Edoliisoma montana

LeCROY, M. A. R. Y., 2003, TYPE SPECIMENS OF BIRDS IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. PART 5. PASSERIFORMES: ALAUDIDAE, HIRUNDINIDAE, MOTACILLIDAE, CAMPEPHAGIDAE, PYCNONOTIDAE, IRENIDAE, LANIIDAE, VANGIDAE, BOMBYCILLIDAE, DULIDAE, CINCLIDAE, TROGLODYTIDAE, AND MIMIDAE, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 278 (278), pp. 1-156 : 70-71

Edoliisoma montana minus Rothschild and Hartert

Edoliisoma montana minus Rothschild and Hartert,

1907: 464 (Bihagi, head of Mambare River, north side of the Owen Stanley Mountains). Now Coracina montana montana (Meyer, 1874) . See

Peters et al., 1960: 192, and Coates, 1990: 41.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 562330 , adult male, collected at Bihagi , head of Mambare River, 08°30′S, 147°45′E ( Papua New Guinea General Reference Map, 1984), Papua New Guinea, on 29 March 1906, by A.S. Meek (no. A2672). From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: Meek’s number on the type was cit­ ed in the original description. Rothschild and Hartert (1907: 464) stated that they had ‘‘about 14 males and several females’’ of this taxon, including the type, from ‘‘British New Guinea’’. Paratypes are AMNH 562331–562343, 562354– 562356, and 562361. Of these specimens, all collected before 1907, 13 are either sexed as males or are in male plumage, and four are either sexed as females or are in female plumage.

Coracina montana bicinia Diamond Coracina montana bicinia Diamond, 1969: 16 (Mt.

Nibo, Torricelli Mountains, Sepik District, Mandated

Territory of New Guinea).

Now Coracina montana bicinia Diamond, 1969 . See

Coates, 1990: 41.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 789761 , adult female, collected on Mt. Nibo, 2899 ft, Torricelli Mountains, 03°25′S, 142°15′E ( Papua New Guinea General Reference Map , 1984), West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, on 15 July 1966, by Jared M. Diamond (no. 485).

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the type was cited in the original description. Paratypes are AMNH 829200–829232 , collected by Diamond on Mt. Somoro and Mt. Nibo in the Torricelli Mts. , and Mt. Menawa in the Bewani Mts .; and AMNH 293773 , 293774 , and 562319–562321, collected by Ernst Mayr in the Cyclops Mts .

Edolisoma holopolium pygmaeum Mayr Edolisoma holopolium pygmaeum Mayr, 1931b: 18 (Kulambangra Island, British Solomon Islands).

Now Coracina holopolia pygmaea (Mayr, 1931) . See

Mayr and Diamond, 2001: 389.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 221686 , adult male, collected on Kolombangara Island , 08°00′S, 157°10′E (Times Atlas), Solomon Islands, on 1 October 1927, by Rollo H. Beck of the Whitney South Sea Expedition (no. 28320).

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the type was cited in the original description. Frederick Drowne (vol. R, unpublished journals of the Whitney South Sea Expedition, Archives, Dept. of Ornithology, AMNH) noted that the party was anchored in Ariel Cove (= Meresu Cove, 08°02′S, 156°59′E, Gazetteer 29, USBGN) on the west side of Kolombangara and went ashore from there. There are three paratypes: AMNH 221685, 221686bis, and 226210.

Edolisoma holopolium tricolor Mayr

Edolisoma holopolium tricolor Mayr, 1931b: 18 (Malaita Island, British Solomon Islands).

Now Coracina holopolia tricolor (Mayr, 1931) . See Mayr and Diamond, 2001: 389.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 227258 , adult male, collected on Malaita Island , 09°00′S, 161°00′E (Times Atlas), 3000 ft., Solomon Islands, on 28 March 1930, by William F. Coultas, Walter J. Eyerdam, and Hannibal Hamlin of the Whitney South Sea Expedition (no. 39736).

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the type was cited in the original description. AMNH 227243–227257 and 227259–227290 are paratypes. AMNH 227262 and 227276 were sent to ZMB.

Unpublished journals of Coultas (vol. V), Eyerdam (vol. U), and Hamlin (vol. T) in the archives of the Department of Ornithology, AMNH, describe their ascent to the headwaters of the Kwariekwa River and climb to near the summit of Mt. Kolovrat (local name Torombusu), camping on 28 March at a place called Wangafufu.