Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler
Mrs. Moreau's Warbler
Here the details of the Mrs. Moreau's Warbler named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Artisornis winifredae Bull.Br.Orn.Club 58 p.139
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Cisticolidae / Scepomycter
Taxonomy Code: mrmwar1
Type Locality: Kinole forest, northern Uluguru, Tanganyika.
Author: Moreau
Publish Year: 1938
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
SCEPOMYCTER
(Cisticolidae; Ϯ Winifred's Warbler S. winifredae) Gr. σκεπας skepas, σκεπαος skepaos covering, shelter; μυκτηρ muktēr, μυκτηρος muktēros nostril < μυσσομαι mussomai to blow the nose; “Scepomycter, gen. nov. Description.—General characters very similar to the genus Artisornis Friedmann, but differs in the shape of the nostrils. The nostril is practically round, with a small cowl or hood over the upper side formed by an extra horny substance within the nostril depression. Type of Genus.—Artisornis winifredæ Moreau, Bull. B.O.C. lviii. 1938, p. 139. Remarks.—At the time Mr. Moreau described this species its position in the genus Artisornis was doubtful, and although the length of tarsus and tail as compared with the wing was remarked on, the character of the nostrils was not mentioned. There is no doubt that this species is very closely related to Artisornis; but the very distinct difference in the nostrils, together with the length of tarsus and tail compared with the wing, compels us to create a new genus for it.” (C. Grant & Mackworth-Praed 1941).
winifredae
Winifred Muriel Moreau (1891-1981) wife of English ornithologist Reginald Moreau (Scepomycter, Zosterops).
SUBSPECIES
Mrs. Moreau's Warbler (Mrs. Moreau's)
SCI Name: Scepomycter winifredae winifredae
winifredae
Winifred Muriel Moreau (1891-1981) wife of English ornithologist Reginald Moreau (Scepomycter, Zosterops).
Mrs. Moreau's Warbler (Rubeho)
SCI Name: Scepomycter winifredae rubehoensis
rubehoensis
Rubeho Mts. / Ukaguru Mts., Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania.
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)