Loxigilla Barbadensis Bird
Loxigilla Barbadensis Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Loxigilla barbadensis Auk 3 p.382
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Loxigilla
Taxonomy Code: barbul1
Type Locality: Barbados.
Author: Cory
Publish Year: 1886
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
LOXIGILLA
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Lesser Antillean Bullfinch L. noctis) Portmanteau of genera Loxia Linnaeus, 1758, crossbill, and Fringilla Linnaeus, 1758, finch; "X.e Sous-genre. Les SÉNÉGALIS; Loxigilla. Bec conique, fort, à base large, court. La queue égale ou cunéiforme. 1.re Race. Les JACARINIS. Bec robuste, à mandibule supérieure légèrement bombée. Queue moyenne, presque égale ou peu fourchue. 1.º Le PÈRE NOIR; Fringilla noctis, Gm.; Enl., 201, fig. 1. De la Martinique et de la Guadeloupe. 2.º La LINOTTE JACARINI; Fringilla nitens, Gm. (var.); et Tanagra Jacarini, Gm. ... 3.º Le COMBA-SOU; Fringilla nitens, Gm. ... 4.º Le BEAU MARQUET; Fringilla elegans, Gm. ... 5.º Le SÉNÉGALI A FRONT POINTILLÉ; Loxia frontalis, L. ... 6.º Le MINISTRE; Fringilla cyanea, Wils. ... 7.º Le WEBONG; Loxia bella, Lath. ... 8.º Fringilla Lathami, Vig. et Horsf., ou Red-diamant-bird des colons de Sidney à la Nouvelle-Galles du sud. 9.º Fringilla temporalis, Vig. et Horsf. ... 10.º Fringilla Bichenowii, Vig. et Horsf." (Lesson 1831); "Loxigilla Lesson, 1831, Traité Ornith., p. 443. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 74), Fringilla noctis Linnaeus." (Paynter in Peters 1970, XIII, 157).
Synon. Nyctithraupis, Scotospiza.
barbadense / barbadensis / barbadiana
Barbados, Lesser Antilles (Portuguese Ilha de los Barbados, from the large number of bearded fig-trees found there by early explorers < barbado bearded).
● Erroneous TL. Barbados (= Aruba); ex “Ash-fronted Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Amazona).
● Erroneous TL. Barbados (= Cayenne = Brazil) ex “Tangara bleu de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 155, fig. 1 (syn. Tangara brasiliensis).
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)