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Scleroptila levaillantoides (1 Viewer)

Peter Kovalik

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Slovakia
Another example of discrepancy with principle of priority:
It seems the oldest available name for Orange River Francolin is Scleroptila gutturalis (Rüppell, 1835) not Scleroptila levaillantoides (A. Smith, 1836).

The protonym of Scleroptila l. gutturalis is Perdix gutturalis here published in 1835 here

The protonym of Scleroptila levaillantoides is Perdix Levalliantoides [sic] not levaillantoides here (p. 55) as pointed out by Alan P. Peterson.

See also John Penhallurick's website World Bird Info

ibc.lynxeds.com
 
McGowan 1994 (HBW 2), Madge & McGowan 2002 (Pheasants etc), Dickinson 2003 (H&M3), Peterson (Zoonomen), IOC, and Clements all incorrectly treat gutturalis 1835 as a subspecies of levalliantoides/levaillantoides 1836!

PS. It should be relatively straightforward for someone to write some simple code to pinpoint all such obvious priority errors lurking within the mainstream checklists once and for all...
 
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PS. It should be relatively straightforward for someone to write some simple code to pinpoint all such obvious priority errors lurking within the mainstream checklists once and for all...

The problem is that every checklist has its own format. For me it would be relatively simple to write this code for HBW and H&M3 (I've got both in my database). I will do this tomorrow and post the results here.

Theo
 
Richard, I am not sure I understand.

For those lists with authors and dates, it would be possible to compare the subspecies dates.

However, that still would leave the cases where priority was ignored in the past and the incorrect subspecies was synonymised with no trace. Or where the incorrect date is assigned.

Or is there a method of discovering those cases without doing a line-by-line examination of John Penhallurick's website - or some other source?

Writing the code is not difficult - understanding what it should do is more difficult.

And I just read the latest News tab on John's site. Very sad!
 
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I think it's about time someone brings the more obvious mistakes into light.

There will always be cases that require further investigation. See Phaethornis striigularis saturatus as an example. In 1950 Zimmer provided a new name for adolphi misinterpreting the rules (or the règles 1905). This would require saturatus to be replaced by adolphi, but I think it's best to leave this as it is. Stability of names is also an issue. But I guess not everyone will agree.

Theo
 
I took a look at IOC. The first group is for nominate subspecies where the author and year differ from the full species. In the second group, the listed ssp was (allegedly) described before the species/nominate ssp.

Unless I missed the point...

And the formatting is bad


Genus Species sp Author Subspecies ssp Author
Geranoaetus albicaudatus Vieillot, 1816 albicaudatus (Vieillot, 1816)
Nyctipolus hirundinaceus (von Spix, 1825) hirundinaceus von Spix, 1825
Cecropis abyssinica Guérin-Méneville, 1843 abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Suthora nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) nipalensis Hodgson, 1837
Crithagra capistrata Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870 capistrata Finsch, 1870
Chrysocorythus estherae (Finsch, 1902) estherae Finsch, 1902




Scleroptila levaillantoides (Smith, A, 1836) gutturalis (Rüppell, 1835)
Aulacorhynchus griseigularis Chapman, 1915 phaeolaemus (Gould, 1874)
Phylloscopus poliocephalus (Salvadori, 1876) maforensis (Meyer, AB, 1874)
 
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Richard, I am not sure I understand...
Steve, I was just suggesting that it should at least be possible to easily identify the blatantly obvious cases (like those recently found by Peter and Rainer), where the nominate subspecies is not the most senior subspecies listed in the checklist.

Of course, such a simple check can't help with incorrectly dated subspecies or incorrect synonymies, nor to confirm that subspecies with the same year have been correctly prioritised.
I took a look at IOC. ...In the second group, the listed ssp was (allegedly) described before the species/nominate ssp.
That was quick! So, in addition to Peter's two cases, IOC's Aulacorhynchus (prasinus) griseigularis should be A (p) phaeolaemus. But it's reassuring to confirm that there were actually very few such problems.
 
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As you suggested, I went back and queried for equal years. There are more, but many are by the same author(s), and potentially in the same publication - reducing the amount of work required to validate the priority.

Once again, I apologize for the formatting. Is it possible to insert a table other than as an attachmant?


