80 BULLETIN 193, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Proc. 

 No. 



960. Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Alba- 



tross. No. XXVII. — Catalogue of a collection of birds made in Alaska by 

 Mr. C. H. Townsend during the cruise of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer 

 Albatross, in the summer and autumn of 1888. By Robert Ridgway. Pp. 

 663-665. Nov. 24, 1893. 



961. A revision of the genus Formicarius Boddaert. By Robert Ridgway. Pp. 667- 



686. Nov. 28, 1893. 



962. Description of a new storm petrel" from the coast of western Mexico. By 



Robert Ridgway. Pp. 687-688. Nov. 24, 1893. 



963. Description of a new species of mouse {Sitomys decolorus) from Central Amer- 



ica. By Frederick W. True. Pp. 689-690. Feb. 5, 1894. 



964. Description of a new Geothlypis from Brownsville, Texas. By Robert Ridgway. 



Pp. 691-692. Feb. 5, 1894. 



965. The proper generic name of the tunnies. By Theodore Gill. Pp. 693-694. 



Feb. 5, 1894. 



966. The shell heaps of the east coast of Florida. By DeWitt Webb. Pp. 695-698, 



7 pis. Apr. 9, 1894. 



967. Description of a new blennioid fish from California. By Tarleton H. Bean. 



Pp. 699-701, 1 fig. Feb. 10, 1894. 



968. Notes on Myriapoda from Loanda, Africa, collected by Mr. Heli Chatelaine, 



including a description of a new genus and species. By O. F. Cook. Pp. 

 703-708. Feb. 7, 1894. 



969. Description of a new species of blind-snakes (Typhlopidae) from the Congo 



Free State. By Leonhard Stejneger. Pp. 709-710. Feb. 5, 1894. 



970. On some collections of reptiles and batrachians from East Africa and the 



adjacent islands, recently received from Dr. W. L. Abbott and Mr. William 

 Astor Chanler, with descriptions of new species. By Leonhard Stejneger. 

 Pp. 711-741. Feb. 7, 1894. 



971. Notes on recent collections of North American land, fresh water, and marine 



shells received from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. By Robert E. C. 

 Stearns. Pp. 743-755. Feb. 5, 1894. 



972. On the relationships of Taylor's mouse. Site my s taylori. By Frederick W. True. 



Pp. 757-758. Feb. 7, 1894. 



973. Notes on the natural history of Aldabra, Assumption and Glorioso Islands, 



Indian Ocean. By W. L. Abbott. Pp. 759-764. Feb. 9, 1894. 



974. Remarks on Japanese quails. By Leonhard Stejneger. Pp. 765-769. Feb. 13, 



1894. 



975. Notes on birds of central Mexico, v^ith descriptions of forms believed to be 



new. By P. L. Jouy. Pp. 771-791. Apr. 18, 1894. 



Volume 17 



Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 17. Pp. i-xiii (title page, 

 advertisement, table of contents, and list of plates) ; pp. 1-733 (Proceedings 

 papers 976-1032) ; pp. 735-765 (index) ; 83 figs., 32 pis. 1895. 



976. Notes on mammals of Baltistan and the Vale of Kashmir, presented to the 



National Museum by Dr. W. L. Abbott. By Frederick W. True. Pp. 1-16. 

 May 8, 1894. 



977. Description of a new lizard [Verticaria beldingi), from California. By Leon- 



hard Stejneger. Pp. 17-18. May 4, 1894. 



978. Note on a blue mineral, supposed to be ultramarine, from Silver City, New 



Mexico. By R. L. Packard. Pp. 19-20, May 4, 1894. 



979. Descriptions of two new species of crabs from the western Indian Ocean, pre- 



sented to the National Museum by Dr. W. L. Abbott. By Mary J. Rathbun. 

 Pd. 21-24. May 4. 1894. 



