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Maryland. (Jbid., p. 123.)— The two records are of especial interest in 
connection with that of Dr. Phillips (General Notes, antea). 
Todd, W. E. C. New Genera and Species of South American Birds, 
(Ibid., pp. 127-130.) Idiospiza (p. 127), type Linaria inornata Lafr.; 
Myospiza humeralis meridanus (p. 127), Guarico Lara Ven.; Sporophila 
lineola restricta (p. 128), Gamarra, Magdalena, Col.; Sporathraupis cyano- 
cephala hypophea (p. 128), Paramo de Rosas, Ven.; Thlypopsis fulviceps 
intensa (p. 128), La Palmeta, Santander, Col.; Tachyphonus luctuosus 
panamensis (p. 128), Gatun, Panama; Diglossopis cerulescens saturata 
(p. 128), La Palmeta, Santander, Col.; Myrmeciza lemosticta palliata 
(p. 129), La Palmeta, Santander, Col.; Hylophylax nevioides subsimilis 
(p. 129), Jaraquil, Bolivar, Col.; Pecilurus (p. 129), type Synallaxis candet; 
P. atrigularis (p. 129), Gamarra, Magdalena, Col.; Brotogeris jugularis 
exsul (p. 129), Sierra de Carabobo, Ven. 
Bartsch, Paul. Additions to the Haitian Avifauna. (Jbid., pp. 131- 
132.)— Porzana flaviventris hendersoni (p. 1381) subsp. nov.; Dendroica 
petechia albicollis (Gmel.), established as a distinct race and eleven other 
species added to the fauna of the country. 
Patten, C. J. Western Black-eared Wheatear (Ginanthe hispanica 
hispanica) on migration obtained on Tuskar Rock: A Bird new to Ireland. 
(Novit. Zool. XXIV, 1917, p. 1-16.) 
Hartert, Ernst. Noteson Gamebirds. (lbid., pp. 275-292.)— Caccabis 
gives way to Alectoris on grounds of priority. 
C. petrosus becomes A. barbara, Gmelin’s Tetrao petrosus being Ptilo- 
machus fuscus which therefore must be called P. petrosus. 
The Greek Partridge should be A. gre@ca Meisner, while two new races 
are described: A. g. cypriotis (p. 278) and A. g: falki (p. 280), from Cyprus 
and Russian Turkestan respectively. 
A. heyi intermedia (p. 282), South Arabia; Perdix p. italica (p. 283), 
Chianti, Italy; and P. p. armoricana (p. 284), Rialle, France, are described 
as new. ; 
Tetrao orientalis Linn. is fixed on the Sand Grouse which thus becomes 
Pterocles orientalis in place of arenaria. 
Francolinus pondecerianus interpositus (p. 288), Oudh, India; and F. 
bicalcaratus ayesha (p. 291), Rabat, Morocco, are described as new. 
Hartert, Ernst. Some Further Notes on Anthreptes malaccensis. 
(Ibid., p. 323.) 
Platt, Chas. On Color in Animals. (Wild Life, June, 1917.) — Both 
June and July issues also contain excellent photographs of birds — Bittern, 
Black-backed Gull and Swallow. 
U[prich], F. W. A Bird Injurious to Rice. The Yellow Headed Ca- 
cique (Agelaius icterocephalus L.) (Bull. Dept. of Agr. Trinidad and 
Tobago, XVI, pt. I, 1917.) 
Ingram, Geoffroy. Some Field Notes on the Nightjar. (Trans. 
Cardiff Nat. Soc. XLVIII, 1916.) 
Clodius, G. Ornithological Report for Mecklenberg and Lubeck for 
