Hylophilus pallidifrons

Quick answer

AMNH 505337, female, collected at Castare, Tobago Island, on 23 May 1903, by collectors for E. Andre´, bears an AMNH type label, filled in by J. T. Zimmer and marked ‘‘? Type’ ’ of Hylophilus pallidifrons Dalmas. This was apparently in response to Hellmayr’s (1935: 177, text and fn.) remark that the type of this form was in the Rothschild Collection and that he had examined it; he also noted that he had seen four specimens from Castare in addition to the type. Neither this specimen, nor any of the other five specimens collected by André can be types of Dalmas’ name as they were collected in 1903, three years after the name was introduced. There is no indication on these specimens that they were ever in the Dalmas Collection. Rothschild had, in fact, purchased part of the Dalmas Collection, other parts going to ZSM and MNHN (Hartert, 1919 a: 150 – 151, Hellmayr, 1931: 163, Phelps, 1945: 331). Specimens that Rothschild purchased from Dalmas have labels printed ‘‘ E Museo Dalmas. ’’ Because this specimen bears an AMNH type label, it remains with the types with an added label to indicate that this is incorrect.