Thryophilus pallescens (Lawrence MS) Ridgway

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 : 117

Thryophilus pallescens (Lawrence MS) Ridgway

Thryophilus pallescens (Lawrence MS) Ridgway, 1904: 624 (Barranquilla, Colombia).

Now Thryothorus leucotis leucotis Lafresnaye, 1845 . See Hellmayr, 1934: 166, and Brewer and MacKay, 2001: 160.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 39472 , unsexed, collected at Barranquila , 10°59′N, 74°48′W ( Paynter, 1997: 31), Colombia, by Crowther. From the Lawrence Collection.

COMMENTS: Ridgway probably came across this specimen marked ‘‘type’’ in Lawrence’s hand while working in the AMNH collections. The Lawrence label bears the name ‘‘ pallescens ’’ and ‘‘?N Sp’’ and ‘‘= Thryophilus galbraithii or leucotis in much worn plumage’’ in Lawrence’s hand in pencil, while the rest of the label is in ink. Lawrence probably decided not to publish the name, but neglected to mark out the ‘‘type’’ designation.

Paynter (1997: 31) said that Crowther was a collector at Barranquilla ‘‘probably before 1862’’.