AVES. 
(var. domestica) aro described. J. 1\ van Wiclcevoort Ci'ommelin, Nederl. 
Tijdschr. Bierk. 1864, pp. 294-297. 
Nyroca leucophthalma is stated to have occurred in Jamaica, but to be very 
rare there. Probably some other species has been mistaken for this bird. 
W. T. March, Proc. Acad. Philad. 1864, p. 72. 
Fulix (sc. Somaterid) mollissima and F. spectahiKs are figured. C. J. Sun- 
devall, Sv. Fogl. pi. lx. 
Larida;. 
CouES, Elliott. Notes on certain Central- American Lartdaij 
collected by Mr. Osbert Salvin and Mr. F. Godman. Ibis, 
1864, pp. 387-393. 
Three species of LarmcR and twelve of SternirKB (one being 
doubtful) are critically treated of. 
Gygis . What appears to be a nevi^ species from the Feejee Islands is 
characterized but left unnamed by G. Ilartlaub, Ibis, 1864, p. 232. 
Cliroicocephalus tihetanus. A fine and apparently new species, brought 
from Tibet by Major Hay. J, Gould, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 64 ; Ann. & Mag. 
N. II., ser. 3. xiv. p. 379. 
Rhodostethia ross/ has occurred in the Faeroes. J. C. H.' Fischer, Krdy. 
Naturh. Tidsskr. 1864. (Of. Ibis, 1866, pp. 103, 238.) 
Stercorarius pomatorhinm^ its autumnal migration southward in Ireland. 
R. Warren, jun., Proc. N. II. Soc. Dublin, iv. pp. 3-6, J. Kinahan, p. 9, 
and J. 0. Neligan, ihid. p. 40. 
Procellariida?. 
CouES, Elliott. A critical Review of the Family Procellaridae 
[lege Procellariidde] : Part I., embracing the Procellarieoi 
or Stormy Petrels. Proc. Acad. Philad. 1864, pp. 72-91. 
Part II., embracing the Puffi^nece, Ibid. pp. 116-144. 
The author divides the Procellariidce into three subfamilies, 
which he calls Diomedein(p, ProcellarincPy and Halodroininx^ ; in 
the first the nasal tubes are entirely disconnected and placed 
one on each side of the bill, in the second they are united, and 
open more or less horizontally forwards, in the third their aper- 
tures are directed vertically upwards. Dr. Coues further 
divides the Procellariince into five divisions, termed 
Daptionece, Prionea, Pvffineoi, and Procellariea ; these last he 
separates into two groups, to which no names are assigned. The 
first contains four genera : Oceanodroma, with P. furcata of 
Gmelin as its type; Cymochorea, equivalent to Thalassidroma 
of authors (which name is altogether dropped as being synony- 
mous with Procellaria proper of Linnaeus) ; Halocyptena for the 
reception of a single and hitherto unknown species ; and ProceU 
laria as restricted by Bonaparte. The second group is com- 
posed of OceaniteSj Fregetia, and Pelagodroma. As might be 
expected, these so-called genera approach each other so nearly. 
