sentences:  "S. murallae" from western Amazonia) had the common name variable seedeater.They were split based mainly on the work by Stiles (1996), but the taxa east ("americana" group and "murallae") and west ("corvina" group) of the Andes had actually been considered separate species until they were merged into a single species by Meyer de Schauensee in 1952.Following the split, additional confusion existed over the correct scientific name for present species.