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As a result he recognizes eight species as follows, with the number of 

 subspecies into which each is divided: sulphur escens, with six subspecies; 

 cinereiceps, with two; peruvianus, with two; marginatus, two; megacephalus, 

 one; poliocephalus, three; grisescens, one; and flaviventris, three. There 

 is a full synonymy and discussions of relationship, with reprints of a 

 number of the original descriptions. — W. S. 



Recent Papers by Bangs and Penard. — These authors have recently 

 considered the proper name for the Common Jungle Fowl 1 and decide 

 that it should be Gallus gallus gallus (Linn.), the fact that this name was 

 based upon a domestic variety in no way invalidating it. They select 

 Bengal as the type locality. The other two races will therefore become 

 G. g. bankiva Temminck, from Sumatra, and G. g. ferrugineus (Gmel.), 

 from China. 



Mr. Penard calls attention 2 to some untenable names. One, Planchesia 

 fusca (Bodd.), is preoccupied and, as there is no other available, he pro- 

 poses P. pullata (p. 21). Muscicapa sibirica fuliginosa (Hodgson) being 

 also preoccupied, M. c. cacabata (p. 22) is proposed. For the same reason 

 M. ferruginea (Hodgson) becomes M. cinereiceps (Sharpe) and Eophona 

 melanura melanura (Gmel.) becomes E. migratoria pulla (p. 22), nom. nov. 

 In another paper, 3 Mr. Penard describes as new from Mt. Roraima, British 

 Guiana: Chloronerpes rubiginosus roraimae (p. 29) and Tanagra violacea 

 rodwayi (p. 30). 



Mr. Bangs has also proposed 4 as a new form, Buteo lineatus eximus 

 (p. 35) from the Florida Keys. — W. S. 



Van Oort's 'Birds of Holland.' 5 — Part 5 and the plates of Part 6 of 

 Dr. Van Oort's notable work are now before us, the text to the latter to 

 appear with Part 7. The ten plates of Part 5 illustrate the geese and 

 brant, while those of the next part comprise the Shelldrakes (Casarca and 

 Tadorna), the Mallard, Gadwall and three species of Teal. The various 

 plumages are fully illustrated, including the summer or "eclipse" plumage 

 of the males, in such species as exhibit this interesting phase. The high 

 standard of both text and plates as described in reviewing the earlier 

 parts is fully maintained. — -W. S. 



i The Name of the Common Jimgle Fowl. By Outram Bangs and Thomas 

 Edward Penard. Proc. N. E. Zool. Club, Vol. VII, pp. 23-25. October 31, 1919. 



2 Some Untenable Names in Ornithology. By Thomas Edward Penard. 

 Ibid. pp. 21-22, October 31, 1919. 



3 Two New Birds from Roraima. By Thomas Edward Penard. Ibid. pp. 

 29-31, December 23. 



4 A New Red-shouldered Hawk from the Florida Keys. By Outram Bangs. 

 Ibid. pp. 35. January 16, 1920. 



5 Ornithologia Neerlandica. De Vogils van Nederland door Dr. E. D. Van 

 Oort. Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff. Part 5 text and plates; part 6, plates only. 



