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Stream " in 1876 (Vols VI and VII), and in reviewing it for this Bullfctin 

 Mr. Allen wrote : '' The list bears evidence of trustworthiness, and we 

 would gladly see it reproduced in a more permanent and accessible form." 

 Hence we take especial pleasure in announcing the appearance of the 

 present " Revised List," in pamphlet form. The title-page is very pretty 

 and attractive, and, aside from the names of Messrs. F. R. Rathbun and 

 H. G. Fowler,* contains those of Frank S. Wright and Samuel F. Rath- 

 bun, constituting " The Ornithological Four " on whose observations it is 

 chiefly based. Several other collectors, to whom due credit is given, have 

 furnished notes which render the list more complete and reliable. To 

 the brief prefatory remarks are appended two foot-notes, the second of 

 which is a letter from Dr. Coues, to whom the MSS. were submitted. The 

 Doctor writes : '' The evident care which the authors have taken to avoid 

 error, by basing the article entirely upon original observations, and by 

 excluding all doubtful matter, confers tliat very high rate of reli-tbility 

 which will doubtless make this List the leading authority upon the Orni- 

 thology of Central New York." That this high praise is not undeserved, 

 a glance at the list will show, but we confess it would have looked better in 

 a review than in the paper itself. The " Rathbun-Fowler List " treated 

 of three counties (Cayuga, Seneca, and Wayne), while in the present 

 " Revised List" this territory is increased by the addition of Onondaga 

 and Yates counties. The paper is unusually free from typographical 

 errors, though the following escaped the author's detection : Sitta caro- 

 Ii7iesis, Siurus aurrtcapilhis, and Chrysomitris tristns. On page 17 we are 

 sorry to see " Lanius Iw/onicianus excuhitoroldes," but are glad to notice 

 that it is the only pjace where trinomial nomenclature has crept into this 

 paper. In several other cases, however, the tendency to atavism is more 

 marked, as manifested by " Trofjlodi/tes domesticus, (Bartr.) Coues," 

 " Connts fruf/lvorux, Bartr.," '^ Buteo aquiliinis, (Barton.) Coues," etc. 



The original list, as published in the "Auburn Daily Advertiser' 

 (August 14, 1877) contained 191 species, while in the present " Revised 

 List " are enumerated 236, showing an addition of 4G species, for Quer- 

 quedula cijanoptera (a most unlikely straggler), which was included in the 

 original list, is not mentioned in the present paper. The 4G additions are : 

 Tardus awainsotii var. alici(e, l-Jehninthnphafja pereffrina, Oporornis agi/is, 

 Myiodioctes mllratus, Stclfjidopferyx gerripennis, Vireo philadclphkus, Lanius 

 horealis, Passerculus savanna, Mclospiza palustris, Spizella pusilla, Corvus 

 corax, Empidonax acadicus, E. Irailli, E. viiuhmis, Brachyotus paiustris, 

 Accipiter f uncus, Falco communis, Buteo liueafus, jEyialitis mehda, Steqa- 

 iiopus wilsoni, Macrorhamphus (jriseus, Ereunetes pmsiUus, Trinfin maculata, 

 T. maritima, T. alpina, var. americana, Calidris arenaria, Limosa fedoa, 

 Totanus semipalmalu!^, Tringoides macularius, Actiturus hartramius, Nu- 

 menius longirostris, N. hudfoniciis, Rallns virginianus, Pnrzana Carolina, 

 Branta bernicla, Marcca americana, Spa/uin cli/peata, Fuligula affinis, 

 F. collaris, Somateria spectabilis, (Jraculus carbo, G. diloplius. Lams 



