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Stream” in 1876 (Yols VI and VII), and in reviewing it for this Bulletin 
Mr. Allen wrote : “ The list bears evidence of trustworthiness, and we 
would gladly see it reproduced in a more permanent and accessible form.” 
Hence we take especial pleasure in announcing the appearance of the 
present “ Revised List,” in pamphlet form. The title-page is very pretty 
and attractive, and, aside from the names of Messrs. F. R. Rathbun and 
H. G. Fowler, contains those of Frank S. Wright and Samuel F. Rath- 
bun, constituting “The Ornithological Four” on whose observations it is 
chiefly based. Several other collectors, to whom due credit is given, have 
furnished notes which render the list more complete .and reliable. To 
the brief prefatory remarks are appended two foot-notes, the second of 
which is a letter from Dr. Coues, to whom the MSS. were submitted. The 
Doctor writes : “ The evident care which the authors have taken to avoid 
error, by basing the article entirely upon original observations, and by 
excluding all doubtful matter, confers that very high rate of reliability 
which will doubtless make this List the leading authority upon the Orni- 
thology of Central New York.” That this high praise is not undeserved, 
a glance at the list will show, but we confess it would have looked better in 
a review than in the paper itself. The “ Ratlibun-Fowler List ” treated 
of three counties (Cayuga, Seneca, and Wayne), Avhile in the present 
“ Revised List ” this territory is increased by the addition of Onondaga 
and Yates counties. The paper is unusually free from typographical 
errors, though the following escaped the author’s detection : Sitta caro- 
linesis , Siurus aurocapillus, and Chrysomitris tristris. On page 17 we are 
sorry to see “ Lanius ludovicianus excubit oroides ,” but are glad to notice 
that it is the only place where trinomial nomenclature has crept into this 
paper. In several other cases, however, the tendency to atavism is more 
marked, as manifested by “ Troglodytes domesticus, (Bartr.) Coues,” 
“ Corvus frugivorus , Bartr.,” “ Buteo aquilinus, (Barton.) Coues,” etc. 
The original list, as published in the “ Auburn Daily Advertiser ” 
(August 14, 1877) contained 191 species, while in the present “ Revised 
List” are enumerated 236, showing an addition of 46 species, for Quer- 
quedula cyanoptera (a most unlikely straggler), which was included in the 
original list, is not mentioned in the present paper. The 46 additions are : 
Turdus swainsoni var. alicice , 11 elminth oph ago peregrine i, Oporornis agi/is , 
Myiodioctes mitratus , Stelgidopteryx serripennis , Vireo philadelphicus , Lanins 
borealis , Passerculus savanna , Melospiza pal us tr is, Spizella pusilla , Corvus 
corax, Empidonax acadicus, E. trailli, E. minimus, Bracliyotus palustris , 
Accipiter fuscus, Falco communis, Buteo lineatus, AEgiulitis meloda, Stega- 
nopus wilsoni, Macrorhamphus griseus, Ereunetes pusillus, Tringa maculata, 
T. maritima, T. alpina, var. americana, Calidris arenaria, Limosa fedoa, 
Totanus semipalmatus , Tringoides macularius , Actiturus bartramius , Nu- 
menius longirostris, N. hudsonicus, liallus virginianus, Porzana Carolina, 
Brant a bernicla, Mareca americana , Spatula clypeata, Fuligula affinis, 
F. collaris, Somateria spectabilis, Graculus carbo, G. dilophus, Larus' 
