Revision of the short-billed marsh wren (Cistothorus platensis) of Mexico and Central America

Title Variants

Alternative: Marsh wren

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2569

By

Dickerman, Robert William, 1926-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1975

Notes

Title from caption.

"February 27, 1975."

"The short-billed marsh wrens (Cistothorus platensis (Latham)) of Mexico and Central America are reviewed. Nine subspecies, one a migrant (C.p. stellaris), are recognized from the region. Cistothorus platensis tinnulus has an extensive range in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Other forms are more restricted in their distribution: C.p. potosinus (new), San Luis PotosiМЃ; C.p. jalapensis (new), central highlands of Veracruz; C.p. warneri (new), lowlands southern Veracruz, Tabasco, and adjacent Chiapas; C.p. elegans, highlands of Guatemala; C.p. russelli (new), British Honduras; C.p. graberi (new), Honduras; and C.p. lucidus, Costa Rica and Panama, with one record from Nicaragua. Maps showing ranges are included"--P. [1].

Subjects

Birds , Central America , Cistothorus , Classification , Geographical distribution , Mexico , Sedge wren

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no. 2569, 1975

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/80487652
OCLC: 6605065