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Havell's Tern. And. " Named in honor of Robert Havell, 

 an ornithological engraver." 



Heerman's Gull. Cassin. " Named in honor of Mr. Heer- 

 man. who first made it known that it was a North American 

 bird in 1852." 



Heerman's Merganser. Cassin. " Dedicated to Dr. A. L. 

 Heerman, who first discovered it at San Diego, Cal." 



Heerman's Song Sparrow. Baird. '' Named in honor of 

 the late Dr. Heerman, who first obtained specimens of this 

 bird in the Tejon Valley." 



Henshaw's Flycatcher. Bonp. " Named in honor of Dr. 

 Henshaw, who discovered the first in the U. S. at Chircahua 

 Mountains. Arizona, August 24, 1874." 



Henslow's Sparrow. Aud. " Named in honor of Prof. 

 Henslow, of Cambridge." 



Hoover's Warbler. Macgregoi. "Named in honor of his 

 friend, Theodore J. Hoover, who collected the types and 

 kindly placed his material in my hands for examination." 



Hepburn's Rosy Finch. Baird. " Named in honor of Mr. 

 Hepburn, an eminent English naturalist." 



Hoyt's Horned Lark. Bishop. " First discovered by L. B. 

 Bisher, Cando, N. D., April 22, 1895, and named in honor of 

 William H. Hoyt, Stanford, Conn. 



Hurchms' Goose. Sw. and Rich. "' This species was named 

 in honor of ]Mr. Hutchins, of whom Pamant and Lartam de- 

 rived most of their information respecting the birds of Hud- 

 son Bay." 



Plutton's Flycatcher. Cassin. '" Named in honor of Mr. 

 William Hutton. a naturalist, of San Diego, Cal." 



Kennicott's Owl. Elliott. "' Taken by Bischofl: at Sitka 

 and named for Mr. Kennicott, the explorer of the north in 

 search of science." 



Kennicott's Warbler. Bias. " Collected by Charles Pease, 

 August 16, 1866, at St. Michaels, Alaska. Named in honor 

 of Air. Kennicott, the martyr naturalist of the Russo-Ameri- 

 can Telegraph Expedition." 



Kirtland's Owl. Hoy. The first was captured October, 



