Lewinia Mirifica Bird

Lewinia Mirifica Bird

Lewinia Mirifica Bird

English Name:  Luzon Rail
Latin Name:  Lewinia mirifica
Protonym:  Rallus mirificus WilsonBull. 71 p.303-306
Taxonomy:  Gruiformes / Rallidae / Lewinia
Taxonomy Code:  luzrai1
Type Locality:  
Author:  Parkes & Amadon
Publish Year:  1959
IUCN Status:  Data Deficient

DEFINITIONS

LEWINIA
(Rallidae; Ϯ Lewin's Rail L. pectoralis) Specific name Rallus lewinii Swainson, 1837 (= syn. Lewinia pectoralis); "Ralleæ  ...  2012. Hypotænidia, Reich.  -  a. Hypotænidia, Reich.  -  b. Euryzona, Reich.   c. Lewinia, Reich.  -  *d. Laterallus, Bp." (Bonaparte 1854); "109. Lewinia, Reich.   324. pectoralis, Cuv. nec Gould. (R. lewini, Sw.)   325. brachypus, Sw.   326. albiventer, Sw." (Bonaparte 1856).
Synon. Donacias, Hyporallus.

mirifica / mirificus
L. mirificus  wonderful, astonishing  < mirus  extraordinary; facere  to make.