Primolius Auricollis Bird

Primolius Auricollis Bird

Primolius Auricollis Bird

English Name:  Yellow-collared Macaw
Latin Name:  Primolius auricollis
Protonym:  Ara auricollis Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 6 p.372
Taxonomy:  Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Primolius
Taxonomy Code:  yecmac
Type Locality:  Bolivia.
Author:  Cassin
Publish Year:  1853
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

PRIMOLIUS
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Yellow-collared Macaw P. auricollis) Pietro Conte Primoli di Foglia (1821-1883) husband to Charlotte Honorine Joséphine Pauline Bonaparte (1832-1901), daughter of French ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte (cf. specific name Sittace primoli Bonaparte, 1853 (= syn. Primolius auricollis)); "5. PRIMOLIUS, Bp., comprend les autres Araés à joues poilues, auricollis, Cass., maracana, Vieill., et makawanna, Gm." (Bonaparte 1857) (OD per Laurent Raty).
Synon. Propyrrhura.

auricollis
L. aurum  gold; Mod. L. -collis  -necked, -throated  < L. collum  neck.
● ex “Ficedula canadensis major” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à gorge orangée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Orange-throated Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (syn. Protonotaria citrea) .