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Geococcyx mexicanus (GMEL.) vs. Geococcyx californianus 
(Less:). (Cf. SHELLY, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XIX, 1891, 419.) 
Rejected on the ground that if Phastanus mexicanus GMEL. be 
identifiable at all it must relate to Geococcyx affintés Hartt. 
rather than to the more northern G. ca/éfornianus. 
V. ACTION DEFERRED FROM LACK OF MATE- 
RIAL. 
Final action on the following was deferred, owing to the ab- 
sence of necessary material. 
Megascops asto atkent Brewst., Auk, VIII, April, r891, 139. 
Megascops asto macfarlanet Brewst., Auk, VIIf, April, 
1891, 140. 
Megascops asio saturatus BrEwst., Auk, VIII, April, :891, 
141. 
The availability of Conmuropsis SALVAD. vs. Conurus KUHL 
(Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XX, 1891, 203) was referred to a sub- 
committee to report thereon to the Committee of 1893. 
In reference to the generic value of Azstrostomus (Cf. Har- 
TERT, Ibis, April, 1892, 285), it was voted, in view of the in- 
sufficiency of the material available for examination, that for the 
present no change be made in respect to its status in the Check- 
| Galstes 
ERRATUM.— In the Fourth Supplement to the Check-List number 567e 
(Auk, IX, Jan. 1892, 107) should be 567d. 
TENTH CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN ORNITH- 
OLOGISTS”- UNION. 
Tue TENTH Concress of the American Ornithologists’ Union 
was held in the Lecture Hall of the United States National Mu- 
seum, Washington, D. C., Nov. 15-17, 1892. There were 
present during the session twenty Active Members and twenty- 
four Associate Members. The report of the Secretary gave the 
