144 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



sent contribution towards our knowledge of the Hawaiian 

 avifauna. 



32. Stejneger on Palaarctic Bullfinches. 



[Notes on the Northern Palaearctic Bullfinches. By Leonhard Stejneger, 

 Pr. U.S. N. M. 1887, p. 103.] 



Dr. Stejneger considers that it is now " fairly proven " 

 that Pyrrhula cassini, Baird, is the female of the species sub- 

 sequently named by Cabanis P. cineracea. He adds a 

 synopsis of the other species of Pyrrhula inhabiting the 

 northern Palaearctic Region, which he names as follows : — 

 (1) P. pyrrhula (i. e. P. major, auct.); (2) P. pyrrhula 

 europaa; [^) P . pyrrhula kamtschatica ; (4) P. griseiventris ; 

 and (5) P. kurilensis. Dr. Stejneger^s remarks on the vexed 

 question of P. rosacea will be read with interest. 



33. Stejneger on the Birds of the Commander Islands. 



[Contributions to the Natural History of the Commander Islands. 

 No. 7. Revised and Annotated Catalogue of the Birds inhabiting the 

 Commander Islands. By Leonhard Stejneger. Pr. U.S. N. M. 1887, 

 p. 117.] 



This is a second edition of Dr. Stejneger's previous paper 

 on the same subject (U.S. Nat. ]Mus. Bull. No. 29), which 

 the considerable material lately accumulated has induced him 

 to prepare. The present list contains the names of 143 

 species, and much additional information on many of them. 

 Larus schistisagus is fully discussed, and all doubts as to its 

 specific validity are considered to be removed. Philacte 

 canagica is an interesting addition to the Avifauna of Bering 

 Island. Under the head of Falco rusticolus will be found 

 remarks on Hierofalco grebnitzkii of Severtzow. 



34. Stejneger oyi a new Fruit Pigeon. 



[Description of a new species of Fruit Pigeon (lanthoenas jouyi) from 

 the Liu Kiu Islands, Japan. By Leonhard Stejneger. ' American Na- 

 turalist,' 1887, p. 583.] 



lanthoenas jouyi is the representative of /. ianthina of 

 Japan, in the Liu Kiu group. 



