REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1908. 
MILLER, GeRRIT S., jr. Highteen new 
European voles. 
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sth ser., 
1, No. 2, Feb., 1908, pp. 194— 
206. 
Describes 18 new species and sub- 
species in the genera 
Arvicola, Microtus, and 
mainly from material in the 
Museum. 
Newtson, KE. W. Descriptions of new 
North American rabbits. 
Proc. Biol. Washington, 
xx, July 1907, pp. 81-84. 
Descriptions of the following new 
species and all in the 
collection of the Biological Survey : 
Lepus californicus magadalenae, p. 
81; Sylvilagus cognatus, p. S82; N. 
floridanus restrictus, p. 82; = S. 
Pitymys, 
Sritish 
Soc. 
oe 
subspecies 
floridanus similis, p. S23 8S. audu- 
boni vallicola, p. 82; 8. auduboni 
cedrophilus, p. 88; S. auduboni neo- 
mericanus, p. 83; S. auduboni war- 
reni, p. 833; S. mansuetus, p. 83; 8. 
bachmani exriguus, p. S84. 
Descriptions cf two new sub- 
species of North American mammals. 
Proc. Biol. Washington, 
xx, Dec. 11, 1907, pp. 87, 88. 
Noe. 
Describes as new — subspecies : 
Lepus bairdi cascadensis, p. ST (in 
the Museum of Comparative Zo- 
ology) and NSciurus socialis littoralis, 
p. S87, Biological Survey collection. 
NICHOLS, JOHN TREADWELL. Notes on 
two porpoises captured on a voyage 
into the Pacific Ocean. 
Evotomys, 
117 
NiIcHoLs, JOHN TREADWELL—Cont'd. 
Pacific Ocean and makes compari- 
son with specimens in the U. 8. 
National Museum. 
Oscoop, WiLtrrep TH. A new white- 
footed mouse from Alaska. 
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 
Xx1, June’ 9; 1908, pp. 241, 
142. 
Describes the new species, Pero- 
myscus hylacus, p. 141, Biological 
Survey collection. 
Truk, F. W.) Observations on the type 
specimen of the fossil cetacean Ano- 
plonassa forecipata Cope. 
Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., ut, No. 
4, July, 1907, pp. 97-106, 
pls. I-III. 
On 
of fossil 
the 
cetaceans 
occurrence of remains 
of the 
Schizodelphis in the United States, 
genus 
and on Priscodelphinus (7?) eras- 
sangulum Case. 
Smithsonian Mise. Colls.,  , 
Quar. issue, pt. 4, No. 1782, 
Jan. 27, 1908, pp. 449-460, 
pls. LIX—LXx. 
Remarks on the fossil cetacean 
Rhabdosteus latiradix Cope. 
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., 
Apr. 22, 1908, pp. 24-29, one 
plate, figs. 1-5. 
Occurrence of three species of 
beaked whales of the genus Mesoplo- 
Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., ; : 
XXIV, Feb. 26, 1908, pp. don on the Atlantic coast of the 
217-219, pl. x1v, figs. 1-3. United States. 
Describes (not as new) two _ por- Science (n. s.), Xxvit, No. 675, 
poises secured by the writer in the Dec. 6, 1907, p. 796. 
BIRDS. 
Bancs, OuTRAM. On a collection of | BaANGs, OurRAM—Continued. 
birds from western Costa Rica, (p. 806), and Buarremon  costa- 
ricensis (p. 310), 
Auk, xxiv, No. 3, July, 1907, pp. 
287-312. 
An annotated list of 238 species 
and subspecies collected in the Bo- 
ruca district of Costa Rica. Twelve 
forms are recorded not hitherto 
known from this country, and the 
following are described new to 
science: Micrastur  interstes — (p. 
289), Gymnocichla nudiceps — erra- 
tilis (p. 297), Synallaxis 
latitabunda = (p. 298), 
laptes sancti-thomae hesperius (p. 
299), Leptopogon pileatus faustus 
(p 300), Cyanerpes lucidus isthmicus 
as 
as 
albescens 
Dendroco- 
On certain Costa Rican birds. 
Proc. New Engl. Zoodl. Club, tv, 
Mar. 19, 1908, pp. 23—35. 
Remarks on 18 forms of Costa 
tican birds, of which the following 
are designated new: Trogon wun- 
derwoodi (p. Pachyrhamphus 
as 
24), 
versicolor  costaricensis  (p. 26), 
Myiobius vanthopygus aureatus (p. 
27), Troglodytes ochraceus ligea (p. 
29), Myioborus aurantiacus acceptus 
(p. 80), Phlogothraupis sanguino- 
lenta aprica (p. 31), and Hmberi- 
zoides sphenura lucaris (p. 384). 
