0RNITH0L0G. PUBLICATIONEN AUS DEN VEREINIGTEN STAATEN. 185 



Lucia, West Indies. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882, pp. 525—526. (Publ. 



March 21, 1883.) 

 Dendroeca adelaidae delicata, «Differing from D. adelaidae, from 



Porto Rico, in very much more intense yellow superciliares and lower parts r 



the former much broader (occupying the whole of the forehead, except a 



central line), more decided plumbeous of the upper parts, more distinct 



black mark on sides and fore part of the crown, larger size, and other 



particulars. » 

 RIDGWAY, R. - Description of a Supposed New Plover from Chili. Pr. U. 



S. Nat. Mus. 1882, pp. 526—527. (Publ. March 21, 1883.) 

 Agialites albidipectes. 

 RIDGWAY, R. — On the Genus Tantalus Linn. and its allies. Pr. U. S. Nat. 



Mus. 1882, pp. 550—551. (Publ. March 21. 1883.) 

 Schlägt vor das Genus Tantalus Linn. (Ty^ms T. loculator) zu theilen 



und von den altweltlichen Formen, mit T. ibis als Typus, unter dem 



Namen Pseudotantalus abzutrennen. 

 RIDGWAY, R. — Description of a New Petrel from Alaska. Pr. U. S. Nat. 



Mus. 1882, pp. 656—658. (Publ. June 26. 1883.) 



Oestrelata fisheri «probably the handsomest of the genus, belongs to 



the delicately-formed, slenderbilled group which includes Oe. cooki (Gray) r 



Oe. gavia (Forst.), Oe. desolata (Gm.), and Oe. defillipiana (Gigl. et Salvad.) 



It is apparently most nearly allied to the last named.» 

 RIDGWAY, R. — Descriptions of some Birds supposed to be undescribed, 



from the Commander Islands and Petropaulovski, collected by Dr. Leonhard 



Stejneger, U. S. Signal Service. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882, pp. 90-96. 



(June 23. 1883.) 

 Beschreibt als neu: Haliaetus hypoleucus, Acrocephalus dybowskii (=A. 



ochotensis Midd.?), Anorthura pallescens, Hirundo saturata (= H. tytleri 



Jerd., R. B. Sharpe in litt.), Anthus stejnegeri, «if new» (=A. gustavi). 

 RIDGWAY, R. — Notes upon some Rare Species of Neotropical Birds. The 



Ibis 1883, pp. 399—401. 

 RIDGWAY, R. — On the probable Identity of Motacilla ocularis Swinhoe and 



M. amurensis Seebohm, with remarks on an allied supposed Species, M. 



blakistoni Seebohm. Pr. U. S. Nat. Hist. 1883, pp. 144—147. (Oct. 5. 1883.) 

 Neu hinzugekommenes Material hat Herrn Ridgway überzeugt, dass die 



zwei erstgenannten Arten wirklich verschieden sind, dass aber M. blakiston. 



mit M. amurensis zusammenfällt. 

 RIDGWAY, R. — Descriptions of some New Birds from Lower California, col- 

 lected by Mr. L. Beiding. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1883, pp. 154— 156. 



(Oct. 5. 1883.) 

 Als neu werden beschrieben Lophophanes inornatus cineraceus ; Psaltiü 



parus grindae ; Junco bairdi. 

 RIDGWAY, R. — Anthus cervinus (Pallas) in Lower California. Pr. ü. S. 



Nat. Mus. 1883, pp. 156—157. (Oct. 5. 1883.) 



