Chatham Island Bellbird / Anthornis melanocephala
Chatham Island Bellbird
SCI Name:
Protonym: Anthornis melanocephala Trav.N.Z.[Dieffenbach] 2 p.188
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Meliphagidae / Anthornis
Taxonomy Code: chibel1
Type Locality: Chatham Islands.
Author: Gray, GR
Publish Year: 1843
IUCN Status: Extinct
DEFINITIONS
ANTHORNIS
(Meliphagidae; Ϯ New Zealand Bellbird A. melanura) Gr. ανθος anthos flower; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "ANTHORNIS, n. Melithreptus, Vieill. Anthomyza a, Swains. Furnarius, Steph. Certhia, Sparr. A. melanura, (Sparr.) n. Sparr. Mus. Carls., t. 5. A. cæruleocephala, Sw. ... aEmployed in Entomology." (G. Gray 1840); "Anthornis G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 15. New name for Anthomyza Swains., i.e. Anthomiza Swainson, 1837, considered preoccupied by Anthomyza Fallen, 1810 (Diptera)." (JAJ 2021)..
Synon. Anthomiza.
melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -κεφαλος -kephalos -headed < κεφαλη kephalē head.
● ex “Black-headed Shrike” of Latham 1783 (syn. Brachypodius atriceps).
● ex “Pato cabeza negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 438 (syn. Heteronetta atricapilla).
● ex “Manakin à tête noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 303, fig. 1 (syn. Manacus manacus).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... melanocephalus. 33. P. brachiurus viridis subtus luteus, pileo nigro, pectore albo. Mus. Ad. Fr. 2. p. Psittacus coccineus, ventre albo. Edw. av. 169. t. 169. Habitat in Mexico." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pionites).
● "96. LOXIA. ... melanocephala. 26. L. lutea, capite atro. Coccothraustes gambogia. Alb. av. 3. p. 58. t. 62. Habitat in Gvinea." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ploceus).
● ex “Pluvian du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 918, and de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Black-headed Plover” of Latham 1785 (syn. Pluvianus aegyptius).
● ex “Black-headed Ibis” of Latham 1787, and “Tantalus de Macé” of Cuvier 1804 (Threskiornis).
● ex “Black-headed Roller” of Latham 1787 (syn. Urocissa erythrorhyncha).
● ex “Pie Bleue à Tête Noire” of Levaillant 1800, pl. 58 (unident.; ?syn. Urocissa sp.).
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)