General Notes. 



423 



Vereiiis in VVien, 188S.) (3) Ornithologische Notizeii uiis Salzburg 

 (1887). (Ibid., 18S8.) (4) Neue Arten und Fonnen der Ornis Austro- 

 Hungaricii, mit genauen Nachweisen und kritiscbeii Bemerkungen, 

 (Ibid., 18SS.) (5) Alpenmauerliiufer {Tichndronui iiiiirarui L.). Ibid. 

 I 888.) 



Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen, V. Ritter von, und K. v. Dulla-Tone. 

 Vierter Jahresbericht (1885) des Comite's fiir ornithologiscbe Beobacb- 

 tungsstationen in Oesterreicli-Ungarn. (Ornis, Jahr. 1888. Also sep- 

 arate, Svc, pp. xii + 306.) 



American Field, XXIX, Nos. 24-26, XL, Nos. 1-9, 18S8. 



American Journ. Sci., XXXVI, June-Sept., 18SS. 



American Naturalist, XXII, May-July, 1S8S. 



Audubon Magazine, II, July-Sept., 1888. 



Bay State Oologist, I, No. 6, June, 1888. 



Canadian Record of Science, III, No. 3, July, 1S88. 



Forest and Stream, XXX, Nos. 21-26, x"xXI, Nos. 1-6, 1888. 



Naturalist, Tbe, a Month. Journ. Nat. Hist, for North of England, Nos. 



Oologists" Exchange, I, No. 8, Aug.. 1S88. 



Ornithologist and Oologist, XIII, Nos. 6-8, June-Aug., 1888. 



Ornis, Jahrg. IV, Heft. 3, July, 188S. 



Ottawa Naturalist, II, Nos. 3-5, June-Aug., 18S8. 



Proceedings Elliott Soc. Sci. & Art., II, pp. 161-200, Jan., 1888. 



Report Commissioner of Agriculture, 18S7. Washington. 1888. 



Swiss Cross, IV, Nos. 1-3, July-Sept., 1888. 



West American Scientist, IV, No. 38, June, 1888. 



Zoologischen Anzeiger, Nos. 281-2S6, 1888. 



Zoologist, XII, Nos. 138-140, June-Sept., 1888. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Note on the Correct Name of Symphemia semipalmata inornata Brewst. 

 — In 'The Auk' for April, 1SS7 (\"ol. IV, p. 145), Mr. Brewster described 

 the western form of the Willet under the n^xue Syvi-^Iiemin seinipahnctfa 

 inornata. In discussing the synonymy of the new form he concludes " (4) 

 that Totanusi speculifcrus Cuvier (R. A., I, 1817, 351 'ilege R. A. 2d ed., I, 

 1829, 531] ) and Pucheran (R. et M. Z., Ill, 1859, 5^9 {lege R. et M. Z . 

 2'^' ser., Ill, 1859,369]) is not now determinable." It turns out, however, 

 that the two forms of the Willet had long since attracted the attention of Dr. 

 Sclater (Ibis, 1S62, p 199, footnote), who, in examining specimens taken 

 in F'lorida by Mr. G. C. Taylor, was "inclined to consider them distinct. 

 The larger variety," he adds, "seems to have already been called by 



