ADDENDA.

We have received in addition to the specimens already cited the following, collected by Dr. R. M. Anderson, Western Grebe, Æchmophorus occidentalis, Dried Meat Lake, near Camrose, September 20, 1918. Horned Grebe, Colymbus auritus; Greater and Lesser Yellow-legs, Totanus melanoleucus and T. flavipes; Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus from Miquelon Lake, near Camrose, September 29, 1918.

The following species and notes should be added to the previous list:

187.★ Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte’s Gull.—Farley reports this species May 1, 1900 at Red Deer and May 13 and 16, 1917 at Camrose. Anderson took a specimen, September 29, 1918 at Miquelon Lake.

(12). Phalacrocorax auritus. Double-crested Cormorant.—Farley reports that for many years this species bred on Miquelon Lake some 24 miles southeast of Edmonton where Anderson found evidence in September, 1918 of the current year’s nesting in the form of nests said to be Cormorant’s.

(13). Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. White Pelican.—Said by Farley to have nested in numbers at Miquelon Lake until of late years and it is not known as yet where they have removed to. At the height of their nesting from 300 to 500 nests were to be seen on an island of not three acres extent.

(25). Clangula clangula. Goldeneye.—Farley reports that for the past eight years Goldeneyes have nested in a blind brick chimney on the R. B. Price house in Camrose, about five feet down. The young clamber up the flue to the top, tumble off and roll down the roof to the ground where they are gathered up and conveyed to the water by human friends, where the mother invariably awaits to receive them. Every spring ducks visit many chimneys in town as if prospecting for nesting sites. My informant queries, “Would these be the young that have remembered a similar nesting home?” The facts suggest the affirmative.

(29). Chen hyperboreus. Snow Goose.—Fleming informs me that he has examined the head of one of Horsbrough specimens, probably one of those he cites, and declares it to be the Lesser, C. h. hyperboreus.

(35). Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron.—Anderson on an island in Miquelon Lake, September, 1918 found nests of this species together with those of Cormorants on the ground. The specific identity was supplied by Mr. Farley and other good report.

(36). Grus mexicana. Sandhill Crane.—Farley reports finding a crane nest on Spotted Lake near Buffalo Lake in May 1895. Dr. George of Red Deer also informs me that he took crane eggs on a small pond near Innisfail May 24, 1896. Undoubtedly these were G. mexicana.

188. Grus americana. Whooping Crane.—Dr. George of Red Deer informs me that he has not seen Whooping Cranes near Red Deer for some years, inferring their former presence but stating that he never found them breeding.

189. Coturnicops noveboracensis. Yellow Rail.—Mr. Farley says,—“I know of a swamp at Red Deer where a pair nested several years. Their note is just like two stones knocked together quickly. There is also a pair in a swamp just off our farm (Camrose) where I can depend upon hearing them every June.”

(42). Macrorhamphus griseus. Dowitcher.—In the previously published part of the list, antea, p. 12, under this species heading I made an unfortunate slip of the pen when I said that Horsbrough ascribes this “probably incorrectly to the western race, M. g. scolopaceus.” It should have read “the eastern race, M. g. griseus”, which makes my implied criticism more intelligible. Fleming sends me measurements of a Buffalo Lake bird, August 1915, which he refers to griseus though he says the color characters tend towards scolopaceus. I infer from his remarks that this is an adult and not a juvenile bird.

190.★ Pisobia bairdi. Baird’s Sandpiper.—We have a specimen taken by Anderson, Many Island Lake, September 18, 1918.

191. Pelidna alpina. Red-backed Sandpiper.—Mr. Farley reports “Black-heart Plover” May 11, 1899 at Red Deer. This is an old South Ontario name for this species.

(47). Bartramia longicauda. Upland Plover.—Farley notes that this species is rapidly disappearing from this section, a condition he called attention to in the Ottawa Naturalist XXVII, 1913, p. 63. He now lays the blame upon the boys who find it a too easy object of sport through the summer.

(50). Numenius longicauda. Long-billed Curlew.—Farley substantiates the hypothetical identity of this species reported by Horsbrough and Sternberg, recording it from both Red Deer and Camrose.

