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trinomialism ; he has also a paper^ with illustrations, on a 

 Bobolink [Dolichomjx orTjzivorus) , with a horny spur growing 

 from the "^ thumb-tip " of each wing ; and on an example 

 of Buteo latissimus, described as a " Hawk with nine toes," 

 or, in other w^ords, with one extra toe just above the ankle- 

 joint. Mr. Kumlein states that he has received from Dr. C. 

 F. Wiepken, of the Museum of Oldenburg, Germany, a young 

 male Falco cesalon, shot at Cape Farewell, Greenland, May 3, 

 1875. 



Mr. Cory continues his list of the ' Birds of the West 

 Indies ' in this Part, while his contribution to the same 

 subject in Part 1 for 1888 includes the Petrels, which shows 

 that the end is near. On p. 53 he mentions a new species, 

 Rallus coryi, Maynard, from Andros Island, Bahamas, origi- 

 nally described in the ' American Exchange and Mart ' of 

 January 15, 1887. Mr. Cory describes (p. 47) Margarops 

 montanus rufus, subsp. n., from Dominica, and E/ainea bar- 

 badensis, sp. n., from Barbadoes. Dr. Elliott Cones an- 

 nounces the discovery that there are four subspecies of Chor- 

 diles [sic : it is Chordeiles in the authoritative ' Check-List ^ J 

 popetue in the United States. We suppose that the C. po- 

 petue of Dr. Cones, here and in his " Key,^' but of which no 

 mention is made in the said ' Check-List,^ is the same as 

 C virginianus of the ' Check-List,' in which C. popetue is 

 equally ignored. According to Dr. Cones, the four forms 

 are: — C popetue, of Eastern North America; C sennetti, 

 subsp. n., Dakota to Texas; C. henryi, of Western North 

 America ; and C. chapmani, subsp. n., Florida to Texas. 

 Mr. G. B. Seimett contributes notes on the Peuccea ruficeps 

 group, with a description of Peucaa scottii [sic], subsp. 

 nov., from Arizona. He also describes Psaltriparus lloydi, 

 sp. n., from the mountains of Western Texas ; Nyctidromics 

 albicoUis merri/li, subsp. n., from Southern Texas; send Par us 

 carolinensis agilis, subsp. u., from Texas. Mr. W. Brewster, 

 who has lately received some important collections, describes 

 the following: — Ardea virescens frazari, subsp. n.. Lower 

 California; Ardea bahamensis, sp. n., Bahamas; Hmnatopus 

 frazari, sp. n., Lower California ; Columba fasciata viosca, 



