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The Identity of Hypodes cinerea Cassin. — In the January number 

 of the 'Journal fur Ornithologie' Dr. O. Neumann suggests that the 

 type specimens of Cassin's Eopsallria cinerea (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 1856, p. 253 — afterwards Hypodes cinerea) are the same birds that he refers 

 to as "Muscicapa?" in the Proceedings for 1859, p. 51. As Dr. Neumann 

 states I have already given my opinion that these birds which later became 

 the types of Muscicapa cassini Heine are referable to Muscicapa lugens 

 Hartlaub. Upon comparing them with the description of Hypodes cinerea 

 I think there is no question but that Dr. Neumann's conjecture is correct 

 and that they are the types of this species also. . So far as I can ascertain the 

 Du Chaillu specimens were not labelled at all until Cassin studied them 

 and they were then mounted. Undoubtedly he failed to label them after 

 publishing his description or his label was removed when they were mounted 

 and they then became mixed with the second Du Chaillu collection and 

 were redescribed under the caption '^Muscicapa sp." upon which descrip- 

 tion Heine based his name. 



My 'Catalogue of the Muscicapidse' was based upon the specimens and 

 as there was no specimen marked Hypodes cinerea I did not include it, not 

 knowing indeed that it belonged to this family. Later in my Catalogue of 

 Cassin's types (Proceedings for 1899, p. 39) I stated that it was not to be 

 found, which is not remarkable under the circumstances! 



I consider that Dr. Neumann is right in placing both this bird and 

 Parisonia olivascens Cassin in Alseonax, so this species should now be known 

 as Alseonax cinereus Cassin of which both Muscicapa cassini and M. 

 lugens are pure synonyms. — Witmer Stone, Acad. Nal. Sci., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



Some Marshalltown, Iowa, Notes. — During the fall migration of 

 1913 it has been my good fortune to secure specimens of several species of 

 birds which are uncommon in this vicinity. 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. White Pelican. — On September 28, 

 four of this species were shot in this vicinity. Three of these were taken 

 by hunters and brought into town and the fourth was discovered by the 

 writer a day or two later. Some one had shot it, stripped off the wings and 

 left the body to decay. Of the three birds brought to town the writer 

 secured one and the other two were secured by one of the stores for window 

 display. The specimen I secured was an immature bird too badly shot 

 for the SOX to be determined. 



Charadrius dominicus dominicus. Golden Plover. — On October 

 4, I had the good fortune to secure a female golden plover. The bird was 

 alone on a mud flat and took wing as I approached. This was the only 

 individual that I noted but a hunter told me a few days later that he secured 

 four at the same place on about the same date. 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Buzzard. — An immature 

 female was taken on October 4, and another one noted. The second bird 

 remained in this vicinity until the twelfth. 



Buteo lineatus lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk — A specimen of 



