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number of the names borne by the types seem never to have been pub- 
lished.—J. A. A. 
Bendire on the Nests and Eggs of Rare Species of North American 
Birds.— In the ‘Proceedings’ of the U. S. National Museum, Captain C. 
E. Bendire has recently published two papers on the nest and eggs of sey- 
eral little known species of North American birds. The first treats of the 
California Black-capped Gnatcatcher,* describing its nest and eggs found 
by Mr. F. Stephens at San Bernardino, Cal. — the first thus far described. 
The second paperf describes the nests and eggs of several species, collected 
by Lieut. Harry C. Benson near Fort Huachuca, Southern Arizona. 
These are the Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata), the Zone-tailed 
Hawk (Buteo abbreviatus), the Aplomado Falcon (Falco fusco-cerules- 
cens), Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsonz), the Arizona Jay (Aphelo- 
coma steberti arizone, the White-necked Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus), 
Stephens’s Vireo (Viveo huttont stephens¢), and the Lead-colored Bush- 
tit (Psaltriparus plumbeus).—J. A. A. 
Lawrence on a New Species of American Bird.—In the ‘Proceedings’ of 
the U. S National Museum Mr. George N. Lawrence has describedt{ a 
new species of Catharus (C. berlepschr), from Ecuador, allied to C. 
fuscater.—]. A. A. 
Stejneger on the Japanese Creepers.— Dr. Stejneger, in his ‘Review of 
Japanese Birds,’ has recently discussed the Creepers of the genus Cer- 
thia,§ of which he recognizes two forms, C. familiar?s and C. f. scan- 
dulaca, which he treats at length with his usual discrimination and 
thoroughness. 
Dr. Stejneger has also published a paper on the type specimen of Ga/- 
linula eurtzonotdes Lafr.,|| described as from ‘‘l’Inde,” but which Dr. 
Stejneger thinks it pretty safe to assume came from the Philippine Archi- 
pelago. Its near Indian ally is accordingly named Euryzona eurizonoides 
amauroptera (Blyth).—J. A. A. 
Beckham on the Birds of Southwestern Texas.¢—In a posthumous 
paper of over sixty pages the late Mr. Beckham has recorded his obser- 
vations on the birds observed by him during December, 1886, and January, 
*Description of the Nest and Eggs of the California Black-capped Gnatcatcher 
(Polioptila californica Brewster). Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1887, pp. 549-550. 
f Notes ona Collection of Birds’ Nests and Eggs from Southern Arizona Territory. 
Ibid., pp. 551-558. 
{Description of a New Species of Bird of the genus Cafkarus, from Ecuador. Ibtd., 
1887, 503. (Aug. 6, 1888.) 
§Review of Japanese Birds. VII.— The Creepers. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1887, 
“pp. 606-611. (Sept. 19, 1888.) 
||On the Type-specimen of Euryzona eurizonoides (Lafr.). Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. 
Hist. Vol. XXIII, pp. 461-464. (May, 1888.) 
“|Observations on the Birds of Southwestern Texas. By Charles Wickliffe Beckham. 
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1887, pp. 633-696. (Sept. 19, 1888.) 
