Megaceryle Lugubris Bird
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Megaceryle Lugubris Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Alcedo lugubris Pl.Col. livr.92 pl.548
Taxonomy: Coraciiformes / Alcedinidae / Megaceryle
Taxonomy Code: crekin1
Type Locality: Japan, = Nagasaki, according to Seebohm.
Author: Temminck
Publish Year: 1834
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MEGACERYLE
(Alcedinidae; Ϯ Crested Kingfisher M. lugubris guttulata) Gr. μεγας megas great; genus Ceryle Boie, 1828, kingfisher. This genus consists of some of the largest kingfishers: "Die Ceryle zerfallen in die Subgenera Chloroceryle, wohin superciliosa, americana, inda (nicht gesehen), amazona und bicolor gehören; ferner in wahre Ceryle, wohin rudis zu zählen ist; 3) in das Subgenus Megaceryle mit den Arten guttata, alcyon, torquata und maxima. In dem Subgenus Ceryle tritt der längste und spitzeste Flügel auf, nimmt desshalb den zweiten Rang wie das Genus ein." (Kaup 1848); "Megaceryle Kaup (subgenus), Verh. naturhist. Ver. Grossherz. Hessen, 2, 1848, p. 68. Type, by subsequent designation, Alcedo guttata Vigors = Ceryle guttulata Stejneger (Sharpe, Monogr. Alced., 1871, p. viii.)" (Peters 1945, V, 165).
Synon. Alcyon, Ichthynomus, Ispida, Macroceryle, Streptoceryle.
lugubris
L. lugubris mournful, plaintive < lugere to mourn.
● ex “Merle brun du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 563, fig. 1 (unident.).
SUBSPECIES
Crested Kingfisher (continentalis)
Latin Name: Megaceryle lugubris continentalis
continentalis / continentis
Mod. L. continentalis continental, of a continent, of the mainland < L. continens, continentis mainland, continent < continere to hold together.
Crested Kingfisher (guttulata)
Latin Name: Megaceryle lugubris guttulata
guttulata / guttulatus
Mod. L. guttulatus dotted, speckled, spotted < L. guttula little spot < dim. gutta spot.
Crested Kingfisher (pallida)
Latin Name: Megaceryle lugubris pallida
pallida
L. pallidus pallid, pale, wan, sallow < pallere to be pale.
Crested Kingfisher (lugubris)
Latin Name: Megaceryle lugubris lugubris
lugubris
L. lugubris mournful, plaintive < lugere to mourn.
● ex “Merle brun du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 563, fig. 1 (unident.).
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)
