Gray-crowned Babbler / Pomatostomus temporalis
Gray-crowned Babbler
SCI Name:
Protonym: [Pomatorhinus] Temporalis Trans.Linn.Soc.London(1), 15(1826) p.330
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Pomatostomidae / Pomatostomus
Taxonomy Code: gycbab1
Type Locality: Shoalwater Bay, Queensland.
Author: Vigors & Horsfield
Publish Year: 1827
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
POMATOSTOMUS
(Pomatostomidae; Ϯ Grey-crowned Babbler P. temporalis) Gr. πωμα pōma, πωματος pōmatos lid, cover; στομα stoma, στοματος stomatos mouth; "Gen. POMATOSTOMUS **) nov. gen. Deckelschnabel. 467. 1. P. temporalis Nob. — Pomatorhinus temporalis Vig. Horsf. Trans. Lin. Soc. XV. p. 330. Turdus frivolus Lath? — Pomatorhinus trivirgatus Temm. Pl. col. 443. — Pomatorhinus temporalis Gould. B. Austr. IV. tab. 20. Pomatorhinus frivolus Gray Gen. Birds No. 8 et P. temporalis No. 9 et P. trivirgatus. No. 10. ... 468. 2. P. superciliosus Nob. — Pomatorhinus superciliosus Vig. Horsf. Trans. Lin. Soc. XV. p. 330. — id. Gould Birds Aust. IV. tab. 21. ... **) Unter diesem Namen lassen sich die Neuholländischen, bisher zu Pomatorhinus gestellten Formen absondern. Die Flügel sind anders geformt, die 3te und 4te Schwinge verhältnissmässig länger; Schwanz ahgerundet [sic], weniger stufig mit breiteren Federn und weisser Spitzenfärbung. — Nahe verwandt mit P. temporalis ist: P. rubeculus. — Pomatorhinus rubeculus Gould." (Cabanis 1853); "Pomatostomus Cabanis, 1851 [= 1853], in Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., 1 (1850), p. 83. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds., p. 45), Pomatorhinus temporalis Vigors and Horsfield." (Deignan in Peters 1964, X, 279).
Synon. Morganornis.
temporalis
L. temporalis of the temples of the head < tempora temples of the head < tempus temple.
● ex “Temporal Finch” of Latham 1801 (Neochmia).
● ex “Martin å joues rouges” of Temminck 1807 (syn. Sturnia philippensis).
SUBSPECIES
Gray-crowned Babbler (strepitans)
SCI Name: Pomatostomus temporalis strepitans
strepitans
L. strepitans, strepitantis noisy < strepere to make a loud noise.
Gray-crowned Babbler (temporalis)
SCI Name: Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis
temporalis
L. temporalis of the temples of the head < tempora temples of the head < tempus temple.
● ex “Temporal Finch” of Latham 1801 (Neochmia).
● ex “Martin å joues rouges” of Temminck 1807 (syn. Sturnia philippensis).
Gray-crowned Babbler (rubeculus)
SCI Name: Pomatostomus temporalis rubeculus
rubeculus
Med. L. rubecula redbreast or robin < dim. L. ruber red, ruddy (syn. Cuculus solitarius, Pomatostomus).
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)