OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 77 



422. Nomenclature of North American Birds chiefly contained in the 

 United States National Museum. By Robert Ridgway. 1881. 

 8vo., pp. 94. Bulletin of the National Museum, No. 21. 



423. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. XX. 1881. 8vo. 

 pp. 846. 



COXTENTS. 



Bulletin of the I'hilosopbical Society of Washington : 

 Vol. I, March, 1871, to June, 1874, pp. 218. 

 Vol. II, October 10, 1874, to November 2, 1878, pp. 452. 

 Vol. Ill, November 9, 1878, to June 19, 1880, pp. 1G9. 



424. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. XXI. 1881. 8vo., 

 pp. 773, 42 woodcuts, 13 plates. 



CONTENTS. 



Rhees, "VV. J. James Smithson and his bequest. No. 330. 



Smithson, J. Scientific writings. No. 327. 



Johnson, W. E. Scientific character and researches of Smithson. *No. 



327. 

 litsr, J. R. McD. The works and character of Smithson. No. 327. 

 A memorial of Joseph Henr\'. No. 356. 



425. Proceedings of the United States National Museum for 1880. Vol. 

 III. 1881. 8vo., pp. 595, 5 cuts, 2 plates. 



CONTENTS. 



Bean, T. H. Description of a new hake {Phycis earl'd), from South 

 Carolina, and a note on the occurrence of Phycis regius in North 

 Carolina. 

 Check-list of duplicates of North American fishes distributed by the 

 Smithsonian Institution in behalf of the United States National 

 Museum, 1877-'80. 



Cattie, S. T. On the genitalia of male eels and their sexual characters. 



Endlich, F. M. List of species and varieties of minerals in the National 

 Museum of the United States in 1879. 



Garman, S. Synopsis and descriptions of the American Wdnohatidce. 



Gill, T. On the identity of the genus Leunjnnis Lockington, with 

 Lycodopsis Collett. 



GooDE, G. B. Descriptions of seven new species of fishes from deep 

 soundings on the Southern New England coast, with diagnoses of 

 two iindescribed genera of flounders and a genus related to 

 Merlucius. 

 Fishes from the deep waters on the South coast of New England ob- 

 tained by the United States Fish Commission in the summer 

 of 1880. 

 The frigate mackerel {Auxis Rochet) on the New England coast. 

 Notacanihus jihasganorus, a new species of Notacanfhid':e from the 

 Grand Banks of Newfoundland. 



Hay, O. r. On a collection of fishes from Eastern Mississippi. 



