1 62 Recent Literature. . [^1 



sidered as not separable. Priocella is raised to a full genus. Fulmariis 

 glacialis rogersii and F. g. glupischa are given the rank of full species, 

 while F. g. minor is referred as a pure synonym to F. glacialis. 



The volume as a whole, despite the few criticisms of nomenclature in 

 which we have indulged, easily takes its place as among the best of this 

 admirable series, and for which ornithologists cannot be too grateful. — 

 J. A. A. 



Salvadori's Catalogue of the Chenomorphae, Crypturi, and Ratitae. 1 — 

 According to the arrangement adopted by Count Salvadori, the order 

 Chenomorpha? consists of three suborders, Palamedeae, Phcenicopteri, and 

 Anseres. The first, embracing the Screamers, consists of onlv two genera 

 and three species, all South American. The second, containing the Flam- 

 ingoes, includes three genera and six species, of which four species are 

 American, one only extending northward to Florida. Hence the great 

 bulk of the Chenomorphae belong to the Anseres, consisting of the single 

 family Anatidae, here subdivided into 11 subfamilies and 64 genera. The 

 total number of species recognized is 196. Among the Ducks, Chaule. 

 lasmus, Mareca, Nettion and ^hterquedula are recognized as full genera 

 Of the larger genera, Anas contains 17 species, Nettion 15, and Quer- 

 queditla 5. The following new genera are recognized : Asarcomis, type 

 Anas scutulata S. Mull. (p. 59) ; Pteronelta, type Qiierquedula Iiartlaiibi 

 Cassin (p. 63) ; Nesochen, type Anser sandvicenis Vigors (p. 126); Elas- 

 monetta,type Anas chlorotis G. R. Gray (p. 2S7). Also three new species, 

 — Erismatura cequatorialis, Ecuador (p. 450) ; Merganetta frcenata, Chili 

 (p. 458) ; Merganser comatus, Central Asia (p. 475). 



As regards the treatment of North American species, it may be noted 

 further that Cygnus is substituted for Olor for the Swans ; Chen hy<per- 

 boreus nivalis is given the rank of a full species ; Anser albifrons gamin li 

 is kept separate from A. albifrons, although " scarcely different" ; under 

 the genus Brauta, hntchinsi, occidentalis and minima stand as full species. 

 The same is true of Anas maculosa Sennett. Nyroca is adopted in place 

 of Aytkya; both date from 1822, but Aytkya is here ruled out as a nomen 

 nudum. Fuligula stands as a full genus; anc! Aytkya marila nearctica is 

 referred to F. marila, with the following remark: "According to Dr. 

 Stejneger, the American form {nearctica) has the primaries, from the 



1 Catalogue | of the | Chenomorphae | (Palamedeae, Phoenicopteri, Anseres), 

 I Crypturi, | and | Ratitae | in the | Collection | of the | British Museum. | 

 By T. Salvadori. | London : | Printed by order of the Trustees. | Sold by | 

 Longmans & Co., 39 Paternoster Row; | B. Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly; Dulau & 

 Co., 37 Soho Square, W. ; | Kegan Paul & Co., Paternoster House, Charing 

 Cross Road; | and at the | British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, 

 S. W. I 1895. = Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. XXVI L 

 8vo, pp. i-xv, 1-636, pll. i-xix. 



