Neophema Bourkii Bird
Neophema Bourkii Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Euphema Bourkii BirdsAustr. pt5 pl.12
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Neophema
Taxonomy Code: boupar2
Type Locality: Bogan River, New South Whales.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1841
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NEOPHEMA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Turquoise Parrot N. pulchella) Gr. νεος neos new; φημη phēmē fame, legend < φημι phēmi to say (cf. genus Euphema Wagler, 1832, parakeet); "49. Neophema, Salvad. ... 49. NEOPHEMA. Nanodes, part., Vig. & Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 274 (1826). Nanodes, Sw. (nec V. & H.) Zool. Ill. 2nd ser. i. pt. 5, n. 21 (1829) . . . .Type N. pulchella. Lathamus, part., Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 205 (1831). Euphema, part., Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 492 (1832). Euphemia, Schleg. Dierent. p. 75 (1864). Neophema, Salvad. MS . . . .Type N. pulchella. Range. Southern Australia and Tasmania." (Salvadori 1891).
Synon. Nanodes, Neonanodes.
bourkei / bourkii
● Maj.-Gen. Sir Richard Bourke (1777-1855) British Army, Acting Gov. of Cape Colony 1826-1828, Gov. of New South Wales, Australia 1831-1837 (Neopsephotus).
● Bourke, New South Wales, Australia (syn. Geophaps scripta).
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)