Genus Species sp Author Subspecies ssp Author
Crypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815) adspersus (Temminck, 1815)
Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus, 1766) togata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chloephaga picta (Gmelin, JF, 1789) leucoptera (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Diomedea antipodensis Robertson, CJR & Warham, 1992 gibsoni Robertson, CJR & Warham, 1992
Pachyptila salvini (Mathews, 1912) macgillivrayi (Mathews, 1912)
Fregata minor (Gmelin, JF, 1789) palmerstoni (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Nisaetus cirrhatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) ceylanensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758) canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accipiter toussenelii (Verreaux, J, Verreaux, E & Des Murs, 1855) macrocelides (Hartlaub, 1855)
Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) borealis (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Porzana albicollis (Vieillot, 1819) olivacea (Vieillot, 1819)
Attagis gayi Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I & Lesson, 1831 latreillii Lesson, 1831
Goura scheepmakeri Finsch, 1876 sclaterii Salvadori, 1876
Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875) xanthorrhous (Salvadori, 1875)
Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875) chrysorrhous (Salvadori, 1875)
Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875) melanauchen (Salvadori, 1875)
Ducula aurorae (Peale, 1848) wilkesii (Peale, 1848)
Alisterus chloropterus (Ramsay, EP, 1879) callopterus (d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
Psittacula roseata Biswas, 1951 juneae Biswas, 1951
Aratinga chloroptera (Souancé, 1856) maugei (Souancé, 1856)
Aratinga pertinax (Linnaeus, 1758) aeruginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrrhura frontalis (Vieillot, 1818) chiripepe (Vieillot, 1818)
Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii (Schlegel, 1866) melanogenia (Schlegel, 1866)
Pachycoccyx audeberti (Schlegel, 1879) validus (Reichenow, 1879)
Cercococcyx montanus Chapin, 1928 patulus Friedmann, 1928
Strix leptogrammica Temminck, 1832 indranee Sykes, 1832
Aerodramus hirundinaceus (Stresemann, 1914) excelsus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1914)
Amazilia chionogaster (Tschudi, 1846) hypoleuca (Gould, 1846)
Chalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861) isaurae (Gould, 1861)
Coeligena iris Gould, 1853 aurora Gould, 1853
Lesbia nuna (Lesson, 1832) gouldii (Loddiges, 1832)
Trogon melanurus Swainson, 1838 macroura Gould, 1838
Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) ispida Linnaeus, 1758
Ceyx lepidus Temminck, 1836 solitarius Temminck, 1836
Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 quinticolor Vieillot, 1817
Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847 inornata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
Selenidera reinwardtii (Wagler, 1827) langsdorffii (Wagler, 1827)
Picumnus aurifrons Pelzeln, 1870 borbae Pelzeln, 1870
Dendrocopos canicapillus (Blyth, 1845) auritus (Eyton, 1845)
Smithornis sharpei Alexander, 1903 zenkeri Reichenow, 1903
Asthenes vilcabambae (Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972) ayacuchensis (Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972)
Synallaxis cherriei Gyldenstolpe, 1930 napoensis Gyldenstolpe, 1930
Hylexetastes stresemanni Snethlage, E, 1925 undulatus Todd, 1925
Myrmotherula behni Berlepsch & Leverkühn, 1890 inornata Sclater, PL, 1890
Scytalopus meridanus Hellmayr, 1922 fuscicauda Hellmayr, 1922
Elaenia dayi Chapman, 1929 tyleri Chapman, 1929
Stigmatura napensis Chapman, 1926 bahiae Chapman, 1926
Mionectes macconnelli (Chubb, C, 1919) roraimae (Chubb, C, 1919)
Lathrotriccus euleri (Cabanis, 1868) argentinus (Cabanis, 1868)
Agriornis montanus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) maritimus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Meliphaga cinereifrons Rand, 1936 stevensi Rand, 1936
Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) lutea (Gould, 1840)
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) canescens (Latham, 1790)
Myzomela albigula Hartert, 1898 pallidior Hartert, 1898
Glycichaera fallax Salvadori, 1878 poliocephala Salvadori, 1878
Crateroscelis murina (Sclater, PL, 1858) monacha (Gray, GR, 1858)
Oedistoma iliolophus (Salvadori, 1876) affine (Salvadori, 1876)
Nilaus afer (Latham, 1802) brubru (Latham, 1802)
Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) karu (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766) peregrinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pericrocotus ethologus Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914 favillaceus Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914
Pachycephala albiventris (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) mindorensis (Bourns & Worcester, 1894)
Pachycephala graeffii Hartlaub, 1866 optata Hartlaub, 1866
Vireo pallens Salvin, 1863 ochraceus Salvin, 1863
Vireo pallens Salvin, 1863 semiflavus Salvin, 1863
Rhipidura drownei Mayr, 1931 ocularis Mayr, 1931
Rhipidura verreauxi Marie, 1870 spilodera Gray, GR, 1870
Rhipidura dryas Gould, 1843 semicollaris Müller, S, 1843
Rhipidura dryas Gould, 1843 squamata Müller, S, 1843
Myiagra hebetior (Hartert, 1924) eichhorni (Hartert, 1924)
Poecilodryas brachyura (Sclater, PL, 1874) albotaeniata (Meyer, AB, 1874)
Melanochlora sultanea (Hodgson, 1837) flavocristata (Lafresnaye, 1837)
Calendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839) guttata (Lafresnaye, 1839)
Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905 alter Witherby, 1905
Ammomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823) isabellina (Temminck, 1823)
Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) emeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Baeopogon indicator (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E, 1855) leucurus (Cassin, 1855)
Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) squamiceps (Kittlitz, 1830)
Hirundo tahitica Gmelin, JF, 1789 javanica Sparrman, 1789
Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) acredula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylloscopus ogilviegranti (La Touche, 1922) disturbans (La Touche, 1922)
Phylloscopus ogilviegranti (La Touche, 1922) klossi (Riley, 1922)
Acrocephalus atyphus (Wetmore, 1919) eremus (Wetmore, 1919)
Acrocephalus atyphus (Wetmore, 1919) ravus (Wetmore, 1919)
Acrocephalus kerearako Holyoak, 1974 kaoko Holyoak, 1974
Cisticola cantans (Heuglin, 1869) concolor (Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola natalensis (Smith, A, 1843) strangei (Fraser, 1843)
Cisticola troglodytes (Antinori, 1864) ferrugineus Heuglin, 1864
Bathmocercus rufus Reichenow, 1895 vulpinus Reichenow, 1895
Eremomela canescens Antinori, 1864 elegans Heuglin, 1864
Macronus bornensis (Bonaparte, 1850) javanicus (Cabanis, 1850)
Ptilocichla mindanensis (Blasius, W, 1890) basilanica Steere, 1890
Pellorneum albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877) ignotum Hume, 1877
Zosterops capensis Sundevall, 1850 virens Sundevall, 1850
Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) orpheus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mimus longicaudatus Tschudi, 1844 albogriseus Lesson, 1844
Myadestes occidentalis Stejneger, 1882 insularis Stejneger, 1882
Catharus aurantiirostris (Hartlaub, 1850) melpomene (Cabanis, 1850)
Heinrichia calligyna Stresemann, 1931 simplex Stresemann, 1931
Pentholaea albifrons (Rüppell, 1837) frontalis (Swainson, 1837)
Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827 unicolor Bonaparte, 1827
Hypogramma hypogrammicum (Müller, S, 1843) nuchale (Blyth, 1843)
Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) gutturalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Arachnothera robusta Müller, S & Schlegel, 1845 armata Müller, S & Schlegel, 1845
Arachnothera clarae Blasius, W, 1890 philippinensis (Steere, 1890)
Passer rutilans (Temminck, 1836) cinnamomeus (Gould, 1836)
Ploceus subaureus Smith, A, 1839 aureoflavus Smith, A, 1839
Erythrura regia (Sclater, PL, 1881) serena (Sclater, PL, 1881)
Lonchura bicolor (Fraser, 1843) poensis (Fraser, 1843)
Euphonia musica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) flavifrons (Sparrman, 1789)
Cardellina pusilla (Wilson, A, 1811) pileolata (Pallas, 1811)
Icterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766) chrysocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819) frontalis (Vieillot, 1819)
Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838 inflexirostris Swainson, 1838
Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 macronyx Swainson, 1827
Tangara mexicana (Linnaeus, 1766) brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sporophila corvina (Sclater, PL, 1860) ophthalmica (Sclater, PL, 1860)
Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850) morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850)
Oryzoborus funereus Sclater, PL, 1860 aethiops Sclater, PL, 1860
 
