APPENDIX II.

Sixei: the, publieution, in May. 1893. of the first edition of the llnndbook, three additional species have been recorded from eastern North America. six new ruees have been described. and seventeen changes have been made in nomenelnture. These additions and emendations are presented below, each one being preceded by its number in [be (‘lit'Pk-ldst of North American Birds, published by the Amerienn (h‘nithologhts' Union, thus showingr its proper place in the body of the Handbook, where the same system of enumeration has been adopted.

89. (‘hnnge Pufllnus major Faber to Pufiinus gravis (O’lt’eil/y), the latter nznne havingr four years“ priority. (See Salvin, Cut. Birds, Brit. Mus., xxv, 1896. p. 373.)

102. Add Daption capensis { Linn). Plxmno PETREL.—A species of the, oeeuns of the southern hemisphere. which has been recorded from Casco Bay. Maine. (See Coues (1pm! Purdie, New England Bird Life, ii, p. 386.) Omitted from previous editions in error.

131.1. Add Mergus albellus Linn. SME\V.~—An Old World species which has been onee reeorded from "northern North Amerieu.” (Sulvudori, ('nt. Birds Brit. 11115., xxvii, 1506. pp. 467, 46*.)

141.1. Add Casarca. casarca. (linnA. Rl'th SHELDRAKK—An Old World species which has been once reeorded from (lreenlund. (See Allen (1pm! Sehulow, The Auk, xiii, 1596,11, 243.)

151. (Tlnume Glaucionetta. clang-ula. americana. (Rana/Li to Clangula. clangula. americana. lion/111.. the Lrenerie nmne (flat/rio— vul/u luu‘ill;r been wrongly applied. (See, Eighth Supplement .-\. t). L'. (The-ek— l.i.~'t N. A. Birds, The Auk, xiv. 1897.1). 11.0.)

152. (‘hunge Glaucionetta. islandica. (02mm to Clangula. islandica. fin/«L, for the remon given under the preeeding species.

154. ("luluue Clangula hyemalis Linn. to Harelda hyemalis (Li/mg». the uem-rie mime. (Yang/Wu liurin;r been wrongly applied. (500 Eighth Supplement to A. 0. L'. (Jheeleist N. A. Birds. The Auk, xiv, 1807, p. 125,)

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