THIRTY-FIFTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS

The 35th supplement to the A.O.U. Check- list of North American Birds (the first supple- ment after the 6th edition, 1983) consists of changes adopted by the Committee on Classi- fication and Nomenclature as of 1 March 1985. The changes fall into five categories: (1) eight species are added to the main list because of taxonomic or nomenclatural decisions; (2) eight species, including one each previously in Ap- pendix A and Appendix B, are added to the main list because of new distributional infor- mation; (3) three species are added to Appen- dix B, eight forms to Appendix C, and two species to Appendix D; (4) one species in the main list requires assignment of an A.O.U. number because of a validated occurrence in the United States or Canada; and (5) typo- graphical or other errors that affect scientific or English names, citations, A.O.U. numbers, or total numbers of taxonomic units are corrected. No other changes are made, nor is new distri- butional information included for species al- ready in the list, except as noted in (4) above. Changes to the 6th edition noted in a report of the Committee (Auk, 1984, 101, p. 348) are re- peated here. On the matter of documentation of occur- rence by specimen, photographic or tape-re- corded evidence, the Committee has adopted the following position: (a) specimens must be accessioned in institutional collections and available for study by the scientific community; (b) unpublished photographs or sound spectro- grams, as well as tapes that are used for veri- fication of identifications, must be deposited in institutional collections and be available for study as are specimens; and (c) evidence for species in categories (2) and (4) in the preced- ing paragraph must be unequivocally identifi- able to species by the deposited specimens, photos or tapes, and validated through exami- nation by this Committee or its designee. For photographic evidence, the Committee rec- ommends placing such material in VIREO, the Canadian National Museum of Natural Sci- ences, or similar institutional collections. The following are the results of Committee actions and changes to be made in the 6th edi- tion (page numbers pertain thereto): 680 pp. iv-v. In Table of Contents, Columbi- formes through Passeriformes should be num- bered XIV through XXIII. p. xiii. In the main text, 1909 species (not 1913) are treated; the net result of actions herein adds 16 species to the main list, bringing the total number of species recognized in North America to 1925. pp. 4-5. Gavia pacifica, formerly the pacifica group of G. arctica, is considered a distinct species (based on Kistchinski, 1978, Birds of the Koryak Highlands, pp. 24-27; Stepanyian, 1975, A Distributional Check-list of the Birds of the U.S.S.R., p. 9; and Kistchinski, in litt.); the vir- idigularis group remains a group within G. arc- tica. Because A.O.U. number 10 applies to G. pacifica, the A.O.U. number for G. arctica be- comes 9. Therefore, the following entry should be inserted after the account of Gavia arctica: Gavia pacifica (Lawrence). PACIFIC LOON. [10.] Colymbus pacificus Lawrence, 1858, in Baird, Cassin and Lawrence, Rep. Explor. Surv. R. R. Pac., 9, p. 889. (Coast of California; Puget's Sound = San Diego, California.) The distribution is that of the pacifica group in the account of G. arctica. p. 10. The two "color morphs" of Aechmo- phorus occidentalis are considered to be two bi- ological species, A. occidentalis and A. clarkii (based on Ratti, 1979, Auk, 96, pp. 573-586; Nuechterlein, 1981, Auk, 98, pp. 335-349; Nuechterlein and Storer, 1982, Condor, 84, pp. 351-369; see also Dickerman, 1963, Condor, 65, pp. 66-67). The two species are widely sym- pattic, but clarkii is rare among northern pop- ulations, becoming equally common among southern ones. Patterns of vagrancy are insuf- ficiently known, but eastern specimens and re- ports appear to pertain mostly or entirely to occidentalis. Therefore, the following entry should be in- serted after Aechmophorus occidentalis: Aechrnophorus clarkii (Lawrence). CLARK'S GREBE. [1.1.] Podiceps clarkii Lawrence, 1858, in Baird, Cassin and Lawrence, Rep. Explor. Surv. R. R. Pac., 9, p. 895. (California and New [sic] Mexico = La- guna Santa Maria, Chihuahua, Mexico [re- stricted by Dickerman, op. cit.].) Habitat and distribution is the same as A. occiden- talis, except for the vagrancy paragraph. p. 17. After Pterodroma solandri, add: [Pterodroma mollis (Gould). SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL.