Brown Crake / Zapornia akool
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Brown Crake
SCI Name:
Protonym: Rallus Akool Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt2 no.23 p.164
Taxonomy: Gruiformes / Rallidae / Zapornia
Taxonomy Code: brocra1
Type Locality: Deccan.
Author: Sykes
Publish Year: 1832
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ZAPORNIA
(Rallidae; Ϯ Little Crake Z. parva) Anagram of genus Porzana Vieillot, 1816, crake; "ZAPORNIA. CRAKER. ... RALLUS. Gmel., Lath. GALLINULA. Beck., Temm. ZAPORNIA. Leach. OF this genus, which was separated by Dr Leach from the Crakes, there is but one species known. ... LITTLE CRAKER. (Zapornia pusilla.) ... Zapornia minuta. Leach, Cat. Brit. Mus. p. 34" (Stephens 1824).
Var. Zaporina, Lapornia.
Synon. Aphanolimnas, Kittlitzia, Limnobaenus, Limnocorax, Nesophylax, Palugalla, Pennula, Phalaridion, Porzanoidea, Porzanula, Rallites, Schoenocrex.
akool
Probably a Hindi autochthonym, but perhaps from myth. (cf. Sinhala name Kukkula for the moorhen and watercock; Hindi ākul restless, agitated; Arabic akool I eat, glutton); "RALLUS AKOOL. ... This bird appears quite distinct from any described species of Rallus or Gallinula. The nearest approach to it is the Rall. niger of Gmelin from the Cape of Good Hope. Sexes alike. Frequents sedgy and marshy places amidst low bushes. Shuns observation" (Sykes 1832, Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. London, p. 164) (Zapornia).
SUBSPECIES
Brown Crake (akool)
SCI Name: Zapornia akool akool
akool
Probably a Hindi autochthonym, but perhaps from myth. (cf. Sinhala name Kukkula for the moorhen and watercock; Hindi ākul restless, agitated; Arabic akool I eat, glutton); "RALLUS AKOOL. ... This bird appears quite distinct from any described species of Rallus or Gallinula. The nearest approach to it is the Rall. niger of Gmelin from the Cape of Good Hope. Sexes alike. Frequents sedgy and marshy places amidst low bushes. Shuns observation" (Sykes 1832, Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. London, p. 164) (Zapornia).
Brown Crake (coccineipes)
SCI Name: Zapornia akool coccineipes
coccineipes
L. coccineus scarlet-coloured < coccum scarlet dye < Gr. κοκκος kokkos scarlet berry; pes, pedis foot < Gr. πους pous, ποδος podos foot.
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)
