Pyriglena Leucoptera Bird
Pyriglena Leucoptera Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Turdus leucopterus Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 20 p.272
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Pyriglena
Taxonomy Code: wsfeye1
Type Locality: Brazil; types from near Rio de Janeiro, fide Hellmayr, 1924, p. 225
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1818
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PYRIGLENA
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ White-shouldered Fire-eye P. leucoptera) Gr. πυριγληνος puriglēnos fiery-eyed < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; γληνη glēnē eyeball, eye; "Gen. Pyriglena n. gen. (πυριγληνος, mit feurigen Augen). Die Zehen sind stärker entwickelt als bei der vorhergehenden Gattung [Myrmonax], die Aussenzehe ist merklich länger als die innere Zehe; Schwanz verhältnissmässig länger mit breiten Federn; Gefieder vorherrschend kohlschwarz oder dunkel, gegen welche Färbung die feurigrothen Augen lebhaft abstechen. In dieser Gruppe gewinnt die Bekleidung der innern Laufseite am täuschendsten das Ansehen einer Stiefelschiene. 1. P. domicella. ... 2. P. atra. ... *3. P. maura. ... 4. P. picea. ... 5. P. funebris." (Cabanis 1847); "Pyriglena Cabanis, Arch. Naturg., 13, 1847, Bd. 1, p. 211. Type, by subsequent designation, Myiothera domicilla [sic] Pr. Max. = Turdus leucopterus Vieillot (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 42)." (Peters 1951, VII, 218).
Synon. Notodela.
leucoptera
Gr. λευκοπτερος leukopteros white-winged < λευκος leukos white; -πτερος -pteros -winged < πτερον pteron wing.
● ex “Crabier de Malac” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 911, and “Crabier blanc et brun” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (syn. Ardeola speciosa).
● ex “Oie des îles Malouines” of de Buffon 1770-1783, “White-winged Antarctic Goose” of Brown 1776, and “Bustard Goose” of Latham 1785 (syn. Chloephaga picta).
● ex “Focha” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 447 (Fulica).
● ex “White-winged Crossbill” of Latham 1783 (Loxia).
● ex “White-winged Sandpiper” of Latham 1785 (‡Prosobonia).
● ex “Pico triqueño” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 123 (Sporophila).
● ex “Hirondelle à ventre blanc de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 546, fig. 2 (syn. Tachycineta albiventer).
● ex “Turtur indicus fuscus. Brown Indian Dove” of Edwards 1751, and “Columba subfusca media” of Browne 1756 (syn. Zenaida asiatica).
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)