Polynesian Swiftlet
Polynesian Swiftlet
Here the details of the Polynesian Swiftlet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Macropteryx leucophaeus U.S.Expl.Exped. 8 p.178
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Apodidae / Aerodramus
Taxonomy Code: polswi1
Type Locality: Tahiti.
Author: Peale
Publish Year: 1848
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
AERODRAMUS
(Apodidae; Ϯ Himalayan Swiftlet A. brevirostris innominatus) Gr. αηρ aēr, αερος aeros air; -δρομος -dromos -racer < τρεχω trekhō to run; "A.—Tarsus more or less feathered (subgenus Aerodramus). ... AERODRAMUS, 6 subgenus nov. Chars. subgen.— Similar in proportions to the subgenus Collocalia, but tarsus more or less feathered. Type.— Collocalia innominata Hume. ... 6 αηρ, aer; δραμειν, cursare." (Oberholser 1906); "Aerodramus Oberholser, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 58, 1906, p. 179 (in key), p. 182. Type, by original designation, Collocalia innominata Hume." (Peters, 1940, IV, p. 220).
Synon. Zoonava.
leucophaeus
Gr. λευκοφαιος leukophaios whitish-grey, ash-coloured.
● ex “Drongri” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 170 (Dicrurus).
Leucophaeus
(syn. Larus Ϯ Dolphin Gull L. scoresbii) Gr. λευκοφαιος leukophaios whitish-grey, ash-coloured < λευκος leukos white; φαιος phaios dusky (cf. λευκοφαης leukophaēs gleaming white); "XII. Leucophaeus Bp. Schmuckmöven. Gefieder dunkel, gegen den Schwanz hin lichter werdend. Schnabel und Füsse dick und stark. Schwimmhäute stark ausgeschnitten. 62) haematorhynchus King. Süd-America." (Bruch 1853); "212. Leucophaeus, Bp. 1852. (Leucophaius. - Larus, part., Gr.) Rostrum robustissimum: pedes validi; membrana interdigitali profunde excisa; halluce brevissimo, ungue obtuso. Alae elongatae; remigibus nigris: cauda aequalis. Color obscurus, caudam versus dilutior. Analogiam cum PROCELLARIIDIS et cum LAREO genere BLASIPA praebet. Am. m. occ. 3. 1. LARUS scoresbii, Trail. (haematorhynchus, King. ... *2. LARUS fuliginosus, Gould. (Adelarus neptunus, Bp. in litt. adult - Ad. belcheri, p. Bruch. - Ad. fuliginosus, Bp. 1854. - Leucophaes fuliginosus, Bp.) ... 3. LARUS belcheri, Vig. 1829." (Bonaparte 1857); "Leucophaeus (Bonaparte MS.) Bruch, Journ. Orn., 1, p. 108, 1853—type, by monotypy, Larus haematorhynchus King = Larus scoresbii Traill." (Hellmayr & Conover 1948, XIII, 251). Var. Leucophaius, Leucophoeus.
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)