1920 J Proposed Changes in the A. 0. U. Check-List. 285 



*Vetola Mathews = Limosa Brisson. (Cf. Wetmore, Bull. Mus. Comp. 



Zool., LXIII, No. 4, August, 1919, pp. 180-182.) 

 *Leucopolius Bonaparte = Charadrius Linnaeus. (Cf. Ridgway, Bull. 



U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VIII, June 26, 1919, p. 114.) 

 *Arenaria interpres oahuensis Bloxham = Arenaria interpres inter- 



pres (Linnaeus). (Cf. Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, 



VIII, June 26, 1919, pp. 46, 51.) 

 Astur Lacepede vs. Accipiter Brisson. Proposed elimination of Astur 



as a genus (cf. Hartert, Vogel palaarkt. Fauna, Heft IX [Band II, 



Heft 3], October, 1914, pp. 1145-1151) rejected. (Cf. Swann, Synop. 



List. Accip., I, July, 1919, p. 19.) 

 *Brewsteria Maynard = Archibuteo Brehm, because not separable even 



as a subgenus. (Cf. Oberholser, The Auk, XXXVI, No. 3, July, 



1919, pp. 420-421.) 

 *Bubo virginianus neochorus Oberholser = Bubo virginianus heter- 



ocnemis (Oberholser). (Cf. Noble, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., LXII, 



No. 14, March, 1919, p. 551.) 

 Dryobates pubescens microleucus Oberholser vs. Dryobates pubes- 



cens medianus (Swainson). Proposed elimination (Cf. Noble, Bull. 



Mus. Comp. Zool., LXII, No. 14, March, 1919, p. 552) rejected. 



(Cf. Cory, Zool. Series, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII (Pub. 203), Dec. 



31, 1919, p. 490.) 

 Acanthis Bechstein vs. Carduelis Brisson. Proposed mergence (Cf. 



Hartert, Pract. Handbook Brit. Birds, pt. I, 1919, pp. 50, 59-61) 



rejected. (Cf. Hellmayr and Laubmann, Nomenclator Vogel Bayerns, 



1916, p. 2.) 

 Spinus Koch vs. Carduelis Brisson. Proposed mergence (cf. Hartert, 



Pract. Handbook Brit. Birds, pt. I, 1919, pp. 50, 54) rejected. (Cf. 



Hellmayr and Laubmann, Nomenclator Vogel Bayerns, 1916, pp. 



2-3.) 

 *Passerculus rostratus sanctorum Ridgway = Passerculus rostratus 



guttatus Lawrence. (Cf. Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XIX, No. 6, 



April (May), 1919, pp. 349-351.) 

 *Toxostoma redivivum pasadenense (Grinnell) = Toxostoma redi- 



vivum redivivum (Gambel). (Cf. Oberholser, The Auk, XXXV, 



No. 1, January, 1918, pp. 52-54.) 

 U. S. Biological Survey, Washington, D. C. 