(51). Squatarola squatarola. Black-bellied Plover.—Charadrius dominicus. Golden Plover.—J. H. Fleming writes me that he has the specimens that Horsbrough records as Golden Plover and that they prove to be Black-bellies. Thus the Golden should be replaced by the Black-bellied in the authenticated list.

192. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk.—Fleming informs me he has a specimen, Little Hay Lake, (near Camrose) September 2, 1918.

Falco rusticolus. Gyrfalcon.—J. H. Fleming tells me he has the specimen reported under this head by Horsbrough which he regards as rusticolus.

193. Aquila chrysaëtos. Golden Eagle.—Farley reports,—“seen nearly every November at Red Deer.”

(78). Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl.—Sonema, 5th line second paragraph should be “Lousana.”

194. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl.—Farley remarks in letter of November 18, 1918, from Camrose,—“A friend saw a Snowy Owl yesterday,” thus giving evidence for the inclusion of this species of undoubted occurrence.

FOURTH ANNUAL LIST OF PROPOSED CHANGES
IN THE A. O. U. CHECK LIST OF
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.

BY HARRY C. OBERHOLSER.

This is the Fourth Annual List of proposed A. O. U. Check-List additions and changes in the names of North American birds. Like the First, Second, and Third,[26] the present list comprises only ornithological cases—i. e., such as require specimens or the identification of descriptions for their determination—and consists of additions, eliminations, rejections, and changes of names due to various causes. However, only changes known to be the result of revisionary work are included; therefore no mention is here made of changes involved in names in local lists or elsewhere, used without sufficient explanation or not known to be based on original research, of changes or additions queried or but tentatively made, or of the elimination of subspecies by authors who, on general principles, recognize no subspecies.

This list is intended to include everything pertinent up to December 31, 1918, and nothing after that date has been taken. In view of the volume and widely scattered character of current ornithological literature, it is not at all unlikely that some names or changes have been overlooked, and the writer would be very thankful for reference to any omissions, in order that such may be duly given a place in next year’s list.

Additions[27] and Changes in Names.

Gavia arctica (Linnæus) becomes, so far as North American specimens are concerned, Gavia viridigularis Dwight, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, p. 198 (Gichega, northeastern Siberia). (Cf. Dwight, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, pp. 196-199.)

Gavia pacifica (Lawrence) becomes Gavia arctica pacifica (Lawrence). (Cf. Dwight, ‘The Auk.’ XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, pp. 198-199.)

†Larus hyperboreus barrovianus Ridgway. Larus barrovianus Ridgway, ‘The Auk,’ III, No. 3, July, 1886, p. 330 (Point Barrow, Alaska). Reinstated as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 472.) Range: northwestern North America, south in winter to California.

Thalassogeron Ridgway becomes Thalassarche Reichenbach (Natürl. Syst. Vögel, 1852, p. V), because not considered generically separable. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, p. 44.)

Thalassogeron chrysostomus culminatus (Gould) becomes Thalassarche culminata culminata (Gould), because Diomedea chrysostoma Forster is considered not with certainty identifiable. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, p. 85.)

Fulmarus rodgersi Cassin becomes Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii Cassin, because not specifically distinct from Fulmarus glacialis. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, pp. 88-90.)

Thyellodroma cuneata (Salvin) becomes Thyellodroma chlororhyncha (Lesson) (Puffinus chlororhynchus Lesson, Traité d’Ornith., 1831, p. 613, no locality), because it is only a light color phase of the latter. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, pp. 141-145.)

†Priofinus Hombron and Jacquinot. Recognized as a genus. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, pp. 59, 108.) The only species therefore should be called Priofinus cinereus (Gmelin).

†Pterodroma gularis (Peale). Procellaria gularis Peale, U. S. Explor. Exped., VIII, 1848, p. 299 (Atlantic Ocean, lat. 68° S., long. 95° W.). Recorded from Alaska. (Cf. Bent, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, p. 221.)

