Gray-headed Robin / Heteromyias cinereifrons
WBN 
Gray-headed Robin
SCI Name:
Protonym: Poecilodryas? cinereifrons Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1875) (1875), Pt4 p.588
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Petroicidae / Heteromyias
Taxonomy Code: gyhrob2
Type Locality: near Cardwell, Rockingham Bay.
Author: Ramsay, EP
Publish Year: 1876
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
HETEROMYIAS
(Petroicidae; Ϯ Grey-headed Robin H. cinereifrons) Gr. ἑτερος heteros different; Mod. L. myias flycatcher < Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; πιαζω piazō to seize; "PŒCILODRYAS? CINEREIFRONS, sp. nov. ... In habits and actions this species closely resembles the Eopsaltriæ, and like them may be seen perching frequently on the side of the upright stems of the trees" (Ramsay 1875); "h6. Wings long, falling short of the tail by about as much as the length of the hind toe and claw. ... f7. Feet larger, the middle toe longer than the hind toe and claw. . . 24. HETEROMYIAS, p. 239. ... HETEROMYIAS. Pœcilodryas, Ramsay, pt. ... 1. Heteromyias cinereifrons." (Sharpe 1879); "Heteromyias Sharpe, 1879, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 4, p. [114 (in key),] 239. Type, by monotypy, Poecilodryas? cinereifrons Ramsay." (Mayr in Peters, 1986, XI, p. 580).
Synon. Iredaleornis.
cinereifrons
L. cinereus ash-grey < cinis, cineris ashes; frons, frontis forehead, brow.
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)
