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NEEDHAM, James G. New Dragon-fly 



nymphs in the United States National 

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Proc. U. S. Nat. Mils., xxvil, No. 1371, 

 May 20, 1904, pp. 685-720, text figs. 1-11; 



pis. XXXVIII-XLIV. 



NELSON, E. W. Descriptions of new 

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Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvi, Nov. 30, 1903, 

 pp. 151-159. 

 New birds are described as follows: Geo- 

 trygon albifacies rubida (p. 151), Dactylortyx 

 thoracicus sharpei (p. 152), Syrnium occidental 

 lurid a in (p. 152), Xiphocolaptes emigrant omil- 

 temensis (p. I. r i3), Cyanolyca mirabilis (p. 154), 

 Aphelocoma guerrerensis (p. 154). Vireolanius 

 melitophrys goldmani (p. 155), Geothlypis chap- 

 alensis (p. 156), Thryophilus sinaloa russeus 

 (p. 157), Troglodytes brunneicollis nitidus (p. 

 158), Hcnicorhina leucophrys festiva (p. 158), 

 Illinium leucogastra musica (p. 159), and 

 Sialia mexicana australis (p. 159). 



A revision of the North American 



mainland species of Myiarchus. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvn, Mar. 10,1904, 

 pp. 21-50, fig. 1. 

 Two subgenera (Myiarchus and Onychopte- 

 rus I with nineteen species and subspecies are 

 here recognized. All are minutely described, 

 and three subspecies are named for the first 

 time, viz: Myiarchus lawrencei bangsi (p. 45), 

 m. I. querulus (p. 47), and m. /. Iresmaria 

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NORTON, C. A. Q. The lights and 

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Connecticut Magazine, vm, 1903. No. 1, pp. 



95-100, 5 figs.: No. 2, pp. 248-255, 6 figs. 



A series of articles appearing at intervals 



since Feb. -Mar., 1903, based on the collections 



of the U. S. National Museum and the private 



collections of Doctor Norton. 



NUTTING, Charles Cleveland. Smith- 

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Special Bulletin, U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 4 

 (Part II), June 24, 1904, 4 to pp. 1-325, 

 pis. 1-41, text figs. 1-139. 

 A continuation of the monograph of Ameri- 

 can hydroids, the first part of which, the 

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 heading "Morphology," the Trophosome, 

 Gonosome, Gonangium, and the Development 

 of the Sertulanda? are separately treated. Un- 



NUTTING, Charles Cleveland— Cm. 

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OBERHOLSER, Harry C. The North 

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(Say). 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., \vi. Sept. 30, 1903, 

 pp. 113-116. 

 Two forms only of this species are recog- 

 nized from North America, true A. psaltria 

 and A. p. hesperophilus, the latter new. A. p. 

 arizonas and A. p. mexicana arc shown to be 

 equivalent to true A. psaltria. 



— Description of a new Telmatodytes. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvi. Nov. 12, 1903. 

 pp. 149, 150. 

 Telmatodytes palustris thryophilus (p. 149), is 

 described as new, from the coast region of 

 Louisiana and eastern Texas. 



A revision of the American Great 



Horned Owls. 



Proc. r. s. Nat. Mus.. xxvn, No. 1352, Jan. 



22,1904. pp. 177-192. 



A study of over 200 specimens of Asio (Bubo 



of recent authors), from various parts of 



America, has enabled the author to recognize 



sixteen forms, all subspecies of A. magellani- 



ciis (Gmelin). The -following are described 



as new: Asio magellanicus niesembrinus 



(p.179), .1. in. melancerus (p. 180), A. m. icelus 



. (p. 185), .4. m. lagophonus (p. 185), A. m. heler- 



ocnemis (p. 187), and A. m r algistus (p. 190). 



A review of the wrens of the mentis 



Troglodytes. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. xxvn, No. 1354, Jan. 

 23, 1904, pp. 197-210, pi. v. 

 Thirty-sevenspeciesand subspeciesof Trog- 

 lodytes are here recognized, of which the 

 following are described as new: Troglodytes 

 musculus acosmus, p. 204, T. m. atopus, p. 207, 

 and T. in. enochrus, p. 207. A new generic 

 name, Thryorchilus, p. 198, }s proposed for 

 Troglodytes browni Bangs. 



Description of a new African 



weaver-bird. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. xxvn, No. 1370, Apr. 

 13, 1904, p. 683. 

 Phiktairus cabanisi enchorus, collected in 

 Somali Land by Dr. A. Donaldsou Smith, is 

 described as a new subspecies. 



Description of two new birds from 



Somali Land. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvn, No. 1373, May 

 21, 1904, pp. 737-739. 

 Merops sjiperciliosus donaldsoni, p. 737, and 

 Polihierax semitorquatus homopterus, p. 738, 

 are described as new. 



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