Myiophoneus borneensis Slater

Mary, Croy, History, Bulletin Of The American Museum Of Natural, At, Central Park West, Street, Th, York, New & Ny, 2005, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History. Part 6. Passeriformes: Prunellidae, Turdidae, Orthonychidae, Timaliidae, Paradoxornithidae, Picathartidae, And Polioptilidae, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (292), pp. 1-132 : 30-32

Myiophoneus borneensis Slater

Myiophoneus borneensis Slater, 1885: 124 (Bungal Hills near Sarawak).

Now Myophonus borneensis Slater, 1885 . See Collar, 2004a: 81–84.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 590347 , unsexed immature, collected at Tegora, Sarawak, Malaysia, undated. From the Henry H. Slater Collection via the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: The original description was based on a single ‘‘juvenile’’ specimen; the Slater label is marked ‘‘Type’’.

The Slater Collection label bears the name ‘‘H.H. Everett’’ in the lower right corner. This has been marked out and then ‘‘ok’’ added above in the same ink as the rest of the label. The specimen was collected by Harold H. Everett (brother of Alfred H. Everett, see Sharpe, 1906: 349), probably purchased by W.A. Harvey, from whom Slater received it. There is no original label present. That it was collected by Harold Everett is confirmed by A.H. Everett (1889: 98), who gave the collecting locality as Tagora. This is spelled Tegora by Smythies (1957: 715) and was said to be 8 mi south of Bau (018259N, 1108109E, Times Atlas). The ‘‘Bungal Hills’’ mentioned in the original description seem never to have been exactly placed, but it is perhaps the ‘‘Buntal’’ mentioned by A.H. Everett (1889: 93) as being within 15 miles of Kuching (018329N, 1108209E, Times Atlas).

Most recent authors (e.g., Deignan, 1965: 3–4, Clement, 2000: 212, and Dickinson, 2003: 659) have considered borneensis a subspecies of Myophonus glaucinus . See Collar (2004a: 81–84) for reasons to consider it a full species.

Geomalia heinrichi Stresemann Geomalia heinrichi Stresemann, 1931a: 11 (Lati­

modjong­Gebirge, 2800 m.).

Now Geomalia heinrichi heinrichi Stresemann,

1931. See Clement, 2000: 219–220.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 292716 , adult female, collected at 2800 m in the Latimojong Mountains , 038309S, 1208059E ( USBGN, 1982b), Sulawesi I., Indonesia, on 6 July 1930, by Gerd Heinrich (no. 797). From the Heinrich Expedition 1930.

COMMENTS: Stresemann cited Heinrich’s field number of the holotype in the original description but did not say how many specimens he examined. Later, Stresemann (1940: 115) listed 17 specimens. There are seven paratypes in AMNH: AMNH 292712– 292715 and 292717–292719. Stresemann (1931a: 10) also described the genus Geomalia here. Collar (2004b: 18) discussed the relationships of Geomalia . For comments on the deposition of specimens from this expedition, see Heinrichia calligyna .

The Latimojong Mountains are northeast of Enrekang, 038339S, 1198469E (Times Atlas). Heinrich (1932) described this expedition in his book, Der Vogel Schnarch.

White and Bruce (1986: 327) and Dickinson (2003: 660) did not recognize subspecies in this species.

Geomalia heinrichi matinangensis Stresemann

Geomalia heinrichi matinangensis Stresemann, 1931c: 82 (Matinang­Gebirge: Ile­Ile, 1700 m.).

Now Geomalia heinrichi matinangensis Stresemann, 1931 . See Clement, 2000: 219–220.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 292723 , adult male,

collected at Ile­Ile, 1700 m, Matinan (5 Matinang) Mountains, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, on 17 November 1930, by Gerd Heinrich (no. 2837). From the Heinrich Expedition 1930.

COMMENTS: Stresemann cited Heinrich’s field number of the holotype in the original description but did not say how many specimens were collected. Later, Stresemann (1940: 115) listed 19 specimens. There are six paratypes in AMNH: AMNH 292720– 292722, and 292724–292726. For comments on the deposition of specimens from this expedition, see Heinrichia calligyna .

White and Bruce (1986: 327) and Dickinson (2003: 660) did not recognize subspecies in this species. Collar (2004b: 18) discussed the relationships of Geomalia . Matin­ an is at 018049N, 1218409E (USBGN, 1982b).

