Cyanocitta stelleri ridgwayi Miller and Griscom

Cyanocitta stelleri ridgwayi Miller and Griscom, 1925: 7 (Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala).

Now Cyanocitta stelleri ridgwayi Miller and Griscom, 1925 . See Hellmayr 1934: 65; Phillips, 1986: 44–45; Greene et al, 1998: 3–5; Dickinson, 2003: 507; and dos Anjos, 2009: 568–569.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 42316, [female by measurements], collected at Volcan de Fuego, 14.28N, 90.57W (Selander and Vaurie, 1962), Sacatepéquez /Chimaltenango, Guatemala, on 18 September 1859, by Osbert Salvin (no. 1373). From the Salvin Collection (no. 20440) via the George N. Lawrence Collection.

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the holotype was given in the original description. In addition to the holotype, Miller and Griscom examined four paratypes, three males and one female. Paratypes in AMNH: Quetzaltenango, AMNH 399373 (Dwight no. 56411, Smith no. 19015), 11 November 1919, AMNH 399374 (56413, 19206), 26 November 1919, AMNH 399375 (56412, 19117), 18 November 1919, three males, all collected by Austin Paul Smith. I did not find the female paratype at AMNH, either in the catalog or in the collection.

Hellmayr (1934: 65) expressed doubts about the validity of ridgwayi, and Phillips (1986: 44–45) and Dickinson (2003: 507) did not recognize it; Greene et al. (1998: 3–5) and dos Anjos (2009: 568–569) did recognize it.