[ See Appendix B. p. 49. After Egretta thula, add: Egretta gularis (Bosc). WESTERN REEF-HERON. [197.1.] Ardea gularis Bosc, 1792, Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris, 1, p. 4, pl. 2. (Senegal River.) Habitat & Distribution.--Breeds (gularis group) on islands and coasts of western Africa from Mauritania to Nigeria, and ranges (at least casually) north to the Azores, Cape Verde Islands and Spain, and south to Gabon; also breeds (schistacea group) in the Red Sea region and ranges to India and Sri Lanka. Accidental (gularis group) in Massachusetts (Nan- tucket, 12 April-September 1983, numerous observ- ers and photos; Am. Birds, 37: 827, 830, 1032, 1983); in addition, two birds were reported in a heron roost on Barbados, 20 February-8 March 1984 (Smith & Hutt, 1984, Am. Birds, 38, pp. 254-256, sight report). Notes.--The two groups are distinct and some- times regarded as separate species, E. gularis and E. schistacea (Ehrenberg, 1828). Individuals that escaped from captivity in Europe and had been considered as a possible source of the Massachusetts vagrant were schistacea, not gularis. p. 66. In "Notes" section of Anser albifrons, add: ... There is evidence that the large form breeding (presumably) in the Cook Inlet area of southern Alas- ka and wintering in the Sacramento Valley of Cali- fornia represents a distinct subspecies group, A. a. elgasi Delacour and Ripley, 1975 (Tule Goose), differ- ing from A. albifrons behaviorally, ecologically and morphologically (Krogman, 1978, Am. Birds, 32, pp. 164-166; Krogman, 1979, in Jarvis & Bartonek, Sym- posium on Management and Biology of Pacific Fly- way Geese, Northwest Section, The Wildlife Society, Corvallis, Oregon, pp. 22-43; and Bauer, 1979, loc. cit., pp. 44-55); the differences noted for elgasi are large enough that investigation of whether or not it deserves recognition as a full species is in order. p. 85. The date in the original citation for Aythya marila should read 1761, not 1861. p. 118. After Buteo jamaicensis, add: [Buteo buteo (Linnaeus). COMMON BUZZARD.[ See Ap- pendix B. p. 127. Delete Appendix B entry for Falco subbuteo and substitute: Falco subbuteo Linnaeus. NORTHERN HOBBY. [356.1.] Falco Subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 89. (in Europa = Sweden.) Habitat & Distribution.--Breeds in woodland and partly open country in the Palearctic and southeast- ern Asia, and winters south to tropical Africa and southern Asia. Accidental in Alaska (Attu, in the Aleutian Islands, 20 May 1983, photo; Am. Birds, 37: 1018, 1983); an earlier report from Cordova is deemed unsatisfac- tory. p. 130. Under Ortalis vetula, remove "leuco- gastra group" from "Distribution." "Notes" section should read: "See O. leucogastra." p. 131. After Ortalis poliocephala, add: Ortalis leucogastra (Gould). WHITE-BELLIED CHICHA- LACA. Penelope leucogastra Gould, 1843, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 105. (No locality given.) Habitat.--Thickets, scrub and second growth in semi-arid regions. Distribution.--Resident in the Pacific lowlands from western Chiapas (vicinity of Pijijiapan) south to northwestern Costa Rica (Guanacaste). Notes.--Although considered a race of O. vetula by some authors, this form appears to be allied to the South American O. motmot (Linnaeus, 1766) complex (Vaurie, 1968, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 138, p. 177; Delacour & Amadon, 1973, Curassows and Related Birds, p. 88). p. 173. The English name of Haematopus bachmani should be BLACK OYSTERCATCHER. p. 174. Before Himantopus mexicanus, add: Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus). BLACK-WINGED STILT. [226.2.] Charadrius Himantopus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 151. (in Europa australiore = southern Europe.) Habitat & Distribution.