448 Recently published Ornithological Works, 



Most ol" these excellent notes have already appeared in 

 the ' Zoologist ' for 1877 ; hut a complete synonymy is now 

 supplied to each of the 18G species recorded as occurring 

 in this group of islands; and Deyidrceca maculosa, Regulus 

 satrapa, and Hydrochelidon nigra are added to the list, 

 together with some additional matter. Our American 

 cousins have acted, wisely in annexing these notes on " the 

 still vexed Bermoothes/^ albeit the islands remain as yet 

 a British possession. 



128-142. Ridgway on American Birds. 



[128. Description of a new Race of tlie Red-shouldered Elawk from 

 Florida. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1884, p. 514. (Published Jan. 19, 1885.) 



129. Ou two hitherto unnamed Sparroww from the Coast of California. 

 Tom. cit. p. 516. (Published Jan. 19, 1885.) 



130. On CEstrelata jisheri and (E. dejilip'piana. Op. cit. 1885, p. 17. 



131. Icterus cticullatus, Swainson, and its Geographical Variations. 

 Tom. cit. p. 18. 



132. Description of a new Species of Conto2)us from Tropical America. 

 Tom. cit. p. 21. 



133. Note on Anser leucopareius of Brandt. Tom. cit. p. 21. 



134. Description of a new Warbler from Yucatan. Tom. cit. p. 23. 



135. Description of two new Birds from Costa Rica. Tom. cit. p. 23. 



136. Description of three supposed new Honey Creepers from the Lesser 

 Antilles, with a Synopsis of the Species of the Genus Certhiola. Tom. 

 cit. p. 25. 



137. On Cathartcs huirovianus, Cassiu, and C. urubitinga, Pelzehi, 

 Tom. cit, p. 34. 



138. On Onychotes gruberi. Tom, cit. p. 36. 



139. Remarks on the type specimen of Buteo o.rgpterus, Cassin. To7)i. 

 cit. p. 75. 



140. Description of a new Species of Boat-billed Heron from Central 

 America. Tom. cit. p. 93. 



141. Description of a new Hawk from Cozumel. Tont. cit. p. 94. 



142. On Peuccea mexicana (Lawr.), a Sparrow new to the United States. 

 Tom. cit.\. 98.] 



We have here a batch of fifteen papers by our energetic 

 Foreign Member Mr. Ridgway. In No. 128 he describes 

 the Floridan form of Buteo lineatus as a new subspecies, 

 B, lineatus alleni ; it is smaller than typical B. lineatus, the 

 adult much paler in colour, the young decidedly darker. In 



