7. Mf.lanerpf.s ALHor.vRYATi s. — Leuconerpes albohrvatiu, 

 Cassin, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1850, p. 106 ; Jouni. Ac. l'liil. d. 3, iii 

 p. 257. pi. 2'2, <$ et $. 



This is not uncommon in the Trinity Valley, seeking its food on 

 the tall pines. The male is easily distinguished from the female by 

 the red band of feathers at the base of the cranium. 



(Better placed in the genus Melanerpes than with Leuconernes. — 

 P. L. S.) 



8. PlCUS HARRIS! (Aud.) . 



Shot near Shasta, base of the Sierra Nevada. 



9. Picus nuttalli, Gambcl. 



Taken on the mountains near Shasta in September. 



10. Turdus NvEvius (Gm.), Bp. Consp. p. 271. 



This pretty species of Thrush is very rare in California, as I have 

 only seen two specimens. These I observed in the coast range of 

 mountains west of Santa Clara. It inhabits the evergreen oak-groves, 

 Quercus densifolia. Taken in October (female). 



11. ClNCLUS AMERICANUS, Sw. 



I have only seen this remarkable bird in the head waters of 

 Trinity and Scott's Rivers at California. It is constantly seeking its 

 food amongst the boulder rocks in the rivers, or on the shallows 

 amongst pebbles ; sometimes wading, diving or swimming, and at 

 other times flying from rock to rock. I have often watched them, 

 and always felt a sort of amusement at their restless and singnlar 

 movements. 



San Francisco, Nov. 18th, 1857. 



2. Monograph of the Asiatic Species of Neptis and 

 Athyma, two genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera belong- 

 ing TO tiii; Family Xymimialid.e. By Frederic Moore, 

 Assistant, Museum East India Company. 



(Annulosa, PI. XLIX.-LI.) 



The following monograph contains descriptions of all tin- -| 

 of the genera Xeptis and Athyma that I have been enabled to bring 

 together from the various collections in this country. 



Genus Neptis, Fabricius. 



Neptis, Fabricius, Syst. Gloss. (Illiger's Mag. \i. p. 282; l» 

 Horsneld ; YVi^rwood. 

 Acca, p., Buhner, Vers. bek. Schmetf ( L816), 



Linieni/is, p., Boisdnval, Ind. Mclb. EuT. Lep. p. 16 ( 1840) : E. 



Doubledav. 



