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9-29 and June 24-July 20, 1892. The new forms obtained by Mr. Streator 
had been already described. The list numbers 26 species, of which about 
one third are confined to this group of islands. The annotations are 
mainly technical. 
Respecting Sturnella magna neglecta, which Mr. Oberholser would 
recognize “as a full species,” he says: “It seems remarkable that any 
one who has ever heard the striking vocal performances of the western 
meadowlark should consider it a subspecies of the eastern bird.” 
If Mr. Oberholser should hear the Meadowlarks sing in certain parts of 
the Mississippi Valley, as eastern Iowa, Illinois, western Missouri, etc., 
or even in Florida, he would doubtless place less stress upon the value 
of the song character of the Western Meadowlark. —J. A. A. 
Van Denburg’s Notes on Birds of Santa Clara County, California.’ — 
Mr. Van Denburg’s observations were made mainly at two points in the 
western range of mountains that traverses Santa Clara County, namely, 
Los Gatos and Palo Alto, and are ‘‘based upon more or less casual 
observations extending over a period of fourteen years.” The list relates 
only to the land birds, and for these “‘ makes no pretence to completeness 
in any way.” The list is nevertheless an important contribution to Cali- 
fornian ornithology, including 110 species with somewhat extended and 
very interesting field notes on many of them. —J. A. A. 
Bonhote’s List of the Birds of New Providence, Bahamas. ?— The 
present paper is based on observations made by Mr. Bonhote during a 
year’s residence on the island, and includes welcome notes on the manner 
of occurrence of the 59 species taken by him. A few others are referred 
to as seen but not positively identified. Four are recorded for the first 
time from the island of New Providence, namely, Prothonotaria citrea, 
Oporornis agilis, Piranga rubra (also mentioned in the introductory 
remarks as “ Pyranga estiva”’), and Totanus solitarius. —J. A. A. 
Richmond on New Species of Birds. — Dr. Richmond has described a 
new species of Dendroruizs from Alta Mira, Tamaulipas, Mexico, as D. 
striatigularis,* and three new birds from the Province of Trong, Lower 
Siam, collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott’. These are <#thopyga anomala, 
Crintger sordidus, and Turdinulus granti.—J. A. A. 
1 Notes on some Birds of Santa Clara County, California. By John Van 
Denberg. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. XXXVIII, 1899, pp. 157-180. 
2 List of Birds collected on the Island of New Providence, Bahamas. By 
J. Lewis Bonhote. Ibis, Oct. 18$9, pp. 506-520. a7 
3Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. XXII, No. 1200, pp. 317, 318. 
‘Descriptions of Three New Birds from Lower Siam. By Charles W. Rich- 
mond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. XXII, No. 1201, pp. 319-321. 
