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Creciscus coturniculus (Ridgway) becomes Creciscus jamaicensis 

 coturniculus (Ridgway). (Cf. Oberholser, ' The Auk,' XXXV, 

 No. 1, Jan., 1918, p. 63.) 



fNumenius americanus occidentalis Woodhouse. Numineus occi- 

 dentalis Woodhouse, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1852, p. 194 (near 

 Albuquerque, New Mexico). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Ober- 

 holser, 'The Auk,' XXXV, No. 2, April, 1918, p. 191.) Range: 

 southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States, south in 

 winter .to Mexico and Jamaica. 



Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus) becomes Ectopistes canadensis 

 (Linnaeus) (Columba canadensis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, I, 1766, 

 p. 284, Canada), because the latter has been identified as the same 

 species, and has anteriority. (Cf. Oberholser, Science, N. S., XLVIU, 

 No. 1244, Nov. 1, 1918, p. 445.) 



Polyborus cheriway (Jacquin) becomes Polyborus cheriway auduboni 

 Cassin (Polyborus auduboni Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 

 p. 2; Florida), because the North American bird is subspecifically 

 distinct. (Cf. Bangs and Noble, ' The Auk,' XXXV, No. 4, Oct., 

 1918, p. 443.) 



Streptoceryle Bonaparte becomes Megaceryle Kaup, because not re- 

 garded as generically distinct. (Megaceryle Kaup, Verh. Naturhist. 

 Vereins Hessen, II, 1848, p. 68; type, Alcedo guttatus Vigors = Alcedo 

 lugubris Temminck). (Cf. Miller, 'The Auk,' XXXV, No. 3, July, 

 1918, p. 352.) 



fCyanolaemus clemenciee bessophilus Oberholser. New subspecies. 

 Oberholser, Condor, XX, No. 5, Sept. 27, 1918, p. 181 (Fly Park, 

 Chiricahua Mts., Arizona). Range: southwestern border of United 

 States to northern Mexico; in winter to southeastern Mexico. 



Empidonax traillii traillii (Audubon) becomes Empidonax traillii 

 brewsteri Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 3, January, 1918, 

 (published, Feb. 8, 1918), p. 93 (Cloverdale, Nye Co., Nevada). (Cf. 

 Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 3, Jan., 1918, pp. 93-98.) 



Empidonax traillii alnorum Brewster becomes Empidonax traillii 

 traillii (Audubon). (Cf. Oberholser, Ohio Journ. Sci., XVIII, No. 3, 

 January, 1918 [published, Feb. 8, 1918], pp. 85-92.) 



fOtocoris alpestris enertera Oberholser, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XX, 

 March 27, 1907, p. 41 (Llano de Yrais, Lower California, Mexico). 

 Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, No. 5, 

 pp. 34(3-347.) Range: central and southern Lower California. 



fOtocoris alpestris ammophila Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 XXIV, June 9, 1902, pp. 806, 849 (Coso Valley, southeastern Cali- 

 fornia). Revived as a subspecies. (Cf. Oberholser, Bird-Lore, XX, 

 No. 5, Oct. 1, 1918, pp. 346-347.) Range: Mojave Desert to Owens 

 Valley, southern California. 



fOtocoris alpestris leucansiptila Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 XXIV, June 9, 1902, pp. 806, 864 (Yuma, Arizona). Revived as a 



