Anabathmis Newtonii Bird
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Anabathmis Newtonii Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Cinnyris newtonii J.Sci.Math.Phys.Nat.Lisboa(1), 11 p.250
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Anabathmis
Taxonomy Code: newsun2
Type Locality: S. Thome.
Author: Bocage
Publish Year: 1887
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ANABATHMIS
(Nectariniidae; Ϯ Reichenbach's Sunbird A. reichenbachii) Gr. αναβαθμις anabathmis step, stair (cf. αναβαινω anabainō to climb; βαθμις bathmis step); "Anabathmis Rchw. Schnabel so lang oder länger als der Lauf, deutlich säbel- oder sichel-förmig gebogen; Schwanz stufig, kürzer als der Flügel, Schwanzfedern mit weissem oder blassbraunem Endflecke, die mittelsten nur am Ende weisslich gesäumt; Schnabel und Füsse stets schwarz. — 4 Arten in Westafrika. ... 1865. Anabathmis thomensis (Boc.) ... 1866. Anabathmis reichenbachi (Hartl.) ... 1867. Anabathmis hartlaubi ([Verr.] Hartl.) ... 1868. Anabathmis newtoni (Boc.)" (Reichenow 1905); "Anabathmis Reichenow, 1905, Vog. Afr., 3, p. 467. Type, by subsequent designation, Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 707, Nectarinia reichenbachii Hartlaub." (Rand in Peters, 1967, XII, p. 223).
newtonii
● Col. Francisco Xavier O'Kelly de Aguilar Azeredo Newton (1864-1909) Portuguese botanist, collector in tropical Africa and the East Indies (Anabathmis).
● Sir Edward Newton (1832-1897) British colonial administrator, assistant colonial secretary on Mauritius 1859-1877, naturalist, collector in Madagascar 1861-1862 and the Seychelles 1866 (‡Fulica, ‡syn. Fulica chathamensis).
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)
