Hawaii Akepa / Loxops coccineus
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Hawaii Akepa
SCI Name:
Protonym: Fringilla coccinea Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.921 spdP
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Loxops
Taxonomy Code: akepa1
Type Locality: Sandwich Islands.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1789
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
LOXOPS
(Fringillidae; Ϯ Hawaii Akepa L. coccineus) Gr. λοξος loxos oblique, slanting (cf. genus Loxia Linnaeus, 1758, crossbill); ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos countenance, face; “Subfam. Loxianae. ... 3. Loxia Lin. 4. Loxops nov. gen. Die Gattung Loxops (von λοξος, schief, seitwärts gebogen und οψ, Gesicht) ist in Färbung und Schnabelbildung eine Wiederholung der Gattung Loxia im Kleinen. Die Schnabelspitzen sind indess weniger stark gekrümmt. Typus: L. coccinea. Fringilla coccinea Gm. Lath. von den Sandwichs-Inseln.” (Cabanis 1847).
Synon. Byrseus, Chrysomitridops, Hypoloxias.
coccineum / coccineus
L. coccineus scarlet-coloured < coccum scarlet dye < Gr. κοκκος kokkos scarlet berry.
● ex “Grimpereau à dos rouge de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782 (syn. Dicaeum cruentatum).
● ex “Scarlet Finch” of Latham 1783 (Loxops).
● ex “Perruche Phigi” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Phigys solitarius).
● ex “Cardinal” of Brisson 1760, and “Tangara du Méxique”or “Cardinal”of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 127, fig. 1 (syn. Ramphocelus bresilius).
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)