Æstrelata gularis Peale becomes Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster) (Procellaria inexpectata Forster, Descript. Anim., 1844, p. 204, Antarctic Ocean), because the latter is identical and of earlier date. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, pp. 104-105.)

Pelecanus californicus Ridgway becomes Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Ridgway. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 1, Jan., 1918, p. 62.)

Aristonetta Baird, Rep. Expl. & Surv. R. R. Pac., IX, 1858, p. 793 (type, Anas valisineria Wilson). Raised to generic rank. (Cf. Oberholser, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXXI, June 29, 1918, p. 98.) The only species therefore becomes Aristonetta valisineria (Wilson).

Creciscus coturniculus (Ridgway) becomes Creciscus jamaicensis coturniculus (Ridgway). (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 1, Jan., 1918, p. 63.)

†Numenius americanus occidentalis Woodhouse. Numenius occidentalis Woodhouse, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1852, p. 194 (near Albuquerque, New Mexico). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, p. 191.) Range: southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States, south in winter to Mexico and Jamaica.

Ectopistes migratorius (Linnæus) becomes Ectopistes canadensis (Linnæus) (Columba canadensis Linnæus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, p. 284, Canada), because the latter has been identified as the same species, and has anteriority. (Cf. Oberholser, Science, N. S., XLVIII, No. 1244, Nov. 1, 1918, p. 445.)

Polyborus cheriway (Jacquin) becomes Polyborus cheriway auduboni Cassin (Polyborus auduboni Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, p. 2; Florida), because the North American bird is subspecifically distinct. (Cf. Bangs and Noble, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No.4, Oct., 1918, p. 443.)

Streptoceryle Bonaparte becomes Megaceryle Kaup, because not regarded as generically distinct. (Megaceryle Kaup, Verh. Naturhist. Vereins Hessen, II, 1848, p. 68; type, Alcedo guttatus Vigors = Alcedo lugubris Temminck). (Cf. Miller, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 3, July, 1918, p. 352.)

†Cyanolæmus clemenciæ bessophilus Oberholser. New subspecies. Oberholser, Condor, XX, No. 5, Sept. 27, 1918, p. 181 (Fly Park, Chiricahua Mts., Arizona). Range: southwestern border of United States to northern Mexico; in winter to southeastern Mexico.

Empidonax traillii traillii (Audubon) becomes Empidonax traillii brewsteri Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 3, January, 1918, (published, Feb. 8, 1918), p. 93 (Cloverdale, Nye Co., Nevada). (Cf. Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 3, Jan., 1918, pp. 93-98.)

Empidonax traillii alnorum Brewster becomes Empidonax traillii traillii (Audubon). (Cf. Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 3, January, 1918 [published, Feb. 8, 1918], pp. 85-92.)

†Otocoris alpestris enertera Oberholser, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XX, March 27, 1907, p. 41 (Llano de Yrais, Lower California, Mexico). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, No. 5, pp. 346-347.) Range: central and southern Lower California.

†Otocoris alpestris ammophila Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIV, June 9, 1902, pp. 806, 849 (Coso Valley, southeastern California). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, No. 5, Oct. 1, 1918, pp. 346-347.) Range: Mojave Desert to Owens Valley, southern California.

†Otocoris alpestris leucansiptila Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIV, June 9, 1902, pp. 806, 864 (Yuma, Arizona). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, No. 5, Oct. 1, 1918, pp. 346-347.) Range: western edge of Arizona, southeastern border of California, southern Nevada, and northeastern Lower California.

†Otocoris alpestris aphrasta Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIV, June 9, 1902, pp. 806, 860 (Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, No. 5, Oct. 1, 1918, pp. 346-347.) Range: central northern Mexico, north to southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.

†Otocoris alpestris enthymia Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIV, June 9, 1902, pp. 807, 817 (St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, No. 5, Oct. 1, 1918, pp. 345-346.) Range: Great Plains region from northwestern Texas to Saskatchewan.

†Aphelocoma californica oöcleptica Swarth. New subspecies. Swarth, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., XVII, No. 13, Feb. 23, 1918, p. 413 (Nicasio, Calif.). Range: coast region of northern California.

