SUMMARY or CHANGES. 383 



Dendragapus obscurus fidiginosiis (Ridgway), 1873, becomes D. fuliginosus 

 fuliginosus . 



Dendragapus obscurvs sicrrae Chapman, 1904, becomes D. fuliginosus sierrae. 

 These Grouse are now grouped under two species instead of one and 

 fuliginosus being regarded as a species these two races become subspecies 

 of it. (Cf. A. Brooks, Auk, XLIII, 1926, 281. (p. 79) 



Lagopus lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus), 1758, becomes Lagopus lagopus albus 

 (Gmelin), 1789. 

 The American and European Willow Ptarmigan are now considered sub- 

 specifically separable, albus being accepted for the former, (p. 82) 



Callipepla squaviata squaniata (Vigors), 1830, becomes C. s. pallida Brewster, 

 1881. 

 True squamata is now restricted to southern Mexico and the Arizona bird 

 designated by Brewster's name as above. (Cf. Bangs, Proc. New Engl. 

 Zool. Club, IV, 1914, 100.) (p. 89) 



Oreortyx pida picta (Douglas), 1829, becomes Orcortyx pi da pahncri Ober- 

 HOLSER, 1923. 



Oreortyx pida plumifcra (Gould), 1837, l)ecomes Oreortyx pida picta (Douglas). 

 It is clear that the bird secured and described by Douglas from interior 

 Oregon must have been the Plumed Quail and not the Mountain Quail 

 so that his name must be transferred to that race, while the Mountain 

 Quail will be known as palmcri, the first available name based upon it. 

 (Cf. Oberholser, Auk, XL, 1923, 80.) (p. 90) 



Grus mexicana (Muller), 1776, becomes Gr us canadc7isis tabida (Peters), 1925. 

 Midler's name is regarded as unidentifiable and for the Sandhill Crane 

 the name tabida is adopted; furthermore it is considered only subspeci- 

 fically different from the Little Brown Crane and therefore is made a 

 subspecies of canadensis. (Cf. Peters, Auk, XLII, 1925, 122.) (p. 94) 



Aratnus vocifcrus (Latham), 1801, becomes /ira?«ws pidus jjidus (Meyer), 1794. 

 By reason of priority, (p. 94) 



Rallus crepitajis crepitans Gmelin, 1789, etc., become R. longirostris crepitans, 

 etc. 

 All the Clapper Rails formerly subspecies of crepitans are now regarded 

 as subspecies of R. longirostris Boddaert, the South American form, 

 (p. 96) 



Rallus virginianus Linnaeus, 1766, becomes Rallus limicola limicola Vieillot, 

 1819. 

 It develops that the basis of the former name (Catesby's plate) represents 

 the Sora and not the Virginia Rail so that virginianus becomes a synonym 

 of Porzana Carolina and Vieillot's name must be adopted for the present 

 species. (Cf. Stone, Auk, XLVII, 1930, 560.) (p. 97) 



