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 AMNH ; no. 278

Abstract

This fifth part of "Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History" corresponds to taxa covered in Volume 9 of Peters' Check-list of birds of the world. The original description of each taxon has been consulted, coordinates given for type localities when possible, currently accepted names for the taxa included, and comments on taxonomic history are provided. 553 published names are treated. Types of 11 of these are not in AMNH; the type of one is not extant; and three specimens with supposed type status are shown to have no nomenclatural standing.