The wing-bands are un- 

 aflfected for the most part, although not quite so broad. This is especially seen in the first or terminal 

 band, which begins, scarcely visible, at the edge of the wing, and remains very inconsiderable to the 

 middle, then quickly expands to a great rounded spot. The extent of the second band is everywhere 

 much more limited than in leucoptera." 



" This is decidedly not a melanism, as is shown, not alone by the character of the coloration, but by 

 the ocurrence of two old males exactly alike." 



"My two birds came from North Ameiica."— [Translation.] 



t "The dark Linnet is nearest to this species in size, but it is easily distinguished by many features. 

 The whole upper parts are blackish brown, with very narrow margins to the feathers of whitish and 

 rusty yellow, which, on the rump, return to the ground color; on the sides of the head the feathers also 

 have very fine, rusty white margins ; the throat-spot is very largo ; the entire under parts to the mid- 

 dle of the belly are densely covered with many large, dark brown longitudinal streaks. Two birds 

 killed in Lapland, June-July (sexes not determined), show a tender red on the side of the head. TJie 



