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1808-14. WILSON, A. Continued. 



tified is it not young D. virent ?), f. 2 ; S. parus (sp. n., p. 114), f. 3 ; Falco velox, 

 pi. 45, f. 1 ; Muscicapa ruticilla, f. 2 ; Sylvia coronata, f. 3. 



VoL VI, 1812. Preface contains a "List of the Land Birds of the United 

 States, with their generic characters, according to the arrangement of Latham". 

 In a few cases, the names do not agree with those in the text. The list is stated 

 to indicate tho new species by italics ; but it does not thus mark the many old 

 species to which Wilson gave new names, and which are thus de jure new. 

 Falco pennsylvanicus (sp. B , p. 13), pi. 46, f. 1 (this is Accipiter, afterward cooperi 

 Bp. , nv t Buteo) ; Columba passerina, f. 2, 3 ; Scolopax gaUinago, pL 47, f. 1 ; Teirao 

 virginianus, f. 2 ; Rattus virgmianus [Porzana Carolina}, pi. 48, f. 1; Scolopax 

 minor, f. 2 ; Tetrao umbtllus, pi. 49 ; Strix virginiana, pi. 50, f. 1 ; S. flammea, f. 2 ; 

 Muscicapa minuta, f. 5 (sp. n., p. 62 never identified) ; Strix hudsoma, f. 6 (figs. 3 

 and 4 of this plate are quadrupeds) ; Falco uliginosus, pi. 51, f. 1; Falco furca- 

 tus, f. 2 ; Strix otus, f. 3 ; Falco borealis, pL 52, f . 1 ; F, leverianus ?, f. 2 (young 

 of borealis) ; F. atricapillus (sp. u., p. 80), f. 3; F. niger (sp. n., p. 80), pi. 53, f. 

 1 ; var., f. 2 ; F. lineatus, f. 3 ; Oriolus baltimorus, f. 4 ; Emberiza erythropthalma 

 [sic], f. 4 ; Falco pennsylvanicus bis, pi. 54, f. 1 (this is the Buteo not the Ac- 

 cipiter which is also called pennsylvanicus earlier in this volume) ; Caprimul- 

 gus Caroline in>is, f. 2 ; Sylvia maritima (sp. n., p. 99), f. 3 ; S. atriata, f. 4. 



Vol. VII, 1813 the last published by the author himself. Falco fulvus, pi. 55, 

 f. 1; Falco oss-ifragus, f. 2; Scolopax borealis (nee Lath., sp. n., p. 22), pi. 56, f. 1; 

 Tringa alpina, f. 2 ; Scolopax semi-palmata, f. 3 ; S. fedoa, f. 4 ; Tringa interpret, pi. 

 57, f. 1 ; T. cinerea, f. 2 ; 2\ cinclus, f. 3 ; Charadrius apricarius, f. 4 ; Tringa rufa 

 (sp. n., p. 43), f. 5: Scolopax noveboracensis, p. 58, f. I ; Itecurvirostra himantopus, f. 

 2; Tringa solitaria (sp. n., p. 53), f. 3 ; Scolopax flavipes, f. 4 ; S. vociferus (sp. u., p. 

 57), f. 5; Tringa macularia, pi. 59, f. 1 ; T. bartramia (sp. n., p. 63), f. 2 ; T. hiaticula 

 f. 3; Charadriuscalidris,f.4; C.pluvialis,f.5; C. vocifera, f. 6 ; Sterna hirundo, pi. 

 60, f. 1 ; S. minuta, f. 2 ; S. plumbea (sp. n., p. 83), f. 3 ; Rhynchops nigra, f. 4 ; Procel- 

 laria pelagica, f. 6 there is no fig. 5 ; Ardea virescens, pi. 61, f . 1 ; A. nyclicorax, f. 2, 

 3 ; A.egretta, f. 4 ; Rallus virginianus bis, pi. 62, f. 1 (this is rightly so named) ; It. 

 crepitans, f. 2 ; Ardea ccerulea, 13; A. candidissima, f. 4 ; Platalea ajaja, pi. 63, f. 1 ; 

 Itecurvirostra americana, f. 2 ; Charadrius rubidvs (sp. n., p. 129), f. 3 ; Tringa, semi- 

 palmata (sp. n., p. 131), f. 4. 



Vol. VIII, 1814" which was left unfinished by its ingenious and indefatigable 

 author", and appeared under the editorship of G. Ord, who furnished the preface. 

 "The historical part of the present volume was fully completed and printed off; 

 and all th^ plates, except one, were engraved, under tho superintendence i>f the 

 author himself." Ardea ludoviciana (sp. n., p. 13), pi. 64, f. 1 ; Haematopus ostro- 

 legus, f. 2; Ardea [ Grus] americana, f. 3 ; Numenius longirostra (sp. n., p. 23), f. 4 ; 

 Ardea violacea, pi. 65, f. 1 ; A. herodias, f. 2 ; A. minor, f. 3 ; A. ex.lis, f. 4 ; Tantalus 

 loculator, pi. 66, f. 1; T. ruber, f. 2; T. albus,f.3; Fhoenicopteros ruber, f. 4: Anas 

 perspicillata, pi. 67, f. 1 ; A. albeola, f. 2, 3; Anas canadensis, f. 4 ; A. fuligula, f. 5; 

 A. clangula, f. 6 ; A. clypeata, f. 7 ; Hergus merganser, pL 68, f. I, "Z;Anasacuta, f. 3; A. 

 discors, f. 4; A. hyperborea, f. 5; Mergus cucullatus, pi. 69, f. 1 ; M. serrator, f. 2; Anas 

 marila, f. 3 ; A. americana, f. 4; A. hyperborea, yg., f. 5 ; A. labradora, f. 6 ; A. glaci- 

 alis, pi. 70, f. 1, 2 ; A. sponsa, f. 3 ; A. crecca, f. 4 ; A. valisimria ([sic], sp. n., p. 103), f. 

 5 ; A.fenna ?, f. 6 ; A. boschas, f.l;A. strepera, pL 71, f. 1 ; A. mollissima, f. 2, 3 ; Mer- 

 gus albettus, f. 4 ; Anas rubidus (sp. n., p. 128), f. 5, 6 ; A. bernicla, pi. 72, f. I ; A. 

 nigra, f. 2 ; A.fusca, f. 3 ; A. histrionica, f. 4 ; A. obscura, f. 5 ; Sterna aranea (sp. n., 

 p. 143), f. 6 ; S. ful-ginosa, f. 7. 



Vol. IX, 1814 published, like VIII, under editorship of G. Ord, who signed the 

 preface, and furnished the "Biographical Sketch of Alexander Wilson", pp. 

 xiii-xlviii. A " List of the Water Birds of the United States, with their generic 



Characters, according to the arrangement of Latham", follows (pp. xlix-lv:i). 



Fulica atra (sp. n., p. 61), pL 73, f. 1 ; Gallinula porphyrio, f. 2 ; Pnalaropus lobata, 

 f. 3; Phalaropus hyperborea, f. 4; Charadrius Wilsonia (Ord, sp. n., p. 77), f. 5; 

 Plotus melanogaster, pi. 74, f. 1, 2 ; Colymbus glacialis, f. 3 ; Larus rudibundus, 

 f. 4 ; Alca alle, f. 5 ; Vultur aura, pi. 75, f. 1 ; Vultur atratus, f. 2 ; Corvus corax, 

 f.3; Fako ptregrinus, pi. 76. (Fringilla linaria, ref. topi. 333, f. 4; Falco leuco- 



