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American birds, in the course of which several new subspecies 
are characterized, Mr. Lawrence describes in this number 
two new species of Pigeons of the genus Zenaida — Z. rubripes , 
from Grenada, W. L, and Z. bogotensis , from Bogota. Mr. 
Stejneger continues his u Analecta Ornithological and pro¬ 
poses to transfer the generic name Parra from the Jacanas 
to the Spur-winged Plovers (Lobivanellus ), because Linnaeus 
placed in his genus Parra , besides the well-known Parra 
jacana , two species of the latter group. Our friend may be 
technically correct, but we do not think he will get many of 
his brother ornithologists to follow his lead. He has done 
better service in pointing out that Podiceps nigricollis is 
not a Nearctic species, and by telling us where the genus 
Simorhynchus was first established by Merrem. 
2. Berlepsch and Jhering • on South-Brazilian Birds. 
[Die Vogel der Umgegend von Taquara do Mimdo.Novo, Prov. Rio 
Grande do Sul. Von Hans v. Berlepsch und Dr. Herman v. Jhering. 
Zeitsch. f. d. ges. Ornithol. 1885.] 
Taquara do Mundo Novo is the chief place of the colony 
“ Mundo Novo,” which is situated on the upper course 
of the Bio dos Sinos, in Bio Grande do Sul, the most 
southern province of the Brazilian empire. Dr. v. Jhering 
passed three years there, and during a subsequent visit of six 
months devoted the whole of his time to natural history. 
After an excellent disquisition on the natural features of the 
district by the last-mentioned author, Graf v. Berlepsch gives 
an account of the 234 species of birds of which specimens 
were collected or observed by Dr. v. Jhering and his friends, 
in his usual exact style. Field-notes by Dr, v. Jhering are 
added. The arrangement and names are generally those of 
the 'Nomenclator Avium Neotropicalium/ but several changes 
in the nomenclature of well-known species are proposed. The 
avifauna of this district agrees nearly with that of the ad¬ 
jacent provinces Sta. Catharina and San Paolo, only 9 species 
out of the 234 mentioned not being known to occur there 
also. Of these, Picummis jheringi and Chrysotispretreih&ve, 
as yet, only been found in Bio Grande do Sul. The following 
