110 Recent Ornithological Publications. 
The 'Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 
Philadelphia 9 for 1858 have been received in this country up to 
p. 184, giving the papers read up to October 26. The ornitho¬ 
logical communications are—(1) "Descriptions of new Birds from 
the vicinity of Port Tejon, Cal.,” by J. X. de Yesey ( Tyrannula 
hammondii and Vireo cassinii); (2) "Description of a new Toxo- 
stoma [T. crissalis) and a new Junco (J. dorsalis)” by Dr. T. C. 
Henry, from New Mexico; and (3) " Description of a newTanager 
from the Isthmus of Darien, and Note on Selenidera spectabilis ,” 
by John Cassin. The Tanager is a Calliste, belonging to the 
section containing G. gyrola and its allies. Mr. Cassin calls it 
C. lavinia. It is the second* species discovered since the com¬ 
pletion of the lately published Monograph. The beautiful new 
Toucan, named by Mr. Cassin Selenidera spectabilis (Proc. Acad. 
Philad. 1857, p. 214), was again obtained by the American 
Surveying party on the Isthmus of Darien, near the village of 
Susio, province of Choco. A plate, giving good figures of two 
interesting African species, Pholidornis rushice and JPgithalus 
flavifrons , is attached to the same part of the ' Proceedings/ 
The 'Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York ’ 
for 1858 contain (1) " Notes on some Cuban Birds, with descrip¬ 
tions of three new species,” by John Gundlach. The species 
mentioned are, Cypselus collaris, Max, C. niger (Gm.), Tachornis 
iradii, Lembeye, Myiadestes elizabethce , Lemb., Colaptes chryso- 
caulosus, sp. nov., Culicivora lembeyii , sp. nov., and Teretristris 
fornsiy sp. nov. They are accompanied by interesting observa¬ 
tions on their habits. Mr. Lawrence adds some explanatory 
remarks. The discovery of the distinctness of Colaptes chry- 
socaulosus from the common Golden shafted of the United States 
[Colaptes auratus ) is noteworthy; it being the fourth species of 
the family now known as peculiar to the island. (2) "Descrip¬ 
tions of two new species of Gulls in the Museum of the Smith¬ 
sonian Institution at Washington [Larus suckleyii and Rissa 
septentrionalis) both from Puget Sound,” by Mr. Lawrence. 
(3) "Descriptions of seven new species of Humming-birds,” 
by George N. Lawrence. We understand from Mr. Gould, to 
whom Mr. Lawrence has sent the types of his species for exa- 
* Calliste cyanotis, Sclater (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 294), is the other. 
