SECOND APPENDIX. 



901 



Hein., L, 1851, p. 193, note.) The genus 

 Catlothrus of Cassin, Pr. Phila. Acad., 1866, 

 p. 18, is adopted. 



No. 316 a, p. 404. Agelaius [lege Agelaus] 

 phmniceus bryanti is named by Ridgway, !Man. 

 N. A. Birds, 1887, p. 870, as a subspecies, 

 the Bahaman Redwing, occurring also in 

 southern Florida. It is said to be smaller 

 than the common Marsh-blackbird, and the 

 female to be lighter colored. 



No. 316 6, p. 404. Agelaius [lege Ageheus'] 

 phmniceus sonoriensis is also hamed by the 

 same author in the same place. It is said to 

 differ from A. phmniceus in the same way that 

 A. p. bahamensis does, but to be larger than 

 the latter, with a smaller bill, and to have 

 the upper parts lighter colored. 



No. 838 a, p. 416. Corvus corax principalis 

 is a large northern Raven named by Ridgway, 

 Man. N. A. Birds, 1887, 861, but the assigned 

 dimensions are well within the known range 

 of individual variation of the common Amer- 

 ican bird. I am inclined to think that the 

 latter is distinguishable from C. corax of 

 Europe, and its tenable subspecific name is 

 probably sinuatus of Wagler, failing which 

 for any reason the next appears to be carni^ 

 varus of Baird, 1858. 



No. 350, p. 421. The Committee decline 

 to recognize Cyanodtta stelleri litoralis of May- 

 nard, Ornith. and OoL, April, 1889, p. 59. 



No. 351, p. 422. Cyanoditta stelleri annectens 

 of Baird (1874), which is in both the later 

 editions of the Key, but was rejected from 

 the Union List of 1886, is now confirmed 

 by the Committee. 



No. 356 a, p. 424. Aphelocoma ealifornica 

 hypoleuca is described by Ridgway, Man. N. 

 A. Birds, 1887, p. 356, from Lower California, 

 in the vicinity of Cape St. Lucas ; it is said 

 to be smaller than A. ealifornica, with larger 

 bill and feet, paler blue back and whiter 

 under parts. 



No. 356 6, p. 424. Aphelocoma Jioridana 

 obscura is described from the San Pedro 

 Mountains of Lower California as A. eali- 

 fornica obscura by Aiithohy, Proc. Gala. Acad. 

 Soi., 2d ser., Oct. 1889, p. 75, and admitted 

 by the Committee, under the latter name, in 

 their Second Supplement, 1889. 



No. 856 bis, p. 878. Aphelocoma floridana 

 insularis is now recognized by the Committee 

 as of specific validity. 



No. 380, p. 438. A new subgenus Nuttal- 

 lorais, Ridgway, Man. N. A. Birds, 1887, 

 p. 337, is adopted for that section of the 

 genus Contopus of which C. borealis, the Olive- 

 sided Flycatcher, is the type. 



No. 389 biSf p. 442. Add: Empidonax 

 cinerltius. St. Lucas Flycatcher. Most 

 like E. difficilis : general coloration much 

 duller ; upper parts scarcely tinged with 

 greenish ; no decided yellow below, except- 

 ing on jugulum and abdomen; wing-bands 

 brownish-white. Sexes similar. Wing 2.65; 

 tail 2.40 ; tarsus 0.68. Lower California. 

 Brewster, Auk, Jan. 1888, p. 90. 



No. 391, p. 443. Empidonax obscurus. The 

 alternative name E. wrighti (after Baird, 

 B. N. A. 1858, p. 200) is now adopted by the 

 Committee (see Brewster, Auk, April, 1889, 

 p. 89). This is best, because Swainson's 

 name obscura (Phil. Mag., 1827, p, 367) is 

 not accompanied by a description which en- 

 ables us to identify his bird. 



No. 391 bis, p. 448. Add: Empidonax 

 grisens. Gray Flycatcher. Nearest E. 

 wrighti (of Baird ; obscurus of American orni- 

 thologists) ; larger and much grayer, the bill 

 longer, the lower mandible flesh-colored on 

 the basal half, in contrast with the blackish 

 terminal portion. ,J, wing 2.68; tail 2.45; 

 tarsus 0.72 ; bill 0.62 ; 9 somewhat smaller. 

 Lower California and probably Arizona. 

 Brewster, Auk, April, 1889, p. 87. 



20 A. Family COTINGID^ : Cotingas. 



An extensive family of tropical and sub- 

 tropical American Clamatorial Passerine 

 Birds, to be now formally added to the North 

 American Fauna, in which the Clamatores 



have long been held to be represented only 

 by the Tyrannidm. The Gotingidm, though 

 related to the Tyrannidm, may be distin- 

 guished, so far as the two following genera 