Is it possible to insert a table other than as an attachmant?
You can enclose the text with CODE ... /CODE [both in square brackets] to make a scrollable list....
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Genus	Species	sp Author	Subspecies	ssp Author
Crypturellus	undulatus	(Temminck, 1815)	adspersus	(Temminck, 1815)
Bonasa	umbellus	(Linnaeus, 1766)	togata	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Chloephaga	picta	(Gmelin, JF, 1789)	leucoptera	(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Diomedea	antipodensis	Robertson, CJR & Warham, 1992	gibsoni	Robertson, CJR & Warham, 1992
Pachyptila	salvini	(Mathews, 1912)	macgillivrayi	(Mathews, 1912)
Fregata	minor	(Gmelin, JF, 1789)	palmerstoni	(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Nisaetus	cirrhatus	(Gmelin, JF, 1788)	ceylanensis	(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Aquila	chrysaetos	(Linnaeus, 1758)	canadensis	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Accipiter	toussenelii	(Verreaux, J, Verreaux, E & Des Murs, 1855)	macrocelides	(Hartlaub, 1855)
Buteo	jamaicensis	(Gmelin, JF, 1788)	borealis	(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Porzana	albicollis	(Vieillot, 1819)	olivacea	(Vieillot, 1819)
Attagis	gayi	Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I & Lesson, 1831	latreillii	Lesson, 1831
Goura	scheepmakeri	Finsch, 1876	sclaterii	Salvadori, 1876
Ptilinopus	melanospilus	(Salvadori, 1875)	xanthorrhous	(Salvadori, 1875)
Ptilinopus	melanospilus	(Salvadori, 1875)	chrysorrhous	(Salvadori, 1875)
Ptilinopus	melanospilus	(Salvadori, 1875)	melanauchen	(Salvadori, 1875)
Ducula	aurorae	(Peale, 1848)	wilkesii	(Peale, 1848)
Alisterus	chloropterus	(Ramsay, EP, 1879)	callopterus	(d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
Psittacula	roseata	Biswas, 1951	juneae	Biswas, 1951
Aratinga	chloroptera	(Souancé, 1856)	maugei	(Souancé, 1856)
Aratinga	pertinax	(Linnaeus, 1758)	aeruginosa	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrrhura	frontalis	(Vieillot, 1818)	chiripepe	(Vieillot, 1818)
Cyclopsitta	gulielmitertii	(Schlegel, 1866)	melanogenia	(Schlegel, 1866)
Pachycoccyx	audeberti	(Schlegel, 1879)	validus	(Reichenow, 1879)
Cercococcyx	montanus	Chapin, 1928	patulus	Friedmann, 1928
Strix	leptogrammica	Temminck, 1832	indranee	Sykes, 1832
Aerodramus	hirundinaceus	(Stresemann, 1914)	excelsus	(Ogilvie-Grant, 1914)
Amazilia	chionogaster	(Tschudi, 1846)	hypoleuca	(Gould, 1846)
Chalybura	urochrysia	(Gould, 1861)	isaurae	(Gould, 1861)
Coeligena	iris	Gould, 1853	aurora	Gould, 1853
Lesbia	nuna	(Lesson, 1832)	gouldii	(Loddiges, 1832)
Trogon	melanurus	Swainson, 1838	macroura	Gould, 1838
Alcedo	atthis	(Linnaeus, 1758)	ispida	Linnaeus, 1758
Ceyx	lepidus	Temminck, 1836	solitarius	Temminck, 1836
Merops	leschenaulti	Vieillot, 1817	quinticolor	Vieillot, 1817
Malacoptila	panamensis	Lafresnaye, 1847	inornata	(Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
Selenidera	reinwardtii	(Wagler, 1827)	langsdorffii	(Wagler, 1827)
Picumnus	aurifrons	Pelzeln, 1870	borbae	Pelzeln, 1870
Dendrocopos	canicapillus	(Blyth, 1845)	auritus	(Eyton, 1845)
Smithornis	sharpei	Alexander, 1903	zenkeri	Reichenow, 1903
Asthenes	vilcabambae	(Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972)	ayacuchensis	(Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972)
