Gorsachius Magnificus Bird

Gorsachius Magnificus Bird

Gorsachius Magnificus Bird

English Name:  White-eared Night-Heron
Latin Name:  Gorsachius magnificus
Protonym:  Nycticorax magnificus Ibis p.586
Taxonomy:  Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae / Gorsachius
Taxonomy Code:  wenher1
Type Locality:  Five-finger Mountain, Hainan.
Author:  Ogilvie-Grant
Publish Year:  1899
IUCN Status:  Endangered

DEFINITIONS

GORSACHIUS
(Ardeidae; Ϯ Japanese Night Heron G. goisagi) Specific name Ardea goisagi Temminck, 1836; “122. Gorsachius, Pucheran.  (Nycticorax! part. Gr.) Rostrum breve fere CUCULACEUM (LEPTOSOMI!)   As. or.  1.   ARDEA GOISAKI, Temm. (Botaurus goisagi, Reich. - Nycticorax goisagi, Gr. - Gorsachius typus, Pucheran.) Pl. col. 582. juv.. - Schleg., Faun. Jap. Av. t. 75. - Reich., Syst. Av. t. 149. f. 2566 et 2567. - Mus. Paris. adult. 1829. a Brossardo. et juv. a Temm. ex Japan. nec Ins. Philippensibus.” (Bonaparte 1855); "Gorsachius Bonaparte, Consp. Av., 2, 1855, p. 138. Type, by monotypy, Nycticorax goisagi Temminck." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 117).   
Var. Goisachius, Goisakius, GoraschiusGorsakius.   
Synon. Butio, Limnophylax, Oroanassa.

magnificus
L. magnificus  splendid, magnificent  < magnus  great; facere  to make.
● ex “Magnifique” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 631 (Cicinnurus).