Corvus cryptoleucus reai Phillips

Corvus cryptoleucus reai Phillips, 1986: 67 (3 km NE Nogales, S’most Arizona).

Now Corvus cryptoleucus Couch, 1854 . See Browning, 1990: 437–438; Dickerman and Parkes, 1997: 211–234; Dickinson, 2003: 515; and dos Anjos, 2009: 636.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 831487, male, collected 3 km (2 mi on label) northeast of Nogales, 31.20N, 110.56W (Times Atlas), Arizona, on 23 April [1954 on label], by Robert W. Dickerman, prepared by Kenneth C. Parkes and Allan R. Phillips (no. 3428). Type deposited in AMNH in May 1996 from the estate of Allan R. Phillips.

COMMENTS: The place of deposit of the holotype was not given in the original description (Dickerman and Parkes, 1997: 211). This type had been in the Phillips Collection and was presented to AMNH by his estate after his death (Dickerman and Parkes (1997: 217). Phillips did not list his paratypes.

Browning (1990: 437–438) recommended that subspecies of Corvus cryptoleucus not be recognized until ‘‘the variation among definitely sexed and aged birds’’ is conducted. Subsequent authors have followed his advice.