Geocichla dumasi Rothschild Geocichla dumasi Rothschild, 1899b: 30 (Mt.

Mada, Buru (3000 feet )).

Now Zoothera dumasi (Rothschild, 1899) . See

Collar, 2004a: 71–75.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 576271 , adult male, collected on Mt. Mada , 3000 ft, ca. 038159S, 1268109E, Buru I., Indonesia, in August 1898, by J.M. Dumas. From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: Hartert (1900a: 239) noted that only one specimen was collected; the holotype is illustrated on plate 4, figure 3, in the original description. Most recent authors (e.g., White and Bruce, 1986: 332, Clement, 2000: 221–222, and Dickinson, 2003: 660) have considered the species Zoothera dumasi to comprise two subspecies, dumasi and joiceyi ; but see Collar (2004a: 71–75) for reasons to consider them separate species.

Alfred Everett, who was already suffering from his fatal illness, sent his assistant, J.M. Dumas, to collect on Buru. Mt. Mada is called Kapala Madang on some maps.

This name was published on 27 February 1899, not 1898. It was in the report of the meeting held on 15 February 1899, correctly given, but the date of publication is a misprint.

Turdus joiceyi Rothschild and Hartert

Turdus joiceyi Rothschild and Hartert, 1921: 74 (Ceram) .

Now Zoothera joiceyi ( Rothschild and Hartert, 1921) . See Collar, 2004a: 71–75.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 576277 , unsexed adult, collected on Seram I. (5 Ceram I.), 038009S, 1298009E ( USBGN, 1982b), Indonesia, by the Pratt brothers. From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: The description was based on a single specimen, still the only one in collections ( Collar, 2004a: 71), although the species was seen twice by Stresemann during his expedition to Seram ( Rothschild and Hartert, 1921: 74).

The Pratt brothers collected insects for J.J. Joicey on New Guinea and many islands in Indonesia. Information gleaned from publications on these collections in The Bulletin of the Hill Museum places the Pratt brothers in central Seram at or near Manusela, 3000– 6000 ft (ca. 038129S, 1298369E), October 1919 – February 1920. The actual collecting locality of the specimen had not previously been known, as the original label is only a small piece of lined paper bearing the word ‘‘Ceram’’ ( LeCroy, 2003a; Collar, 2004a: 71–75).

Bowler and Taylor (1989: 23–24) reported seeing three individuals at 1280 m in Manusela National Park, probably quite near the type locality. They pointed out that the birds they saw differed in plumage from that given in White and Bruce (1986: 332). In fact, neither the original description nor that in White and Bruce corresponds very well with the actual type specimen. Bowler and Taylor’s description fits the actual specimen much more closely: ‘‘The upperparts from the crown and nape through to rump and tail were concolorous warm olive­brown. The same colour on the lesser and median wing coverts contrasted with the black greater wing coverts, secondaries and primaries. A large white spot was very prominent on the alula. The face, forehead, ear coverts and sides of the neck, through to the chin, throat, foreneck and breast were black. By contrast the belly was white but irregularly and broadly barred black, the bars thicker on the flanks, thinning out and disappearing mid­ventrally. The undertail coverts were noticeably pure with no trace of black.’’ White and Bruce said that the undertail coverts were black; however, in the original description, Rothschild and Hartert noted that the undertail coverts were black at the base with broad white tips. The effect in the skin is to see only white undertail coverts. Also apparent on the skin, but not mentioned by any of the above, are the indistinct narrow bars of alternating black and warm brown on the feathers of the back, wing coverts, and tail. This is very obscure and would probably not be noticeable in the field (see also LeCroy, 2003a). Clement (2000: 222) also reported a 1996 sighting of seven individuals in northeastern Seram.

Collar (2004a: 71–75) discussed the status of this form and gave reasons for according it full species status. Most recent authors have considered joiceyi a subspecies of Zoothera dumasi ( Hartert, 1928: 217, Coates et al., 1997: 424, Clement, 2000: 221–222, and Dickinson, 2003: 660).

The Pratt brothers were Felix, Charles, and either James ( Talbot, 1920: 398) or Joseph ( Thomas, 1920: 422), depending on whose account one reads.