Maghreb Lark / Galerida macrorhyncha
Maghreb Lark
SCI Name:
Protonym: Galerida macrorhyncha Ibis (1) 1 (1) p. 57
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Alaudidae / Galerida
Taxonomy Code: crelar3
Type Locality: northern border of the Sahara; type from Laghouat, Algeria.
Author: Tristram
Publish Year: 1859
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
GALERIDA
(Alaudidae; Ϯ Crested Lark G. cristata) L. galerita, galeritus, galerius or avis galerita lark with a crest, either the Crested Lark or the Eurasian Skylark < galerum cap, bonnet < galea helmet; "Fam. Alaudidae. Gattung Galerida 4 Hieher aus Europa: 1. Alauda cristata Lin. 2. — undata Gm. Africa: 3. cinerea Gm. 4. isabellina Tem. col. 244. fig. 2. ... 4 Plin." (Boie 1828); "Galerida Boie, 1828, Isis von Oken, col. 321. Type, by subsequent designation, Alauda cristata Linnaeus (Gray, 1840, List. Gen. Birds, p. 47)." (Peters, 1960, IX, p. 55).
Var. Galerita, Golerida.
Synon. Calendula, Corydus, Erana, Heliocorys, Heterops, Ptilocorys, Spizalauda.
macrorhyncha / macrorhynchos / macrorhynchus
Gr. μακρορρυγχος makrorrhunkhos long-billed < μακρος makros long; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill.
● ex “Great-billed Tody” of Latham 1782 (Cymbirhynchus).
● ex “Perroquet de la nouvelle Guinée” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 713, “Perroquet à bec couleur de sang” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Great-billed Parrot” of Latham 1781 (syn. Tanygnathus megalorhynchos).
● ex “Plus grand Barbu à gros bec de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 689, “Plus grand Tamatia noir et blanc” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Greater Pied Barbet” of Latham 1782 (Notharchus).
SUBSPECIES
Maghreb Lark (randonii)
SCI Name: Galerida macrorhyncha randonii
randoni / randonii
Maréchal Jacques Louis César Aléxandre Comte Randon (1793-1871) French Army, Gov.-Gen. of Algeria 1851-1858, Minister of War 1859-1867 (subsp. Galerida cristata).
Maghreb Lark (macrorhyncha)
SCI Name: Galerida macrorhyncha macrorhyncha
macrorhyncha / macrorhynchos / macrorhynchus
Gr. μακρορρυγχος makrorrhunkhos long-billed < μακρος makros long; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill.
● ex “Great-billed Tody” of Latham 1782 (Cymbirhynchus).
● ex “Perroquet de la nouvelle Guinée” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 713, “Perroquet à bec couleur de sang” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Great-billed Parrot” of Latham 1781 (syn. Tanygnathus megalorhynchos).
● ex “Plus grand Barbu à gros bec de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 689, “Plus grand Tamatia noir et blanc” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Greater Pied Barbet” of Latham 1782 (Notharchus).
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)