Stitchbird
Stitchbird
Here the details of the Stitchbird named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Meliphaga cincta Bull.Acad.R.Sci.Brux. 6 pt1 p.295
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Notiomystidae / Notiomystis
Taxonomy Code: stitch1
Type Locality: Nouvelle-Zelande [= North Island, New Zealand] .
Author: Du Bus
Publish Year: 1839
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
NOTIOMYSTIS
(Notiomystidae; Ϯ Stitchbird N. cincta) Gr. νοτιος notios southern < νοτος notos south; μυστις mustis, μυστιδος mustidos female initiate, mystic < μυστης mustēs initiate < μυεω mueō to initiate into the mysteries < μυω muō to shut the eyes; "Pogonornisd BILLBERG, Synopsis Faunæ Scand., I, Pars 2, 1828, tab. A. New name for Pogonias ILLIGER ... dThis name forbids the further use of Pogonornis (Gray, 1846) for the stitch-bird (Meliphaga cincta DUBUS). The latter may be renamed Notiomystis." (Richmond 1908).
Var. Notiomystes.
Synon. Pogonornis.
cincta
L. cinctus girdled, belted, wreathed, banded < cingere to encircle.
● ex “Soui-manga à ceinture orangée” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Cinnyris asiaticus).
● ex “Cotinga du Brésil” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 188 (syn. Cotinga maculata).
● ex “Figuier cendré de Canada” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à ceinture” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Belted Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (syn. Dendroica coronata).
● ex “Hirondelle brune à collier du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 1 (Neophedina).
● ex "Philédon à écharpe" of Dubus de Ghisignies 1839 (Notiomystis).
SUBSPECIES
Stitchbird (hautura)
SCI Name: Notiomystis cincta hautura
hautura
Hautura, the Maori name for Little Barrier I., Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
Stitchbird (cincta)
SCI Name: Notiomystis cincta cincta
cincta
L. cinctus girdled, belted, wreathed, banded < cingere to encircle.
● ex “Soui-manga à ceinture orangée” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Cinnyris asiaticus).
● ex “Cotinga du Brésil” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 188 (syn. Cotinga maculata).
● ex “Figuier cendré de Canada” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à ceinture” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Belted Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (syn. Dendroica coronata).
● ex “Hirondelle brune à collier du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 1 (Neophedina).
● ex "Philédon à écharpe" of Dubus de Ghisignies 1839 (Notiomystis).
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)