7. Mf.lanerpf.s ALHor.vRYATi s. — Leuconerpes albohrvatiu, Cassin, Pr. Ac. Sc. Phil. 1850, p. 106 ; Jouni. Ac. l'liil. d. 3, iii p. 257. pi. 2'2, <$ et $. This is not uncommon in the Trinity Valley, seeking its food on the tall pines. The male is easily distinguished from the female by the red band of feathers at the base of the cranium. (Better placed in the genus Melanerpes than with Leuconernes. — P. L. S.) 8. PlCUS HARRIS! (Aud.) . Shot near Shasta, base of the Sierra Nevada. 9. Picus nuttalli, Gambcl. Taken on the mountains near Shasta in September. 10. Turdus NvEvius (Gm.), Bp. Consp. p. 271. This pretty species of Thrush is very rare in California, as I have only seen two specimens. These I observed in the coast range of mountains west of Santa Clara. It inhabits the evergreen oak-groves, Quercus densifolia. Taken in October (female). 11. ClNCLUS AMERICANUS, Sw. I have only seen this remarkable bird in the head waters of Trinity and Scott's Rivers at California. It is constantly seeking its food amongst the boulder rocks in the rivers, or on the shallows amongst pebbles ; sometimes wading, diving or swimming, and at other times flying from rock to rock. I have often watched them, and always felt a sort of amusement at their restless and singnlar movements. San Francisco, Nov. 18th, 1857. 2. Monograph of the Asiatic Species of Neptis and Athyma, two genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera belong-ing TO tiii; Family Xymimialid.e. By Frederic Moore, Assistant, Museum East India Company. (Annulosa, PI. XLIX.-LI.) The following monograph contains descriptions of all tin--| of the genera Xeptis and Athyma that I have been enabled to bring together from the various collections in this country. Genus Neptis, Fabricius. Neptis, Fabricius, Syst. Gloss. (Illiger's Mag. \i. p. 282; l» Horsneld ; YVi^rwood. Acca, p., Buhner, Vers. bek. Schmetf ( L816), Linieni/is, p., Boisdnval, Ind. Mclb. EuT. Lep. p. 16 ( 1840) : E. Doubledav.
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