Javan Myna / Acridotheres javanicus
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Javan Myna
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Protonym: Acridotheres javanicus Mus.Hein. Th. 4, Heft 1, (1862-63) p. 205
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Acridotheres
Taxonomy Code: whvmyn
Type Locality: Java.
Author: Cabanis
Publish Year: 1851
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
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.
javanicus / javanus / javensis
Java, Dutch East Indies / Indonesia.
● ex “Sarcelle de Java” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 930 (syn. Anas falcata).
● ex “Calao Javan” of Levaillant 1801 (syn. Rhyticeros undulatus).
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)
