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STEAHNS, WiNFitin A., and COVES, ELLIOTT. New England Bird Life : 

 being 11 Munual of New England Ornithology. Revised and edited 

 from the manuscript of Winfrid A. SteaniH, Member of the Nnt- 

 tall Ornithological Club, etc. By Klliott Cones, Member of the 

 Academy, etc. Part II. Non-oscine Passores, Birds of Prey, f 

 Game and Water Birds. Boston : Lee \- Shepard, Pnl)lisliers. 

 New York: Charles T. Dilliugham. HS3. MVI. , pp. 409; 8H 

 woodcuts. 



. . . .Dr. Cones has gone bravely on with the task of "editing" Mr. 

 Stenrns's manuscript, and the finished work, now complete in two 

 volumes, is the gratifying result. Much that we said. . . of Part I. will 

 apply equally to Part II. ... Hut among tho Water Birds there are rather 

 frequent evidences of hasty, and often positively incorrect conclusions 

 . . . .New England Bird Life. . . .is, on the whole a wisely-conceived and 

 admirably-executed book by far the best, in fact, which has been so far 

 published on New England birds . .. W. B., Hull.. \ntt. Ornith. Club, 

 Vol. VIII., p. Kil-lG4, July, 1883. 



STEJNEGEH, LEONHAKD. Synopsis of the West Indian Myiadestes. 

 ByLeonhard Stejneger. Proc. U. 8. Not. .!/">., Vol. V., 1883, 

 pp. 15-27, pi. ii. Author's separates issued June 5, 1882. 



Eight species are recognized, two of which ( M. sandfe'ueice , M. 

 dominicanus) are described as new. J. A. A., Hull. Nutl. Ornith. Club, 

 Vol. VIII., p. 170, July, 1883. 



STEJNEGEH, LEONHAIJD. Ou some generic and specific appellations of 

 North American Birds. By Leonhard Stejneger. Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., Vol. V., 1883, pp. 28-43. Author's separates issued 

 June 5, 1882. 



Proposing to use "the oldest available name in every case" the 

 author shows that many of our current na'nes must give way if the 

 "inflexible law of priority" is to be observed. For ourselves we be- 

 lieve that the surest way out of the nomenclature! difficulties that beset 

 us is to be found in some such simple rule as this . . Sti'l such a paper 

 as this makes us wish.... that some counteractive "statute of limi- 

 tation" could come into operation . . . Stejneger's points seem to be well 

 taken in the main; and.... we presume the restrictions and substitu- 

 tions he proposes are available if not indeed necessary under the 

 priority statute ...E. C., B-dL X>tlt. 'Jrmlh. Club. Vol. VII. .'pp. 178, 179, 

 July, 1882. 



STEJNEGER, LEONHAKD. Outlines of a Monograph of the Cygniuse. 

 By Leonhard Stejneger. /W-. I'. > Xat. .Jfs.. Vol. V., 1883, 

 pp. 174-221, figg. 16. Author's separates issued July 25, 1882. 



Tho external and osteological character-; are given in detail, with 

 diagnoses of the genera and species. . . .the author recognizes four gen- 

 era of Swans, namely Mhenelnx (gen. nov. 1. <.';/<)n>in. <>!<>>, and i.'ltenopsi-i. 

 The two North American species are assigned to Olr. -J. A. A.. Bull. 

 Xutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. VIII., p. 2:U. October. IKS:?. 



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