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Mr. Cooke, in his reports, evidently has an eye to condensation, a num- 
ber in parenthesis (as “(3o)”=St. Louis, Mo., O. Widman) standing for 
the name of the station and observer; his matter is pertinent and in most 
cases well arranged ; while his summaries respecting the movements of 
particular species, as given in his later papers, show at a glance what 
are the results attained. — J. A. A. 
Bean’s Notes on Birds collected in Alaska and Siberia.* — Dr. 
Bean, while investigating the fish and fisheries of Alaska in the summer 
of 1880, devoted incidentally some time to birds. Many of the species 
were obtained from localities within the Arctic Circle, and several were 
added to those previously known from Alaska. The list numbers 77 spe- 
cies, with annotations, and in some cases tables of measurements, notablv 
in the case of Melospiza cinerea. The paper closes with a table of localities 
showing where the species were collected. Among the species secured 
was a specimen of Eurinorhynchus pygmceus. “ Empidonax dijficilis and 
Bateo borealis calurus were obtained for the first time in the territory. 
The range of Actodromas acuminata was extended northward to Port 
Clarence.” Dioinedea melanophrys was observed (but not taken) “about 
1,060 miles west of Cape Mendocino, California,” and on this ground has 
been added by Mr. Ridgway (this Bulletin. Vol. VII, p. 258) to the North 
American fauna. — J. A. A. . 
Old World Birds in the National Museum.— -Mr. Ridgway has 
published f a list of Old World birds in the National Museum with the 
object to render apparent the desiderata of the Museum among Old World 
species. The numeration and classification adopted is that of Gray’s well- 
known “Hand-list.” — J. A. A. 
Stejneger on the Cygnin^e.| — The external and osteological char- 
acters are given in detail, with diagnoses of the genera and species, dis- 
cussions of various points of nomenclature, and a careful exposition of the 
distinctive feature of the nine species recognized. The affinities of the 
genus Coscoroba are dwelt upon at length, with the result of referring it 
to the A 7 iatince. Besides the extinct genus Paloeocycnus (Stejn., gen. 
nov.), the author recognizes four genera of Swans, namely Sthenelus 
(gen. nov.), Cygnus , Olor , and Chen op is. The two North American spe- 
cies are assigned to Olor. — J. A. A. 
* Notes on Birds collected during the Summer of 1880 in Alaska and Siberia. By 
Tarleton H. Bean. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, pp. 144-173. July 25. 1882. 
t Catalogue of Old World Birds in the United States National Museum. By Robert 
Ridgway. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, pp. 317-333, March, 1882. 
j Outlines of a Monograph df the Cygninae. By Leonhard Stejneger. Proc. U. S. 
Nat. Mus., 1882, pp. 174-221, figg. 16. July 25, 1882. 
