644 R. W. SHUFELDT 
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The two feathers shown on the slab containing, at least, the pedal 
remains of the fossil bird described farther on in this paper in all 
probability belonged to the specimen. One of them is evidently a 
contour feather (Fig. 12, c), and the other from a wing (Fig. 12, d). 
Similar feathers or feather impressions are also to be seen on 
other slabs at hand, such as those figured in Fig. 10 (a), in Figs. 3 
and 4, and an unfigured one (No. 1232, Peabody Mus. Nat. Hist., 
Green River, Wyo. From F. V. Hayden) which I am very much 
in doubt about, as it so closely resembles some of the bits of fossil - 
ferns shown me recently by Dr. Knowlton. 
I now pass to the descriptions of the slabs béloneine to the 
Peabody Museum, which contain the fossil remains of small birds 
heretofore undescribed. These are fully recorded in Figs. 10-12, 
where the required museum data are set forth. Two such birds 
are at hand, or rather fossil parts of them; these latter both 
belonged to small passerine species, and are more or less perfect, 
as far as they go. These parts, however, are not sufficient to 
admit of referring either of these birds to the genus to which it 
belonged. This being the case, I have thought it best simply to 
give them names by which they may hereafter be known, in order 
that avian paleontologists may be aware of their existence and of 
the museum to which they belong. 
They may or may not have been from specimens representing 
genera still in existence in our avifauna; if they are, the generic 
names may be changed when future material is found, to which 
some paleontologist, in the years to come, can refer them with 
absolute certainty. As to the specific names, which I have given 
them below, they will stand for all time, as there is not enough of 
this material ever to decide upon that point with unqualified 
correctness. With these few words of explanation, I am sure it 
will be useful to future researchers in this field to have names 
attached to these specimens, in that they may be used and referred 
to in making other studies and comparisons. 
HEBE SCHUCHERTI, gen. et. sp. nov. 
(Fig. 10, a and 0) 
The specimen is upon two slabs, one giving the actual bones 
found (6), and the other their impressions with some of the feathers 
of the wing—apparently the right wing. 
