626 U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 221 



of Natural History and is now No. 76624 of the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology, Cambridge. 

 Haplospiza montosa Riley 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 18: 220, Oct. 17, 1905. 

 =Phrygiliis iinicolor nivarius (Bangs). See Hellmayr, Catalogue of birds 



of the Americas 11: 355, 356, 1938. 

 190413. Adult male. San Antonio de Caparro (elev. 3,000 meters) , State 

 of Tachira, Venezuela. Aug. 15, 1903. Collected by Salomon Briceno 

 Gabaldon and sons. 

 Fringilla (Niphaea) laciniata Peale 



U.S. Exploring Expedition 8 (Mamm. and Orn.) : 121, "pi. xxxii, fig. 2," 

 1848. 

 =Phrygilus alaudinus alaudinus (von Kittlilz). See Hellmayr, Catalogue 



of birds of the Americas 11 : 360, 1938. 

 15090. Adult male. Vicinity of Valparaiso, Province of Aconcagua, 

 Chile. May 1839. Original number 274. U.S. Exploring Expedition 

 (1838-1842). 



Genus SPODIORNIS Sclater 



Spodiomis rusticus arcanus Wetmore and W. H. Phelps, Sr. 

 Journ. Washington Acad. Sci. 39 (11) : 378, Dec. 1, 1949. 



. Adult male. Near the simimit on the western side of Cerro 



Chimanta-tepui (at elev. 1,850 meters), State of Bolivar, Venezuela. 

 July 13, 1946. Collected by William H. Phelps, Jr. Deposited by 

 William H. Phelps, Sr., in whose private collection it is No. 36128-A. 



Genus ACANTHIDOPS Ridgway 



Acanthidops bairdi Ridgway 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 4: 336, Mar. 16, 1882. 

 85549. Adult female. Volcan de Irazu, Province of Cartage, Costa Rica. 

 Oct. 10, 1880. Collected by Juan J. Cooper. Received from Jose C. 

 Zeledon. 



Genus PSELLIOPHORUS Ridgway 



Tachyphonus tibialis Lawrence 



Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 8: 41 (not earlier than June 13), 1864. 

 =Pselliophorus tibialis (Lawrence). See Hellmayr, Catalogue of birds 



of the Americas 11 : 383, 1938. 

 33316. Adult male. San Jose, Province of San Jose, Costa Rica. About 



January 1864. Collected by Julian Carmiol. 

 Our No. 33317 must have lain before Lawrence as a second specimen, but 

 since it is not sexed as a male and does not have the bill black, it does not 

 agree with the diagnosis and therefore cannot be considered a cotype. 



