SECOND APPENDIX. 
Hein., I., 1851, p. 193, note.) The genus 
Catlothrus of Cassin, Pr. Phila. Acad., 1866, 
p. 18, is adopted. 
No. 316 a, p. 404. <Agelaius [lege Ageleus] 
pheniceus bryanti is named by Ridgway, Man. 
N. A. Birds, 1887, p. 370, as a subspecies, 
the Bahaman Redwing, occurring also in 
southern Florida. It is said to be smaller 
than the common Marsh-blackbird, and the 
female to be lighter colored. 
No, 3166, p. 404. Agelaius [lege Ageleus] 
pheniceus sonoriensis is also named by the 
same author in the same place. It is said to 
differ from A. pheniceus in the same way that 
A. p. bahamensis does, but to be larger than 
the latter, with a smaller bill, and to have 
the upper parts lighter colored. 
No. 338 a, p. 416. Corvus corax principalis 
is a large northern Raven named by Ridgway, 
Man. N. A. Birds, 1887, 361, but the assigned 
dimensions are well within the known range 
of individual variation of the common Amer- 
ican bird. I am inclined to think that the 
latter is distinguishable from C. corax of 
Europe, and its tenable subspecific name is 
probably sinwatus of Wagler, failing which 
for any reason the next appears to be carni- 
vorus of Baird, 1858. 
No. 350, p. 421. The Committee decline 
to recognize Cyanocitta stelleri litoralis of May- 
nard, Ornith. and Ool., April, 1889, p. 59. 
No. 351, p. 422. Cyanocitta stelleri annectens 
of Baird (1874), which is in both the later 
editions of the Kry, but was rejected from 
the Union List of 1886, is now confirmed 
by the Committee. 
No. 356.4, p. 424. Aphelocoma californica 
hypoleuca is described by Ridgway, Man. N. 
A. Birds, 1887, p. 356, from Lower California, 
in the vicinity of Cape St. Lucas; it is said 
to be smaller than A. californica, with larger 
bill and feet, paler blue back and whiter 
under parts. 
901 
No. 356 6, p. 424.  Aphelocoma floridana 
vbscura is described from the San Pedro 
Mountains of Lower California as A. cali- 
Jornica obscura by Anthony, Proc. Cala. Acad. 
Sci., 2d ser., Oct. 1889, p. 75, and admitted 
by the Committee, under the latter name, in 
their Second Supplement, 1889. 
No. 356 bis, p. 878. Aphelocoma floridana 
insularis is now recognized by the Committee 
as of specific validity. 
No. 380, p. 458. A new subgenus Nuttal- 
lornis, Ridgway, Man. N. A. Birds, 1887, 
p. 337, is adopted for that section of the 
genus Contopus of which C. borealis, the Olive- 
sided Flycatcher, is the type. 
No. 389 bis, p. 442. Add: Empidonax 
cineritius. St. Lucas Ftycatcuer. Most 
like #. difficilis: general coloration much 
duller; upper parts scarcely tinged with 
greenish ; no decided yellow below, except- 
ing on jugulum and abdomen; wing-bands 
brownish-white. Sexes similar. Wing 2.65; 
tail 940; tarsus 0.68. Lower California. 
Brewster, Auk, Jan. 1888, p. 90. 
No. 391, p. 448. Empidonaz obscurus. The 
alternative name E. wrighti (after Baird, 
B. N. A. 1858, p. 200) is now adopted by the 
Committee (see Brewster, Auk, April, 1889, 
p- 89). This is best, because Swainson’s 
name obscura (Phil. Mag., 1827, p. 367) is 
not accompanied by a description which en- 
ables us to identify his bird. 
No. 391 bis, p. 443. Add: Empidonax 
griseus. GRAY FriycarcHEeR. Nearest EL. 
wrighti (of Baird; obscurus of American orni- 
thologists) ; larger and much grayer, the bill 
longer, the lower mandible flesh-colored on 
the basal half, in contrast with the blackish 
terminal portion. @, wing 2.68; tail 2.45; 
tarsus 0.72; bill 0.62; 9 somewkat smaller. 
Lower California and probably Arizona. 
Brewster, Auk, April, 1889, p. 87. 
20 A. Family COTINGIDA: Cotingas. 
An extensive family of tropical and sub- 
tropical American Clamatorial Passerine 
Birds, to be now formally added to the North 
American Fauna, in which the Clamatores 
have long been held to be represented only 
by the Tyrannide. The Cotingide, though 
related to the Tyrannide, may be distin- 
guished, so far as the two following genera 
