Euplectes Psammacromius Bird
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Euplectes Psammacromius Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Penthetria psammocromia Orn.Monatsb. 8 p.39
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Ploceidae / Euplectes
Taxonomy Code: buswid1
Type Locality: Tandala, Ukinga.
Author: Reichenow
Publish Year: 1900
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
EUPLECTES
(Ploceidae; Ϯ Southern Red Bishop E. orix) Gr. ευ eu fine, good; Mod. L. plectes weaver < Gr. πλεκω plekō to plait; "DIVISIONS OR SUB-GENERA. MALIMBUS. Vieil. ... PLOCEUS. Cuv. ... EUPLECTES. Nob. Bill of Ploceus. Toes and claws very slender. The greater quills scarcely longer than the lesser; spurious quill very minute. Type, Loxia Orix. L. ... The Weaving Birds, confined to the hotter regions of the old world, are chiefly found in Africa, where they represent the Hangnests (Icterinæ) of America: an analogy long since remarked by Buffon. Both these tribes astonish us by the consummate skill with which they fabricate their nests: but the intelligence displayed by the African Weavers is still more wonderful." (Swainson 1829); "Euplectes Swainson, Zool. Illustr. 2nd ser. i, text to pl. 37, 1929 [sic = 1829]. Type by original designation, Loxia orix Linn." (W. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., II, p. 759).
Var. Eupodes.
Synon. Boetticherella, Chera, Coliuspasser, Coliostruthus, Diatropura, Drepanoplectes, Groteiplectes, Hyperanthus, Niobe, Niobella, Oryx, Paraplectes, Penthetria, Penthetriopsis, Phlogoplectes, Pyromelana, Tachyplectes, Taha, Urobrachya, Xanthomelana.
psammacromia / psammacromius
Gr. ψαμμος psammos sand; χρωμα khrōma complexion.
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)
