Collared Myna / Acridotheres albocinctus
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Collared Myna
SCI Name:
Protonym: Acridotheres albocinctus Ibis p.251
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Acridotheres
Taxonomy Code: colmyn1
Type Locality: Manipur.
Author: Godwin-Austen & Walden
Publish Year: 1875
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ACRIDOTHERES
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Common Myna A. tristis) Gr. ακρις akris, ακριδος akridos locust; -θηρας -thēras -hunter < θηραω thēraō to hunt < θηρ thēr, θηρος thēros beast, animal. "MARTIN, Acridotheres. Paradisea, Gracula, Turdus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec droit, tendu, convexe en dessus, comprimé; mandibule supérieure, entière ou échancrée, un peu déprimée et inclinée vers le bout. — Tête en partie, ou seulement les orbites glabres. 2 sections. Esp. Martin. — Merle-chauve, Buff. — Martin brame, Sonnerat. ... Acridothera [ακρις, locustella, θηραω, venor]." (Vieillot 1816); "Acridotheres Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 42. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, p. 40), Paradisea tristis Linnaeus." (Amadon in Peters 1962, XV, 112).
Var. Acridothera, Acridotherss, Cridotheres.
Synon. Aethiopsar, Graculaea.
albocincta / albocinctus
L. albus white; cinctus banded, girdled < cingere to encircle.
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)
