952 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. {TolY. 



1855. Beyant, H. [Remarks on exMliitiou of Nortli American sj)ecimens of Mareca 



penelope and Querquedula crecca.] <^Proc. Boston Soc.Nai.iri.st.,x, lS5o,-p, 



195. 

 1855. Frederick, G. S. Occurrence of the Polisli Swan [Cygnns immutabilis] at 



Hornsey Mere. <^ Zoologist, xiii, 1855, p. 4661. 

 1855. Gadamer, [H.] 1. Zur NaturgescMclite der Oidemia fusca, Flem. Platypus 



fuscus, Brehm. Melanita fusca, Boje. Anas fusca, Linn^. Fuligula fusca, 



Bonap. <^ Naiimannia, v, 1855, pp. 89-92. 

 1855. Gloger, C. W. L. Ein Hockerscliwan [Cygnus olor], einen Fiscli verzelirend. 



< J. f. 0., iii, 1855, pp. 181, 182. 

 1855. Gray, G. R. On a new Species of Somateria [v-nigra], and the Female of 



Lampronetta Fischeri, Brandt. < P. Z. S. , xxili, 18.55, pp. 211, 212, pll. (Aves) 



cvii, cviii. 

 PI. cvii, Somateria v-nigra, p. 212, sp. n. ; pi. cviii, Arctonetta (n. g.) fischeri. 



1855. Gurney, S,, Jr. Black Swans [Cygnus atratus] Breeding in Confinement. 

 <^Zoologist, xiii, 1855, p. 4661. 



1855. Heckel, J. Ueber verrirte wilde Schwane [Cygnus musicus]. <^ F«7(. :ool.- 



lot. Ver. Wien, v, 1855, pp. 14, 15. 

 1855. HOMEYER, E. V. Einige Worte iiber Art, Bestand und klimatische Ausartungj 



mit besonderer Rticksicht auf Fuligula Homeyeri. <[ J.f. 0. , ii, 1854, Extrah.^ 



(1855), pp. Ixvi-lxix. 

 1855. MuLLER, — V. [Ueber Anseres spp. in der Umgegend von Sternberg.] <^Nau- 



mannia, 18.55, pp. 104, 105. 

 1855. Newman, E. Curious Act of Auto-surgery in a Teal [Zool., p. 4661]. . <^ Zoolo- 

 gist, xiii, 1855, p. 4704. 

 1855. Preston, T. A. Curious act of Autosurgery in a Teal [plugging a wound with 



feathers]. < Zoologist, xiii, 1855, p. 4661. [Cf. p. 4704.] 

 1855. Schlegel, H. [Ein Wort iiber den von Altum beschriebenen Singschwan mit 



ganz bchwarzer Schnabelfirste. <^ Naiimannia, v, 1855, p. 258, taf. iv, f. 1-4. 

 1855. Schlegel, H. [Ueber die Saat- und weisstirnigen Ganse.] <^Naiimannia, 



V, 1855, pp. 254-257. 

 15 allgemeine Bemerkimgeii. 5 spp. 



1855. Selys-Longchamps, E. Bemerkungen iiber die wahren Ganse (Anser) Euro- 

 pas. <^iVf»«manHia, V, 1855, pp. 261-265, pi. iv, f. 6, 7. 

 8 spp. Anser pallixies, sp. n. 



1855. Selys-Longchamps, E. Zusatze zu den Bemerkungen iiber die wahren Ganse 

 [Anser] Europas. <[ Naumannia, v, 1855, pp. 397, 398. 



1855. Wyman, J. [Remarks on exhibition of a preparation of the wing of the 



''Winter" or Pin-tailed Duck (Dafila acuta).] <^ Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 V, 1855, p. 169. 



Showing mechanism of flexion and extension, contributing to fixity of the limb, independ- 

 ently of muscular action. 



1856. Altum, [B. ] [Ueber die Schwane. ] < Naumannia, vi, 1856, pp. 363-367. 

 1856. [BiLLLNGS, E.] On Black Duck, (Anas obscura.) <^Canad. Nat. and Geol., i, 



Apr., 1856, pp. 146-149. 

 Compiled descriptive sketch of habits. 



1856. [Billings, E.] On the Wood Duck, (Anas [Aix] sponsa.) <[ Canad. Nat. and 

 ■ Geol, i, Apr., 1856, pp. 149-152. 



Compiled description and sketch of habits. 

 1856. [Billings, E.] On the Green- winged Teal, (Anas [Querquedula] Carolinensis.) 

 <^ Canad. Nat. and Geol., i, Apr., 1856, pp. 153, 154. 

 Mainly quotations. 