†Sieberocitta Coues, Key to North Amer. Birds, 5th ed., I, 1903, pp. 497, 499 (type, Cyanocitta ultramarina var. arizonæ Ridgway). Recognized as a subgenus. (Cf. Swarth, Univ. Calif. Pub. Zool., XVII, No. 13, Feb. 23, 1918, pp. 406-407.) Includes the following North American forms:

†Corvus corax europhilus Oberholser. New subspecies. Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 6, April, 1918 (published, May 6, 1918), p. 215 (Ardell, Alabama). Range: eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

†Agelaius phœniceus arctolegus Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXIV, No. 3, July, 1907, p. 332 (Fort Simpson, Mackenzie, Canada). Reinstated as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 1, Jan., 1918, p. 64.) Range: middle Canada and central northern United States, wintering in the southeastern United States.

†Icterus icterus (Linnæus). Oriolus icterus Linnæus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, p. 161 (warmer parts of America). Recorded from a specimen taken at Santa Barbara, Calif. (Cf. Bowles, ‘The Auk,’ XXVIII, No. 3, July, 1911, pp. 368-369.)

Quiscalus quiscula quiscula (Linnæus) becomes Quiscalus quiscula versicolor Vieillot (Quiscalus versicolor Vieillot, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., XXVIII, 1819, p. 488, North America), because Quiscalus quiscula quiscula is applicable only to Quiscalus quiscula aglæus Baird. (Cf. Wayne, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 440.)

Quiscalus quiscula aglæus Baird becomes Quiscalus quiscula quiscula (Linnæus) because the latter is based on the same bird. (Cf. Wayne, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 440.)

†Passerculus sandwichensis bradburyi Figgins. New subspecies. Figgins, Proc. Colorado Mus. Nat. Hist., April, 1918, p. 2 (James Island, South Carolina).

†Nemospiza henslowii susurrans (Brewster). New subspecies. Passerherbulus henslowi susurrans Brewster, Proc. New Engl. Zoöl. Club, VI, Feb. 6, 1918, p. 78 (Falls Church, Va,). Range: United States east of the Allegheny Mountains.

Junco oreganus shufeldti Coale becomes Junco oreganus couesi Dwight (Junco oreganus couesi Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, p. 291; Okanagan, British Columbia), because Junco oreganus shufeldti Coale is regarded as a synonym of Junco oreganus oreganus (Townsend). (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, pp. 289-295.)

Junco oreganus mearnsi Ridgway becomes Junco mearnsi mearnsi Ridgway, because a distinct species. (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat, Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, pp. 296-298.)

Junco oreganus townsendi Anthony becomes Junco mearnsi townsendi Anthony, because regarded a subspecies of Junco mearnsi instead of Junco oreganus. (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat, Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, pp. 296-297.)

Junco insularis Ridgway becomes Junco mearnsi insularis Ridgway, because regarded as a subspecies. (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, pp. 296-297.)

†Passerella iliaca canescens Swarth. New subspecies. Swarth, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXXI, Dec. 30, 1918, p. 163 (Wyman Creek, White Mts., Inyo Co., Calif.). Range: White Mountains, California, south in winter to southern California.

†Passerella iliaca fulva Swarth. New subspecies. Swarth, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXXI, Dec. 30, 1918, p. 162 (Warner Mts., Calif.). Range: Warner Mountains, California.

†Passerella iliaca mariposæ Swarth. New subspecies. Swarth, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXXI, Dec. 30, 1918, p. 161 (near Chinquapin, Yosemite Park, Calif.). Range: central and northern Sierra Nevada, California; south in winter to southwestern California.

†Passerella iliaca brevicauda Mailliard. New subspecies. Mailliard, Condor, XX, No. 4, July 22, 1918, p. 139 (one-half mile south of South Yolla Bolly Mountain, Trinity Co., Calif.). Range: Yolla Bolly Mountains, California; south in winter to southern California.

†Lanius ludovicianus nelsoni Oberholser. New subspecies. Oberholser, Condor, XX, No. 6, December 12, 1918, p. 209 (Todos Santos, Lower Calif., Mexico). Range: southern two-thirds of Lower California, including adjacent islands.

