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agilis, the eggs of Totanus melanoleucus, and tells lis of Night Herons 

 {Nijdiardea grisea nivcea) breeding in the open marshes of Fox River, 

 placing their nests among the wild rice. Emphatically there is no lumber 

 about this paper. It gives, in clear, concise language, the results of ex- 

 tended, carefully and intelligently conducted observations in a region 

 almost wholly umvorked, and from its geographical situation and topo- 

 graphical character and surroundings, most rich in results. As an impor- 

 tant and valuable faunal contribution to our knowledge of North American 

 Ornithology, Mr. Nelson's list cannot fail to take first rank. — W. B. 



Salvin on the Pkocellariid^. — In the fourth part of the "■ Ornitho- 

 logical Miscellany," edited by Mr. G. D. Rowley, Professor Osbert Salvin 

 has given the first of a valuable series of papers, in which he seeks to 

 throw all possible light upon this very obscure family. This paper is in 

 two parts. The first is devoted to an examination of the unpublished 

 " Banks' drawings," and the manuscripts of Dr. Solander, so far as they 

 relate to the Petrels. These drawings are sixteen in number, and are pre- 

 sumed to have been drawn by Sydney Parkinson, one of the artists in the 

 emplo}^ of Sir Joseph Banks, in the " Endeavor," under Captain Cook. 

 The manuscript notes of Dr. Solander are in the British Museum. As 

 Bonaparte and Gray have introduced Dr. Solander's names into our orni- 

 thological nomenclature, even where unaccompanied by descriptions and 

 unpublished, Mr. Salvin has done the world good service in testing the 

 vitality of these names. 



Procellaria oceanica of Solander stands as Oceanites oceanicus of Kuhl. 

 It is better known as Thalassidroma wilsoni. Procellaria cequorea of Solan- 

 der, (= P. marina of Latham, and confounded by Kuhl with P. fregata, 

 a distinct species, in which he was followed by Gray, and for a time by 

 Coues), stands as Pelagodroma marina. Procellaria fregata of Solander stands 

 as Fregata grallaria. Procellaria turtur (Sol.) = Prion turtur. P. velox 

 (Sol.) " must continue doubtful." P. gigantea (Sol.) stands as Ossifraga 

 gigantea. P. fuliginosa Mr. Salvin traces with some difficulty to Maja- 

 qtieus (Bqninoctialis, but without doubt. P. sandaliata, a " long-lost " spe- 

 cies, now reappears in the CEstrelata armingoniana of Giglioli and Salva- 

 dori (Ibis, 1869), and to their name Mr. Salvin gives the preference, fol- 

 lowing the Golden Rule in questions of nomenclature. 



P. Ivgens of Solander cannot be placed. Kuhl and Gray made it the 

 same with P. grinea = CEstrelata kidderi Coues = (E. brevirostris Lesson, 

 — the latter being the proper name, and the same as P. tristis Forst. 

 and P. amaurosorna Coues ; but, according to Mr. Salvin, incorrectly. 

 P. lugens must thixs be left in abeyance. Nectris fuliginosa of Solander 

 Mr. Salvin is convinced = Puffinus griseus Finsch. Nectris munda 

 Solander may apply to P. gavia Forst. (= P. opisthomelas Coues), but 

 this is regarded as doubtful. Diomedea antarctica (Sol.) is probably = 

 B. fuliginosa, and Diomedea profuga possibly = D. chlororhyncha. 



