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the author employs Cardinalis, Carpodacus and Sphyrapicus; mak- 
ing a new Mexican variety, carneus, of Cardinalis Virginianus, and 
following a previous writer * in reducing C. igneus of Baird to a 
variety. In the matter of blue, the Cyanura Stelleri series is ad- 
duced and very skilfully treated. An interesting parallelism of 
Stelleri and coronata is elucidated ; the writer keeps the two dis- 
tinct species, although he confesses that they intergrade at one 
point. The peculiar mode of parallelism is here presented for the 
first time ; the rest of the case is not novel j— E. G. 
Lare Locat Lists.—Of three papers of this sort which have 
reached our table, Mr. Dall’stis the most important, relating to 
the least known locality. Some of our readers will remember that 
on a previous occasion we had to speak in high terms of this gen- 
tleman’s and Dr. Bannister’s researches, which resulted in adding 
many new birds to our fauna. Following up his Alaskan investi- 
gations, in connection with the U. S. Coast Survey, Mr. Dall now 
reports upon 53 species observed in the Aleutian Islands from Un- | 
alashka to the Shumagins. ‘The facts noted are an additional 
confirmation of the peculiarities of distribution noted by me in 
previous publications on the fauna of Alaska; and the region vis- 
ited is of peculiar interest, as being the portion of the West coast 
where the arctic Canadian fauna of the region north of the 
Alaskan range, and the characteristic West coast fauna which 
prevails south of that range, come together and are to a certain 
extent intermingled.” In addition to the names of the species: 
forming the “face” of the report, we have many biographical 
notes, sometimes extensive, as in case of the kittiwake; some- 
times novel, as in the instance of the beautiful Steller’s eider, and 
always interesting. Particular attention has been given to the 
life-colors of the iris; a matter too often neglected by those whose 
Baguley Virginianus var. igneus, CovES, Key, 151. Also discussed by Allen, July, 
aie 
ibaa of color. m BAIRD. Birds N 1858, 583.— A lar arge series of specimens [of C. 
» chiefly from the hoadvalers of the Columbia, have the front washed 
with dull viue, à spot.” COUES, Proc. Phila. Acad., 
ller’ 1 th ted, so much alike that they might be consid 
1866, 93. 
soma species: the last named runs into the C. coronata of M: Mexico. ” CoUES, Am. Nat. 
1871, 770.—“‘ angie Stelleri var. macrolopha.”—ALLEN, Bull. M. C. 6 iii, 1872, 1785 
is se Key, 165, 
} Notes on the ihc s the Aleutian idan: from Unalas hka Eastward. By W- 
H. DALL, U.S. Coast Survey. (From the Proceedings of the Californian Academy of 
Sciences, printed in arisa, Feb. 8, 1873.) 
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