†Dendroica æstiva amnicola Batchelder. New subspecies. Batchelder, Proc. New Engl. Zoöl. Club, VI, Feb. 6, 1918, p. 82 (Curslet, Newfoundland). Range: Newfoundland.

†Dendroica virens waynei Bangs. New subspecies. Bangs, Proc. New Engl. Zoöl. Club, VI, Oct. 31, 1918, p. 94 (near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina). Range: eastern South Carolina.

†Seiurus aurocapillus furvior Batchelder. New subspecies. Batchelder, Proc. New Engl. Zoöl. Club, VI, Feb. 6, 1918, p. 81 (Deer Pond, Newfoundland). Range: Newfoundland.

†Toxostoma redivivum helvum Thayer and Bangs. Toxostoma rediviva helva Thayer and Bangs, Proc. New Engl. Zoöl. Club, IV, April 30, 1907, p. 17 (Rosario, Lower Calif.). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 1, Jan., 1918, p. 60.) Range: northwestern Lower California.

†Sitta carolinensis tenuissima Grinnell. New subspecies. Grinnell, Condor, XX, No. 2, March 20, 1918, p. 88 (Hanaupah Canyon, Panamint Mts., Inyo Co., Calif.). Range: Panamint Mountains and White Mountains, California.

†Penthestes gambeli abbreviatus Grinnell. New subspecies. Grinnell, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., XVII, No. 17, May 4, 1918, p. 510 (Horse Creek, Siskiyou Mts., Calif.). Range: central California to southern Oregon and northwestern Nevada.

†Penthestes gambeli inyoensis Grinnell. New subspecies. Grinnell, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool, XVII, No. 17, May 4, 1918, p. 509 (three miles east of Jackass Spring, Panamint Mts., Inyo Co., Calif.) Range: mountains of southeastern California, from Mono County to Inyo County.

†Hylocichla guttata polionota Grinnell. New subspecies. Grinnell, Condor, XX, No. 2, March 20, 1918, p. 89 (Wyman Creek, White Mts., Inyo Co., Calif.). Range: White Mountains, California.

Rejections and Eliminations.[28]

Gavia arctica (Linnæus) vs. Gavia arctica suschkini Sarudny (cf. Hersey, ‘The Auk,’ XXXIV, No. 3, July, 1917, pp. 289-290). Change of name rejected. (Cf. Dwight, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, pp. 196-199.)

★Fulmarus glacialis glupischa Stejneger = Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii Cassin, because the latter is merely a color phase of the species. (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, pp. 87-90.)

★Æstrelata scalaris Brewster = Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster). (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, p. 106.)

★Æstrelata fisheri Ridgway = Pterodroma inexpectata (Forster). (Cf. Loomis, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, II, pt. II, No. 12, April 22, 1918, p. 106.)

★Buteo platypterus iowensis Bailey = Buteo platypterus platypterus (Vieillot). (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 478.)

Thrasaetos harpyia (Linnæus). The recent Colorado record (cf. Lowe, ‘The Auk,’ XXXIV, No. 4, Oct., 1917, p. 454) proves to be a misidentification of Haliæetus leucocephalus. (Cf. Lincoln, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 1, Jan., 1918, pp. 78-79.)

Tyto alba pratincola (Bonaparte) vs. Tyto perlata pratincola (Bonaparte). Proposed change (cf. Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, pt. VI, 1914, pp. 601, 605) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 464.)

Streptoceryle alcyon caurina (Grinnell) vs. Streptoceryle alcyon (Linnæus). Proposed elimination (cf. Taverner, Summary Rep. Geol. Surv. Dept. Mines Canada for 1916 (1917), p. 361) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 463.)

Aphelocoma californica woodhouseii (Baird) vs. Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Baird). Proposed change to full species (cf. Swarth, Univ. Calif. Pub. Zool., XVII, No. 13, Feb. 23, 1918, pp. 406-408, 416-418) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, Science, N. S., XLVIII, No. 1233, Aug. 16, 1918, pp. 165-167).

