Lalage conjuncta Rothschild and Hartert

LeCROY, M. A. R. Y., 2003, TYPE SPECIMENS OF BIRDS IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. PART 5. PASSERIFORMES: ALAUDIDAE, HIRUNDINIDAE, MOTACILLIDAE, CAMPEPHAGIDAE, PYCNONOTIDAE, IRENIDAE, LANIIDAE, VANGIDAE, BOMBYCILLIDAE, DULIDAE, CINCLIDAE, TROGLODYTIDAE, AND MIMIDAE, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 278 (278), pp. 1-156 : 73-74

Lalage conjuncta Rothschild and Hartert

Lalage conjuncta Rothschild and Hartert, 1924: 51 (St.

Matthias Island).

Now Lalage leucomela conjuncta Rothschild and Hartert, 1924 . See Coates, 1990: 48, and Mayr and Diamond, 2001: 389.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 564138 , adult male, collected on Mussau Island, 01°30′S, 149°40′S ( Papua New Guinea General Reference Map, 1984), St. Matthias Islands , New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, on 30 July 1923, by Albert F. Eichhorn for Albert S. Meek (no. 8691). From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: This was the only specimen collected at the time. Coates (1990: 48) thought this taxon should probably have full species status; Mayr and Diamond (2001: 389) considered it a megasubspecies in the species L. leucomela .

Lalage maculosa ultima Mayr and Ripley

Lalage maculosa ultima Mayr and Ripley, 1941a: 11 (Efate I., New Hebrides Isls.).

Now Lalage maculosa ultima Mayr and Ripley, 1941 . See Bregulla, 1992: 219.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 212834 , adult male, collected on Efate Island , Vanuatu, on 21 July 1926, by Rollo H. Beck on the Whitney South Sea Expedition (no. 21599).

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the type was cited in the original description. Paratypes are AMNH 212832, 212833, and 212841–212843. On 21 July 1926, Beck (unpublished journal vol. D, Archives, Dept. of Ornithology, AMNH) was anchored at Undine Bay, ca. 17°30′S, 168°20′E, on the north coast of Efate Island.

Lalage maculosa modesta Mayr and Ripley

Lalage maculosa modesta Mayr and Ripley, 1941a: 11 (Pauuma I., New Hebrides Isls.).

Now Lalage maculosa modesta Mayr and Ripley, 1941 . See Bregulla, 1992: 219.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 212836 , adult male, collected on Paama (= Pauuma) Island, 16°29′S, 168°15′E (Times Atlas), Vanuatu, on 12 August 1926, by Rollo H. Beck on the Whitney South Sea Expedition (no. 21997).

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the type was cited in the original description. Paratypes are AMNH 212835, 212837–212840, 213750, 214213, 214233, 221762, and 221769.