Dusky Myzomela
Dusky Myzomela
Here the details of the Dusky Myzomela named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Myzomela obscura Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1842) (1842), Pt10 no.117 p.136
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Meliphagidae / Myzomela
Taxonomy Code: dusmyz1
Type Locality: Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1843
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
MYZOMELA
(Meliphagidae; Ϯ Scarlet Myzomela M. sanguinolenta) Gr. μυζαω muzaō to suck; μελι meli honey; "This section forms an interesting subdivision of the present group [Meliphagidae], as marking the passage to the Cinnyridæ ... this type of form may be generically characterized as follows, the Mel. cardinalis being the normal species. Genus. MYZOMELA. Rostrum breve, gracile; culmine arcuato, ad basin subcultrato; naribus longitudinalibus, linearibus, perangustis, membrana supra tectis, rostri tertiam partem longitudine æquantibus. Lingua, alæ, pedesque iidem fere ut in Meliphagis veris. Cauda subbrevis, æqualis" (Vigors & Horsfield 1827); "Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 15, p. 318 [=316]. Type, by original designation, Meliphaga cardinalis Vigors and Horsfield = Certhia sanguinolenta Latham." (Salomonsen in Peters 1967, XII, 350).
Var. Mysomela.
Synon. Cosmeteira, Melomyza.
obscura
L. obscurus dark, dusky, covered, obscure.
● ex “Dusky Duck” of Pennant 1785, and Latham 1785 (syn. Anas rubripes).
● ex “Brown Tern” of Pennant 1768, and Latham 1785 (syn. Chlidonias niger).
● ex “Yacúhú” of de Azara 1802-1805, No. 335: “Yacús ... Asi llaman los Güaranís á tres páxaros ... á otro llamado Mitú” (Penelope).
● ex “Dusky Petrel” of Latham 1785 (?syn. Pterodroma alba; unident.).
SUBSPECIES
Dusky Myzomela (Red-brown)
SCI Name: Myzomela obscura rubrobrunnea
rubrobrunnea
L. ruber, rubra red; Mod. L. brunneus brown < Med. L. brunius brown.
Dusky Myzomela (Obi)
SCI Name: Myzomela obscura rubrotincta
rubrotincta
L. ruber red; tinctus dyed, coloured < tingere to dye.
Dusky Myzomela (Moluccan)
SCI Name: Myzomela obscura simplex/mortyana
MYZOMELA
(Meliphagidae; Ϯ Scarlet Myzomela M. sanguinolenta) Gr. μυζαω muzaō to suck; μελι meli honey; "This section forms an interesting subdivision of the present group [Meliphagidae], as marking the passage to the Cinnyridæ ... this type of form may be generically characterized as follows, the Mel. cardinalis being the normal species. Genus. MYZOMELA. Rostrum breve, gracile; culmine arcuato, ad basin subcultrato; naribus longitudinalibus, linearibus, perangustis, membrana supra tectis, rostri tertiam partem longitudine æquantibus. Lingua, alæ, pedesque iidem fere ut in Meliphagis veris. Cauda subbrevis, æqualis" (Vigors & Horsfield 1827); "Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 15, p. 318 [=316]. Type, by original designation, Meliphaga cardinalis Vigors and Horsfield = Certhia sanguinolenta Latham." (Salomonsen in Peters 1967, XII, 350).
Var. Mysomela.
Synon. Cosmeteira, Melomyza.
Dusky Myzomela (Dusky)
SCI Name: Myzomela obscura [obscura Group]
MYZOMELA
(Meliphagidae; Ϯ Scarlet Myzomela M. sanguinolenta) Gr. μυζαω muzaō to suck; μελι meli honey; "This section forms an interesting subdivision of the present group [Meliphagidae], as marking the passage to the Cinnyridæ ... this type of form may be generically characterized as follows, the Mel. cardinalis being the normal species. Genus. MYZOMELA. Rostrum breve, gracile; culmine arcuato, ad basin subcultrato; naribus longitudinalibus, linearibus, perangustis, membrana supra tectis, rostri tertiam partem longitudine æquantibus. Lingua, alæ, pedesque iidem fere ut in Meliphagis veris. Cauda subbrevis, æqualis" (Vigors & Horsfield 1827); "Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 15, p. 318 [=316]. Type, by original designation, Meliphaga cardinalis Vigors and Horsfield = Certhia sanguinolenta Latham." (Salomonsen in Peters 1967, XII, 350).
Var. Mysomela.
Synon. Cosmeteira, Melomyza.
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)