300 ZOOLOGY. 
while collecting in the region of perpetual snow on James’ Peak, 
I found and preserved a flower of Trollius lagus in which the 
These petals were of the same color as the sepals, but shorter, 
though broad, and in other respects finely developed. The pla 
is abundant in the high mountains of this latitude.— Rev. E. 
GREENE, Greeley, Colorado Territory. 
ZOOLOGY. 
Tue Last or “Bonasa Jossu.” — The immediate Was. 
the sudden appearance and prompt destruction of the í . 
mentioned bird, greatly regret that a page of the arent 
should be occupied in recording its career; but since this is 
case (see issue of March, p. 172) and since some of the sta 
ments of your correspondent require correction, we hope that a 
final shot may be permitted; and first since neither the Naw 
RALIST nor its correspondent appears to have seen the folom® 
communication in which the describer of ‘Bonasa Jobsii” 
fully resigned his first-born and since it contains some instructive 
remarks from high ornithological authorities, we roni its la 
tion here. 
beg the pr reading the views of two dis 
jriithologtéta Peo 8 TBA ird and Dr. Elliott Coues, 
the article publishe d in Tue Era of December 8th, : 
“ Bonasa Jobsii.” ‘ 
Professor Baird writes: ‘Your letter of the 11th 
the accompanying description of the su ipposed new * 
m 
grouse. A difference in shape, or color ot 
discrepancy in an observed measure, or an anat 
from a description based upon a dried specimen, i 
SMa little moment. The pope of tail-feathers 
pains now to subordinate form s, once considered SE” 
do to establish them as such. I admit now but KT 
nasa in the United States, with, however, an óf 
e and a Western, these diversified by differences are 
slight variations of proportions which, however, ©” 
