iSSs-] Recent Literature. 2CK 



lodyfes bean/; (3) Dendroica petechia rnfivertex; (4) Vireosylvia cin- 

 erea (==.Virco magister Sfilv.) ; (5) Virco bairdi; (6) Cyclorkis insularis; 

 (7) Spindalis boiedieti ( = .S\ exxul Sal v. sp. n., 1. c. pi v) ; (8) Euethia 

 olivacca intermedia; (9) Centums feci ( = C dub ills Sal v.); (10) Atti/a 

 coznmelce (=Ati//a, sp. ? Salv.); (11) Lamport's thalassinus; (12) 

 Chlorostilbon forficatus ( = C caniv eti Salv.) ; (13) Empidonax gracilis: 

 (14) Myiarckus platyrhynckus; (15) Cardinalis satiiratus. — J. A. A. 



Cory's Birds of Haiti and San Domingo. — Part I of Mr. Con's Birds of 

 Haiti and San Domingo,' published in March, 1SS4, was noticed in 'The 

 Auk' for Jul j last (Vol. I, p. 2S5), since which time three additional parts 

 have been issued, completing the work. * The general character of the 

 work is indicated in the notice already cited, where it is stated that it 

 " promises to be a very important contribution to our knowledge of the 

 birds of a hitherto very imperfectly known region." This promise is fully 

 realized, and we heartily congratulate the author on the prompt comple- 

 tion of his very creditable undertaking. Full length figures are given of 

 17 species, and the heads are figured of 23 other species. A plate is also 

 given of the nest and eggs of Mimocichla ardesiaca, and also a map of 

 the Island. About no species are treated, of which 32 are peculiar to 

 San Domingo. In the introduction (p. 16) attention is called to the 

 change of the generic name Ligea, as 'originally published, to Microligea 

 (see Auk, I, p. 290). The author also calls attention, in the same con- 

 nection', to the fact that some of the San Domingo forms of species which 

 have a wide extrahmital range differ from their representatives obtained 

 elsewhere, as is especially seen in the genera Speotyto, Corvus, Ortyx, 

 etc.. but he abstains from naming them as new, preferring " to err in 

 being rather too conservative than otherwise." — J. A. A. 



Minor Ornithological Publications. — 'Forest and Stream," Vols. XXII 

 and XXIII, Jan. 31, 1884-Jan. 15, 1885, contains, besides reprints, the follow- 

 ing (Nos. 846-963) : — 



546. The Ramble of a Naturalist. By Judge John G. Henderson. 

 Forest and Stream, Vol. XXII, Jan. 31, pp. 6, 7.— Chiefly ornithological 

 notes of more or less interest. 



547. An Albino [.Green-ivinged] Teal. By W. N. 13 [vers]. Ibid., 

 p. 7. 



84S. California J^uail in Confinement. By Nemo (of Texas). Ibid.. 

 p. 7. 



849. A fine Rough-leg. By W. A. Stearns. Ibid., p. 7 .— A black ex- 

 ample of A-rchibitteo lag-opus sancti-johannis, taken at Northampton, 

 Mass. 



* The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo. By Charles B. Cory Estcs and 



l.nuriat, Boston, U. S. A., 1885. 4to, pp. 1-198, pll. 23— Pt. 1, pp. 17-56, pll. 6, March, 

 1884 ; Pt. 2, pp. S7-H2, pll. 6, July, 1884 ; Pt. 3, pp. 113-160, pll. 6, Dec., 1884 ; Pt. 4, pp. 

 1-6, 160-198, pll. 5, March, 1885. 



