REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM. 187 



Brewster, William. Ou a collection of birds lately made by Mr. F. 

 StepbcDs in Arizona. 



(Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Nos. 3 and 4, July aud October, 1882, vii, pp 135- 

 147, aud pp. 193-212. 



Occasioual refereuce is made in this paper to examination of National 

 Museum specimens, made conjointly by tlie author aud the curator of the 

 department of birds. 



Notes on some birds collected by Capt. Charles Bendire, at 



Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory. 



(Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, October, 1882, vii, pp. 225-233.) 

 This paper is based (in considerable part) upon specimens presented by Cap- 

 tain Beudiro to the National Museum, and examination of other material in 

 the national collection. 



Brown, :N"athan Clifford. Description of a new race of Feucwa rujl- 

 ceps from Texas. 



(Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, No. 1, Jan., 1882, vii, p. 26.) 



The new race in question was described only after careful comparison with 

 specimens in the National Museum collettion. 



Eeconnaissance in Southwestern Texas. 



(Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, No. 1, Jan., 1882, vii, pp. 33-42.) 

 Although this paper relates chiefly to collections made by the author, it 

 contains frequent mention of comparison with National Museum specime'ug, 

 made at the author's request, by the curator of the department of birds. 



Collins, J. W. An inquiry as to the capture of young codfish in 

 Chesapeake Bay. 



(Bull. U. S. F. C, 1882, i, pp. 401-402.) 



Appearance of dog-fish {iSqualus acantUas) on the New England 



coast in winter. 



(Bull.U.S.F.C.,11, p. 8. 



Captain Collins has since learned that the great schools of supposed dog- 

 fish referred to in the above article were really porpoises. 

 See also Goode, G. Browx, and Collixs, J.'w. 



Forbes, S, A. The gasper-gou. 



(Forest and Stream, September 28, 1882, xix, p. 165.) 



Gilbert, Charles H. List of fishes observed at Punta Arenas, on 

 the Pacific coast of Central America. 



(Bull. U. S. F. C, October 13, 1882, ii, p. 112.) 

 See also Jordan and Gilbert. 



Gill, Theodore N. Chiasmodus niger and Kotacantlms rissoanus. 



(Nature.—) 

 A critical review of Gunther's Study of Fishes. 



(Proc. Biol. Soc, 1882, Wash., i, p. 29. Title only.) 



" On the affinities of the " great swallower," Chiasmodus niger. 



(Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1882, i, p. 35. 



