Elegant Parrot / Neophema elegans
Elegant Parrot
SCI Name:
Protonym: Nanodes elegans Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt5 no.50 p.25
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Neophema
Taxonomy Code: elepar1
Type Locality: Tasmania? error = Victoria, fide Mathews 1912.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1837
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NEOPHEMA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Turquoise Parrot N. pulchella) Gr. νεος neos new; φημη phēmē fame, legend < φημι phēmi to say (cf. genus Euphema Wagler, 1832, parakeet); "49. Neophema, Salvad. ... 49. NEOPHEMA. Nanodes, part., Vig. & Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 274 (1826). Nanodes, Sw. (nec V. & H.) Zool. Ill. 2nd ser. i. pt. 5, n. 21 (1829) . . . .Type N. pulchella. Lathamus, part., Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 205 (1831). Euphema, part., Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 492 (1832). Euphemia, Schleg. Dierent. p. 75 (1864). Neophema, Salvad. MS . . . .Type N. pulchella. Range. Southern Australia and Tasmania." (Salvadori 1891).
Synon. Nanodes, Neonanodes.
elegans
L. elegans, elegantis elegant, fine < elegere probably an early form of eligere to select.
● ex “Pic jaune tacheté de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 524 (Celeus).
● ex “Bucco maynanensis” of Brisson 1760, “Barbu des Maynas” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 330, “Beau Tamatia” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Beautiful Barbet” of Latham 1782 (syn. Eubucco versicolor).
● ex “Perdix martineta” of de Azara 1802-1805 (Eudromia).
● ex “Tangara de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 114, fig. 1 (syn. Euphonia chlorotica).
● ex “Beautiful Lory” of Latham 1781, ?and “Pennantian Parrot” of Latham 1787 (Platycercus).
● ex “Kink de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 617 (syn. Sturnia sinensis).
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)