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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cuckooroller" data-source="post: 946616" data-attributes="member: 1557"><p>Rallus pectoralis now Lewinia pectoralis.  This mistake here is in the maintenance of race captus - it should now be "capta".  There may be some reason for maintaining the spelling of race brachipus as is, though I ignore why, and I say this because the Howard & Moore that though recognising Lewinia as being of feminine gender, and though listing rightly capta, does however maintain the spelling of brachipus as is.  Race insulsus should be also changed to insulsa.</p></blockquote><p></p>