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Pipilo crissalis crissalis (Vigors) becomes Pipilo fuscus crissalis, 



because found to be only subspecifically distinct. (Cf. Oberholser, 

 Condor, XXI, No. 5, Sept. 30, 1919, p. 211.) 



Pipilo crissalis senicula Anthony becomes Pipilo fuscus senicula, 

 because found to be only subspecifically distinct. (Cf. Oberholser, 

 Condor, XXI, No. 5, Sept. 30, 1919, p. 211.) 



Pipilo crissalis carolae McGregor becomes Pipilo fuscus carolae 

 McGregor, because found to be only subspecifically distinct. (Cf. 

 Oberholser, Condor, XXI, No. 5, Sept. 30, 1919, p. 211.) 



Zamelodia melanocephala melanocephala (Swainson) becomes, so 

 far as North America is concerned, Hedymeles melanocephalus 

 papago Oberholser. New subspecies. Oberholser, The Atjk, 

 XXXVI, No. 3, July, 1919, p. 412 (Santa Cruz River, west of Pata- 

 gone Mts., Arizona). 



Zamelodia melanocephala capitalis (Baird) becomes Hedymeles 

 melanocephalus melanocephalus (Swainson), because found to 

 be the typical race. (Cf. Oberholser, The Auk, XXXVI, No. 3, 

 July, 1919, pp. 408-411.) 



Piranga erythromelas (Vieillot) becomes Piranga olivacea (Gmelin). 

 (Tanagra olivacea Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, ii, 1789, p. 889; Hempstead, 

 Long Island, N. Y.) because the latter name has priority. (Cf. 

 Oberholser, The Auk, XXXVI, No. 4, October, 1919, pp. 575-576.) 



Piranga hepatica hepatica Swainson becomes, so far as North America 

 is concerned, Piranga hepatica oreophasma Oberholser. New 

 subspecies. Oberholser, The Auk, XXXVI, No. 1, January, 1919, 

 p. 74 (Pine Canyon, Chisos Mts., Texas). Range: southwestern 

 United States to central Mexico. 



fLanius ludovicianus grinnelli Oberholser. New subspecies. Ober- 

 holser, Wilson Bull., XXXI, No. 3, Sept., 1919, p. 87 (San Fernando, 

 Lower Calif.). Range: north central Lower California. 



Dendroica bryanti castaneiceps Ridgway becomes Dendroica eritha- 

 chorides castaneiceps Ridgway, because Dendroica bryanti Ridg- 

 way proves to be but a subspecies of Dendroica erithachorides Baird. 

 (Cf. Oberholser, The Auk, XXXVI, No. 1, January, 1919, p. 85.) 



fAnthus spinoletta japonicus Temminck and Schlegel. Anthus 

 pratensis japonicus Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, 

 1850, p. 59, pi. 24 (Japan). Recorded as North An erican from a 

 specimen taken on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. (Cf. Hanna, Journ. 

 Wash. Acad. Sci., IX, No. 6, March 19, 1919, p. 176.) 



Salpinctes guadeloupensis Ridgway becomes Salpinctes obsoletus 

 guadeloupensis Ridgway, because shown to be only a subspecies 

 of Salpinctes obsoletus. (Cf. Oberholser, The Auk, XXXVI, No. 3, 

 July, 1919, p. 407.) 



Salpinctes guadeloupensis proximus Swarth becomes Salpinctes 

 obsoletus proximus Swarth, because it proves to be a subspecies 



