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nard put aside quite a number of the more interesting specimens 
that have since been kept together. This collection, numbering 
337 skins, has just been acquired by my brother E. A. Bangs and 
myself. 
It includes, besides many interesting things, the types of the 
four forms, Colinus bahamensts, Speotyto bahamensis, Dendroica ba- 
hamensis and Hematopus pratti,— named last autumn by Mr. 
Maynard.' These four forms appear to me to be perfectly good, 
but two of the names — that for the Pine Warbler and the Bur- 
rowing Owl — used by Mr. Maynard are preoccupied, and these 
must receive new names. ; 
Most of the birds were taken at Nassau, New Providence, but 
there are a few from some of the other islands. Many of the 
species are represented by young in first plumage and some by 
adults in the worn, faded plumage of mid-summer. A few of the 
skins were made by Mr. H. J. Claridge, late in the summer of 1897, 
and sent to Mr. Maynard after he had himself returned home. 
Following is a complete list of the collection. My only excuse 
for giving so many common species, that have been recorded 
again and again, is that it may be useful to working ornithologists 
to know where such things can be found in series. 
1. Sterna anethetus Sco. BRIDLED TERN. — One pair of adults both 
taken on Booby Rocks, May 21, 1897. 
2. Sterna dougalli Montag. RosEateE TERN.—One adult 2 taken 
May 18, 1897 on North Key. 
3. Hzmatopus’ prattii WZaynard. PRATT’s OYSTER-CATCHER.— Two 
specimens, cotypes of the species—a mated pair— taken April 29, 1893, 
on Flemmings Key, where they were about to breed. This strongly 
characterized species is a resident of the Bahamas, breeding locally 
throughout the islands. It is about the size of A. padliatus, but has 
larger, heavier tarsus and foot and a remarkably different bill; the bill 
of . pratité being exceedingly broad and stout (see cut). AW. prattiz 
is paler throughout than 7. palléatus, the brown of back lighter, the 
black of head and neck duller, and this latter color not extending back- 
wards so far either above or below. I have compared the cotypes of 
Fl. prattiz with an extensive series of skins of H. pallzatus from many 
1<Appendix to Catalogue of the Birds of the West Indies.’ Issued as a 
separate leaflet by Mr. Maynard Nov. 29, 1899. Reviewed by Dr. J. A. Allen, 
P y y 9; 1999 y 
Auk, April, 1900, p. 187. 
* Misspelled “ emotopus’’ by Maynard. 
