360 The American Naturalist. [M ay, 



List the species Rallus scottii and Rallus longirostris caribseus. 

 The subspecies Porzana jamaicensis coturniculus (1886) became 

 the species P. coturniculus (1895). From these changes a less 

 important one is to be noted, viz. : Rallus longirostris saturatus 

 became, in 1895, R. crepitans saturatus (No. 211 a). 



Passing to the Order Limicol^e (ninth group), it is to be 

 noted that in the List of 1886 there were included 66 species 

 and j. subspecies, and in 1895 these became 68 species and 6 sub- 

 species, the changes being the addition of Tringa damacensis (a 

 straggler); the two subspecies Totanus solitarius cinnamomeus 

 and Symphemia semipalmata inornata, and the new species Hse- 

 matopusfrazari. Other changes in this group are the subgenus 

 Rhyacophilus (1886) to read the subgenus Heladromus, and the 

 name of the Mexican Jacana, instead of being Jacana gymnos- 

 toma (Wagl.), is now J. spinosa (Linn.). 



Coming next to the Order Galling (tenth group), it is to be 

 seen that in the 1886 List 22 species are given and 18 subspe- 

 cies, while in 1895 there are 21 species and 22 subspecies. This 

 reduction in the number of species was caused by the dropping 

 out of Colinus graysoni, while the subspecies were increased by 

 adding to the List Oreortyx pictus confinis, Tympanuchus ameri- 

 canus attwateri, and the two Turkeys, M. g. osceola and M. g. 

 ellioti. Callipepla gambeli of the old work was corrected to read 

 C. gambelii. 1 



In the eleventh group, or the Order Columbjs, there were 

 included in the List of 1886 12 species and no subspecies. In 

 the 1895 List we find but 11 species, while 4 subspecies have been 

 added. Columba fasciata vioscse was recognized, while Engyp- 

 tila albifrons (1885) became Leptotila fulviventris brachyptera. 

 There was also added the subspecies Columbigallina passerina 

 pallescens and the species Columbigallina passerina has became 

 the subspecies C. p. terrestris. 



There appeared 53 species and 29 subspecies in the twelfth 

 group or Order Rapotres in 1886, while in 1895 these were 

 increased to 5£ species and 37 subspecies. In this group the 



tween the Check-List of 1886 and that of 1895, and that the i 

 (1889-94) and the Abridged Edition of 1889 are not taken 

 The second edition (1895) is taken to be the final finding of the Committee. - 



