vHall I., St. Matthew I., St. Lawrence I. (Bering Sea) >> coastal W and SW Alaska
1 For separation of this family from the Emberizidae, see Klicka et al. (2003) [Klicka, 2003 #2239] and Carson & Spicer (2003) [Carson, 2003 #670].
2 For use of the name Calcariidae over Plectrophenacidae see precedence of these names as given by Bock (1994) [Bock, 1994 #398].
3 For recognition see Hussell & Montgomerie (2002) [Hussell, 2002 #15395].
4 Treated as a synonym of coloratus in Rising (2011) [Rising, 2011 #13520].
5 Name kamtschaticus Portenko, 1937 [Portenko, 1937 #3103] placed in synonymy by Rising (2011) [Rising, 2011 #13520].
6 For comments on date of publication see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
7 For resurrection of this genus see Klicka et al. (2003) [Klicka, 2003 #2239] and Carson & Spicer (2003) [Carson, 2003 #670].
8 Dated 1859 by Paynter (1970) [Paynter, 1970 #2982] but see Zimmer (1926) [Zimmer, 1926 #8548].
9 Forms a superspecies with P. hyperboreus; see Mayr & Short (1970) [Mayr, 1970 #2566], A.O.U. (1983) [A.O.U., 1983 #8], Sibley & Monroe (1990) [Sibley, 1990 #3636] and A.O.U. (1998) [A.O.U., 1998 #9].