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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 



PERCJANDE, Theodor. Observations 

 on certain ThripidiP. 



Insect Life, vii, No. 5, July, 1895, pp. 390- 

 395. 

 Descriptions of tbree new species of Thri- 

 pidii', accounts of their habits, and some con- 

 sideration of two previously described species. 



PILSBRY, Henry A. A remarkable 

 Central American Melanian. 



Proc. Acad. Xat. Sei. Phila., 1896, pp. 269, 

 270. 

 This is a description of a remarkable species 

 of Pachycheilus in which the adult has the 

 outer lip sinuous, somewhat as in Melanatria. 

 The types from the Tehuantepec region are 

 in the National Museum. 



POLLARD, Charles Louis. Notes on 

 some southern Cassias. 



Bull. lorrey Bolan. Club, xxii, Dec. 30, 

 1895, pp. 513-516, pis. 250-252. 

 Describes and figures G. multipinnata and C. 

 deprcssa, new species, and gives key to the 

 Chamsecristoid Cassias of the South. 



Viola sagittata hickaii, var. nov. 



Botan. Oaz., xx, July 15, 1895, p. 326. 

 Describes a new variety of Viola sagittata 

 from the District of Columbia. 



Some new or rare plants. 



Bota7i. Gaz., xxi, Apr. 25, 1896, pp, 232- 

 235. 

 Describes Phaseolus smilaci/olivs as new; 

 cites additional localities for lihamnus /ran- 

 giila and Cassia multipinnata nashii; notes the 

 further occurrence of Phacelia covillei, Perilla 

 frutescens, and Limnanthemum nymphceoides 

 in the District tiora. 



The purple-flowered, stemless vio- 

 lets of the Atlantic Coast. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., x, May 26, 1896, pp. 

 85-92. 

 A general discussion of the eastern acanles 

 cent purple flowered violets, with a key to the 

 species. T. ovata, 'Knit., V. dentata, Pursh V. 

 villosa, "Walt., and V. septemloba, LeConte are 

 here restored to specific rank, while Y. sagit- 

 tata hicksii is made a variety of T. ovata. 



RICHMOND, Ch.arlks W. Helmiiitho- 

 phila leucolronchialis in Maryland. 



Auk, XII, No. 3, July, 1895, p. 307. 

 This warbler is recorded from Beltville, Md., 

 from a specimen in the National Museum col- 

 lected by Mr. A. H. Thayer. 



Descriptions of three new birds from 



the Island of Margarita, Venezuela. 



Auk, XII, No. 4, Oct., 1895, pp. 367-371. 

 Amazilia alicifp, Doleroinya pallida, and 

 Cardinalis rohinso7ii are described as new. 



RICHMOND, Charles W.— Continued. 

 Description of a new species of 

 Plover from the east coast of Mada- 

 gascar. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., x, Mar. 14, 1896, pp. 

 53, 54. 

 JEgialitis thoracica is described as new. 



Catalogue of a collection of birds 



made by Dr. W. L. Abbott in Kashmir, 

 Baltistan, and Ladak, with notes on 

 some of the species, and a description 

 of a new species of Cyanecula. 



Proc. V. S. Nat. Mu.t., xvni. No. 1078, June 

 24, 1896, pp. 451-503. 

 A catalogue of the specimens, seven hundred 

 and forty-six in number, referable to one hun- 

 dred and eighty-eight species, obtained bj' Dr. 

 Abbott in Kashmir, Baltistan, and Ladak, ac 

 companied by the collector's notes on colors and 

 measurements. Cyanecula abhotti from Nul>ra 

 Valley, Ladak, is described as new, and critical 

 notes are given on several species. 



RIDGWAY, Robert. On the correct 

 subspecific names of the Texan and 

 Mexican Screech Owl.**. 



Auk, sir, No. 4, Oct., 1895, pp. 389, 390. 

 Scops tnccallii of Cassin is found to be a 

 synonym of S. trichopsis, "SVagler; the bird 

 usually designated as Mcgascops asio trichopsis 

 thus not being entitled to that name, is supplied 

 with a new one, viz : Megascops asio cineraceus. 



Juvco phwonotus, Wagler, not J. cine- 



reu8 (Swainson). 



Auk, XII, No. 4, Oct., 1895, p. 391. 

 The Fringilla cinerea of Swainson being pre- 

 occupied, it is here found necessary to use the 

 name Juneo })h(eonotus, "Wagler, in its stead, for 

 the Mexican Junco and its subspecies. 



On Fisher's Petrel {jEstrelatafiakeri). 



AmA, XII, No. 4, Oct., 1895, pp. 319-322, pi. 



IV. 



A description and synonomy of this species 

 is given, accompanied by a colored plate. 



Nesting of the Duck Hawk in trees. 



Nidologist, ill, Nos. 4 and 5, Dec, 1895, pp. 

 42, 43. 

 An account of the nesting of a pair of Duck 

 Hawks in trees near Mount Carmel, 111. 



Description of a new species of 



Ground Warbler from eastern Mexico. 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xviii. No. 1045, Apr. 

 15, 1896, pp. 119, 120. 

 Geothlypis ftavovelatus, from Alta Mira, Ta- 

 maulipas, is described. 



Preliminary descriptions of some 



new birds from the Galapagos Archi- 

 pelago. 



