Centronyx Henslowii Bird

Henslow\'s Sparrow / Centronyx henslowii

Centronyx Henslowii Bird

English Name:  Henslow's Sparrow
Latin Name:  Centronyx henslowii
Protonym:  Emberiza henslowii BirdsAm. 1 pl.70 Orn.Biogr. 1 p.360
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Passerellidae / Centronyx
Taxonomy Code:  henspa
Type Locality:  opposite Cincinnati, in state of Kentucky.
Author:  Audubon
Publish Year:  1829
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

Centronyx
(Passerellidae; syn. Passerculus  Baird's Sparrow P. bairdii) Gr. κεντρον kentron  spur; ονυξ onux, ονυχος onukhos  claw; "CENTRONYX, Baird.  ... Hind toe very large; the claw rather longer than its digit, and in its elongation resembling Plectrophanes, but more curved; the digit and claw together rather longer than the middle toe and claw" (Baird 1858); "Centronyx Baird, Rep. Pacif. R. R. Surv., 9, p. 440, 1858—type, by monotypy, Emberiza bairdii Audubon." (Hellmayr, 1938, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. XI, p. 494).   
Var. Centhronyx.

henslowii
Revd. John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) English botanist, naturalist (Passerculus).

SUBSPECIES

Henslow's Sparrow (susurrans)
Latin Name: Centronyx henslowii susurrans
susurrans
L. susurrans, susurrantis  whispering  < susurrare  to whisper.

Henslow's Sparrow (henslowii)
Latin Name: Centronyx henslowii henslowii
henslowii
Revd. John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) English botanist, naturalist (Passerculus).