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Curator Chapman, on his return from Red Cross work in 

 South America and in France, resumed his research work on 

 South American birds, and has published three preliminary 

 papers describing new forms, as follows : "Descriptions of 

 new Birds from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile" (Bulletin, 

 XLI, pp. 323-333) ; "A new race of the Killdeer from the coast 

 of Peru" (The Auk, Jan., 1920, pp. 105-108) ; "Descriptions of 

 new Birds from Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia" (Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. Washington, XXXII, pp. 253-268). Associate 

 Curator Miller has continued his studies of the pterylosis and 

 visceral anatomy of birds received in the flesh, and (with Mr. 

 Griscom) also his work on the "Birds of Nicaragua." He has 

 ready for publication a paper on the "Classification of Wood- 

 peckers and their Allies," and another on the "Classification of 

 the Kingfishers." He has also published a number of short 

 articles in The Auk. 



