146 U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUIJ^I BXJLLETIN 221 



Otus choliba pintoi L. Kelso 



Biol. Leaflet 8: [1], July 24, 1937. 

 =Otus atricapillus (Temminck) . See Peters, Checklist of birds of the 



world 4: 106, 1940. 

 50946. Adult (sex not indicated). Brazil (probably Rio Grande do Sul, 

 from which state certain other skins were received from the same 

 source) . Entered into the museum register on May 5, 1868. Collected 

 by Frederico de Albuquerque. 



Genus BUBO Dumeril 



Asio magellaiiicus algistus Oberholser 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mas. 27: 178 (in key), 190, January 22, 1904. 

 =Bubo virginianus algistus (Oberholser) . See Peters, Checklist of birds 



of the world 4: 110, 1940. 

 70276. Adult (sex not indicated). Saint Michael, on the southern shore 

 of Norton Sound, western Alaska. April 28, 1875. Collected by 

 Lucien McS. Turner. Original number 138. Received from the U.S. 

 Signal OflSce. 

 Asio magellanicus lagophonus Oberholser 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 27 : 178 (in key), 185, January 22, 1904. 

 =Bubo virginianus lagophonus (Oberholser). See Peters, Checklist of 



birds of the world 4: 110, 1940. 

 88377. Adult male. Fort Walla Walla, Walla WaUa County, Washing- 

 ton. November 13, 1881. Collected by — Cullum for Charles E. 

 Bendire. 

 B[ubo]. virginianus saturatus Ridgway 



Rep. U.S. Geol. Expl. 40th Parallel 4 (3) Om.: 572 (footnote), 1877. 

 =Bubo virginianus saturatus Ridgway. See Peters, Checklist of birds 



of the world 4: 111, 1940. 

 11792. Adult female. Camp Semiahmoo, Whatcom County, Washington. 

 December 12, 1858. Collected by Caleb B. R. Kennerly. Original 

 number 166. Northwestern Boundary Commission. 

 In the first sketchy description, this race was said to be "a northern littoral 

 form," but no definite locality or specimen was mentioned. In 1887 (Man- 

 ual of North American birds, p. 263) Ridgway gave the range as "North- 

 west coast, from Oregon to Alaska." 



The material available to Ridgway in 1877 came from Sitka, Alaska, and 

 three different localities in northwestern Washington. In 1904 (Proc. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. 27: 187) Oberholser, without comment, gave [Camp] Semiahmoo 

 as the type locality, and such action of the first reviser rendered invalid 

 Ridgway's later attempt (Birds of North and Middle America 6:749, 1914) 

 to give this honor to Sitka — fortunately, since Oberholser found that the 

 specimen from Sitka "verges . . . somewhat toward" B. v. lagophonus. 



