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Doves, Blue Jays, and Chewinks were abundant. Twenty-five 

 species of birds were observed. Neither the Wood Thrush nor 

 Wilson's Thrush was seen. 



The young bird taken was probably not twenty-four hours out 

 of the nest, in fact it corresponded in every particular with young 

 Hermit Thrushes taken from the nest by Mr. Cherrie in Vermont 

 the preceding season. 



Obtaining this young bird, practically a nestling, unable to fly 

 any considerable distance, was satisfactory evidence to us that the 

 Hermit Thrush is a nesting species on Long Island. Our not 

 meeting with adult birds would seem to indicate that on Long 

 Island the Hermit Thrush is equally as shy as elsewhere, and 

 perhaps to an even greater degree. We likewise decided, largely 

 from the same reason — - that of our not meeting an adult speci- 

 men — that it is but a rare summer resident. In this we may 

 be in error. The nature of the ground they occupy here may 

 give the birds need for special caution in exposing themselves, 

 while it is possible that they may occur more commonly in other 

 parts of the island than in the region visited. 



SOME CHANGES IN THE CURRENT GENERIC NAMES 

 OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



BY WITMER STONE. 



The proposed publication of a new edition of the A. O. U. 

 Check-List of North American Birds necessitates a careful review 

 of the nomenclature of our birds, and in order that the names may 

 stand on as firm a basis as possible, the more exhaustive the 

 present investigation may be, the better. 



As an effort in this direction I have, during the past year, ex- 

 amined the original publication of practically all the genera of the 

 Check-List; as well as the genera of the birds of the world up to 

 1830. Dr. C. W. Richmond who, as is well known, has been 



