Probosciger Aterrimus Bird
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Probosciger Aterrimus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Psittacus aterrimus Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.330
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Cacatuidae / Probosciger
Taxonomy Code: palcoc1
Type Locality: New Holland, restricted to northern Australia by van Oort, Notes Leyden Mus., 33, 1911, p. 239.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1788
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PROBOSCIGER
(Cacatuidae; Ϯ Palm Cockatoo P. aterrimus) L. proboscis, proboskidis snout, proboscis < Gr. προβοσκις proboskis, προβοσκιδος proboskidos snout, trunk, proboscis; -ger carrying < gerere to carry; "Sectio VI. PROBOSCIGER. Ara à trompe Vaill. Cauda quadrata, aequalis. Rostrum validissimum, maxime arcuatum; caput cristatum, crista plumis angustatis. Facies nuda. Asiae incolae. 165.— aterrimus Gm. L. 166.— Goliath mihi" (Kuhl 1820); "Probosciger Kuhl, Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol., 10, 1820, p. 12. Type, by subsequenr designation, Psittacus aterrimus Gmelin (Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 20, 1891, p. 102.)" (Peters 1937, III, 170).
Synon. Chaeneirhynchus, Eurhynchus, Macroglossum, Microglossus, Solenoglossus.
aterrima / aterrimum / aterrimus
Unattested L. aterrimus very black, blackest < super. ater black.
● ex “Great Black Cockatoo” of Edwards 1764, “Kakatoës noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black Cockatoo” of Latham 1781 (Probosciger).
● ex “Puffinus carbonaria” of Solander MS, and “Bulweria aterrima” of authors (Pseudobulweria).
● ex “Lesser Black Promerops” of Latham 1822 (Rhinopomastus).
SUBSPECIES
Palm Cockatoo (stenolophus)
Latin Name: Probosciger aterrimus stenolophus
stenolophus
Gr. στηνος stēnos narrow, thin; λοφος lophos crest, tuft.
Palm Cockatoo (goliath)
Latin Name: Probosciger aterrimus goliath
goliath
Goliath of Gath, Biblical giant champion of the Philistines who was slain by the boy David (Ardea, Centropus, Ducula, subsp. Probosciger aterrimus).
Palm Cockatoo (aterrimus)
Latin Name: Probosciger aterrimus aterrimus
aterrima / aterrimum / aterrimus
Unattested L. aterrimus very black, blackest < super. ater black.
● ex “Great Black Cockatoo” of Edwards 1764, “Kakatoës noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black Cockatoo” of Latham 1781 (Probosciger).
● ex “Puffinus carbonaria” of Solander MS, and “Bulweria aterrima” of authors (Pseudobulweria).
● ex “Lesser Black Promerops” of Latham 1822 (Rhinopomastus).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
