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ahiiiulaiit Duck, and Dafila acuta was also tbuiul, as well as 

 Aix spoiisa., AvtJiya luarila nearctica{?)^ Glaucioiictta island- 

 tea, and Clangitla hycmalls. There was an enormous Goose 

 which I have named Aiiscr co)iiioni^ in honor of Professor 

 Thomas Condon of the University of Ore^^-on, who was the first 

 naturalist to discover any fossil remains of birds in that region. 

 A}iscr condoiii wiX'a a species as large again as the Canada Goose, 

 prohablv exceeding it in size, as much as the Canada Goose ex- 

 ceeds in size one of our smallest Brant. There was Branta 

 Jiypsibatus ol Qo'^Q^ and a new Brant which 1 have called Bi-aiita 

 propluqiia. Many fossil bones also occur of B. canadensis^ 

 Anscr albifro7is gaiubcli^ Chen hyperhorca^ and the .Swan des- 

 cribed by Cope, or Olor paloregonits. In all an exceptionally 

 fine series o'i fossil Anserine birds. 



Of the various discoveries made none are more interesting than 

 the fossil remains of a new species of Flamingo, — a form now ex- 

 tinct. Judging from its bones, this species was somewhat longer 

 limbed than P. ruber ^ but not so robust as it in the body. I have 

 named it PJuviiicoptcriis copei^ in honor of Professor E. D. Cope 

 of Philadelphia. 



A small Heron was also discovered, extinct as well as new, which 

 I have called Ardca paloccidentalis. Its remains are b\' no means 

 plentiful. There were also two Coots, our common form, the 

 Fulica americana^ and a new extinct, smaller one, which I have 

 designated as Fnlica luiuor. 



Among the Limicoke I found the fossil bones of Phalaropus 

 lubatus, and it has proved to be the only shore bird thus far dis- 

 covered by the collectors. GallinEe, however, were abundant, 

 and rich, apparently, in species. Beautiful fossil bones of Tyiii- 

 panucJius pallidicinctus, as well as Pedioccetes p. coluiubianus 

 were readily recognized in the collection. 



In addition to these was a larger and stouter Pcdiocccics, which 

 I have dedicated to my friend Mi'. F. A. Lucas of the U. S. 

 National Museum, and called it Pedioccetes lucasi; but there was 

 also a much smaller type, likewise extinct, and new to science, 

 which I have named Pedioccetes nanus. Finally, we have an 

 entirely new genus, which I have created to contain the tlnis far 

 sole species representing it. This species was a large Grouse to 

 which I have given the name of Palcotetrix g/l/i., in honor of 

 Dr. Theo. Gill (jf the .Smithsonian Institution. 



