Palm Lorikeet
Palm Lorikeet
Here the details of the Palm Lorikeet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Psittacus palmarum Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.329
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Charmosyna
Taxonomy Code: pallor1
Type Locality: Tanna Island.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1788
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
CHARMOSYNA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Papuan Lorikeet C. papou) Gr. χαρμοσυνος kharmosunos glad, joyful, festive < χαρμα kharma, χαρματος kharmatos joy, delight < χαιρω khairō to rejoice; συν sun together; "Genus X. Charmosyna ***) Wagl. Sittichlori. Rostrum, lingua et pedes Trichoglossorum; cauda longula, cuneata, rectricibus duabus intermediis longissimis. Australiae incola. Vitae ratio ignota. Species: 1. Ch. papuensis. ... ***) Xαρμοσυνος amoenus. — Avis generis naturaliter connectit psittacos praecedentes longicaudatos [Trichoglossus] cum sequentibus [Eos], qui rubri sunt et caudam conico-acuminatam habent." (Wagler 1832); "Charmosyna Wagler, Abh. k. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Phys. Kl., 1, 1832, p. 493. Type, by monotypy, Ch. papuensis = Psittacus papuensis Gmelin = Psittacus papou Scopoli." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 158).
Var. Charmosina.
Synon. Charminetta, Charmosynopsis, Hypocharmosyna, Pyrrhodes.
charmosyna
Gr. χαρμοσυνος kharmosunos glad, joyful, festive < χαρμα kharma, χαρματος kharmatos joy, delight < χαιρω khairō to rejoice; συν sun together.
palmarum
L. palmarum of the palm trees < palma palm tree.
● ex “Palm Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Charmosyna).
● ex “Turdus viridi-olivaceus, subtus subcinereus...” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Dulus dominicus).
● ex “Merle vert de l’isle de France” of d’Aubentobn 1765-1781, pl. 648, fig. 2 (syn. Hypsipetes olivaceus).
● ex “Palmiste” and “Palmiste à teste noire” of Brisson 1760 (Phaenicophilus).
● ex "Bimbelé" or "Fausse Linotte" of de Buffon 1770-1786, and "Palm Warbler" of Latham 1783 (Setophaga).
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)