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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1901. 



MILLER, Gekrit S., Jr. Five new 

 shrews from Europe. 



I'ror. Biol. SOC. Wash., \iv, Apr. 25, 1901, 

 pp. II I I. 



New: Orocidura sicula (p. 41), Crocuiura 

 caudata (p. 12), >'<<.'■<.<• araneus alticola (p. 43), 

 Sorexaram us euronotus (p. W), Neomysfodiens 

 minor (p. 15). 



A new shrew from Switzerland. 



Proc. /.W. >'»'. IIVix//., xiv. June 27, 1901, 

 pp. 95,96. 

 New species: Orocidura mimula (p. 95). 



The Alpine varying hare. 



/'n»\ /;;«/. »»•. Wash., xrv, June 27, 1901, 

 pp. 97,98. 

 New species: Lepus varronis (p. 97). 



NELSON, E. \Y. Descriptions of thirty 

 new North American birds in the Bio- 

 logical Survey collection. 



Auk, xvii, July, 1900, pp. 253-270. 

 The following species are described for the 

 Brst time: Crypturus inornatus (p. 253), Den- 

 drortyx macrourus dilutus (p. 254), Oyrtonyx 

 montezumie mearnsi (p. 255), Amazona oratrix 

 tresmariix (p. 256), Momotus lessoni goldmani 

 (p. 256), Melanerpes frontalis (p. 257), M. santa- 

 cruzi fumosus (p. 258), M. dubius versecrucis 

 (p. 259), Dryobates villosus intei-medius(j>.2£9), 

 Nyctibiusjamaicensisrnexicanus{p.2S0),Antros- 

 tonus oaxacse (p. 260), A. chiapensis (p. 261), 

 Cypselus brunneitorques griseifrons (p. 262), 

 ThaZurania ridgwayi (p. 262), Empidonax timi- 

 dus (p. 263), E. hiiinli jit rjili ems (p. 263), Mj/io- 

 pagtfs placens jaliscen&is (p. 264), Sittpsomus 

 sylvioides jaliscensis (p. 264), Dendrornis flavi- 

 gaster megarhynchus (p. 265), Xanthoma ln.ru- 

 osa speciosa (p. 265), Callothrus asneus assimilis 

 (p.266), Sturnella magna atticold(p.'266), Quis- 

 calus macrourus obscurus (p. 267), Amphis- 

 pisa bilineaiapaciflca (p. 267), Vireoperquisitor 

 (p. 267), 1'. iiiiiiiin-niiiitiis striiiiuis (p. 268), 

 Basileuterus belli scitulus (p. 268), Geothlypis 

 Irichas modestus (p. 269), Thryothorus felix 

 grandis, (p. 269), and Harporhynchus curvir- 

 ostris maculatus i p. 269). 



— Descriptions of live new birds from 

 Mexico. 



.1///.-. xviii, Jan.. 1901, pp. 16-49. 

 Five species of birds are described as new, 

 viz: Glauridium palmarum (p. 16), Colinusmi- 

 nor (p, 17), Empidonax trepidus (p. 17), Phceni- 

 cothraupis tittoralis (p. 18), and Heleodytes to 

 natus reslrictus I p 19). 



NELSON, lli. ias. A revision of certain 

 speeiesof plants of the genus ArUennaria. 



Proc. U. >' .W. .Vh.<., xxiii, No. 1230, June 

 I, 1901, pp. 697-713. 



NORTON, Arthur II. Birds of the Bow- 

 doin College expedition to Labrador in 

 1891. 



/';■«<•. Pnrl/autl Soc. Nat. Hist., ii, May 20, 

 1901, pp. 139-158. pi. ii. 

 An account of 36species, in some cases with 

 extended critical notes. Fi-ntrrcu/<t glacialis 

 naumanni is a new name for the Puffin in- 

 habiting Spitsbergen. The Labrador spruce 

 Grouse is found to he the true Canachites cana- 

 di axis, and C. canadensis canace (Linn, i is de- 

 termined to be the proper name for the Can- 

 ada Grouse. 



NUTTING, Charles Cleveland. Smith- 

 sonian Institution. | United States Na- 

 tional Museum. | | Special Bulle- 

 tin. | | American Hydroids. | 



| Part I. | The Plumularidse, | 



with thirty-four plates. | By | Charles 

 Cleveland Nutting, | Professor of Zo- 

 ology, University of Iowa. | | 



Washington: | Government Printing 

 Office. | 1900. 



Spec. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mux., No. 1, Oct. 5, 

 1900, pp. 1-285, text figs. 1-121. 

 A monograph, with the following divisions: 

 1. Morphology of the Plumularidse. 2. Sys- 

 tematic discussion. Twenty-two genera and 

 121 species, many of which are new, are de- 

 scribed and figured. Analytical keys of the 

 genera and species are given. 



OSGOOD, Wilfred H. New subspecies 



of North American birds. 



Auk. XVIII, Apr., 1901, pp. IT'.I L85. 

 Lagopus leucurns altipetens (p. ism, Anor- 

 thura hi* malis helleri (p. 181 1, Certhiafamiliaris 

 zelotes (p. 182), and Hylocichla aonalaschkx 

 verecunda (p. 183) are described as new. 



PALMER, William. Ecology of the 

 Maryland Yellow-throat ami its rela- 

 tives. 



Auk, xvn, July, 1900, pp. 216-242. 



An account of the variations of the Mary 

 land Yellow throat and some of its relatives, 

 together witli a discussion of the moults 

 changes of plumages, migrations, etc. 



PERGANDE, Theodore. Papers from 

 the Harriman Alaska expedition. \ \i 

 Entomological results (10): The Aphi- 

 didse. 



Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., II, Dec. 20, 1900, 

 pp. 513-517. 



A list of four species, three of which are 

 new. 



