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  <dc:contributor>F.K. Barker</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>R.T. Brumfield</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>R.T. Chesser</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2007</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The traditional avian subfamily Furnariinae, a group of terrestrial ovenbirds typical of the Andean and Patagonian arid zones, consists of the genera &lt;i&gt;Furnarius&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cinclodes&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Geositta&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Chilia&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Eremobius&lt;/i&gt;. We investigated phylogenetic relationships within the Furnariinae, with particular attention to the nine species of the genus Upucerthia, using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences from all genera in the subfamily. &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; was found to be highly polyphyletic, its constituent species forming four non-sister clades: (1) a basal lineage consisting of two &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; species, &lt;i&gt;U. ruficaudus&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;U. andaecola&lt;/i&gt;, as well as the monotypic genera &lt;i&gt;Eremobius&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Chilia&lt;/i&gt;; (2) a lineage consisting of U. harterti and &lt;i&gt;U. certhioides&lt;/i&gt;, two species behaviorally divergent from other &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; species; (3) a lineage consisting of &lt;i&gt;U. serrana&lt;/i&gt;, which is not closely related to any other &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; species; and (4) a lineage, sister to &lt;i&gt;Cinclodes&lt;/i&gt;, consisting of the four &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; species &lt;i&gt;U. dumetaria&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;U. albigula&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;U. validirostris&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;U. jelskii&lt;/i&gt;. The larger Furnariinae was also found to be highly polyphyletic; the terrestrial open country ecotype characteristic of this subfamily occurs in four unrelated clades in the family Furnariidae, including a basal lineage as well as derived lineages. Although the large degree of divergence among &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; clades was not previously recognized, owing to ecological, behavioral, and morphological similarities, the groupings correspond closely to relationships suggested by plumage. This is in contrast to studies of other avian genera in which plumage patterns have been shown to be extensively convergent. The generic names &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Ochetorhynchus&lt;/i&gt; are available for two of the former &lt;i&gt;Upucerthia&lt;/i&gt; clades; new generic names may be warranted for the other two.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.014</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Fourfold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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