Sturnia Sinensis Bird
Sturnia Sinensis Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Oriolus sinensis Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.394
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Sturnia
Taxonomy Code: whssta2
Type Locality: China.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1788
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
STURNIA
(Sturnidae; Ϯ White-shouldered Starling S. sinensis) Variation of genus Sturnus Linnaeus, 1758, starling; "Les STURNIES (sturnia, Less.) sont des oiseaux intermédiaires aux étourneaux et aux pastors, et par conséquent ont des caractères communs aux deux genres. ... Le plumage de ces oiseaux est doux, le duvet est de nature soyeuse. Les espèces sont répandues dans le nord de l'Inde et du Japon. L'espèce type est la sturnie élégante4, dont Daubenton a donné une fort mauvaise figure (Enl. 617), sous le nom de kink de la Chine. ... 4 Pastor chinensis, Temm.; oriolus sinensis et sturnus sericeus, Lath.; pastor elegans, Less., Zool. de Bélanger, pl. 6." (Lesson 1837); "Sturnia Lesson, 1837, Compl. Buffon, 9, p. 53. Type, by original designation, Pastor elegans Lesson = Oriolus sinensis Gmelin." (Amadon in Peters 1962, XV, 104).
Synon. Hetaerornis, Temenuchus.
sinense / sinensis
Mod. L. Sinensis Chinese < Sina China < Late L. Sinae Chinese < Gr. Σιναι Sinai Chinese. Also a frequent amendment for the toponyms chinensis and sinicus.
● ex “Grand Martinet de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782 (unident.?Acridotheres sp.).
● ex “Chincou” of Levaillant 1796, pl. 12 (the “Schinkuh” of Forster 1798) (syn. Aegypius monachus).
● ex “Grand Duc de la Chine” of Mauduyt de la Varenne 1782-1787 (unident.?Bubo sp.).
● ex “Chinese Titmouse” of Latham 1783 (Chrysomma).
● ex “Galgulus sinensis” of Brisson 1760, “Rollier de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 620, “Rolle de la Chine” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Chinese Roller” of Latham 1781 (syn. Cissa chinensis).
● ex “Pie de Macao” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Macao Crow” of Latham 1787 (syn. Dendrocitta formosae).
● Erroneous TL. China (= New Guinea); ex “Perroquet de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 514, and “Perroquet vert” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Eclectus roratus pectoralis).
● ex “Chinese Heron” of Latham 1785 (Ixobrychus).
● ex "Mésange de Nanquin" of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Tanager” of Latham 1783 (syn. Leiothrix lutea).
● ex “Turdus sinensis” of Brisson 1760, and “Chinese Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Leucodioptron canorum).
● ex “Gobe-mouches verdâtre de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Wreathed Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (Otocompsa).
● ex “Chinese Diver” of Latham 1785 (syn. Phalacrocorax carbo).
● ex “Bécassine de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 881, and “Cape Snipe, var. B” of Latham 1785 (syn. Rostratula benghalensis).
● ex “Chinese Nuthatch” of Latham 1781 (J. Gmelin, 1788, nom. oblit.; nec Sitta sinensis J. Verreaux, 1871).
● ex “Chinese Tern” of Latham 1785 (subsp. Sternula albifrons).
● ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).
● ex “Kinck de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 617, “Kink” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Kink Oriole” of Latham 1782 (Sturnia).
● ex “Coucou bleu de la Chine” of Brisson 1760 (?syn. Urocissa erythrorhyncha).
● ex “Ortolan de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Chinese Bunting” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
● ex “Tarin de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Chinese Siskin” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
● ex “China Warbler” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
● ex “Chinese Jacana” of Latham 1785 (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)