Smith’s Longspur
Smith's Longspur
Here the details of the Smith's Longspur named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Emberiza (Plectrophanes) picta FaunaBor.-Am.[Swainson&Richardson] 2(1831) p.250 pl.49
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Calcariidae / Calcarius
Taxonomy Code: smilon
Type Locality: Carlton House, Saskatchewan.
Author: Swainson
Publish Year: 1832
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CALCARIUS
(Calcariidae; Ϯ Lapland Bunting C. lapponicus) L. calcaria spurs < calcar, calcaris spur < calx, calcis heel; "d) Mit einem an den Kinnladen-Rändern merklich eingezogenen, scharf zugespitzten Schnabel, und einer langen geraden Hinterkralle. Die Nahrung besteht aus Insekten, Saamen und Körnern. (Calcarius.) † 14. Lappländischer Fink (F. lapponica, Linn.) ... Anmerk. Durch den kleinen Zahn am Gaumen macht er den Uebergang zu den Ammern, und durch den Lerchensporn und Stellung das Bindegleid zwischen Lerchen und Finken. ... Linné, l. c. p. 900. N. 1. Bechstein, N. G. D. IV. S. 489. Pallas, Reise, II. S. 710. N. 20. Tab. E. Donndorf a. a. O. S. 475. N. 1." (Bechstein 1802); "Calcarius Bechstein, 1802, Ornith. Taschenb. Deuts., 1, p. 130. Type, by monotypy, Fringilla lapponica Linnaeus." (Paynter in Peters, 1970, XIII, p. 36).
Synon. Centhrophanes, Leptoplectron, Plectrophanes.
pictus
L. pictus painted < pingere to paint.
● ex “Crying Bird” of Bartram 1791 (subsp. Aramus guarauna).
● "90. PHASIANUS. ... pictus. 4. P. crista flava, pectore coccineo, remigibus secundariis cæruleis. Amœn. acad. I. p. 282. t. 13. Phasianus variis coloribus splendidus. Edw. av. 68. t. 68. & t. 69. f. 2. Phasianus ruber, e china. Alb. av. 3. p. 34. t. 36. Habitat in China.” (Linnaeus 1758) (Chrysolophus).
● ex “Barbu de Maynas” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 330, “Beau Tamatia” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Beautiful Barbet” of Latham 1782 (syn. Eubucco versicolor).
● ex “Pintado Partridge, var. A” of Latham 1787 (Francolinus).
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)