Synallaxis	cherriei	Gyldenstolpe, 1930	napoensis	Gyldenstolpe, 1930
Hylexetastes	stresemanni	Snethlage, E, 1925	undulatus	Todd, 1925
Myrmotherula	behni	Berlepsch & Leverkühn, 1890	inornata	Sclater, PL, 1890
Scytalopus	meridanus	Hellmayr, 1922	fuscicauda	Hellmayr, 1922
Elaenia	dayi	Chapman, 1929	tyleri	Chapman, 1929
Stigmatura	napensis	Chapman, 1926	bahiae	Chapman, 1926
Mionectes	macconnelli	(Chubb, C, 1919)	roraimae	(Chubb, C, 1919)
Lathrotriccus	euleri	(Cabanis, 1868)	argentinus	(Cabanis, 1868)
Agriornis	montanus	(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)	maritimus	(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Meliphaga	cinereifrons	Rand, 1936	stevensi	Rand, 1936
Manorina	flavigula	(Gould, 1840)	lutea	(Gould, 1840)
Phylidonyris	novaehollandiae	(Latham, 1790)	canescens	(Latham, 1790)
Myzomela	albigula	Hartert, 1898	pallidior	Hartert, 1898
Glycichaera	fallax	Salvadori, 1878	poliocephala	Salvadori, 1878
Crateroscelis	murina	(Sclater, PL, 1858)	monacha	(Gray, GR, 1858)
Oedistoma	iliolophus	(Salvadori, 1876)	affine	(Salvadori, 1876)
Nilaus	afer	(Latham, 1802)	brubru	(Latham, 1802)
Lalage	leucomela	(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)	karu	(Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Pericrocotus	cinnamomeus	(Linnaeus, 1766)	peregrinus	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Pericrocotus	ethologus	Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914	favillaceus	Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914
Pachycephala	albiventris	(Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)	mindorensis	(Bourns & Worcester, 1894)
Pachycephala	graeffii	Hartlaub, 1866	optata	Hartlaub, 1866
Vireo	pallens	Salvin, 1863	ochraceus	Salvin, 1863
Vireo	pallens	Salvin, 1863	semiflavus	Salvin, 1863
Rhipidura	drownei	Mayr, 1931	ocularis	Mayr, 1931
Rhipidura	verreauxi	Marie, 1870	spilodera	Gray, GR, 1870
Rhipidura	dryas	Gould, 1843	semicollaris	Müller, S, 1843
Rhipidura	dryas	Gould, 1843	squamata	Müller, S, 1843
Myiagra	hebetior	(Hartert, 1924)	eichhorni	(Hartert, 1924)
Poecilodryas	brachyura	(Sclater, PL, 1874)	albotaeniata	(Meyer, AB, 1874)
Melanochlora	sultanea	(Hodgson, 1837)	flavocristata	(Lafresnaye, 1837)
Calendulauda	albescens	(Lafresnaye, 1839)	guttata	(Lafresnaye, 1839)
Alaemon	hamertoni	Witherby, 1905	alter	Witherby, 1905
Ammomanes	deserti	(Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823)	isabellina	(Temminck, 1823)
Pycnonotus	jocosus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	emeria	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Baeopogon	indicator	(Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E, 1855)	leucurus	(Cassin, 1855)
Hypsipetes	amaurotis	(Temminck, 1830)	squamiceps	(Kittlitz, 1830)
Hirundo	tahitica	Gmelin, JF, 1789	javanica	Sparrman, 1789
Phylloscopus	trochilus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	acredula	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylloscopus	ogilviegranti	(La Touche, 1922)	disturbans	(La Touche, 1922)
Phylloscopus	ogilviegranti	(La Touche, 1922)	klossi	(Riley, 1922)
Acrocephalus	atyphus	(Wetmore, 1919)	eremus	(Wetmore, 1919)
Acrocephalus	atyphus	(Wetmore, 1919)	ravus	(Wetmore, 1919)
Acrocephalus	kerearako	Holyoak, 1974	kaoko	Holyoak, 1974
Cisticola	cantans	(Heuglin, 1869)	concolor	(Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola	natalensis	(Smith, A, 1843)	strangei	(Fraser, 1843)
