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Buff Breasted Fly Catcher, Muscicapa fulvifrons = Empi- 

 donax fulvifrons fulvifrons, Fulvous Flycatcher. 



Halsey's Warbler, Sylvia halseii = Dcndroica nigrescens, Black- 

 throated Gray Warbler (autumn female). 



Derham's Fly Catcher, Muscicapa derhamii = Myioborus viini- 

 atus miniatus, Red-bellied Redstart. 



Bell's Fly Catcher, Muscicapa belli = Basileuterus belli belli, 

 Bell's Warbler. 



White Cheeked Titmouse, Parus leucotis = Ergaticus ruber, 

 Red Warbler. 



Texan Finch, Fringilla texensis = Astragalinus psaltria me.vi- 

 canus, Mexican Goldfinch. 



Azure Capped Manakin, Pipra galericulata = Euphonia ele- 

 gantissima, Blue-hooded Euphonia. 



White Shouldered Fly Catcher, Muscicapa leucomus = Seto- 

 phaga picla picta, Painted Redstart. 



Brazier's Fly Catcher, Muscicapa brasierii = Basileuterus 

 culicivorus brasherii, Brasher's Warbler. 



Red Fronted Fly Catcher, Muscicapa rubrifrons = Cardellina 

 ruhrifrons, Red-faced Warbler. 



Olive Backed Warbler, Sylvia olivacea = Peucedramus oliva- 

 ceus, Olive Warbler. 



White Throated Wren, Certhia albifrons = Catherpes Mexi- 

 can us albifrons, Giraud's Canyon Wren. 



Lesser Shore Lark, Alauda minor, [no figure] = Otocoris alpe- 

 stris chrysolcema, Mexican Horned Lark." 



It will be noticed from the above that no less than nine of the 

 sixteen were really undescribed species and still bear today the 

 specific names which Giraud bestowed upon them, while seven 

 have been found to be inhabitants of either Texas or Arizona. 



A word about the men after whom Giraud named a num- 

 ber of his new species may not be out of place. All were 

 his personal and ornithological friends. Audubon and Law- 

 rence need no introduction. Abraham Halsey, who drew the 

 plates, was according to Giraud, the president of the Brook- 

 lyn Lyceum of Natural History; Derham he refers to 

 as "the lamented Cassimere H. Derham." In the 'Annals 

 of the New York Lyceum ' of which society he was a mem- 



