Errata in Birds of Central America, Vallely & Dyer 2018
We regret that In the final stages of work some errors were inadvertently introduced, which in some cases may cause confusion.
Page 40 - Crested Guan text should read "GV Birds from north CA (not shown) have variable white edging on upperparts and more less rufous rump"
Page 63 - Plate label “Violaceous Dove” should be Violaceous Quail-Dove.
Page 100 - Amethyst-throated Hummingbird text should read "compare female with females of Magnificent Rivoli's Hummingbird and . . . "
Purple-Throated Mountain-Gem text should read "compare male with larger Magnificent Talamancas Hummingbird".
Page 118- Page heading should read "White-bellied Emerald and Blue-chested Emeralds Hummingbird are the most common and widespread."
Blue-chested Hummingbird text should read "ID Small with near straight bill. Blackish reddish-bronze tail."
Charming Hummingbird text should read "ID Small with near straight bill. Tail brown greenish-black".
Page 119 - Charming and Blue-chested Hummingbird plate species labels are incorrect. Male and female figures labeled "Blue-chested Emerald" should be labeled Charming Hummingbird; male, female and flight figures labeled "Charming Hummingbird" should be labeled Blue-chested Hummingbird.
Page 120 - White-throated Crake text should read "GV Birds from Pacific CR & west PA, central & east PA have rufous head".
Page 121 - Plate label for rightmost figure of White-throated Crake should read Pacific CR & west PA, central & east PA.
Page 124 - Russet-naped Wood-Rail text should have placed nape russet, a fieldmark for the species as a whole, before the GV section, not after.
Page 125 - Plate label for Russet-naped Wood-Rail rightmost figure should read "HN, NI and Caribbean CR".
Page 128 - Purple Gallinule distribution text and map should indicate that the species is a breeding resident in south CA, up to 1500M.
Page 200 - American Flamingo text should read "Pantropical Tropical Americas".
Page 250 -Turquoise-browed Motmot & Blue-throated Motmot range maps are reversed. The upper map represents the range of Blue-throated Motmot, the lower that of Turquoise-browed Motmot.
Pages 266-7 - Hoffmann’s Woodpecker is misspelled as “Hoffman’s Woodpecker”
Page 316- Black-banded Woodcreeper altitudinal range should read 7500 750 to 2900 m.
Page 345 - Paltry Tyrannulet upper figure should be "north CR CA ". Lower figure "CR and PA south CA"
Page 353 - Tufted Flycatcher right figure shoud be labelled "central and east PA ad"
Page 362 - Streaked Flycatcher distribution text and map should indicate that the species is a breeding resident in Pacific CR and in Panama.
Page 390 - Green Shrike-Vireo GV text should read "Birds from north CA have entirely blue crown and pale olive underparts. Birds from south (e. g., Caribbean CR) tend to have less extensive and lighter blue head markings that are restricted to the forehead and nape. Birds from Pacific CR and PA have blue confined to nape."
Page 391 - Rufous-crowned Peppershrike bust labeled "BZ" should show a dark red eye. Green Shrike-Vireo right figure should be labelled "Pacific CR andPA"
Page 408 - Blue-and-white Swallow GV text should read "Birds from migratory South American breeding population have more less extensively dusky on crissum and dark pale underwing coverts.
Page 409 - Blue-and-white Swallow plate labels of flight figures are reversed - the upper should be SA, the lower CA.
Page 418 - Cabanis's Wren map should not be shaded south of Lake Nicaragua, as it is not known to be sympatric there with Canebrake Wren.
Isthmian Wren map should not be shaded in west Caribbean PA, as it is not known to be sympatric there with Canebrake Wren.
Page 480 - Within Carib Grackle account, "Shining Shiny Cowbird has shorter bill."
Page 546 - White-throated Shrike-Tanager text should read "GV Male from Pacific CR and PA has black rump. Female from Pacific CR and PA has brown rump".
Page 547 - White-throated Shrike-Tanager rightmost figure should be labeled "Pacific CR and PA"
Endpaper Fast Index - Rails begin on page 120, not 122.