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agilis, the eggs of Totanus melanoleucus, and tells us of Night Herons 
(Nyctiardea grisea nivcea) breeding in the open marshes of Fox Eiver, 
placing their nests among the wild rice. Emphatically there is no lumber 
about this paper. It giv.es, in clear, concise language, the results of ex- 
tended, carefully and intelligently conducted observations in a region 
almost wholly unworked, and from its geographical situation and topo- 
graphical character and surroundings, most rich in results. As an impor- 
tant and valuable faunal contribution to our knowledge of North American 
Ornithology, Mr. Nelson’s list cannot fail to take first rank. — W. B. 
S ALVIN ON THE Procellariid^. — In the fourth part of the Ornitho- 
logical Miscellany,” edited by Mr. G. D. Kowley, Professor Osbert Salvin 
has given the first of a valuable series of papers, in which he seeks to 
throw all possible light upon this very obscure family. This paper is in 
two parts. The first is devoted to an examination of the unpublished 
“ Banks’ drawings,” and the manuscripts of Dr. Solander, so far as they 
relate to the Petrels. These drawings are sixteen in number, and are pre- 
sumed to have been drawn by Sydney Parkinson, one of the artists in the 
employ of Sir Joseph Banks, in the “Endeavor,” under Captain Cook. 
The manuscript notes of Dr. Solander are in the British Museum. As 
Bonaparte and Gray have introduced Dr. Solander’s names into our orni- 
thological nomenclature, even where unaccompanied by descriptions and 
unpublished, Mr. Salvin has done the wmrld good service in testing the 
vitality of these names. 
Procellaria oceanica of Solander stands as Oceanites oceanicus of Kuhl. 
It is better known as Thalassidroma wilsoni. Procellaria mguorea of Solan- 
der, (= P. marina of Latham, and confounded by Kuhl with P. fregata, 
a distinct species, in which he was followed by Gray, and for a time by 
Cones), stands as Pelagodroma marina. Procellaria fregata of Solander stands 
as Fregata grallaria. Procellaria turtur (Sol.) = Prion turtur. P. velox 
(Sol.) “ must continue doubtful.” P. ''gigantea (Sol.) stands as Ossifraga 
gigantea. P. fuliginosa Mr. Salvin traces with some difficulty to Maja- 
queus (Bquinoctialis, but without doubt. P. sandaliata, a “ long-lost ” spe- 
cies, now reappears in the (Estrelata armingoniana of Giglioli and Salva- 
dori (Ibis, 1869), and to their name Mr. Salvin gives the preference, fol- 
lowing the Golden Rule in questions of nomenclature. 
P. lugens of Solander cannot be placed. Kuhl and Gray made it the 
same with P. grisea = (Estrelata hidderi Cones = (E. hrevirostris Lesson, 
— the latter being the proper name, and the same as P. tristis Forst. 
and P. amaurosoma Coues ; but, according to Mr. Salvin, incorrectly. 
P. lugens must thus be left in abeyance. Nectris fuliginosa of Solander 
Mr. Salvin is convinced = Puffinus griseus Finsch. Nectris munda 
Solander may apply to P. gavia Forst. (= P. opisthomelas Coues), but 
this is regarded as doubtful. Diomedea antarctica (Sol.) is probably = 
D. fuliginosa^ and Diomedea profuga possibly = D. chlororhyncha. 
