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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1899. 



RANKIN, W. M.— Continued. 



described by Miss M. J. Rathbnn, and the- type 

 specimens are in the National Museum. 



RATHBUN, ISIaryJ. A contribution to 

 a knowledfie of the fresh-water crabs of 

 America. The Pseudothelphusinse. 



Proc. V. S. Xat. Mii!<., xx i. No. 1158, Nov. 21, 



1898, pp. 507-537, text figs. 1-18. 



The first part of this paper is devoted to a 

 description of the subfamily, genera, and new 

 species, with analytical keys. Four genera 

 and 52 species are recognized, of which 17 

 species are new. The second part deals with 

 the distribution of genera and species. 



The Brachyura collected by the U. S. 



Fish Commission steamer Albatross on 

 the voyage from Norfolk, Ya., to San 

 Francisco, Cal., 1887-88. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., xxi. No. 1162, Nov. 



22, 1898, pp. 567-616, pis. XLI-XLIV. 



The collections made on this cruise were 



obtained in the West Indies, on the coast of 



South America, and the west coast of Mexico. 



The Brachyura number 151 species, of which 



31 are new. The new forms are chiefly from 



the shores of Lower California. Nearly all of 



them are figured. 



Notes on the Crustacea of the Tres 



Marias Islands. 



North Am. Fauna (U. S. Dept. Agric), No. 

 14, Apr. 29, 1899, pp. 73-75. 

 Tliese notes are part of a report on the nat- 

 ural history of the Tres Marias Islands, based 

 on explorations made by E. W. Nelson and E. 

 A. Goldman. 



Four species of Crustacea were taken, viz: 

 Gccarcinus digueti Bouvier, Ocypode occiden- 

 talis Stimpson, Grapsus grapsus (Linnseus), 

 and Bithynis jamaicensis (Herbst). 



RICPIARDSON, Harriet. Key to the 

 isopods of the Pacific coast of North 

 America, with descriptions of 22 new 

 species. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxi. No. 1175, June 5, 



1899, pp. 81.5-869, figs. 1-34. 



The isopods of the Pacific coast of North 

 America are distributed into 16 families, 44 

 genera, and 97 species. Keys are given to the 

 families, genera, and species. Twenty-two 

 new species are described and figured. 



RICHMOND, Charles W. Description 

 of a new species of Gymnost'mops. 



Auk, XV, No. 4, Oct., 1898, pp. 326,327. 

 Gymnostinops cugsini is described. 



New name for the genus Teiragonops. 



Auk, XVI, No. 1, Jan., 1898, p. 77. 

 Tetragonops is found to be preoccupied and 

 Pan is proposed in its place. 



RICHMOND, Charles W.— Continued. 



TJidlassidroma castro, of Harcourt. 



Auk, XVI, No. 2, Apr., 1899, pp. 177,178. 

 A reproduction of the original description 



of this species. 



Pelecamis occidenlalis versus P.fiiscns. 



Auk, XVI, No. 2, Apr., 1899, p. 178. 

 A note calling attention to the fact tliat the 

 name P. occidentalis antedates P.fuscus. 



On the name Xenocichla. 



Auk, XVI, Apr. 2, 1899, pp. 183, 18J. 

 The name Xenocichla is shown to be preoc- 

 cupied by Bleda, of Bonaparte. 



Four preoccupied names. 



Auk, XVI, No. 2, Apr., 1899, pp. 186, 187. 

 The following names are shown to be pre- 

 occupied: Amazona aiiguda, Pachijrhamphus 

 similis, Blax, and Bocagia. They are renamed 

 Amazona inipcrialis, Pachyrhamphus salvini, 

 Blacops, and Antichromus, respectively. 



Tyramw!^ magnhosiris d'Orb. (Re- 

 named. ) 



Auk, XV, No. 4, Oct., 1899, p. 330. 

 Ti/rannus magnirostris d'Orl).,1839, is found 

 to be antedated by T. magnirostris Sw., 1831, 

 and is accordingly given a new name, T. 

 eubensis. 



RIDGWAY, Robert. Descriptions of sup- 

 posed new genera, species, and subspe- 

 cies of American birds. I — Fringillidse. 



Auk, XV, No. 3, July, 1898, pp. 223-230. 



The author's edition of this paper was pub- 

 lished May 13, 1898. 



The following genera, etc., are described as 

 new: Melanospiza, Brachij»piza, Myospisa, 

 Plagiospiza, Incaspiza, Rhyncho'ipiza, Psellio- 

 phorus, Lysurus, Serinojisis, Hcterospingus, 

 Mitrospingus, Bhodothraupis, Hemithraujiis, 

 Stelgidostomus, Aimophila ruficeps sororia, Ai- 

 mophila sartorii, Allapetespileatus dilidus, Aire- 

 monops venczuelensis, Arremonops richniondi, 

 Cyanocompsa concreta cyanesccns, AmjMspiza 

 bUineata deserticola, Amphinpiza belli clemcntex. 



Description of supposed new genera, 



species, and subspecies of American 

 birds. II — Fringillidffi (continued). 

 Auk, XV, No. 4, Oct., 1898, pp. 3:9-324. 

 The following new forms are described: 

 Pinicola enuclcator alasccnsis, P. e. montana, 

 Astragalinus mexicanus jouyi, Calcarius lappo- 

 niciis ala»cen»i», C. I. coloratus, Junco monta- 

 nus, Brachyspiza capensis inaularis, Euetheia 

 coryi, E. bryanti, Pyrrhulagra affiniit, P. do- 

 minicana, P. crissalis, and P. coryi. Brachy- 

 spiza capensis peruviana (Lesson) is found to 

 bo the earliest name for the bird named Zono- 

 trichia cajx'nsis costaricensis Allen, and Gui- 

 raca cxndea lazida (Lesson) for the species 

 now known as G.c.eurhyncha (Coues). 



