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angle of the shaft in T. «;/«« is not mentioncdin the description 

 nor shown in the cuts of the tail, being concealed by the coverts. 

 It seems to be peculiar to my specimen and the Anna Humming- 

 bird. 



From T. alexaiidrl it is distinguished by its larger size, 

 broad primaries, and all the peculiarities of the tail. 



As but one specimen was procured, it might be a hybrid possi- 

 bly between T. alexandri and T. hicifer^ but this is highly 

 improbable, as it lacks the ruff and crown patch of one, and has 

 a different wing and tail from either. It is more of a step 

 between T. alexandri and a?iiia^ but it lacks the crown patch 

 and ruff of the latter, and the gorget is violet; from alexandri 

 the differences have ahead}' been pointed out. The primaries 

 are broader than in either. 



In short, it seems to be a perfectly distinct species, standing 

 between T. anna and T. alexandri. 



I have named it violajugnliitn., from viola., violet, and jiigu- 

 lujn, the throat. 



I am indebted to Mr. Ridgway for kindly comparing my • 

 specimen with the Washington collection. 



BIRD NOTES FROM LONG ISLAND, N. Y.* 



BY WILLIAM DUTCHER. 



Concentration of effort, whether applied to business pursuits 

 or the study of zoology, is the surest road to success. It was, 

 therefore, with this idea in view, that I decided many years 

 since to confine mv ornithological studies and collecting to a 

 limited area. Having a natural bent toward tlie seashore and 

 water-fowl I saw, presented in Long Island, a field that could 

 not be equalled for diversity of topography and definiteness of 

 surroundings. Situated as it is on the debatable line between 

 the Alleghanian and Carolinian Faunae, it is like the territory 

 between two contending armies, subject to incursions from both 

 parties. Stragglers from the icy north visit its shores that shortly 

 before have been visited by wanderers from the tropics. Up- 



* Read before the Linnsean Society of New York, March 8, 1888. 