Cisticola	troglodytes	(Antinori, 1864)	ferrugineus	Heuglin, 1864
Bathmocercus	rufus	Reichenow, 1895	vulpinus	Reichenow, 1895
Eremomela	canescens	Antinori, 1864	elegans	Heuglin, 1864
Macronus	bornensis	(Bonaparte, 1850)	javanicus	(Cabanis, 1850)
Ptilocichla	mindanensis	(Blasius, W, 1890)	basilanica	Steere, 1890
Pellorneum	albiventre	(Godwin-Austen, 1877)	ignotum	Hume, 1877
Zosterops	capensis	Sundevall, 1850	virens	Sundevall, 1850
Mimus	polyglottos	(Linnaeus, 1758)	orpheus	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Mimus	longicaudatus	Tschudi, 1844	albogriseus	Lesson, 1844
Myadestes	occidentalis	Stejneger, 1882	insularis	Stejneger, 1882
Catharus	aurantiirostris	(Hartlaub, 1850)	melpomene	(Cabanis, 1850)
Heinrichia	calligyna	Stresemann, 1931	simplex	Stresemann, 1931
Pentholaea	albifrons	(Rüppell, 1837)	frontalis	(Swainson, 1837)
Cinclus	mexicanus	Swainson, 1827	unicolor	Bonaparte, 1827
Hypogramma	hypogrammicum	(Müller, S, 1843)	nuchale	(Blyth, 1843)
Chalcomitra	senegalensis	(Linnaeus, 1766)	gutturalis	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Arachnothera	robusta	Müller, S & Schlegel, 1845	armata	Müller, S & Schlegel, 1845
Arachnothera	clarae	Blasius, W, 1890	philippinensis	(Steere, 1890)
Passer	rutilans	(Temminck, 1836)	cinnamomeus	(Gould, 1836)
Ploceus	subaureus	Smith, A, 1839	aureoflavus	Smith, A, 1839
Erythrura	regia	(Sclater, PL, 1881)	serena	(Sclater, PL, 1881)
Lonchura	bicolor	(Fraser, 1843)	poensis	(Fraser, 1843)
Euphonia	musica	(Gmelin, JF, 1789)	flavifrons	(Sparrman, 1789)
Cardellina	pusilla	(Wilson, A, 1811)	pileolata	(Pallas, 1811)
Icterus	cayanensis	(Linnaeus, 1766)	chrysocephalus	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Chrysomus	ruficapillus	(Vieillot, 1819)	frontalis	(Vieillot, 1819)
Quiscalus	lugubris	Swainson, 1838	inflexirostris	Swainson, 1838
Pipilo	maculatus	Swainson, 1827	macronyx	Swainson, 1827
Tangara	mexicana	(Linnaeus, 1766)	brasiliensis	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Sporophila	corvina	(Sclater, PL, 1860)	ophthalmica	(Sclater, PL, 1860)
Sporophila	torqueola	(Bonaparte, 1850)	morelleti	(Bonaparte, 1850)
Oryzoborus	funereus	Sclater, PL, 1860	aethiops	Sclater, PL, 1860
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Thanks! That does a little better - it seems to use tabs to honour some of the columns - but is still loses the Excel column and row formatting. I know how to do a table in native HTML, but not in a forum.

Did you just insert my text into the "Code" bookends, or did you do a paste from Excel?
 
I just checked the HBW and H&M3 and found the same errors as usual (except Aulacorhynchus), but with an additional Serinus dorsostriatus Reichenow 1887 and maculicollis Sharpe 1859 in H&M3, but the corrigenda gives 1895 in stead of 1859.

No other errors detected.

Theo
 
I just checked the HBW and H&M3 and found the same errors as usual (except Aulacorhynchus), but with an additional Serinus dorsostriatus Reichenow 1887 and maculicollis Sharpe 1859 in H&M3, but the corrigenda gives 1895 in stead of 1859.
No other errors detected.
Thanks, Theo. That's good – we can now be confident that HBW, H&M3 and IOC contain no further explicit errors of priority.
 
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