Recently published Ornithological Works. 331 



A good work for ornithology has been done in 1884 by 

 the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology by the issue, 

 in two volumes of its 'Memoirs/ of the long-expected 

 history of the Water-Birds of North America, already noticed 

 above (pp. 97, 221). Mr. Agassiz, in his general report, seems 

 rather concerned at the accumulation of the collections under 

 his charge, and thinks that the resources of the Institution 

 will hardly prove adequate to supply the additional room re- 

 quired for their storage and the new assistants for their care. 

 Mr. Allen's special report on the mammals and birds tells us 

 that the latter collection has been increased by the addition 

 of 68 mounted specimens (58 species) and 107 skins (61 

 species) — the latter mainly to fill deficiencies in the North- 

 American collection. There have also been added three 

 mounted and three unmounted skeletons. The birds in the 

 Systematic, South- American, and Australian Rooms have 

 been labelled, and considerable progress has been made in the 

 preparation of the systematic or index-catalogue of the 

 skins. 



100. Ridgway on neiv Birds from Cozumel Island. 



[Description of some new Species of Birds from Cozumel Island, Y u- 

 catan. By Robert llidgway. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. iii.] 



The present paper contains descriptions of the following 

 new species and subspecies of birds from a collection made 

 in Cozumel in January last by Mr. J. E. Benedict, of the 

 U.S. Fish Commission : — Harporhynchus guttatus, Troglo- 

 dytes beani, Dendroica petechia rufivertex, Vireosylvia cinerea, 

 Vireo bairdi, Cyclorhis insularis, Spindalis benedicti, Euetheia 

 olivacea intermedia, Centurus leei, Attila cozumel<s, Lampornis 

 thalassinus, Chlorostilbonforjicatus, Empidonax gracilis, My- 

 iarchus platyrhynchus , Cardinalis saturatus. 



Of these, Harporhynchus guttatus and Spindalis boiedicti 

 are, no doubt, the birds described by Mr. Salvin in our last 

 number {antea, pp. 187, 189) as Harporhynchus melanostoma 

 and Spindalis exsul. The Vireo called by him V, magister 

 is V. cinerea of the present paper ; Phonipara pusillu = 

 Euetheia olivacea intermedia ; Attila sp.? perhaps =A.cozu- 



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