954 Recently published Ornitfioloyical IVurks. [lb;.*, 



Mr. Loomis believes that these variations should be treated 

 on tlie subspecies basis equally with geographical races or 

 variations. 



Among new forms described perliaps the most striking is 

 the discovery by Mr. F. H. Kennard of a new form of 

 Blue-winged Teal (^Querquedula discors albinuchu) which 

 he found in Louisiana : it is apparently a resident in the 

 southern States, and remains to l)ieed when the ordinary 

 typical form has gone further north in spi'ing. Only the 

 adult males appear to be distinguishable ; the white of the 

 crescent-shaped mark in front of the eye is continued back 

 along the side of the head to the nape, a character clearly 

 indicated in a plate accompanying the description. 



Other new North American races described are Ptramja 

 hepatica ureopltasma Oberholser, from S.VV. United States 

 to 0. Mexico ; Hedymeles melunoccphalus pcqiago Oberholser, 

 from the Rocky Mts. region ; and Thryospiza mirahilis 

 Howell, from Cape Sable, Florida. Three short papers by 

 Mr. Cory contain desci'iptions of new South American forms, 

 including two new genera, Xenicopsuides for type Anuhazenops 

 varwgut'iceps P. Scl., and Kupldlydor for type Philydor 

 lichtensteini Cab. & Hein. Mr. Oberholser continues his 

 series of Notes on North American Birds, dealing ehicHy 

 with the question whether certain forms should be regarded 

 as subspecies or full species, and he also prints the fourth 

 list of the proposed (but not yet adopted) changes in the 

 A.O.U. Check-list. 



A biographical notice with portrait of Mrs Olive Thornc 

 Miller, a well-known popular writer on birds as well as on 

 other subjects, who died at the age of 87, the oldest member 

 of the Union, is contributed by Mrs. Bailey. Mrs, Miller 

 wrote 780 articles and 24 books, eleven of them on birds. 

 In another biographical article by Mr. Stone all the infor- 

 mation available is collected about Jacob Post Geraud 

 (1811-1870), a somewhat mysterious and elusive personality. 

 He was the author of " The Birds of Long Island," 1844, 

 and of " Sixteen new birds from Texas,^' 1841, both now 

 excessively rare works ; the latter is not in the British 



