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we find it stated that (1) the flippers have highly compressed bones with 

 no power of flexure; (2) the tongue is rudimentary; (3) they lay two 

 coarse flavored eggs (4) the young are hatched blind; (5) the parent feeds 

 the young by inserting its bill into that of the nestling. All of these state- 

 ments Mr. Murphy found to be erroneous: the tongue is in most if not all 

 species well developed; the eggs are from one to three in different species; 

 the eyes of the young are open at hatching and the young inserts its bill 

 into that of the parent when feeding not vice versa. 



Mr. Murphy has made an important contribution to our knowledge of 

 the Spheniscidse which may take its place along with Levick's 'Antarctic 

 Penguins ' and other recent publications on the subject. His photographs 

 are excellent but the printing of some of the half tones has been very 

 poorly done. — W. S. 



Chapman on New Birds from Central and South America. 1 — 



Dr. Chapman in continuing his studies of the extensive Colombian collec- 

 tions obtained by himself and his collectors, finds additional new forms 

 both in Colombia and in neighboring countries, which he proceeds to name 

 in the present paper. Odontophorus guianensis panamensis (p. 363) is 

 described from Panama and the relationship of the other subspecies dis- 

 cussed. The races of Leptotila ruf axilla are considered, of which two are 

 described as new, L. r. helltnayri (p. 368), Trinidad; and L. r. pallidipectus 

 (p. 369) Buena Vista, Colombia. A partial revision of the South American 

 Sparrow Hawks results in the recognition of seven races of which Cerchneis 

 sparverius caucce (p. 375) Cauca Valley, Colombia, and C. s. fernandensis 

 (p. 379) Island of Juan Fernandez, off Chile; are new. 



The following additional new forms are proposed: Asio flammeus 

 bogotensis (p. 370), Bogota; Rhynchortyx ductus australis (p. 365), Barba- 

 coas, Col.; Columba subvinacea peninsularis (p. 366), Cristobal Colon, 

 Ven.; Chvemepelia rufipennis caucce (p. 367), Cauca Valley; Pyrrhura 

 melanura pacifica (p. 382), Buenavista Nariflo, Col.; Psittacula conspicillata 

 cauca* (p. 383), Cauca Valley, Curucujus massena australis (p. 384), Barba- 

 coas, Col.; Andigena nigrirostris occidentalis (p. 385), San Antonio above 

 Cali, Col.; Chloronerpes rubiginosus buenavista' (p. 386), Buena Vista, Col.; 

 Atlapetes gutturalis brunnescens (p. 387), Boquete, Chiriqui. — W. S. 



Cory on New South American Birds. 2 — Mr. Cory's continued study 

 of the South American collections received at the Field Museum results 

 in the description of the following new forms: Threnetes leucurus rufigastra 



1 Descriptions of Proposed New Birds from Central and South America. By 

 Frank M. Chapman. Bull. Ainer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXIV, pp. 363-388. 

 May 27, 1915. 



2 Notes on South American Birds, with Descriptions of New Subspecies. By 

 Charles B. Cory. Field Museum of Natural History Publication 1S3. Orni- 

 thological Series, I, No. 9, pp. 303-335. August 7, 1915. 



