Calyptorhynchus Banksii Bird

English Name:  Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Latin Name:  Calyptorhynchus banksii
Protonym:  Psittacus Banksii IndexOrn. 1 p.107
Taxonomy:  Psittaciformes / Cacatuidae / Calyptorhynchus
Taxonomy Code:  rtbcoc1
Type Locality:  
Author:  Latham
Publish Year:  1790
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

CALYPTORHYNCHUS
(Cacatuidae; Ϯ Red-tailed Black Cockatoo C. magnificus) Gr. καλυπτος kaluptos  covered  < καλυπτω kaluptō  to conceal; ῥυγχος rhunkhos  bill; "8.º Le genre CALYPTORHYNCHUS, Horsfield, est composé des kakatoës noirs, à bec bombé, de la Nouvelle-Hollande.  ...  *** A plumage généralement brun ou noir.¹      171. KAKATOËS A TÊTE ROUGE: Psittacus galeatus, Lath., Suppl., fig.; Kuhl, Consp. psitt., page 88, spec. 160; Psittacus phœnicocephalus, Mus. paris.; Cacatua galeata, Vieill.174.   ...   172. KAKATOËS FUNÉRAIRE: Psittacus funereus, Shaw, Misc., fig. 186; Kuhl, Consp. psitt., page 81, sp. 161; Cacatua Banksii, var., Vieill.  ...   173. KAKATOËS DE TEMMINCK: Psittacus Temminckii, Kuhl, Consp. psitt., p. 89, sp. 162; Psittacus Solandri, Temm., Trans. soc. linn., tom. 13, pag. 113.   ...   174. KAKATOËS DE BANKS: Psittacus Banksii, Linn.; Kuhl, Consp. psitt., page 90, spec. 163; Temm., Trans. soc. linn., tome 13, page 113; Psittacus magnificus, Shaw, Miscell., pl. 50 (fig. méd.); Lath., Syn., pl. 11; Shaw, Mus. Lever., 4; Cacatua Banksii, Vieill.   ...   175. KAKATOËS DE LEACH: Psittacus Leachii, Kuhl, Consp. psitt., page 91, spec. 164, pl. 111; Banksian Cockatoo, var., Phillip, Voy. New-South-Walles [sic], page 267;  Psittacus Cookii, Temm., Trans. soc. linn., p. 111.   ...   ¹ Il est vraisemblable que les oiseaux compris dans cette petite sub-division, composent le genre Calyptorhynchus de M. Horsfield, et qu'ils sont ainsi nommés d'après la forme très-élargie et bombée de leur bec." (Desmarest 1826); "Genus CALYPTORHYNCHUS*.  Rostrum crassum, fortissimum, multo altius quam longus, basi latum; mandibulæ superioris culmine compresso, a basi ascendente, maxime arcuato, apice introrsum inclinante; inferiore brevissima, dilata, fortiter emarginata, apice introrsum inclinante, plumis genarum præcipue tecta ... * Kαλυπτω celo, and ῥυγχος rostrum" (Vigors & Horsfield 1827); "Calyptorhynchus "Horsfield" Desmarest, Dict. Sci. Nat., éd. Levrault, 39, 1826, p. 20 [sic= 21], 117. Type, by subsequent designation, C. banksii (Lath.) = Psittacus magnificus Shaw (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 53.)" (Peters, 1937, III, p. 171).
Var. Calyptorrhynchus, Calyptorynchus.
Synon. Banksianus, Cacatoes, Harrisornis.

banksianus / banksii
Sir Joseph Banks, Bt. (1743-1820) English botanist, explorer with Captain Cook 1768-1771, President of the Royal Society 1778-1820, founder of Kew Gardens (Calyptorhynchus (ex “Banksian Cockatoo” of Latham 1787), syn. Lathamus discolor (ex "Perruche Banks" of Levaillant 1801), syn. Micronisus gabar).

SUBSPECIES

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (banksii)
Latin Name: Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii
banksianus / banksii
Sir Joseph Banks, Bt. (1743-1820) English botanist, explorer with Captain Cook 1768-1771, President of the Royal Society 1778-1820, founder of Kew Gardens (Calyptorhynchus (ex “Banksian Cockatoo” of Latham 1787), syn. Lathamus discolor (ex "Perruche Banks" of Levaillant 1801), syn. Micronisus gabar).

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (macrorhynchus)
Latin Name: Calyptorhynchus banksii macrorhynchus
macrorhyncha / macrorhynchos / macrorhynchus
Gr. μακρορρυγχος makrorrhunkhos long-billed < μακρος makros long; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill.
● ex “Great-billed Tody” of Latham 1782 (Cymbirhynchus).
● ex “Perroquet de la nouvelle Guinée” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 713, “Perroquet à bec couleur de sang” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Great-billed Parrot” of Latham 1781 (syn. Tanygnathus megalorhynchos).
● ex “Plus grand Barbu à gros bec de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 689, “Plus grand Tamatia noir et blanc” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Greater Pied Barbet” of Latham 1782 (Notharchus).

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (samueli)
Latin Name: Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli
samueli
Capt. Samuel Albert White (1870-1954) Australian Army, explorer, collector, ornithologist (subsp. Acanthiza pusilla, subsp. Caligavis chrysops, subsp. Calyptorhynchus banksii, syn. Cinclosoma cinnamomeum, syn. Falco longipennis, syn. Lichenostomus cratitius, subsp. Malurus cyaneus, syn. Petroica boodang, syn. Stagonopleura bella).

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (naso)
Latin Name: Calyptorhynchus banksii naso
naso
L. naso, nasonis  large-nosed  < nasus  nose.

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (graptogyne)
Latin Name: Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
graptogyne
Gr. γραπτος graptos  painted  < γραφω graphō  to write; γυνη gunē, γυναικος gunaikos  female, wife.