4s Taal Thirteenth Supplement to the A, O, U. CheckList, 419 
SupraMiILy CHAMJZ85IN ZG, This is raised to family rank, to 
include the single genus Chamea (cf Couns, Key, 1903, 
266), and should stand alter No, 746a, as: 
FamMity CHAM Z®ID ZA. Wren-Tirs. 
744.1. Psaltriparus santaritze Ripcway. ‘This is found to 
be equivalent to 2. me/anotis (Movdt, and should be eliminated 
from the Check-List. (CA OperHonser, Auk, 1903, 199.) 
745. Psaltriparus lloydi Sennerr. Intergradation has been 
shown to occur between //oya! and melanotis, hence the fol 
lowing change becomes necessary : 
745, Psaltriparus melanotis lloydi (Sunnwrr), 
Genus PHYLLOPSEUSTES Mever. Becomes 
Genus ACANTHOPNEUSTE J. UH. Biastus, 
Acanthopneuste J, A. Buastus, Naumannia, 1858, 313. ‘Type, 
Phvilopneuste borealis J. AH. Buasius. (Cf. SHARPE, Hand- 
List, 1V, 1903, 216; OBERHOLSER, Auk, XXI, 1904, 390.) 
No. 747 thus becomes 
747. Acanthopneuste borealis (|. H. Biastus). 
700, Regulus obscurus (Ripcway). ‘This becomes 
7496, Regulus calendula obscurus Ripcway. (C/ Heut 
MAYR, Tierreich, Lief, 18, 1903, 15.) 
II. PROPOSED CHANGES IN NOMENCLATURE AND 
SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES. REJECTED. 
9 Gavia arctica (LINN“&US) vs. G. facifica (of GRANT, 
Catal. Birds Brit. Mus., XXVI, 1898, 495). Mr. Grant’s 
