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BANGS, OUTRAM, and PEcK, Morton E. | 
On some rare and new birds from 
British Honduras. 
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xXx, 
Feb. 29, 1908, pp. 43-46. 
Limnopardalus maculatus insolitus 
(po. 48), Antrostomus badius (p. 44), 
Troglodytes irrequies (p. 45), and 
Coturniculus  savannarum — eracens 
(p. 45) are described as new, and 
remarks are offered on seven other 
species. 
CARRIKER, M. A., jr. Brief descrip- 
tions of some new species of birds 
from Costa Rica and a record of 
some species not hitherto reported 
from that country. 
Annals Carnegie Mus., Iv, Nos. 
tli and Iv, Apr., 1908, pp. 
301-302. 
Formicarius castaneiceps and 
Sporophila crissalis are described as 
new, and seven other species are 
noted as “new records from Costa 
Rica.” 
Cookk, Weitts W. Bird migration in 
the District of Columbia. 
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xxi, 
Apr. 11, 1908, pp. 107-118. 
A complete list of the birds of the 
District of Columbia, with the dates 
of arrival and departure of the 
migratory species, and dates of oc- 
currence of the ‘rare or casual 
visitors.” 293 are enu- 
merated. 
species 
Kkirkwoop, FF. C. Chestnut-collared 
longspur  (Calcarius ornatus) in 
Maryland. 
Auk, xxv, No, 1, Jan., 1908, p: 
84, 
First record of the chestnut-col- 
lared longspur from Maryland. 
Mearns, Epcar A. Two additions to | 
the avifauna of the Philippines. 
Philippine Journ. NSei., 11, No. 5, 
pect. A, Oct., 2907, p: dod. 
Butorides spodiogaster and NSpodi- 
opsar cineraccus are noted as new to 
the Philippine avifauna. 
—— Descriptions of a new genus and 
nine new species of Philippine birds. 
Philippine Journ. Sci., 11, No. 5, 
bect. A; Oct., 1907, pp: 355- 
360. 
The following species, obtained 
during the author's explorations in 
the Philippines, are described as 
new: Valindangia  megregori— (p. 
355), Centropus carpenteri (p. 356), 
Cyornis mindorensis (p. 356), Rhipi- 
dura hutchinsoni (p. 3857), Hypsi- 
REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1908. 
MEARNS, EDGAR A.—Continued. 
petes batanensis (p. Merula 
malindangensis — (p. Merula 
mayonensis (p. 858), Geocichla min- 
danensis (p. 359), and Zosterops 
halconensis (p. 860). Malindangia 
(p. 855) is a new genus of Campe- 
phagidae. 
MILLER, W. DEWITT. A review of the 
manakins of the genus Chiroxiphia. 
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., xxiv, 
Art. x1Ix, May 2, 1908, pp. 
331-843, pl. xxv. 
The author recognizes S species, 
of which Chiroxriphia napensis (p. 
388) is described and figured as 
new. Each species is fully dis- 
cussed, and a key to the various 
forms, followed by a table of meas- 
urements, completes the paper. 
357), 
357), 
OBERHOLSER, HARRY C. 
from Cannda. 
A new Agelaius 
Auk, xxiv, No. 38, July, 1907, 
pp. 3382-336. 
Agelaius phaniceus arctolegus is 
described as new (p. 3832). 
Peck, Morron FE. (See under Out- 
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Ripaway, Roserr. The Birds of | 
North and Middle America: A 
of the | 
higher groups, genera, species, and 
subspecies of birds | 
descriptive catalogue | 
known to occur 
in North America, from the | Arctic 
lands to the Isthmus of Panama, 
the West Indies and other islands 
of the Caribbean Sea, and the | Gal- 
apagos Archipelago. | By | Robert 
Ridgway Curator, Division of 
Birds | — | Part IV Family 
Turdidae—Thrushes. | Family Zele- 
doniidae—Wren-Thrushes. Family 
Mimidae—Mockingbirds. Family 
Sturnidae—Starlings. Family Plo- 
ceidae—Weaver Birds. | Family 
Alaudidae—Larks. | Family Oxy- 
| 
runcidae—Sharp-bills. Family Ty- 
rannidae—Tyrant  Flycatchers. | 
Family Pipridae—Manakins. | Famn- 
ily Cotingidae—Chatterers. — | 
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Bull. 50 (Pt. Iv) U. SS. Nat. 
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I-xxxIv, July 1, 1907. 
The present volume embraces 424 
species and subspecies and 105 gen- 
a 
era, distributed through the above 
families. The diagnostic characters 
