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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1911. 



Oberholseb, Harry C. — Continued. 



Based on a series of 1,070 speci- 

 mens, representing all of the 

 known forms, of which 20 are 

 here recognized. New subspecies 

 are described as follows : Dryo- 

 bates villosus leucothorectis, D. v. 

 orius, D. v. icastus, D. v. enisso- 

 menus, D. v. hylobatus, and D. v. 

 fumeus. A map (plate 70) show- 

 ing the ranges of the various 

 forms accompanies the paper. 



A revision of the forms of the 



ladder-backed woodpecker ( Dryo- 

 bates scalaris [Wagler]). 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 41, 

 No. 1847, June 30, 1911, 

 pp. 139-159, pi. 12. 

 A revision based on a series of 

 over 500 specimens. The author 

 recognizes 15 subspecies of the 

 ladder-backed woodpecker, of 

 which the following are described 

 as new : Dryobates scalaris ridg- 

 wayi, D. s. percus, D. s. leucop- 

 tilurus, D. s. azelus, D. s. agnus, 

 D. s. eremicus, D. s. cactophilus, 

 D. s. symplectus, and D. s. centro- 

 pMlus. A map (plate 12) ac- 

 companying the paper gives the 

 geographical range of each form. 



Phillips, John C. A year's collecting 

 in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

 Auk, 28, No. 1, Jan., 1911, 

 pp. 67-89. 

 A list of 260 species and sub- 

 species obtained in Tamaulipas. 

 with the dates when they were 

 collected. Pertinent notes are 

 added in many cases. The new 

 forms are: Strix rirgata tamauli- 

 pensis (p. 76), Heleodytes narino- 

 sus (p. 81), and Dendroica wstiva 

 ineditus (p. 85). 



Ridgway, Robert. Diagnoses of some 

 new forms of Picidae. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, 24, Feb. 24, 1911, pp. 

 31-35. 

 Colaptes auratus borealis, C. 

 chrysoides mearnsi, Centurus chry- 

 sogenys flavinuchus, C. uropygialis 

 brews teri, Chloronerpes rubigino- 

 8us trinitatis, C. r. tobagensis, C. 

 r. meridensis, Veniliomis kirkii 

 darienensis, Phlazotomus pileatus 

 floridanus, Scapaneus guatema- 

 lensis nelsoni, and Picumnus oli- 

 vaceus panamensis are described' 

 as new "subspecies. Balanosphyra 

 is a new genus, with Picus fonni- 

 civorus Swainson as type. 



Riley, J. H. Description of a new 

 Dryonastes from China. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, 24, Feb. 24, 1911, 

 pp. 43, 44. 

 Dryonastes perspicillatus shen- 

 siensis is described as a new sub- 

 species. 



Rothschild, Walter. On recently de- 

 scribed Paradiseidae, with notes on 

 some other new species. 



Ibis, 9th series, 5, No. 18, 

 April, 1911, pp. 350-367, 

 pis. 5, 6. 

 The data here given are chiefly 

 supplemental to those given in the 

 author's account of the family 

 (Tferreich, Lief. 2) published in 

 1898. The number of species 

 recognized is 66, with 42 addi- 

 tional subspecies, a total of 108 

 forms. The eggs of 33 forms have 

 been described to date. 



Swarth, Harry S. Birds and mam- 

 mals of the 1909 Alexander Alaska 

 Expedition. 



Univ. Cah Pub. Zool., 7, No. 

 2, Jan. 12, 1911, pp. 9- 

 172, pis. 1-6, figs. 1-3. 

 The report on birds, occupying 

 pages 26-112 of this paper, in- 

 cludes an account of 137 species 

 and subspecies observed, of which 

 106 were actually collected by the 

 expedition. The region covered 

 was from Juneau south to Cape 

 Chacon and return, collections be- 

 ing made at 16 islands and 6 

 points on the mainland. 



Copious notes on distribution, 

 habits, plumages, etc., are given 

 under most of the species. 



Todd, W. E. Clyde. Two new wood- 

 peckers from Central America. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, 23, Dec. 6, 1910, pp. 

 153-155. 



Melanerpes formicivorus albeo- 

 lus and H. pucherani perilcucus 

 are described as new. 



— The Bahaman species of Geoth- 



Auk, 28, No. 2, April, 1911, 

 pp. 237-253. 

 The author discusses in detail 

 the status and relationships of the 

 Bahaman forms of the Oeothlypis 

 rostrata group, of which he rec- 

 ognizes 3 as valid : O. rostrata 

 rostrata, G. r. tanneri, and O. r. 

 coryi. Tables of measurements 

 and full synonymies of each form 

 are added. 



lypis. 



