Moluccan Flycatcher
Moluccan Flycatcher
Here the details of the Moluccan Flycatcher named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Myiagra galeata Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1860) (1860), Pt(28)3 p.352
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Monarchidae / Myiagra
Taxonomy Code: molfly1
Type Locality: Batjan.
Author: Gray, GR
Publish Year: 1861
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYIAGRA
(Monarchidae; Ϯ Leaden Flycatcher M. rubecula) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αγρευω agreuō to catch (cf. μυιαγρος muiagros fly-catcher; myth. Myiagros, the Fly-catcher, an Elean god invoked against flies); "Genus. MYIÄGRA*. Rostrum rectum, subbreve, depressum, basi latum, multo latius quam altum; mandibula superiore emarginata; naribus basalibus, ovalibus, setis plumulisque fere obtectis; rictu vibrissis fortibus hirsuto. Alæ mediocres subrotundatæ; remige prima brevi, secunda duplo fere longiore, tertia quarta et quinta fere æqualibus longissimis. Cauda mediocris, lata, æqualis aut interdum subfurcata. Pedes graciles, mediocres; acrotarsiis scutellatis, scutorum suturis vix decernendis. ... 1. RUBECULOIDES. ... 2. PLUMBEA. ... 3. MACROPTERA. ... Mr. Caley informs us that the boys of the colony used to call it Winter, the reason of which he does not give. ... *Mυια musca, and αγρευω venor." (Vigors & Horsfield 1827); "Myiagra Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 15, p. 250. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Grau, 1840, List Gen. Birds, p. 32), Myiagra rubeculoides Vigors and Horsfield = Todus rubecula Latham." (Mayr in Peters 1986, XI, 516).
Synon. Lophomyiagra, Mastersornis, Piezorhynchus, Platygnathus, Seisura, Submyiagra.
galeata / galeatum / galeatus
L. galeatus helmeted < galea helmet (usually refers to a full and conspicuous crest).
● ex “Red-crowned Parrot” of Latham 1802 (syn. Callocephalon fimbriatum).
● ex “Galeated Cassowary” of Latham 1785 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● ex “Gobe-mouche huppé de Madagascar” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 189, and “Drongo” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (syn. Dicrurus forficatus).
● ex “Yahaná” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 379 (Gallinula).
● (syn. Knipolegus lophotes) (= ♀).
● (syn. Knipolegus nigerrimus) (= ♂).
● ex "Figuier huppé de Cayenne" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 391, fig. 1 (Lophotriccus).
● ex “Hocco du Méxique” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Pauxi pauxi).
● ex “Calao à casque rond” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 933, and “Helmet Hornbill” of Latham 1781 (syn. Rhinoplax vigil).
SUBSPECIES
Moluccan Flycatcher (galeata)
SCI Name: Myiagra galeata galeata
galeata / galeatum / galeatus
L. galeatus helmeted < galea helmet (usually refers to a full and conspicuous crest).
● ex “Red-crowned Parrot” of Latham 1802 (syn. Callocephalon fimbriatum).
● ex “Galeated Cassowary” of Latham 1785 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● ex “Gobe-mouche huppé de Madagascar” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 189, and “Drongo” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (syn. Dicrurus forficatus).
● ex “Yahaná” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 379 (Gallinula).
● (syn. Knipolegus lophotes) (= ♀).
● (syn. Knipolegus nigerrimus) (= ♂).
● ex "Figuier huppé de Cayenne" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 391, fig. 1 (Lophotriccus).
● ex “Hocco du Méxique” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Pauxi pauxi).
● ex “Calao à casque rond” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 933, and “Helmet Hornbill” of Latham 1781 (syn. Rhinoplax vigil).
Moluccan Flycatcher (buruensis)
SCI Name: Myiagra galeata buruensis
buruanus / buruensis
Buru I., Moluccas, Dutch East Indies / Indonesia.
Moluccan Flycatcher (seranensis)
SCI Name: Myiagra galeata seranensis
seranensis
Seran, Moluccas, Dutch East Indies / Seram, Indonesia.
Moluccan Flycatcher (goramensis)
SCI Name: Myiagra galeata goramensis
goramensis
Goram I., Watubela Is., Moluccas, Dutch East Indies / Pulau Gorong, Indonesia.
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)