Coracopsis Barklyi Bird
Coracopsis Barklyi Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Coracopsis barklyi Proc.Zool.Soc.London Part II, Meeting of March 28, 1867 p. 346, pl. XXII
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Coracopsis
Taxonomy Code: seypar1
Type Locality: Praslin Island, Seychelles.
Author: Newton, E
Publish Year: 1867
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
CORACOPSIS
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Black Parrot C. nigra) Gr. κοραξ korax, κορακος korakos raven (i.e. black) < κρωζω krōzō to croak; οψις opsis appearance; "Genus XXIII. Coracopsis **) Wagl. Krähensittich. Rostrum basi cera lata, nuda cinctum; maxilla intumido-compressiuscula, tomiis ad basin subintractis, sicut mandibula longa; haec versus apicem oblique ascendens, apice subattenuato-compressa; nares maximae, patulae; cauda longa, lata, plana, subaequalis; lingua et pedes Psittacorum. Plumae corvinae sed sine nitore metallico; pili in loris et prope nares. Africae incolae, ubi locum Platycercorum divisionis β. tenent. Vitae ratio ignota. Species: 1. C. mascarina. — 2. C. nigra. ... **) Kοραξ corvus et οψις vultus." (Wagler 1832); "Coracopsis Wagler, Abh. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Phys. Kl., 1, 1832, p. 501. Type, by subsequent designation, C. nigra (L.) Wagl. Edwards, t. 5 = Psittacus niger Linné. (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 50.)" (Peters, 1937, III, p. 229).
Var. Caracopsis.
Synon. Vaza, Vigorsia.
barklyi
Sir Henry Barkly (1815-1898) British MP 1845-1848, Gov. of British Guiana 1848-1853, Jamaica 1853-1856, Victoria 1856-1863, Mauritius 1863-1870, and Cape Colony 1870-1877 (Coracopsis).
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)