Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae Zimmer, 1937

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Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae Zimmer Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae Zimmer, 1937:

15 (Esmeralda, Mt. Duida, Venezuela; altitude

325 feet).

Now Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae Zimmer,

1937. See Hilty, 2003: 703.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 275047 , adult male, collected at Esmeralda , 325 ft, 038109N, 658339W ( Paynter, 1982: 70), Mt. Duida, Venezuela, on 7 October 1928 by the Olalla Brothers. From the Tyler Duida Expedition.

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the holotype was given in the original description. Zimmer (1937: 16) listed 35 specimens in his type series, in addition to the holotype. These are all in AMNH and bear the following numbers: AMNH 73770, 75993, 78443– 78446, 184529, 184530, 255750, 275042– 275046, 275048, 275053–275058, 433533– 433536, and 490953–490962.

Ramphocaenus melanurus badius Zimmer

Ramphocaenus melanurus badius Zimmer, 1937: 11 (mouth of the Río Cinipa´, Peru´).

Now Ramphocaenus melanurus badius Zimmer, 1937 . See Dickinson, 2003: 643.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 407242 , adult male, collected at the mouth of the Río Cenepa (5 Cinipa), 048359S, 788129W ( Stephens and Traylor, 1983: 39), on 17 September 1929, by José Schunke. From the Bassler Collection.

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the holotype was given in the original description. Zimmer (1937: 16) listed three paratypes, all from Peru: AMNH 255751 , male, mouth of Lagarto Cocha ; AMNH 407243 , female, mouth of Río Santiago ; and AMNH 490971 , male, Yurimaguas. The specimen from Yurimaguas is also a paratype of R. m. amazonum (see below) .