Zonotrichia gambelii ganibelii (Nuttall) 

 Spizella raa^cima Bonaparte TYPE 



7329e Bruss. v;ing 81, tail 77, exp. culmen 10.6, 

 depth, gaping, tarsus 22,3, middle toe minus 

 claw 15.1 "$" "Mexique". 



Mounted bird in good ccndition; bird of the year 

 in slightly worn (probably midwinter) plumage. 



The old "type" tag is posted on the register - 

 ' written so far as I can determine, by Bonaparte 

 himself. 



Spizella maxima 



Bp. Notes omith., 

 Pag. 21 TYPE 



This is definitely gambeli - not leucophrys as 

 usually cited. 



Brussels July 17, 1939. 



A. J. Van Rossem 



