BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1893. 289 

 LIST OF PAPERS. 



ADLER, Cyrus. Report on the Sectiou 

 of Orieutal Autiquities in the U. S. 

 National Museum, 1890. 



Jiep. Smithsonian Iml. (D. S. Nat.Mus.),189iJ 

 (1891), pp. 137-140. 



Note ou William B. Hoclgsou. 



Proc. Am. Oriental Soc, 1892, pp. crix-ccx. 

 Wilhara B. Hodgson was the earliest Ameri' 

 can collector of Oriental manuscripts. A por- 

 tion ol his collection is now deposited in the 

 National Museum. 



Christopher Columbus in Oriental 



literature, Avith' special reference to 

 the Hadisi Xev or Tarikh Hind Gharhii. 

 I'roc. Am. Oriental Soc, 1892, pp. ccx-ccxi. 

 The manuscript is accompanied by a uni(iiie 

 map of America, and is apparently the first 

 descrijition of the Xew World in the Turkish 

 language. 



ALLEN, Harrison. (1) On a new sub- 

 family of Phyllostome bats ; (2) descrip- 

 tion of a new genus of Phyllostome 

 bats; (3) on Temminck's but (Scoto- 

 philus Temmiiickii). 



Proc. V. S. Xat. Mus., xv, :Nos. 912-914, 



October 28, 1892, pp. 437-444. 

 This paper is based upon Museum material. 



Introduction to a monograph of the 



North American bats. 



Proc. U. S. Xat. 2Ius., xvi, No. 919, June 



13, 1893, pp. 1-28. 



The monograph from which tins paper was 



extracted is based upon Museum material, and 



has since been published as Bulletin 43, of the 



National Museum. 



Notes on the genera of Vespertilio- 



nuLe. 



Proc. U. S. Xat. Mies., xvi, No. 920, June 13, 

 1893. pp. 29-31. 



ALLEN, Joel Asaph. On a collection 

 of birds from Chapada, Matto Grosso, 

 Brazil, made by Mr. H. H. Smith- 

 Part II, Tyrannidic. j 



Bull. Jm. Jilus. Xat. Hist., iv, No. xvm. i 



December, 1892, pp. 331-350. 

 (Part I, Ocines, Ibid, ill, No 2, September 

 29, 1891, pp. 337-380.) 

 Forty-six species are treated, special atten- 

 tion being given to variation in size and to 

 coloration as affected by seasonal molts, abra 

 sion of the feathers by age, and through general 

 fading of the plumage. The relationships of the 

 widely-dispersed South American Mijiarchus 

 tyrannulvs, to certain closely-allied West 

 Indian, Central American, and Mexican forms, 

 is made the subject of a short resum6, based on 



ALLEN, .loEL AsAi'ii — continued, 

 a much larger amount of material (over 300 speci- 

 mens) than had previously been brought 

 together. Critical notes and emendations of 

 a number of .species are given and many de- 

 scriptions of first plumages. This ])aper is 

 based upon Museum material. 



On a collection of birds from Chap- 

 ada, Matto Grosso, Brazil, made by 

 Mr. H. H. Smitli. Part in, PipiidiB to 

 Rlieida'. 



Bull. Am. Mus. Xat. Hist., v, No. 10, June 

 1893, pp. 107-128. 



Seventj'-five species are mentioned in this 

 paper, of which one, Pijgmornis chapadensis, 

 is described as new. Metopia galeata is treated 

 at some length, a series of 127 specimens taken 

 in every month in the year showing iu a very 

 thorough manner the different stages of plum- 

 age. Other species critically considered are 

 Sijnallaxis Azarm, Thamnophilus ambiguus, 

 Thamophilus radiatu.i, Dysithamnus mentalis, 

 Herpsilochmus longirostris, Xijchtidromus alhi- 

 collis Derbyanus, and Muinolus momota subru- 

 fescens. 



In regard t* the development of the central 

 tail feathers in the last-named species and their 

 denudation by the bird for purjioses of jier- 

 sonal adornment, some interesting notes are 

 given, showing that in this species, at least, 

 the barbs are forcibly removed by the birds 

 themselves, in au attempt to make the feathera 

 conform to a definite pattern. This paper is 

 base<l upon Museum material. 



Keeler on the evolution of tlie colors- 



of North American laud birds. 



Auk, X, No. 2, April, 1893, \)\^. 189-195. 

 A critical review of Keeler's work, entitled 

 ' Evolution of the colors of Nortli American 

 Land Birds,' crediting the author with origi- 

 nality and enthusiasm, but charging him with 

 fallacious reasoniug and arguing against pre- 

 mature conclusions. 



BAUR, George. Bemerkungen iiber ver- 

 schiedene Arten von Schildkroten 



Zoologischer Anzciger, 1892, No. 389, pp. 

 155-159. 

 Remarks upon various species of chelonians, 

 based in part upon material m the National 

 Museum. 



BEAN, Bartox A. The New Hampshire 

 Fish Commission. 



Forest and Stream, February 16, 1893, p. 142. 

 A review ol the report of the flsh and 

 game commissioners for the year ending 

 December i, 1892. 



BEAN, Tarleto.v Hoff.man. Descrip- 

 tion of a new species of Star-gazer 



H. Mis. 184, pt 2- 



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