Chatham Albatross
Chatham Albatross
Here the details of the Chatham Albatross named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Thalassarche cauta eremita Am.Mus.Novit. no.419 p.4
Taxonomy: Procellariiformes / Diomedeidae / Thalassarche
Taxonomy Code: shyalb2
Type Locality: Pyramid Rock off Pitt Island, Chatham Islands.
Author: Murphy
Publish Year: 1930
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
THALASSARCHE
(Diomedeidae; Ϯ Black-browed Albatross T. melanophris) Gr. θαλασσα thalassa, θαλασσης thalassēs sea; αρχη arkhē power, command < αρχω arkhō to govern; "Genera et Species typicæ. ... c. *Thalassarche Rchb. melanophrys (Diomed. — T.) Rchb. Ic. Av. t. 26. ic. 346 et t. 28. ic. 797—798. t. 27. ic. 2614—15 et t. 28. ic. 796. t.29. ic. 799—800." (Reichenbach 1853); "Thalassarche Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., p. v, "1852" (= 1853)—type, by monotypy [= by original designation], Diomedea melanophris Temminck." (Hellmayr & Conover 1948, XIII, 41).
Var. Thalassiarche.
Synon. Diomedella, Nealbatrus, Thalassogeron.
eremita
L. eremita hermit, recluse, solitary < Gr. ερημιτης erēmitēs hermit < ερημια erēmia desert.
● "58. UPUPA. ... Eremita. 3. U. viridis, capite flavo, cervice jubata. Corvus sylvaticus. Gesn. av. 351. Aldr. orn. l. 19. c. 57. Eremita montanus helveticus. Alb. av. 5. p. 16. t. 16. Habitat in Helvetia." (Linnaeus 1758) (Geronticus).
● ex “Merula solitaria philippensis” of Brisson 1760, “Solitaire des Philippines” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 339, and “Hermit Thrush” of Latham 1783 (?syn. Monticola solitarius philippensis).
● Cabanis, 1853, Mus. Heineanum, I, p. 228, erroneously lists "Corvus Eremita Gm. Syst. Nat. p. 377. No. 19." as a synonym of Fregilus graculus (= Pyrrhocorax graculus). Gmelin's name refers to the "Wood Crow" or "Hermit Crow", the Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita.
Eremita
(Trochilidae; syn. Phaethornis † Reddish Hermit P. ruber) L. eremita hermit < Gr. ερημιτης erēmitēs hermit < ερημια erēmia desert; "*Eremita rufigaster (Tr. — VIEILL. 1807.) RCHB. — Brasil. * —— Davidianus (Tr. — LESS. 1832.) RCHB. — Guiana fr. * —— pygmaeus (Tr. — SPIX.) — Brasilia. * —— griseigularis GOULD 1851. — Peru." (Reichenbach 1854); "Eremita Reichenbach, 1854, Journ. für Ornith., I, Extraheft, Aufzählung der Colibris, p. 14. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 139 (Appendix)), Trochilus rufigaster Vieillot, 1807 = Trochilus ruber Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2020).
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)