--Breeds in marshes and flooded fields in Eurasia and Africa; northernmost populations are migratory southward. Accidental in Alaska (Nizki, in the Aleutian Is- lands, 24 May-2 June 1983, photo in Univ. Alaska Museum, fide D. D. Gibson; Am. Birds, 37: 902, 1983). Notes.--See comments under H. mexicanus. p. 179. Delete Appendix A entry for Tringa ocrophus and substitute: Tringa ocrophus Linnaeus. GREEN SANDPIPER. [257.] Tringa Ocrophus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 149. (in Europa = Sweden.) Habitat & Distribution.--Breeds in marshes and flooded fields in northern Eurasia, and winters in Af- rica, southern Asia and Australia. Casual in Alaska (Shemya, Attu and Nizki, in the Aleutian Islands; 6 records, photo in Univ. Alaska Museum); early records for Hudson Bay and Nova Scotia are unsatisfactory (Godfrey, 1966, Birds Cana- da, p. 146). p. 193. The A.O.U. number of Calidris pusilla should be 246. p. 194. The A.O.U. number of Calidris mauri should be 247. W. Deppe, respectively (Stresemann, 1954, Condor, 56, p. 91). p. 329. Campylopterus hemileucurus (Lichten- stein), etc., same changes to Deppe as in pre- ceding. p. 340. Delete A.O.U. number of Hylocharis xantusii. p. 343. Amazilia beryllina (Lichtenstein), etc., same changes to Deppe as in Campylopterus cur- vipennis (Stresemann, 1954, op. cit., p. 90). p. 353. In citation of Philodice in synonymy of Calliphlox, add: ß.. Type, by monotypy, Trochilus mitchellii Bourcier. p. 370. Under Electron carinaturn, references to "Du Bus" should be "Du Bus de Gisignes." p. 238. In "Notes" under Procelsterna ceru- lea, change albivittata to albivitta. p. 242. The A.O.U. number of Cepphus grylle should be 27. pp. 262-263. Under Geotrygon, end of cita- tion for Oreopeleia should read: ... = Columba martinica Linnaeus = Columba montana Linnaeus. p. 270. In "Notes" under Aratinga canicula- ris, change azurea to aurea. p. 285. After Coccyzus ferrugineus, add: Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot. DARK-BILLED CUCKOO. Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., 8, p. 271. (Paraguay.) Habitat & Distribution.--Resident in woodland, scrub and mangroves of Trinidad, South America and the Galapagos Islands. Accidental on Grenada (Levera Pond, 26 May 1963, specimen in Academy of Natural Sciences at Phila- delphia; Schwartz & Klinikowski, 1965, Not. Nat., Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, no. 376, p. 5). Notes.--See comments under C. minor. p. 328. The English name of Doryfera ludo- viciae should be GREEN-FRONTED LANCEBILL. p. 329. Change Campylopterus curvipennis (Lichtenstein) and Trochilus curvipennis Lichten~ stein to C. curvipennis (Deppe) and T. curvipennis p. 371. The English name of Eumomota $u- perciliosa should be TURQUOISE-BROWED MOTMOT. pp. 387-388. Sphyrapicus varius is consid- ered to be two species, S. varius and S. nuchalis (based on Johnson & Zink, 1983, Auk, 100, pp. 871-884), formerly recognized as groups of S. varius. Therefore, the following entry should be inserted after the account of S. varius: Sphyrapicus nuchalis Bairdß RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER. [402.1.] Sphyrapicus varius var. nuchalis Baird, 1858, in Baird, Cassin and Lawrence, Rep. Explor. Surv. R. R. Pac., 9, pp. xxviii, 103. (Mimbres River, New Mexicoß) Habitat and distribution are that of the nuchalis group. p. 396. The English name of Colaptesfernan- dinae should be FERNANDINA'S FLICKER. p. 410. All references to "Glyphorhynchus" should read "Glyphorynchu$." p. 488. After "Family ALAUDIDAE: Larks," add: Genus MELANOCORYPHA Boie Melanocorypha Boie, 1828, Isis von Oken, 21, col. 322. Type, by subsequent designation, M. ta- tatica (L.) = Alauda tatarica Pallas = Alauda yel- toniensis Forster. [Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus). CALANVRA LARK.] See Appendix B. p. 490. Delete A.O.U. number of Progne dominicensis. p. 492. Assign Phaeoprogne tapera A.O.U. number 611.5 (Monomoy Island, Massachu- setts, 12 June 1983, specimen in U.S. National Museum; Am. Birds, 37: 769, 1983). p. 495. "Notichelidon" should read "Notio- chelidon." p. 503. Delete A.O.U. number of Cyanocorax sanblasianus. p. 508. Before Corvus frugilegus, add: Corvus monedula Linnaeus. EURASIAN JACKDAW. [490.3.] Corvus Monedula Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 105. (in Europa = Sweden.) Habitat & Distribution.