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Inst obtained the birds, and Lomita Ranch, where I secured the 

 greatest number, are situated only eight miles apart on the Texas 

 side of the river. In this locality the heavy timber is near the 

 river, and north of it the chaparral extends for a distance of about 

 fifteen miles; next, still northward, lies a desert of sand reaching 

 more than fifty miles until it meets the strong vegetable growth of 

 the valley of the Xueces River. The. Wrens of this group found 

 in the valley of the Nueces are typical 7\ ludovicianilS, as also 

 are those found along the Gulf coast from Corpus Christi to Gal- 

 veston. Berlandieri seems to be resident in the timber tracts of 

 higher altitudes, and I should hardly expect to find it nearer the 

 United States than Monterey. Lomitensis will probably reach 

 into Mexico only so far as extends the heavy timber of the lower 

 Rio Grande. I have named the bird from the place where I found 

 it to be most abundant. 



My thanks are due Mr. Allen of the American Museum and 

 Mr. Ridgway of the National Museum for the loan of specimens. 



SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE AMERICAN 



ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION CHECK-LIST 



OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



The matter of publishing an annual supplement to the 

 American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American 

 Birds was referred by the Union to the Council at the meeting of 

 the Union held in Washington in iSSS. At a meeting of the 

 Council held in New York City, Nov. 1 1, 1SS9, the Council by 

 unanimous vote requested the Committee on Publications to pre- 

 pare a report on the species, subspecies, and changes of nomen- 

 clature proposed during the year (Nov. 1S8S to Nov. 18S9), to be 

 published as the Second Supplement to the American Ornitholo- 

 gists' "Union Check- List, in 'The Auk,' for January, 1S90. 



In accordance with this authority the Committee on Publica- 

 tions held a meeting for this purpose, at the American Museum 



