Recently published Ornithological Works. 513 



remarks ; but while admitting that the publication of such a 

 List demands recognition on its merits, we must regret the 

 drawbacks to which we have already alluded, and others 

 which we have passed over in silence. 



78. ' The AukJ 



[' The Auk,' a Quartei-ly Journal of Ornithology. Vol. III. No. 2, April, 

 No. 3, July, 1886.] 



The articles treating of the ornithology of the North- 

 American continent are of the usual interesting character, 

 but some of them need hardly be enumerated in this notice. 

 Mr. C. B. Cory contributes two instalments of his " Birds of 

 the West Indies,^^with somewhat rough woodcuts of a few of 

 the species. Mr. A. P. Chadbourne describes a new race of the 

 Field-Sparrow from Texas, as Spizella pusilla arenacea, var. 

 nov. (p. 248) ; and at p. 262 a new species of Heron from 

 Florida is named Ardetta neoxena by Mr. Cory. Mr. E. T, 

 Seton gives an account of the species found in our Canadian 

 possession_, Manitoba, 257 in number; and Mr. W. Brewster 

 concludes his " Ornithological Reconnaissance in western 

 North Carolina/' respecting the mountains of which, in winter, 

 Mr. Batchelder contributes his experiences. A batch of new 

 species forms a feature of the July number of our contem- 

 porary. Mr. Bidgway opens with Larus barrovianus, sp. nov., 

 from Alaska and vicinity, differing from L. glaucus in the 

 shape of its bill and coloration of mantle and primaries ; 

 H(Ematopus galapagensis, sp. n., from the Galapagos; Amphi- 

 spiza fey'rariperezi, Pipilo submaculatus, P. complexus, Anas 

 diazi, Philortijx yersonatus, spp. nn., from various localities 

 in Southern Mexico ; Pyroderus masoni, Aulacorhamphus 

 dimidiatm, spp. nn., supposed to be from the interior of 

 Venezuela; Micrathene graysoni,sp. n., from Socorro Island, 

 Western Mexico ; Pealea, gen. n., type Thalassidroma lineata, 

 Peale ; Geothlypis coryi, G. tanneri, Centurus nyeanus, and C. 

 blakei, spp. nn., from the Bahamas ; and, lastly, the new genus 

 Lawrencia, type Empidonax nanus, Lawr., already mentioned 

 in our present issue (p. 461) . Mr. Cory describes three new 

 species : — Thryothorus guadeloupensis fi'om Guadeloupe, Loxi- 



