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Myiarchus nuttingi Ridgw., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. V, 

 1882, 394. 



Myiarchus cinerascens nuttingi Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist. IV, Dec. 1892, 346. 



Hab. Southern Arizona, southward through western Mexico 

 to Costa Rica. ( Cf. Fisher, Auk, IX, Oct, 1S92, 394.) 



Added to the Hypothetical List. 

 11. 1. Numenius arquatus (Linn.). 



European Curlew. 



Scolopax arqtiataX^wa. Syst. Nat. I, 1758, 145- 

 Numenius arquatus Lath. Gen. Syn. Suppl. I, I'jSj, 291. 



[B-, C-, R-, C-.] 



Recorded as occurring on Long Island, N. Y. ( Cf. Mar- 

 shall and Dutcher, Auk, IX, Oct. 1892, 390-392.) While 

 there is no question as to the proper identification of the speci- 

 men, the evidence that it was taken on Long Island is not con- 

 sidered as entirely satisfactory. 



II. CHANGES OF NOMENCLATURE. 



It having been decided to recognize Ardetta Gray as a full 

 genus, instead of as a subgenus of Botaurus, Nos. 191 and 

 "191. 1 will stand as follows: — 



191. Ardetta exilis (Gmel.). 

 1 9 1 . 1 . Ardetta neoxena Cory. 



216 a. Porzana jamaicensis coturniculus Baird. This 



becomes 

 216. 1. Porzana coturniculus (Baird). ( Cf. Ridgway, 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XIII, 1890, 309.) 



391. Ceryle cabanisi (Tschudi). This becomes 



Ceryle americana septentrionalis Sharpe. ( Cf. 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. XVII, 1892, 134.) 



