Southern Hill Myna
Southern Hill Myna
Here the details of the Southern Hill Myna named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Eulabes indicus Règne Anim. ed. 2 ed. 2, 1 p.377
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Gracula
Taxonomy Code: sohmyn1
Type Locality: India.
Author: Cuvier
Publish Year: 1829
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
GRACULA
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Common Hill Myna G. religiosa) L. graculus unknown bird, identified with the Jackdaw from its cries "gra gra" (cf. Med. L. graculus Rook or Jay); "50. GRACULA. Rostrum convexo-cultratum, basi nudiusculum. Lingua integra, acutiuscula, carnosa. Pedes digitis anticis 3, postico 1." (Linnaeus 1758); "Gracula Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 108. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List. Gen. Birds, p. 39), Gracula religiosa Linnaeus." (Amadon in Peters, 1962, XV, p. 118). Linnaeus's Gracula comprised seven species (G. religiosa, G. fœtida, G. Barita, G. cristatella, G. Saularis, G. Quiscula, G. Atthis).
Var. Granula.
Synon. Eulabes, Mainatus.
indica
L. Indicus Indian < India India.
● "92. COLUMBA. ... indica. 18. C. corpore purpureo, humeris viridibus, superciliis albis. Columba alis viridibus. Edw. av. 14. t. 14. Habitat in India orientali. Pileus cærulescens. Remiges primores nigræ. Rectrices nigræ, sed laterales cinereæ. Flexura alarum nigra albo punctata." (Linnaeus 1758) (Chalcophaps).
● East Indies; ex “Bergeronnette grise des Indes” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Indian Wagtail” of Latham 1783 (Dendronanthus).
● Erroneous TL. Amboina (= Sangihe); ex “Indian Lori” of Latham 1781 (syn. Eos histrio).
● Erroneous TL. India (= Ethiopia); ex “Blue Promerops” of Latham 1787 (?syn. Phoeniculus somaliensis).
● East Indies; ex “Merula olivacea indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle olive des grands Indes” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 564, fig. 1, and “Indian Thrush” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
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)