t922.] Recently published Ornithological Works. 727 



by Messrs. Momiyama and Kuroda. The former proposes 

 two new generic names : Knburyjim for type Zusterops 

 oleagina Hartl. & Finscli, and Rukia for type Tcphras raki 

 Hartert (Zosteropidae) ; he also describes the following new 

 subspecies : Glohiccra oceanica teruohai from Ruk Island in 

 the Middle Carolines and G. o. inonaclia from Yap, Western 

 Carolines, also four new races of Aplonis opaca, three of 

 Myzomela rubatru, and one of Zosterops semperi; while 

 Mr. Kuroda adds two other new races, Globicera oceanica 

 momiyaniai and Erythrura trichroa peleivensis, both from 

 the Pelews. 



Murphy on some American Petrels. 



[Notes on Tiibiuarefi, inchiding' records which affect the A.O. U. 

 Check-list. By Ilobert Cushmuu Murphy. Auk, xxxix. 1922, pp. 58-65. ] 



This paper deals with the status of three Petrels as regards 

 their occurrence in North American waters. The first, 

 ThalassarcJic chlororhynchus, the Yellow-nosed Mollymauk, is 

 added to tlic Nortli American fauna on the strength of a 

 specimen taken oft' Seal Island, JNlaine, in August 1913. 

 The second, Calonectris k. kuhlii, is also added to the North 

 American fauna, since the author recently found, among a 

 number of examples of Fnffinus borealis, four smaller birds 

 Avhieh he identifies with the Mediterranean Shearwater, taken 

 near Long Island. These are now in the collection of Dr. 

 Dwight. It seems remarkable that these two closely allied 

 subspecies should both occur together oft' the New York 

 coasts in August and October. 



The third species dealt with is Oceanodroina hornbyi, until 

 quite recently known only from the original type in the 

 British JNluseum and obtained by Admiral Hornby while in 

 command of the Pacific Station, possibly on the north-west 

 coast of America. Recently it has been met with off the 

 coast of Chile and Peru by Mr. R. K. Beck, and Mr. Mur])hy 

 identifies it with Procellaria colluris, described by Dr. 

 Philippi in 1895, and since overlooked. Dr. Philijjpi'ss bird 

 was obtained on the tableland east of Taltal, at a consider- 

 able altitude and was supposed to be nesting there. It 



