Lesser Akialoa

SCI Name:  Akialoa obscura
Protonym:  Certhia obscura Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.470
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Akialoa
Taxonomy Code:  lesaki
Type Locality:  Sandwich Islands.
Author:  Gmelin, JF
Publish Year:  1788
IUCN Status:  Extinct

DEFINITIONS

AKIALOA
‡ (Fringillidae; Ϯ Hawaii Akialoa A. obscura) Hawaiian name ‘Akialoa  long-billed green bird, for the Hawaii Akialoa; "Héoro-taire akaiearoa  ...  cet oiseau est connu sous le nom d'akaiearoa à Owhyhee, une des îles Sandwich" (Vieillot 1817); "Akialoa, new genus   Type species. — Certhia obscura Gmelin, 1789.   Etymology. — The Hawaiian name for these birds. Hawaiian words do not have gender but as the present name ends in "a" we arbitrarily treat it as feminine" (Olson & James 1995); "Akialoa Olson and James, 1995, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 108 (3), p. 384.  Type, by original designation, Certhia obscura Gmelin, 1789." (JAJ 2020).

obscura
L. obscurus  dark, dusky, covered, obscure.
● ex “Dusky Duck” of Pennant 1785, and Latham 1785 (syn. Anas rubripes).
● ex “Brown Tern” of Pennant 1768, and Latham 1785 (syn. Chlidonias niger).
● ex “Yacúhú” of de Azara 1802-1805, No. 335: “Yacús  ...  Asi llaman los Güaranís á tres páxaros  ...  á otro llamado Mitú” (Penelope).
● ex “Dusky Petrel” of Latham 1785 (?syn. Pterodroma alba; unident.).