U. Check-List. Auk 
302 Fifteenth Supplement to the A. O. wily 
Planesticus migratorius caurinus GRINNELL, Uniy. Calif. Pub. 
Zool., V, 1909, 241. 
V. DEFERRED CASES. 
Acanthopneuste borealis vs. A. b. kennicottir. 
Accipiter velox rufilatus RipGway. 
Anas boschas spilogaster SCHIOLER. 
Ardea herodias treganzai Court. 
Beolophus inornatus murinus RipGway. 
Glaucidium phalenoides vs. G. p. ridqwayt. 
Larus vege vs. L. argentatus. 
Melospiza cinerea phaa FISHER. 
Oceanodroma socorroensis vs. O. monorhis. 
Pinacantor vigorsii florida MAYNARD. 
Telmatodytes palustris thryophilus OBERHOLSER. 
Totanus melanoleucus frazart BREWSTER. 
VI. CHANGES IN VERNACULAR NAMES. 
In addition to the list of changes given below it was decided to 
omit ‘American’ as a part of the vernacular name, and to add 
‘European’ where necessary. Also to abandon the adjectival form 
of geographical names, as Bahaman, Californian, ‘Texan, ete., 
for Bahama, California, Texas, etc., except where the adjectival 
form is required for euphony, as in Acadian, Cuban, Mexican, ete. ; 
and to substitute Northwestern for Northwest, where such desig- 
nations occur. 
becomes Mexican Grebe. 
ee 
St. Domingo Grebe 
Dark-bodied Shearwater Sooty Shearwater. 
Stormy Petrel . Storm Petrel. 
‘Tropic Bird 
Anhinga 
Man-o’-War Bird 
Widgeon 
Steller’s Duck 
Lesser Snow Goose 
Ross’s Snow Goose 
White-bellied Brant 
Whooping Swan 
‘Tropic-bird. 
Water-Turkey. 
Man-o’-war-bird. 
Juropean Widgeon. 
Steller’s Eider. 
Snow Goose. 
Ross's Goose. 
Brant. 
Whooper Swan. 
