Vol. 35, pp. 225-228 October 17, 1922 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



GENERAL NOTES. 



THE TYPE OF PACHYRAMPHUS POLYCHOPTERUS (VIEILLOT) . 



In our review of the races of Pachyramphus polychopterus (Bull. Mus. 

 Comp. Zool., LXIV, 1921, 4, p. 382), we accepted Hellmayr's designation 

 of South Brazil as the type locality of Platyrhynchos polychopterus Vieillot 

 (Nouv. Diet., XXVII, 1818, p. 10), provisionally using the name P. p. 

 polychopterus for the southern form. We stated, also, that Hellmayr and 

 Seilern (Archiv Naturg., 1912, Abt. A, Heft 5, p. 89, footnote) had noted 

 that the type might upon investigation prove to belong to another form. 

 Since the publication of our article Dr. Hellmayr has informed us that he 

 has examined the type in the Paris Museum, and that it is identical with 

 Bahia specimens. The type, an adult male, affords the following measure- 

 ments: wing, 75 mm.; tail, 56 mm. The name Pachyramphus polychop- 

 terus polychopterus (Vieillot) should therefore be transferred to the eastern 

 form, replacing Pachyramphus polychopterus splendens (Wied) which we had 

 revived in recognizing this race; and the name Pachyramphus polychop- 

 terus notius Brewster and Bangs again becomes available for the large 

 southern form. 



The recognizable forms are thus: 



1. Pachyramphus polychopterus polychopterus (Vieillot). 



2. Pachyramphus polychopterus notius Brewster and Bangs. 



3. Pachyramphus polychopterus variegatus (Spix). 



4. Pachyramphus polychopterus tristis (Kaup). 



5. Pachyramphus polychopterus cinereiventris Sclater. 



6. Pachyramphus polychopterus tantulus Bangs and Penard. 



7. Pachyramphus polychopterus similis Cherrie. 



8. Pachyramphus polychopterus dorsalis Sclater. 



— Outram Bangs and Thomas E. Penard. 



A NEW NAME FOR THE RUFOUS-CHESTED FLYCATCHER. 



The bird described by Lafresnaye (Rev. Zool., 1846, p. 207) as Tyrannula 

 rufipectus proves to be a Leptopogon and is identical with Leptopogon ery- 

 throps Sclater (Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1862, p. 111). This invalidates 

 the combination Leptopogon rufipectus Taczanowski (Orn. Perou, II, 1884, 

 p. 249) for which we now propose the name Leptopogon inca, nom. nov. 



— Outram Bangs and Thomas E. Penard. 

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