--Resident in open wood- land and around towns throughout most of the Pale- arctic. Casual in 1983-84 in northeastern North America in Nova Scotia, Miquelon Island, southeastern Que- bec, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; specimen in Canadian National Museum of Natural Sciences (Am. Birds, 37: 157, 1983; 38: 295, 886, 1984 and William Smith, in litt.). An earlier record from Fort Myers, Florida, is regarded as an escaped cage bird. p. 537. Microcerculus philomela is considered to be a species distinct from M. marginatus (based on Stiles, 1983, Wilson Bull., 95, pp. 169-183). M. marginatus is regarded as including the mar- ginatus group of the 6th edition and the luscinia group (formerly part of the philomela group), pending further study of the relationships of luscinia to other populations of the complex in South America. Before M. marginatus, add: Microcerculus philomela (Salvin). NICHTINCALE WREN. Cyphorhinus philomela Salvin, 1861, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 202. (Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala.) Distribution as in "philomela group" south to cen- tral Costa Rica (just north of Volcn de Turrialba). Change English name of M. marginatus to SCALY-BREASTED WREN and distribution to read: Distribution.--Resident [luscinia group] from cen- tral Costa Rica (south of Volcn de Turrialba) south through Panama (foothills and Caribbean slope throughout, in Pacific lowland west to eastern Pana- mfi province) and western Colombia to western Ec- uador; and [marginatus group]... [as in 6th edition]. p. 539. After Locustella ochotensis, add- Locustella lanceolata (Temminck). LANCEOLATEr WARBLœR. [747.5.] Sylvia lanceolata Temminck, 1840, Man. Orni- thol., ed. 2, 4, p. 614. ("Mayence," error = Rus- sia.) Habitat & Distribution.--Breeds in marshes and wet meadows from eastern Russia to eastern Siberia and south to northern China, Korea and Japan, and winters in southeastern Asia and the East Indies. Casual in Alaska (Attu, in the Aleutian Islands, 4- 9 June 1984, up to 11 individuals daily, total esti- mated to be at least 25 different birds over the period, specimen Univ. Alaska Museum; Am. Birds, 38: 948, 1984). pp. 543-544. In the last two lines of the note on Polioptila melanura, the English names (but not the A.O.U. numbers) are reversed; P. cali- fornica is the PLUMIEOUS GNATCATCHER, P. mel- anura the BLACK-TAILED GNATCATCHER. p. 547. After Luscinia svecica, add: Genus TARSIGER Hodgson Tarsiger Hodgson, 1845, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 28. Type, by monotypy, Tarsiger chrysaeus Hodgson. Notes.--This genus is sometimes merged with Erithacus. Tarsiger cyanurus (Pallas). RED-FLANCED BLUETAIL. [764.2.] Motacilla Cyanurus Pallas, 1773, Reise Versch. Prov. Russ. Reichs, 2, p. 709. (Yenisei.) Habitat & Distribution.--Breeds in undergrowth of open forest from Siberia south to northern China, Japan and the Commander Islands, and winters in southeastern Asia. Accidental in Alaska (Attu, in the Aleutian Islands, 5 June 1982, photo in Univ. Alaska Museum; Am. Birds, 36: 885, 1982). pp. 550-552. The genus Phaeornis is merged in Myadestes (Pratt, 1982, Living Bird, 19, pp. 73-90), and the citation of the former (p. 552) should appear in the synonymy of the latter (p. 550) and be deleted on p. 552. p. 551. Change Myadestes obscurus to: Myadestes occidentalis Stejneger. BROWN-BACCED SOLITAIRE. Myadestes obscurus Lafresnaye, 1839, Rev. Zool. [Paris], 2, p. 98. (Mexico = probably Veracruz.) Preoccupied by Muscicapa obscura Gmelin [= Myadestes obscurus (Gmelin)]. Myadestes obscurus var. occidentalis Stejneger, 1882, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 4, p. 371. (Tonila, Jalis- co.) p. 552. Change Phaeornis obscurus to Myad- estes obscurus and split into four biological species (based on Pratt, loc. cit.), citations to ap- pear as follows: Myadestes myadestinus (Stejneger). KAMAO. [754.3.] Phaeornis myadestina Stejneger, 1887, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 10, p. 90. (Kauai Island, Hawaiian Archipelago.) Habitat.--Forest. Distribution.--Resident in the Hawaiian Islands on Kauai. Notes.