CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS IN SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF BIRDS

Since the first appearance of this book in 1944, there have been a number of changes in the scientific classifications and names of the birds described. With the publication of the revised edition, the author has taken advantage of the opportunity to include the following list of new names and to correct several errors in the earlier nomenclature.

p. 21. Wedge-tailed shearwater: Puffinis pacificus chlororhynchos Lesson.

p. 41. Hawaiian goose: Branta (nesochen) sandwichensis (Vigors).

p. 42. Hawaiian duck: Anas platyrhynchos wyvilliana Sclater.

p. 44. Laysan duck: Anas platyrhynchos laysanensis Rothschild.

p. 64. Hawaiian tern: Anous tenuirostris melanogenys Gray.

p. 80. Nihoa miller bird: Acrocephalus kingi Wetmore.

p. 80. The elepaios are classified as Muscicapidae or Muscicapinae—old world flycatchers.

p. 83. Kauai oo: Moho braccatus (Cassin).

p. 85. Molokai oo: Moho bishopi (Rothschild).

p. 86. Hawaii oo: Moho nobilis (Merrem).

p. 87. Oahu oo: Moho apicalis Gould.

p. 96. Apapane: Himatione sanguinea sanguinea (Gmelin).

p. 100. Kauai amakihi: Loxops virens stejnegeri (Wilson).

p. 101. Hawaii amakihi: Loxops virens virens (Gmelin).

p. 102. Maui amakihi: Loxops virens wilsoni (Rothschild).

p. 102. Molokai amakihi: Loxops virens kaalana (Wilson)—now considered the same as Loxops virens wilsoni.

p. 102. Lanai amakihi: Loxops virens chloroides (Wilson)—now considered the same as Loxops virens Wilsoni.

p. 103. Oahu amakihi: Loxops virens chloris (Cabanis).

p. 104. Green solitaire: Loxops sagittirostris (Rothschild).

p. 105. Kauai creeper: Loxops maculata bairdi (Stejneger).

p. 106. Olive-green creeper: Loxops maculata mana (Wilson).

p. 106. Perkins' creeper: Paroreomyza perkinsi (Rothschild) is now thought to be a hybrid between Loxops maculata and Loxops virens virens.

p. 106. Molokai creeper: Loxops maculata flammea Wilson.

p. 107. Lanai creeper: Loxops maculata montana (Wilson).

p. 108. Maui creeper: Loxops maculata newtoni (Rothschild).

p. 108. Oahu creeper: Loxops maculata maculata (Cabanis).

p. 116. Kauai akialoa: Hemignathus procerus Cabanis.

p. 118. Hawaii nukupuu: Hemignathus wilsoni (Rothschild).

p. 122. Dysmorodrepanis: Dean Amadon includes Dysmorodrepanis munroi Perkins under Psittirostra psittacea (Gmelin).

p. 124. Psittirostra deppei Rothschild is also included under Psittirostra psittacea (Gmelin).

p. 125. Palila: Psittirostra bailleui (Oustalet).

p. 126. Hopue: Psittirostra palmeri (Rothschild).

p. 127. Rhpdacanthis flaviceps Rothschild: Psittirostra flaviceps (Rothschild).

p. 128. Telespiza: Psittirostra cantans cantans (Wilson).

p. 129. Laysan canary: Psittirostra flaviceps (Rothschild).

p. 130. Nihoa telespiza: Psittirostra cantans ultima (W. A. Bryan).

p. 130. Chloridops: Psittirostra kona (Wilson).

p. 133. White-faced glossy ibis: Plegadis guarauna (Linnaeus).

p. 134. Black brant: Branta nigricans (Lawrence).

p. 136. Baldpate: Anas (Mareca) americana (Gmelin).

p. 136. Gad-wall duck: Anas strepera Linnaeus.

p. 137. Lesser scaup duck: Aythya affinis (Eyton).

p. 138. Canvasback: Aythya valisineria (Wilson).

p. 138. Greater scaup duck: Aythya marila (Linnaeus).

p. 140. Wilson's snipe: Capellagallinago delicata (Ord).

p. 145. Western belted kingfisher: Megaceryle alcyon caurina (Grinnell).

p. 148. Prairie chicken: Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus (Brewster). To this should be added the lesser prairie chicken: Tympanuchus palhdicinotus (Ridgway).

p. 171. Ricebird: Munia nisoria (Temninck).