PREFACE. v 



House Sparrow (Passer domesticus], which was omitted from the 

 A. O. U. Check-List, and have noted in the Appendix the additions and 

 the changes in nomenclature that have been made since the Check-List 

 was issued. 



This being but a preliminary work, for the sake of brevity and sim- 

 plification the synonyms and other technicalities and details are omitted. 



It but remains for me to express here the thanks I owe for MSS- 

 reports, and other friendly assistance in the preparation of this work, to 

 Mr. ERNEST E.THOMPSON; Mr. JOHN FANNIN ; THOMAS MC!LWRAITH, 

 Esq. ; J. MATTHEW JONES, Esq. ; JAMES M. LEMOINE, Esq. ; JOHN 

 NEILSON, Esq.; Mr. JOSEPH M. MACOUN; Mr. WILLIAM E. SAUNDERS; 

 WILLIAM BREWSTER, Esq.; The Rev. VINCENT CLEMENTI; Dr. J. H. 

 GARNIER; Prof. A. H. McKAY ; Dr. G. A. MCCALLUM; Mr. JONATHAN 

 DWIGHT, JR.; Mr. FRANCIS BAIN; Mr. JAMES McKiNLEY ; Mr. W. W. 

 DUNLOP; Mr. ERNEST D. W T INTLE: Mr. NAPOLEON A. COMEAU; Mr. 

 PHILIP Cox, Jr.; Mr. JOHN BRITTAIN; Mr. GEORGE A. BOARDMAN; Mr. 

 Louis M. TODD; Mr. HOWARD H. Me ADAM; Mr. WILLIAM L. SCOTT; 

 Mr. JOHN A. MORDEN; Mr. R. B. SCRIVEN; Mr. D. KEUTZING; Mr. JAMES 

 W. BANKS; The Rev. DUNCAN ANDERSON; Mr. JOHN G. EWART; Dr. 

 C. K. CLARKE; Mr. WILLIAM L. KELLS; Mr. W. A. SCHOENAN; Mr. 

 WILLIAM YATES; Mr. JOHN B. SPURR ; Mr. GEORGE SOOTHERAN, and 

 Mr. CHARLES CLARKE. 



M. CHAMBERLAIN. 



SLJohn,N.B., 



December, 1887. 