--This and the following three species were formerly recognized as a single species (Phaeornis ob- $1/2uru$, HAWAIIAN THRUSH), but differences in vocal- izations and morphology among the living forms in- dicate that three or four species existed in the complex; they collectively constitute a superspecies. Myadestes oahensis (Wilson and Evans). AMAUI. [754.4.] Phaeorni$ oahensi$ Wilson and Evans, 1899, Aves Hawaiienses, introd., p. xiii. (Oahu.) Habitat.--Forest. Distribution.--EXTINCT. Formerly resident in the Hawaiian Islands on Oahu. Notes.--Possibly a race of M. lanaien$i$ or other species in the complex; vocalizations and biology are unknown, but based on morphological distinctness, it is best regarded as a separate species. See also com- ments under M. myadestinu$. Myadestes lanaiensis (Wilson). OIOMAO. [754.5.] Phaeorni$ lanaien$is Wilson, 1891, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 7, p. 460. (Lanai.) Habitat.--Forest. Distribution.--Resident in the Hawaiian Islands on Molokai and (formerly) Lanai. Notes.--See comments under M. myadestinu$ and M. oahensi$. Myadestes obscurus (Gmelin). OMAO. [754.1.] Mu$cicapa ob$cura Gmelin, 1789, Syst. Nat., 1 (2), p. 945. Based on the "Dusky Fly-catcher" La- tham, Gen. Synop. Birds, 2 (1), p. 344. (in in- sulis Sandwich = island of Hawaii.) Habitat.--Forest, usually dense, native forest, more common at higher elevations where also found in subalpine or alpine scrub. Distribution.--Resident in the Hawaiian Islands on Hawaii. Notes.--See comments under M. myadestinu$. p. 552. Change English name of Myadestes [= "Phaeornis"] palmeri to PUAIOHI. p. 561. Change English name of Turdus nu- digenis to BARE-EYED ROBIN. p. 573. Change Toxostoma dorsale Henry to T. crissale Henry; reference in original citation remains the same, because the latter name was published on a "substitute sheet" for p. 117 of the Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 10, shortly after original journal issue was re- leased. p. 584. The A.O.U. number for Lanius cris- tatus should be 621.1. p. 704. The A.O.U. number for Amphispiza quinquestriata should be 574.2. p. 749. Under Carduelis hornemanni, author "Holb611" should be in parentheses; original citation should be changed to Linota hornemanni Holb611 .... p. 768. Assign Estrilda astrild A.O.U. num- ber 808.1. p. 773. Delete account of Tringa ocrophus (transferred to main list). p. 777. After Phoebetria palpebrata, add: Pterodroma mollis (Gould). $OFT-PLUMAGED PETREL. Procellaria mollis Gould, 1844, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 13, p. 363. (south Atlantic Ocean, lat. 20øS. to 40øS.) An individual referred to this species was reported off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, 3 June 1981 (Am. Birds, 38: 158-159, 1984). In view of recent studies by Bourne (1983, Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club, 103, pp. 52-58) that suggest the Madeira and Cape Verde pop- ulations, P. madeira Mathews, 1934, and P. feae (Sal- vadori, 1899), respectively, may be specifically dis- tinct from the South Atlantic P. mollis, a sight report of this species is unsatisfactory evidence for inclu- sion in Appendix A. p. 780. After Accipiter nisus, add: Buteo buteo (Linnaeus). COMMON BUZZARD. Falco Buteo Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 1. (in Europa = Sweden.) An individual thought to be of this Eurasian species was reported from Alaska (Nizki, in the Aleutian Is- lands, 26 May 1983; Am. Birds, 37: 902, 1983); this sight report of a highly variable species that is often difficult to identify in the field is regarded as insuf- ficient evidence for inclusion in Appendix A. pp. 780-781. Delete account of Falco subbu- teo (transferred to main list). stiae; the three species of Alectoris should fol- low the genus Francolinus; Cinclus cinclus should follow Parus caeruleus; Irena puella should fol- low Grallina cyanoleuca; Emberiza citrinella should follow Paroaria gularis; Serinus leucopygius should follow Carduelis cannabina. p. 784. After Thamnophilus multistriatus, add: Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus). C^L^DR^ LARK. * 1.1 #9. Alauda calandra Linnaeus, 1766, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 10. 