Tangara florida auriceps Chapman, 1914

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Tangara florida auriceps Chapman

Tangara florida auriceps Chapman, 1914a: 188 (Buenavista, alt. 1200 ft., Dept. Nariño, S.W. Colombia).

Now Tangara florida auriceps Chapman, 1914 . See Hellmayr, 1936: 96, Wetmore et al., 1984: 411– 412, Isler and Isler, 1999: 287–289, and Dickinson, 2003: 810.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 118247 , adult male, collected at Buenavista , 1200 ft, 01.29N, 78.05W ( Paynter, 1997), Nariño, southwestern Colombia, on 30 September 1912, by W.B. Richardson.

COMMENTS: Chapman cited the AMNH number of the holotype in the original description and noted that he had four male, three female, and one immature specimens, including the type, all from the same locality and collected by Richardson. The seven

paratypes are: AMNH 118248–118250, males, AMNH 118250 bis, immature sex?, AMNH 118251–118253, females, 23–30 September 1912. AMNH 118249 and 118252 were exchanged to BMNH in May 1921.

Wetmore et al. (1984: 411–412), followed by Isler and Isler (1999: 287–289), did not recognize auriceps; Dickinson (2003: 810), on the other hand, did recognize it. Further investigation seems warranted.