REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM. 193 



Stejneger, Leonhaed. Description of two new races of Myadestes 

 obsGurns, Lafr. 



(Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, iv, pp. 371-374.) 



Types of the new races (M. obscunis insularis, from the Tres Marias Islands, 

 and M. obscunis occidentalis, Western Mexico), in National Museum collection. 



Synopsis of tlie West Indian Myadestes. 



(Proc.U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, v,pp. 15-27.) 



A valuable review, based almost wholly upon National Museum material. 



Oatliues of a luouograpb of the Cygniute. 



(Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, v, pp. 174-233.) 



A most important paper relating to the classification of the swans, and em- 

 bracing critical notes upon all the known species, based in considerable part 

 upon National Museum specimens. 



Street, Thomas H. A study of tlie Phronimidc^ of the :N-orth Pacific 

 Survey Expedition. 



(Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., June, 1882, v, pp. 3-9.) 



Swan, James G. Shad in Puget Sound. 



(Bull. U. S. F. C, 1882, ii, p. 152.) 



Swain, Joseph. A review of tlie SyngnatUnce of the United States, 

 with a description of one new species. 



(Proc. Nat. Mus., 1882, v, pp. 307-315.) 



A review of the species of Stolephorus found on the Atlantic 



coast of the United States. 



(Bull. U. S. F. C, 1882, ii, pp. 55-57.) 

 See also Smith and Swain. 



Tanner, Lieut. Z. L., U. S. N. Eeport of an exploring trip of the 

 steamer Fish Hawk in Chesapeake Bay in the early spring of 1882. 



(Bull. U. S. F. C, Nov. 4, 1882, ii, pp. 133-135.) 



The unpublished results of this trip are of great interest. Numerous 

 species of iishes whose presence in the bay at that time of year was quite 

 unexpected, were taken in abundance. Among them were the following: 

 Baia oceUata, Squalus acanthias, Bremortia Ujrannus, Clupea vernalis, Clupea 

 cestivahs, StoUphorus hi^., Phycis rcgnis, Plujds cJiussf, Pogonias ckromis inx. 

 Gobiesox sp., and Gobiosoma aJcpidotum. ' 



Turner, Lucien M. On Lagopus mutus, Leach, and its aUies. 



(Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, v, pp. 225-233.) 

 Based entirely upon National Museum material. 



Verrill, a. E. Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying 

 the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. No. 3. 

 (Brief Contributions to Zoology, from the Museum of Yale College.) 



(Amer. Jour. Science, February, 1882, xxiii, pp. 135-142.) 

 A general account of the deep-sea investigations of the U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion for September, 1881, with a list of the dredging stations and of the 

 more interesting Echinoderms, with notes. The following new species are 

 described: Archaster bairdii, Ophioylypha aurantiaca, and Amphiura macilenta. 

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