Descriptions of seven supposed new North American birds

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Brewster, William

Source:

Auk, American Ornithologists' Union, Volume 8, Issue 2, p.139-149 (1891)

Call Number:

A91BRE02EHUS

URL:

https://sora.unm.edu/node/5413

Keywords:

Ammodramus henslowii, Contopus, Henslow's sparrow, Megascopes asio, pewee, Pipilo maculatus, Sitta carolinensis, Vireo solitarius

Abstract:

This article from 1891 describes the appearance and habitat of a proposed seven new birds for North America. They are all identified as subspecies and named as follows: Aiken’s screech owl (Megascops asio aikeni), MacFarlane’s screech owl (Megascops asio macfarlanei), Puget Sound screech owl (Megascops asio saturatus), large-billed wood pewee (Contopus richardsonii peninsulae), western Henslow’s sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii occidentalis), mountain towhee (Pipilo maculatus magnirostris), St. Lucas solitary vireo (Vireo solitaries lucasanus), and St. Lucas nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis lagunae).

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