Aphelocoma californica hypoleuca Ridgway vs. Aphelocoma hypoleuca Ridgway (cf. Swarth, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., XVII, No. 13, Feb. 23, 1918, pp. 420-421). Change rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 481.)

Aphelocoma californica obscura Anthony vs. Aphelocoma californica californica (Vigors). (Cf. Swarth, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., XVII, No. 13, Feb. 23, 1918, p. 412.) Proposed elimination rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 481.)

Acanthis hornemanni exilipes (Coues) vs. Acanthis linaria exilipes (Coues). Proposed change (cf. Brooks, ‘The Auk,’ XXXIV, No. 1, Jan., 1917, p. 44) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, pp. 466-467.)

Spizella monticola (Gmelin) vs. Spizella canadensis (Boddaert). Proposed change of name (cf. Mathews and Iredale, Austral Avian Record, III, No. 2, Nov. 19, 1915, p. 41) rejected because Spizella canadensis (Boddaert) (Fringilla canadensis Boddaert, Tabl. Planch. Enlum., 783, p. 13) is a synonym of Zonotrichia leucophrys. (Cf. Oberholser, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXXI, June 29, 1918, p. 98.)

★Junco oreganus montanus Ridgway. Regarded as a hybrid between Junco oreganus and Junco mearnsi. (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, p. 295; 297-298.)

★Junco oreganus annectens Baird. Regarded as a hybrid between Junco mearnsi and Junco caniceps. (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, p. 298.)

★Junco phæonotus dorsalis Henry. Regarded as a hybrid between Junco caniceps and Junco phæonotus. (Cf. Dwight, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVIII, June 1, 1918, pp. 299-300.)

Dendroica coronata hooveri McGregor vs. Dendroica coronata coronata (Linnæus). Proposed elimination as a subspecies (cf. Riley, Canadian Alpine Journal, Special Number, 1912 [February 17, 1913] pp. 70-71) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, pp. 465-466.)

Certhia familiaris americana Bonaparte vs. Certhia brachydactyla americana Bonaparte. Change of status (cf. Hellmayr, Genera Avium, XV, 1911, p. 8) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, pp. 464-465.)

Penthestes carolinensis (Audubon) vs. Penthestes atricapillus carolinensis (Audubon). Proposed change (cf. Hellmayr, Genera Avium, XVIII, 1911, p. 34) rejected. (Cf. Oberholser, ‘The Auk,’ XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 1918, p. 465.)

NEW FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICAN BIRDS
AND PROPOSED NEW SUBGENERA.[29]

BY CHARLES B. CORY.

Xenicopsoides subgenus nov.

Characters.—Similar to Xenicopsis Cabanis, but with much less graduated and relatively shorter tail (tail less than ⅚ of wing), relatively shorter tarsus and plain under parts. (Type Anabazenops variegaticeps Sclater).

This new subgenus includes the following: Anabazenops variegaticeps Sclater; Anabales temporalis Sclater; Philydor montanus Tschudi; Anabates striaticollis Sclater; Xenicopsis anxius Bangs and Philydor venezuelensis Hellmayr.

Euphilydor subgenus nov.

Characters.—Similar to Philydor Spix, but shape of bill different, the terminal half of under mandible (gonys) being decidedly elevated (nearly as in Xenicopsis) and the end of the culmen more curved. (Type Philydor lichtensteini Cabanis and Heine).

This group comprises the following forms: Philydor lichtensteini Cabanis and Heine; Anabates amaurotis Temminck and Anabates dimidiatus Pelzeln.

Synallaxis frontalis juæ subsp. nov.

Type from Jua, near Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil. Adult male, No. 45618, Field Museum of Natural History. Collected by R. H. Becker, September 2, 1913.

Characters.—Similar to S. f. frontalis Pelzeln, but differs chiefly in the brighter and more cinnamon rufous coloration of the crown, wings and tail. The primaries have the outer webs bright cinnamon rufous nearly to the tips, quite different than in S. f. frontalis.

