Red-headed Myzomela
Red-headed Myzomela
Here the details of the Red-headed Myzomela named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Myzomela erythrocephala Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1839) (1839), Pt7 no.82 p.144
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Meliphagidae / Myzomela
Taxonomy Code: rehmyz1
Type Locality: northwestern coast of Australia [=West Kimberley Division, northern Western Australia, cf. Mees, 1961, Journ. Roy. Soc. Western Australia, 44, p. 112].
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1840
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYZOMELA
(Meliphagidae; Ϯ Scarlet Myzomela M. sanguinolenta) Gr. μυζαω muzaō to suck; μελι meli honey; "This section forms an interesting subdivision of the present group [Meliphagidae], as marking the passage to the Cinnyridæ ... this type of form may be generically characterized as follows, the Mel. cardinalis being the normal species. Genus. MYZOMELA. Rostrum breve, gracile; culmine arcuato, ad basin subcultrato; naribus longitudinalibus, linearibus, perangustis, membrana supra tectis, rostri tertiam partem longitudine æquantibus. Lingua, alæ, pedesque iidem fere ut in Meliphagis veris. Cauda subbrevis, æqualis" (Vigors & Horsfield 1827); "Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 15, p. 318 [=316]. Type, by original designation, Meliphaga cardinalis Vigors and Horsfield = Certhia sanguinolenta Latham." (Salomonsen in Peters 1967, XII, 350).
Var. Mysomela.
Synon. Cosmeteira, Melomyza.
erythrocephala / erythrocephalum / erythrocephalus
Gr. ερυθρος eruthros red; -κεφαλος -kephalos -headed < κεφαλη kephalē head.
● "96. LOXIA. ... eryocephala [sic]. 9. L. cinerascens, capite purpurascente, pectore albo maculato. Passer paradisæus, capite rubro, pectore nigro albo maculato. Edw. av. 180. t. 180. Habitat in Africa. Corpus supra cinereum, griseo maculatum; subtus totum fuscum maculis albis rotundis. Alæ fuscæ. Remiges margine griseæ. Cauda nigra, forficata. Caput purpureum." (Linnaeus 1758) (Amadina).
● ex “Barbu de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 206, fig. 1 (syn. Capito niger).
● "100. PARUS. ... erythrocephalus. 10. P. niger, capite femoribusque fulvis. Parus auricapillus. Klein. av. 86. Parus niger, capite fulvo. Edw. av. 21. p. 21. Habitat in America australi." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ceratopipra).
● ex “Petit Pic à Baguettes d’Or” of Levaillant 1808, pl. 253 (syn. Dendropicos fuscescens).
● ex “Red-headed Finch” of Latham 1783 (syn. Foudia rubra).
● "54. PICUS. ... erythrocephalus. 5. P. capite toto rubro, alis caudaque nigris, abdomine albo. Picus capite toto rubro. Catesb. car. I. p. 20. t. 20. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Melanerpes).
● ex “Apiaster indicus erythrocephalus” of Brisson 1760, “Guêpier à tête rouge” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Red-headed Bee-eater” of Shaw 1778 and Latham 1782 (syn. Merops leschenaulti).
● ex “Red-headed Swallow” of Latham 1783 (unident.; ?syn. Petrochelidon fluvicola).
● ex “Psittaca ginginiana erythrocephalos” of Brisson 1760, “Perruche à tête rouge de Gingi” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 264, “Perruche à tête rouge” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Blossom-headed Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Psittacula roseata).
SUBSPECIES
Red-headed Myzomela (infuscata)
SCI Name: Myzomela erythrocephala infuscata
infuscata / infuscatus
L. infuscatus dusky < infuscare to make dark < infuscus dusky, blackish.
● ex “Curucáu Afeytado” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 365 (Phimosus).
● ex “Perroquet à franges souci” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Poicephalus robustus).
Red-headed Myzomela (erythrocephala)
SCI Name: Myzomela erythrocephala erythrocephala
erythrocephala / erythrocephalum / erythrocephalus
Gr. ερυθρος eruthros red; -κεφαλος -kephalos -headed < κεφαλη kephalē head.
● "96. LOXIA. ... eryocephala [sic]. 9. L. cinerascens, capite purpurascente, pectore albo maculato. Passer paradisæus, capite rubro, pectore nigro albo maculato. Edw. av. 180. t. 180. Habitat in Africa. Corpus supra cinereum, griseo maculatum; subtus totum fuscum maculis albis rotundis. Alæ fuscæ. Remiges margine griseæ. Cauda nigra, forficata. Caput purpureum." (Linnaeus 1758) (Amadina).
● ex “Barbu de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 206, fig. 1 (syn. Capito niger).
● "100. PARUS. ... erythrocephalus. 10. P. niger, capite femoribusque fulvis. Parus auricapillus. Klein. av. 86. Parus niger, capite fulvo. Edw. av. 21. p. 21. Habitat in America australi." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ceratopipra).
● ex “Petit Pic à Baguettes d’Or” of Levaillant 1808, pl. 253 (syn. Dendropicos fuscescens).
● ex “Red-headed Finch” of Latham 1783 (syn. Foudia rubra).
● "54. PICUS. ... erythrocephalus. 5. P. capite toto rubro, alis caudaque nigris, abdomine albo. Picus capite toto rubro. Catesb. car. I. p. 20. t. 20. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Melanerpes).
● ex “Apiaster indicus erythrocephalus” of Brisson 1760, “Guêpier à tête rouge” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Red-headed Bee-eater” of Shaw 1778 and Latham 1782 (syn. Merops leschenaulti).
● ex “Red-headed Swallow” of Latham 1783 (unident.; ?syn. Petrochelidon fluvicola).
● ex “Psittaca ginginiana erythrocephalos” of Brisson 1760, “Perruche à tête rouge de Gingi” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 264, “Perruche à tête rouge” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Blossom-headed Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Psittacula roseata).
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)