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SCIENTIFIC RECORD FOR 18a4. 



iu cooiparisou with that retained by Dr. Coues, which essentially ex- 

 pressed the previous views of Americau uatiualists. 



I. ALLIN-aE. 



1. Alle. 



II. ALCIN^. 



{Alcew.) 



2. Plautus. 



3. Alca. 

 ( TJrice.) 



4. Uria. 



III. PHALERIN^. 



{Cepphece,) 



5. Cepphus. 

 [Bracliyrumphece,) 



6. Brachyramphus. 



7. Synthliboramphus. 



II. ALCINJS. 



6. Alle. 



12. Alca. 



11. Utaniania. 



10. Loiuvia. 



9. Uria. 



8. Brachyrhamphus. 

 7. Synthliborhamphus. 



I. PHALERIDIN^. 



4. Simorhynchus. 



5. Ptychorhamx)hus. 

 3. Ceratorhiua. 



1. Fratercula. 



2. Lunda. 



[Phalerec^.) 



8. Cicero Ilia. / 



9. Phaleris. I 



10. Simorhyuchus. i 



11. Cyclorhyuchus. 3 



12. Ptychorainphus. 



13. Cerorhyncha. 



IV. FRATERCULIN^. 



14. Fratercula. 



15. Lunda. 



Miocene Tertianj Indian Birds.— The Tertiary beds of India, belonging 

 to the series of Siwalik beds (so called ou account of their being devel- 

 oped in the Siwalik Hills), have furnished numerous remains of mam- 

 mals, which have been the subject of various elaborate monographs. 

 The bones of birds have also been found iu considerable numbers, but 

 have not been investigated until lately. Mr. Robert Lydeklier has re- 

 cently applied himself to the determination of the relationships of these 

 remains, and has been able to prove to his satisfaction that the bones 

 belonged to species of Pehcanus, Phalacrocoox, Leptoptilus, Mergm, 

 Stnithio, and Dromceus, or at least very closely related genera. The 

 most interesting is the so-called Dromceus. This form, called Dromwus 

 sivalensis, has been based npon four phalangeal bones, which so closely 

 resemble those of the living Dromceus or emu as to leave little doubt m 

 his mind that tbey belonged to at least a nearly allied genus of the class, 

 although perhaps generically separable. {Ibis (5), iii, p. 107.) 



Shedding of Claws in Birds.— houg ago Prof. Sven Nilsson, who re- 

 ^.ently died at a very advanced age, called tittention to tbe fact that 

 n certain species of grouse the claws v.rre periodically shed, but liis 



