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Forty-Seventh Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union The Auk 123(3):926–936, 2006 © The American Ornithologists’ Union, 2006. Printed in USA. FORTY-SEVENTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS R C. B,1,9,10 C C,2 J L. D,3 A W. K,4 Pf C. R,5 J. V. R, J.,6 J D. R,7 D F. S8 1U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Museum of Natural History, MRC-111, P. O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA; 2Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3160, USA; 3RR2, Box 52R, Bishop, California 93514, USA; 4Florida Museum of Natural History, P. O. Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; 5Michigan State University Museum and Department of Zoology, West Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045, USA; 6Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, Foster Hall 119, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA; 7Department of Zoology, Ramsay Wright Zoological Labs, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G5, Canada; and 8Environmental and Conservation Programs, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496, USA This is the sixth Supplement since publica- resultant nomenclatural changes; (6) one subfam- tion of the 7th edition of the Check-list of North ily is elevated to status of family (Stercorariidae), American Birds (American Ornithologists’ Union with no resultant nomenclatural changes; (7) [AOU] 1998). It summarizes decisions made one genus (Asturina) is merged with another by the AOU’s Commi ee on Classifi cation and (Buteo), resulting in a new name combination Nomenclature—North America between 1 (B. nitidus); (8) one species (sissonii) is trans- January and 31 December 2005. The Commi ee ferred from one genus (Thryomanes) to another has continued to operate in the manner outlined (Troglodytes); and (9) two species (Myiozetetes in the 42nd Supplement (AOU 2000). Changes similis, Catharus mexicanus), in addition to three in this Supplement fall into the following cat- of the four added to the entire list [see (1) and egories: (1) three species are added because of (2) above], are added to the list of species known splits from species already on the list (Calonectris to occur in the United States. edwardsii, Dendragapus fuliginosus, Loxigilla bar- badensis); (2) one species is added because of More sweeping changes are involved in new distributional information (Frege a tropica); reclassifi cations of entire tribes or subfamilies (3) two species replace others presently on the because of new data on relationships, with list because of spli ing of extralimital forms resultant changes in several well-known sci- (Cuculus optatus, Ficedula albicilla); (4) one spe- entifi c names in each group. In the shorebird cies name (Streptopelia risoria) is changed because tribe Tringini, the genera Heteroscelus and of recognition of its status as a feral form of S. Catoptrophorus are merged into Tringa, with roseogrisea; (5) one family is merged into another resultant new name combinations for their three (Dendrocolaptidae into Furnariidae), with no included species. In the tern subfamily Sterninae, fi ve previously recognized generic names are resurrected for species placed in Sterna in the 9Authors are members of the Commi ee on 7th edition (AOU 1998)—Onychoprion, Sternula, Classi fi cation and Nomenclature of the American Gelochelidon, Hydroprogne, and Thalasseus—with Ornithologists’ Union, listed alphabetically a er the resultant new name combinations for 13 species Chairman. on the list. The cuckoo subfamily Coccyzinae 10E-mail: [email protected] is merged with Cuculinae, one old generic 926 July 2006] Forty-seventh Supplement 927 name (Coccycua) is resurrected, and two gen- Change Dendragapus obscurus from Blue era (Saurothera and Hyetornis) are merged into Grouse to Dusky Grouse Coccyzus, with resultant new name combina- Change Stercorariinae to STERCORARIIDAE tions for seven species. Changes of classifi cation and move the entire family to follow Rynchops of entire genera, tribes, subfamilies, and even niger. families will become more frequent as DNA evidence continues to provide new or confi rm Rearrange the fi rst 15 names in the family old concepts of relationships. Scolopacidae to the following sequence: Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper (N) The addition of four species to the list brings Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper (N) the total known to occur in the Check-list area Actitis macularius Spo ed Sandpiper to 2,041. This Supplement presents new name Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper (A) combinations for 28 species and replacements Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper for three species on the list. Five generic names Tringa brevipes Gray-tailed Ta ler (N) go out of use, but six others are revived. One Tringa incana Wandering Ta ler new family name is used, and one family name Tringa erythropus Spo ed Redshank (N) and one subfamily name go out of use. Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank (N) Literature that provides the basis for the Tringa semipalmata Willet Commi ee’s decisions is cited at the end of the Tringa fl avipes Lesser Yellowlegs Supplement, and citations not already in the Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper (A) Literature Cited of the 7th edition (with Supple- Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper ments) become additions to it. An updated list of Tringa totanus Common Redshank (A) the bird species known from the AOU Check-list area may be found at <h p://www.AOU.org/aou/ Rearrange the names in the subfamily checklist/index.php3>. Sterninae to the following sequence: Anous stolidus Brown Noddy The following changes to the 7th edition (to Anous minutus Black Noddy which page numbers refer) and its Supplements Procelsterna cerulea Blue-gray Noddy (H) result from the Commi ee’s actions: Gygis alba White Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty Tern pp. xvii–liv. Insert the following names in the Onychoprion lunatus Gray-backed Tern (H) proper position as indicated by the text of this Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled Tern Supplement: Onychoprion aleuticus Aleutian Tern Sternula albifrons Li le Tern (H, A) Calonectris edwardsii Cape Verde Shearwater (A) Sternula antillarum Least Tern Frege a tropica Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (A) Sternula superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern (A) Buteo nitidus Gray Hawk Phaetusa simplex Large-billed Tern (A) Dendragapus fuliginosus Sooty Grouse Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern Streptopelia roseogrisea African Collared-Dove Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern (I) Larosterna inca Inca Tern (A) Cuculus optatus Oriental Cuckoo (A) Chlidonias niger Black Tern Troglodytes sissonii Socorro Wren Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Ficedula albicilla Taiga Flycatcher (A) (A) Loxigilla barbadensis Barbados Bullfi nch Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern (A) Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Remove the following names: Sterna hirundo Common Tern Asturina nitida Gray Hawk Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Streptopelia risoria Ringed Turtle-Dove (I) Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern Thryomanes sissonii Socorro Wren Thalasseus maximus Royal Tern Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher (A) Thalasseus bergii Great Crested Tern (H, A) Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo (A) Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern DENDROCOLAPTIDAE Thalasseus elegans Elegant Tern 928 B . [Auk, Vol. 123 Remove the subfamily name Coccyzinae Notes.—Formerly considered conspecifi c and rearrange the species in it to the following with C. diomedea; see Pa eson and Armistead sequence: (2004) for a synopsis of the rationale for treat- Coccycua minuta Li le Cuckoo ment as separate species. Piaya cayana Squirrel Cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus Dark-billed Cuckoo (A) p. 23. Because of new distributional infor- Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo mation, a genus and species are added to the Coccyzus euleri Pearly-breasted Cuckoo (A) Check-list. A er the account for Hydrobates Coccyzus minor Mangrove Cuckoo pelagicus, insert the following new generic name Coccyzus ferrugineus Cocos Cuckoo and species account: Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Genus FREGETTA Bonaparte Coccyzus rufi gularis Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo Frege a Bonaparte, 1855, Compt. Rend. Acad. Coccyzus vieilloti Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo Sci., Paris, 41:1113. Type, by original designa- Coccyzus merlini Great Lizard-Cuckoo tion, Thalassidroma leucogaster Gould = Procellaria Coccyzus longirostris Hispaniolan Lizard- grallaria Vieillot. Cuckoo Frege a tropica (Gould). Black-bellied Storm- pp. 17–18. Calonectris edwardsii is recognized Petrel. as a species distinct from C. diomedea and is added to the list of species known to occur in Thalassidroma tropica Gould, 1844, Ann. Mag. the geographic limits of this Check-list. No Nat. Hist. 13:366. (equatorial regions of Atlantic explicit reasons were given for merging C. Ocean = lat. 6°33’N, long. 18°6’W, from “a” edwardsii into C. diomedea by Murphy (1924) and type preserved in the British Museum (Natural Peters (1931), who have been followed by most History). later authors. Calonectris edwardsii is consider- ably smaller than C. diomedea, has a thinner bill Habitat.—Pelagic waters; nests on islands. that is basally gray or pinkish rather than yel- Distribution.—Breeds on islands in the low or ivory, and is darker and grayer brown subantarctic zone circumpolarly from South on the upperparts; see Pa eson and Armistead Shetland Islands (Deception, Elephant), South (2004) for a synopsis of the
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