4 lUTLLETIN 40, UNITP:D STATES NATIONAL Ml^^EUM. 



16. 



1853. LAWKRXt'K, GeorgkN. Ornithological Notes. No. 2. By George N. Lawrence. 



R.-ad March 28. 1853. <^Jnn. Lye. Xat Hist. New York. Vol. \}, 1858, pp. 

 7-14. 



Page. 



1. iStercoranus catarrcu-teK (Linn.) California 7, 8 



2. Sylvicola penHlin (Giiiol.) Lonj; Island, N. Y 8 



:t. Buteo pennnylvaiiiciis (Wilson) Adult cf and $ 8, 9 



FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM NOTES TAKEN WHEN IX TEXAS. HY CAPT. .1. I'. MCOWN, 



U. S. ARMY. 



1. Conirottnnn ornatinn, Lawrence 9 



2. Emhcrnagra rufirlnjnta, Lawrenro 9 



3. Icterus cuciiUatim (Swain.) 9 



4. Callipepla sqiiamata ( Vigors) 9, 10 



5. Cyrtonyx massena (Less.) 10 



fi. Chiac-ka-laca, Ortalida vetvla (Wajjler) 10, 11 



7. Cliaparral cock, Geococcyx vialicuii, Waj^ler 11, 12 



8. J'yrncephabiii cnronatiix ((imel.) 12 



9. Qnixcalun inacrourui (Swain.) 12, 13 



10. Tardus solitariug (AVilson) 13 



11. Athene hypugtva (Hon.) 13 



12. Milvulug forficafug (Gm.) 13 



13. Cyanocorax luxuogug (Lesson) 13 



14. Coliunbajlavirogtrig, M'agler 13 



15. Columha leucoptera, Linn .■ 13 



16. Macrorhamphug gcolopaceiis (Say), Lawrence 14 



17. rUctrophaneg mc cownii, Lawrence 14 



18. Tyrannula cineragcens, Lawrouco 14 



17. 



1854. Lawhence, George N. Description of a New Species of Hird of the Genus 



Lams, Linn. By George N. Lawrence. Read March 7, 1854. <^Ann. Lye. 

 Xat. Hist. New York. Vol. vi, 1858, pp. 79, 80. 



1. Larug califor))icu-g, n. s Stockton, Cal pages 79, 80 



18. 



1855. Lawrence, George N. Description of a New Species of Humming Bird of the 



Genus Mellisuga Brisson, with a note on Trochilus aquila Bourcier. By 



George N. Lawrence. Read April 2, 1855. <^Ann. Lye. Xat. Hist. Xeiv York. 



Vol. VI, 1858, pp. 137-142, plate No. iv of MelUnuf/a albo-coronata. Issued 



in No. 5, October, 1855. 



Pag& 



1 . Mellisuga albo-coronata, n. s Veraguas, New Granada 117-139 



2. Trochilus aqtiila. Bonrcier Veraguas, New Granada 139-142 



19. 



1856. Lawrence, George N. Descriptions of New Species of Birds of the Genera 



C'hoi'deiles, Swainson, and Polioptila, Sclater. By (ieorge N. Lawrence 

 Read 22d December, 1856. <J««. Lye. Xat. Hist. Xeiv York. Vol. vi, 1858, 

 pp. 165-169. 



Pagft 



1 . Chordeileg gundlachii, n. s Cuba 165, 166 



2. Chordeites texengis, n. s Texas 167, 168 



3. Polioptila iiielanura. n. s Texas. California 16**, 169 



