Tiaris bicolor adoxa. (Gosse) 



Sp ermophila adoxa Gosse TYPE ? 



8!U.6. Brussels. Wing 52, tail Al, exp, culmen 8,1, 

 depth at base 6.8, tarsus 15.1, middle toe minus 

 claw 11.4 "$" Aug. 9, 1845. Jamaica (Grand Vale). 



Mounted bird in fair state of preservation, plumage 

 rather worn and definitely juvenile plumage, 

 primaries of left wing missing as though vang had 

 been shot off at wrist joint. Once in the DuBus 

 collection. 



Color definitely brov-ner both above and on sides than 

 in adults but otherv^ise there is nothing to dis- 

 tinguish this from fem^e bicolor . 



This is entered in lAibois catalogue as the type of 



adoxa . There was also another specimen in the DuBus 

 collection bearing Gosses label "sp. adoxa?" but 

 although the bird has been destroyed the old ticket 

 is preserved and pasted to the register along vdth 

 the ticket for 81^6 which is by Gosse himself accord- 

 ing to DuBus notation on the back. 



Umber belly Quit 



Sp ermophila adoxa. 



Since Gosse records having taken but one specimen this 

 must be the type, however Hellmayr says the type in 

 the B,M. ii Determine v;hich. 



Brussels, July 18,1939. 



Gosse 's measurements accord with my own. Considering 

 the fact that his measurements for "bicolor" and 

 "adoxa" are almost identical it is difficult to 

 understand v.'hy the name v;as misapplied to the smaller 

 olivacea . The name adoxa. of course, has many years 

 priority over marchii Baird. 



A. J. Van Rossem 



