Sicalis flaveola 



|"Sicalis] aureipectus Bonaparte TYPE ?? 



7370d Brussels, V»'ing 6?, tail UK, exp. culmen 

 10.5, depth at base 7*9, tardus 19.5, middle 

 toe minus claw 13.0 "9". Colombia. 



Mounted bird in fair condition, but lacking most of 

 under tail coverts; rather worn immature plumage 

 with a few new yellow feathers appearing on crown, 

 flanks and throat; maxilla pale brov/n, mandible 

 distinctly paler. 



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This is claimed as the type by Dubois, both in his 

 hand written register and on the printed label. 

 It was part of the DuBus collection and its very 

 probable history is that it came to DuBus from 

 Verreaux, for I find numbers close by, both before 

 and following 7370d, which definitely did come from 

 that source. 



On the other hand Hellmayr (p. 322) has personally 

 examined another "type" from Verreaux at Turin J 

 What is most likely is that Verreaux, following the 

 custom of the day, marked both birds as types. 



It is likely that two forms are involved herei 



Brussels, July 20, 1939. 



Comparison of Bonaparte's description with the present 

 lived seems to match perfectly and to fit better 

 than Hellmayr' s bird. The imderparts are vhite - not 

 buffer white as Hellmayr 's account reads. 



A. J. Van Rossem 



