Thanks, Jon for the update. Do you or any other TWEETS know what happened to
the Mexican Olive Backed Towhee (used to be P. erythropthalmus macronyx).
Does it go with maculatus,erythropthalmus, or become a new species?

Thanks,
Mike Wile
Redmond, WA

In a message dated 96-03-10 20:57:23 EST, you write:

>Gene,
>
>Being's I'm too lazy to sort out Mexican from Central American from Texican
>species (and because some of these feathered critters go from one part of
the
>continent to the other *through* Mexico), I'll just do a quick summary of
the
>21 pages of the darned thing.
>
>Jon. Anderson
>Olympia, Washington
>festuca at olywa.net
>
>
>
>
>p 684 Split Piplio erythrophthalmus into P. erythrophthalmus EASTERN TOWHEE,
>P. maculatus SPOTTED TOWHEE (for maculatus and socorroensis groups).
>
>