Mayr’s Swiftlet
Mayr's Swiftlet
Here the details of the Mayr's Swiftlet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Collocalia lowi orientalis Am.Mus.Novit. no.820 p.3
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Apodidae / Aerodramus
Taxonomy Code: mayswi1
Type Locality: Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands.
Author: Mayr
Publish Year: 1935
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
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.
orientale / orientalis
L. orientalis eastern, oriental < oriens, orientis east.
● Asia; ex “Anser moschoviticus” of Albin 1731-1738, and “Anser chinensis” of Linnaeus 1747 (syn. Anser cygnoides).
● India; ex Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758, “Grus orientalis” of Brisson 1760, and “Indian Crane” of Latham 1785 (syn. Antigone antigone).
● East Indies (= Seram and New Guinea); ex “Casoar des Indes orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 313 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● India; ex “Eastern Parrot” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Eclectus roratus).
● East Indies (= Amboina); ex “Coucou noir des Indes” (= ♂) and “Coucou tacheté des Indes” (=♀) of Brisson 1760 (subsp. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● East Indies (=Java); ex “Rollier des Indes” of Brisson 1760 (Eurystomus).
● East Indies; ex “Merula indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle des Indes Orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 2, and “Ash-rumped Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage nigra).
● India; ex “Indian Bee-eater” and “Coromandel Bee-eater” of Latham 1782-1787 (Merops).
● Asia; ex “Onocrotalus” or “Pelecanus” of previous authors (syn. Pelecanus onocrotalus).
● "91. TETRAO. ... orientalis. 12. T. pedibus antice pilosis: abdomine gulaque atra, collari ferrugineo, cauda cuneiformi. Tetrao orientalis. Hasselq. it. 278. n. 43. Perdix damascena. Will. orn. 128. Francolin. Tournef. it. I. p. 158. t. 158. Habitat in Oriente." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pterocles).
● China; ex “Tourterelle brune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Turtle” of Latham 1783 (Streptopelia).
● China; ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).
SUBSPECIES
Mayr's Swiftlet (leletensis)
SCI Name: Aerodramus orientalis leletensis
leletensis
Lelet Plateau, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
Mayr's Swiftlet (orientalis)
SCI Name: Aerodramus orientalis orientalis
orientale / orientalis
L. orientalis eastern, oriental < oriens, orientis east.
● Asia; ex “Anser moschoviticus” of Albin 1731-1738, and “Anser chinensis” of Linnaeus 1747 (syn. Anser cygnoides).
● India; ex Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758, “Grus orientalis” of Brisson 1760, and “Indian Crane” of Latham 1785 (syn. Antigone antigone).
● East Indies (= Seram and New Guinea); ex “Casoar des Indes orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 313 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● India; ex “Eastern Parrot” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Eclectus roratus).
● East Indies (= Amboina); ex “Coucou noir des Indes” (= ♂) and “Coucou tacheté des Indes” (=♀) of Brisson 1760 (subsp. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● East Indies (=Java); ex “Rollier des Indes” of Brisson 1760 (Eurystomus).
● East Indies; ex “Merula indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle des Indes Orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 2, and “Ash-rumped Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage nigra).
● India; ex “Indian Bee-eater” and “Coromandel Bee-eater” of Latham 1782-1787 (Merops).
● Asia; ex “Onocrotalus” or “Pelecanus” of previous authors (syn. Pelecanus onocrotalus).
● "91. TETRAO. ... orientalis. 12. T. pedibus antice pilosis: abdomine gulaque atra, collari ferrugineo, cauda cuneiformi. Tetrao orientalis. Hasselq. it. 278. n. 43. Perdix damascena. Will. orn. 128. Francolin. Tournef. it. I. p. 158. t. 158. Habitat in Oriente." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pterocles).
● China; ex “Tourterelle brune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Turtle” of Latham 1783 (Streptopelia).
● China; ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).
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)