Measurements.—Wing, 55; tail, 80 mm.

Synallaxis gujanensis huallagæ subsp. nov.

Type from Lagunas, Lower Huallaga River, Peru. Adult male, No. 50561, Field Museum of Natural History. Collected by M. P. Anderson, October 12, 1912.

Characters.—Similar to S. gujanensis inornata Pelzeln from the Rio Madeira region, Brazil, but differs in having the upper parts and most of under parts (chest and sides) darker (less buffy brown and more grayish brown), and sides of head and sides of throat brownish gray (not pale buffy as in allied forms); coloration of wings and tail darker and more chestnut brown, wing averaging longer.

Measurements.—Wing, 65; tail, 70; culmen, 14 mm.

Synallaxis peruviana sp. nov.

Type from Moyobamba, northern Peru. Female, No. 50564, Field Museum of Natural History. Collected by W. H. Osgood and M. P. Anderson, July 15, 1912.

Characters.—Back and rump grayish olive brown, the feathers of the nape and upper back with narrow whitish shafts; crown feathers with tawny shaft streaks (giving a streaked appearance to the crown) most pronounced on the forehead; under parts tawny buff shading into olive buff on the belly and flanks; breast feathers with blackish streaks and dots; sides of the head streaked with tawny buff and blackish; remiges with outer webs and greater portion of inner webs rufous; terminal third of the inner webs blackish; tail chestnut rufous; under wing coverts bright ochraceous tawny.

Measurements.—Wing, 64; tail, 55; culmen, 13 mm.

Remarks.—This new form is apparently not very closely allied to any known species. It somewhat resembles S. stictothorax from Ecuador and extreme northwestern Peru in size and in having the sides of the neck, and breast, streaked with blackish, but it is otherwise very different.

Synallaxis semicinerea pallidiceps subsp. nov.

Type from Serra Baturite, Ceara, N. E. Brazil. Adult male, No. 45627, Field Museum of Natural History. Collected by R. H. Becker, July 16, 1913.

Characters.—Similar to S. s. semicinerea (Reichenbach) from Bahia, but differs in having the general plumage decidedly paler; crown between drab gray and light drab becoming olive drab on the nape; back cinnamon rufous; wings and tail cinnamon rufous, but somewhat more distinctly rufous and slightly less cinnamon than the back; under parts like S. s. semicinerea, but more tinged with isabella color; flanks and under tail coverts more tinged with olive buff.

Measurements.—Wing, 67; tail, 77; culmen, 14 mm.

Synallaxis scutata neglecta subsp. nov.

Type from Jua, near Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil. Adult female, No. 50562, Field Museum of Natural History. Collected by R. H. Becker, August 28, 1913.

Characters.—Similar to S. s. scutata Sclater from Bahia, Goyaz and Matto Grosso (Chapada), but differs in having the rufous coloration very much paler (cinnamon rufous, not chestnut rufous as in scutata scutata); crown brownish gray, superciliary stripe behind whitish (not tawny buff); sides of throat, bordering the black patch, buffy white (not rufous buff); under parts much more whitish; wings and tail near cinnamon rufous.

Measurements.—Wing, 54; tail, 68; bill, 13 mm.

Pseudocolaptes boissoneautii oberholseri subsp. nov.

Type from Quito, Ecuador. Adult male, No. 30945, United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. Collected by C. R. Buckalew.

Characters.—Similar to P. b. boissoneautii (Lafresnaye) from Bogota, but differs in having the throat and ear tufts quite white and the “scale” marking on the breast larger and more pronounced; belly and flanks more olive rusty; tail darker and more brownish chestnut rufous.

Measurements.—Wing, 107; tail, 99; bill, 20 mm.

Remarks.—An immature specimen from Nanegal, Ecuador, in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy has the whole top of the head blackish and the belly and flanks bright rusty rufous. A specimen labelled Guayaquil (locality probably not correct) in the U. S. National Museum, agrees fairly well with the type, but has the sides of the belly and flanks more olive rufous. I have dedicated this new form to Dr. Harry C. Oberholser.