Odontophorus Stellatus Bird
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Odontophorus Stellatus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Ortyx (Odontophorus) stellata Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1842) (1842), Pt10 no.119 p.183
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Odontophoridae / Odontophorus
Taxonomy Code: stwqua1
Type Locality: BrazH.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1843
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ODONTOPHORUS
(Odontophoridae; Ϯ Marbled Wood Quail O. gujanensis) Gr. οδοντοφορος odontophoros bearing teeth < οδους odous, οδοντος odontos tooth; φερω pherō to carry; "188. TOCRO, Odontophorus. Tetrao, Linn. Gm. Perdix, Lath. Bec nu à la base, convexe en dessus, très-comprimé, crochu vers le bout; mandibule inférieure bidentée près la pointe. — Orbites et lorum nus. — Queue arrondie. — Rectrices 12. Esp. Tocro, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Odontophorus Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 51. Type, by monotypy, "Tocro," Buffon = Tetrao gujanensis Gmelin." (Peters 1934, II, 51).
Var. Odonthophorus, Dentophorus (L. dens, dentis tooth).
Synon. Strophiortyx.
stellata / stellatus
L. stellatus starry, starred, set with stars < stella star.
● ex “Colymbus maximus stellatus” of Willughby 1676 (Gavia).
● ex “Étoilé” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 157 (Pogonocichla).
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)