1, p. 288. (Pyrenees.) 10.1 '197.1 A specimen of this Old World species was obtained *226.2 at Glenolden, Pennsylvania, on 6 May 1928 (Gilles- 257. pie, 1928, Cassinia, 27, p. 35); it is regarded as a man- *269.2 assisted vagrant. '296.1 p. 789. After Larus nelsoni, add the follow- #350. ing eight psittacine forms described from the '356.1 *382.3 West Indies but for which no specimens exist: *382.4 *382.5 Conurus labati Rothschild, 1905, Bull. Br. Orni- *382.6 thol. Club, 16, p. 13. (Guadeloupe, Lesser An- 388.1 tilles.) GUADELOUPE PARAKEET. 388.2 Anadorhynchus [sic] purpurascens Rothschild, 1905, '389.1 Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club, 16, p. 13. (Guade- 402. loupe, Lesser Antilles.) 402.1 Anadorhynchus [sic] martinicus Rothschild, 1905, 490.3 Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club, 16, p. 14. (Martinique, 508. Lesser Antilles.) #611.3 Ara gossei Rothschild, 1905, Bull. Br. Ornithol. '611.4 Club, 16, p. 14. (Mountains of Hanover Parish, '611.5 about ten miles east of Lucea, Jamaica.) *622.6 YELLOW-HEADED MACAW. 630. Ara erythrocephala Rothschild, 1905, Bull. Br. Or- 732. nithol. Club, 16, p. 14. (Mountains of Tre- *747.5 lawny and St. Anne's, Jamaica.) '754.1 Ara guadeloupensis Clark, 1905, Auk, 22, p. 272. *754.2 (Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles.) GUADELOUPE *754.3 M^C^w. *754.4 Ara atwoodi Clark, 1908, Auk, 25, p. 310. (Domin- *754.5 ica.) *764.2 Ara erythrura Rothschild, 1907, Extinct Birds, p. '808.1 54, pl. 15. ("One of the West Indian Islands.") p. 793. After Anser cygnoides, add: Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot). RINGED TEAL. Aix galericulata (Linnaeus). M^ND^Rlt, I DVCI. pp. 793-795. Change the sequence of species as follows: Tetrao urogallus through Tetraogallus himalayensis should follow Chrysolophus amher- pp. 798-809. The following corrections/ entries to the list of A.O.U. numbers should be made: A. clarkii G. arctica [arctica ô] G. pacifica = 9 [viridigularis ô] E. gularis H. himantopus T. ocrophus Burhinus bistriatus Numida meleagris [Harpia harpyja] F. subbuteo Psittacula krameri Myiopsitta monachus Brotogeris versicolurus Amazona viridigenalis Cuculus saturatus C. canorus Euptilotis neoxenus Sphyrapicus varius S. nuchalis C. monedula = 507 [bullockii ô] [P. dominicensis] P. elegans Phaeoprogne tapera Zosterops japonicus V. atricapillus = 731 [atricristatus ô] Locustella lanceolata M. obscurus M. palmeri M. myadestinus M. oahensis M. lanaiensis Tarsiger cyanurus E. astrild The following issues are currently being dis- cussed by the Committee: (a) the systematic sta- tus of Anser albifrons elgasi, Dendragapus obscu- rus-fuliginosus, Pluvialis dominica-fulva, Anthus spinoletta-rubescens, Vireo olivaceus-fiavoviridis and Oryzoborus maximiliani-nuttingi; (b) the status of Spinus spinus and other species that are possibly man-assisted vagrants in North America; (c) unpublished reports of species new to North America that were recorded in the Bay of Pan- ama following "El Nifio" in 1983; (d) the pur- ported misidentification of Philodice mitchellii as Acestrura heliodor; (e) the status of Saxicola tor- quata in North America, supported by an un- published photograph; and (f) cases of reported vagrancy in the U.S. or Canada accompanied by published photographs that, if accepted as definitive evidence for identification, would re- quire assignment of A.O.U. numbers for Elaenia martinica, Myiopagis viridicata and Vireo magister. The Committee again invites input on these or other pertinent issues. Since the completion of the 6th edition, the following changes in the Committee have oc- curred: Henri Ouellet and James V. Remsen be- came members in 1983, replacing Eugene Ei- senmann, deceased, and Kenneth C. Parkes, resigned; John W. Fitzpatrick became a mem- ber in 1984, replacing Lester L. Short, resigned. Committee: BURT L. MONROE, JR., Chairman RICHARD C. BANKS JOHN W. FITZPATRICK THOMAS R. HowEt, t, NED K. JOHNSON HENRI OUELLET JAMES V. REMSEN ROBERT W. $TORER Preferred citation for this supplement: Ameri- can Ornithologists' Union. 1985. Thirty-fifth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 102: 680-686. DATE OF ISSUE (Vol. 102, No. 3): 25 July 1985