Highland Guan
Highland Guan
Here the details of the Highland Guan named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Penelope niger Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1850) (1850), Pt18 no.216 p.246 pl.29
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Cracidae / Penelopina
Taxonomy Code: higgua1
Type Locality: LocaUty unknown, described from aviary specimens.
Author: Fraser
Publish Year: 1852
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
PENELOPINA
(Cracidae; Ϯ Highland Guan P. niger) Dim. < genus Penelope Merrem, 1786, guan; "CVI. Penelopina RCHB. Von Penelope sehr wesentlich unterscheiden durch 1) gänzlich verscheidenes Kleid der beiden Geschlechter. 2) Gänzlich von allen übrigen Formen dieser und der nachstehenden Gattung [Pipile] abweichende Zeichnung und Färbung. 3) Durch getheilte Kehllappen? — Die eigentlichen Kennzeichen müssen künftiger Untersuchung anheim gestellt bleiben, da die kleine Notiz welche der Entdecker gegeben, gar zu oberflächlich ist und nicht einmal die Schwingen erwähnt. — Gehört eigentlich als Uebergangsglied zu den Hocco's nach No. 341. In England lebendig gehalten. 374. P. nigra (niger! FRASER Proceed. 1850. p. 246. pl. XXIX.) RCHB. Novit. . Penelope GRAY Syn. Proceed. 1860. 272. n. 14." (Reichenbach 1862) (OD per Laurent Raty); "Penelopina Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., Columbariae, 1862, p. 152. Type, by monotypy, Penelope niger Fraser." (Peters 1934, II, 21).
nigra
L. niger black, dark-coloured, shining black (in ornithology sometimes used of melanistic forms, e.g. Goura) (cf. ater dead black) (see niger).
● ex “Martinet à Croupion Blanc” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 244, fig. 1 (?syn. Apus caffer).
● ex “Gorget Bird of Paradise” or “Gorget Paradise Bird” of Latham 1782 (Astrapia).
● ex “Echenilleur Noir” (= ♂) of Levaillant 1805, pl. 165 (syn. Campephaga flava).
● "76. ARDEA. ... nigra. 8. A. nigra, pectore abdomineque albo. Fn. svec. 135. Ciconia nigra. Gesn. av. 97. Aldr. orn. l. 20. c. 2. Will. orn. 211. Alb. av. 3. p. 77. t. 82. Habitat in Europa borealis. Migrat æstate supra Sveciam." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ciconia).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... niger. 17. P. brachyurus niger. Psittacus niger. Edw. av. 5. t. 5. Habitat in Madagascar. Cauda longa, sed æqualis." (Linnaeus 1758) (Coracopsis).
● "89. CRAX. ... nigra. 1. C. nigra. Syst. nat. 27. Gallus indicus. Sloan. jam. 2. p. 302. t. 260. Dodart. mem. 146. Gallus indicus alius. Aldr. orn. . . Mitu s. Mutu. Will. orn. . . t. 28. Raj. av. 52. Marcgr. bras. 194. 195. Gallus curassavicus. Aldr. av. 2. p. 29. t. 31. 32. Habitat in America australi." (Linnaeus 1758) (unident.; ?Crax rubra).
● ex “Black Roller” of Latham 1787 (?syn. Dicrurus sp.).
● ex “Crabier noir de la Nouvelle Guinée” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 926 (syn. Egretta sacra).
● ex “Tangara noir de Cayenne” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Euphonia cayennensis).
● ex “Black Snipe” of Pennant 1785, and Latham 1785 (syn. Haematopus bachmanni).
● ex “Ispida nigra” of Brisson 1760, “Martins-pêcheurs du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 356, and “Martin-pêcheur bleu et noir du Sénégal” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (syn. Halcyon leucocephala).
● ex “Merula Indica” of Brisson 1760 (Lalage).
● ex “Alouette noire de la Encenade” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 738, and “Alouette noire à dos fauve” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (syn. Lessonia rufa).
● "61. ANAS. ... nigra. 6. A. tota nigra, basi rostri gibba. Anas niger minor. Will. orn. 280. t. 74. Raj. av. 141. Habitat in Lapponia, Anglia. Cauda subcuneiformis. Femina fusca est." (Linnaeus 1758) (Melanitta).
● ex “Coucou noir de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 512 (syn. Monasa atra).
● ex “Traquet Commandeur” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 189 (Myrmecocichla).
● ex “New Holland Creeper, female” of White 1790, and “Héoro-taire noir” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (Phylidonyris).
● "96. LOXIA. ... nigra. 28. L. nigra, macula alba humeri remigumque duarum exteriorum. Rubicilla minor nigra. Catesb. car. p. 68. t. 68. Alb. av. 3. p. 65. t. 69. Habitat in America australi." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pyrrhulagra).
● "71. RYNCHOPS. ... nigra. 1. R. nigra, subtus alba, rostro basi rubro. Ryngchopsalia dorso nigro, ventre albo. Barr. av. 20. Larus major, rostro inæquali. Catesb. car. I. p. 90. t. 90. Plotus rostro conico inæquali. Klein. av. 142. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Rynchops).
● ex “Figuier noir et jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 391, fig. 2 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Black-spotted Sandpiper” of Pennant 1768 (syn. Tringa ochropus).
● ex “Gallinulae tertia species” of Marcgrave 1648, Willughby 1676 and Ray 1713, “Jacana armata nigra” of Brisson 1760, “Chirurgien noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black Jacana” of Latham 1785 (unident.; Jacana + Gallinula).
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)