Moluccan King-Parrot

SCI Name:  Alisterus amboinensis
Protonym:  Psittacus amboinensis Syst.Nat.ed.12 ed.12 p.141
Taxonomy:  Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Alisterus
Taxonomy Code:  mokpar1
Type Locality:  Ambo!na.
Author:  Linnaeus
Publish Year:  1766
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

ALISTERUS
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Australian King Parrot A. scapularis) Alister William Mathews (1907-1985) son of Australian ornithologist and author of this name Gregory Mathews; "Genus CXC. Aprosmictus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1842, p. 111 replaces Ptistes Gould, Handbook Birds Austr. ii. p. 37, 1865.   Genus CXCI. Alisterus nom. nov. replaces Aprosmictus Gould, 1865, not 1842.   When Gould introduced his genus Aprosmictus he stated "Types Platycercus scapulatus and erythropterus." When Gray, in the Cat. Gen. Birds, 1855, designated types he selected the latter, and of course against this there can be no objection. However, in 1865 Gould proposed a new name for the erythropterus group, and restricted Aprosmictus to the scapulatus group. This misuse of the names was carefully noted by Gray in the Handl. Gen. Sp. Birds B. M. 1870   ...   As Gray's action settled the matter, there is no other course open save the introduction of a new name for the group erroneously known by the generic name of Aprosmictus and the use of Aprosmictus for the genus hitherto known as Ptistes.  The type of Alicterus is A. cyanopygius = Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot." (Mathews 1911); "Alisterus Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1911, p. 13. New name to replace Aprosmictus Gould 1865 not of Gould 1843. Type, by original designation, Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot = Psittacus scapularis Lichtenstein." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 248). 

amboinense / amboinensis / amboynensis
Amboina or Amboyna, Moluccas, Dutch East Indies / Ambon, Indonesia.
● ex “Psittaca Amboinensis coccinea” of Brisson 1760 (Alisterus).
● ex “Turtur Amboinensis” of Brisson 1760 (Macropygia).
● ex “Figuier Rouge” of Levaillant 1803, fig. 136 (unident.;?syn. Myzomela sp.).
● ex “Avis amboinensis” or “Calatti” of Seba 1734-1765, “Tangara amboinensis caerulea” of Brisson 1760, and “Amboina Tanager” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
● ex “Avicula amboinensis cinerea” of Seba 1734-1765, “Merula amboinensis” of Brisson 1760, “Merle d’Amboine” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Amboine Thrush” of Latham 1783 (unident.).

SUBSPECIES

Moluccan King-Parrot (hypophonius)
SCI Name: Alisterus amboinensis hypophonius
hypophonius
Gr. ὑπο hupo beneath; φονιος phonios blood-stained, bloody < φονος phonos slaughter.

Moluccan King-Parrot (sulaensis)
SCI Name: Alisterus amboinensis sulaensis
sulaense / sulaensis / sulana / sulanus
Sula Is., Moluccas, Indonesia.

Moluccan King-Parrot (versicolor)
SCI Name: Alisterus amboinensis versicolor
versicolor
L. versicolor, versicoloris  of various colours  < vertere  to change; color, coloris  colour.
● ex “Perroquet de La Havane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 360 (Amazona).
● ex “Barbu des Maynas” of Brisson 1760 (Eubucco).
● ex “Perruche à gorge tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 144, “Perruche, no. 2” of Fermin 1769, “Perruche à gorge variée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Wave-breasted Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pyrrhura picta).
● ex "Pato pico de tres colores" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 440 (Spatula).
● ex “Variable Crow” of Latham 1801 (Strepera).

Moluccan King-Parrot (buruensis)
SCI Name: Alisterus amboinensis buruensis
buruanus / buruensis
Buru I., Moluccas, Dutch East Indies / Indonesia.

Moluccan King-Parrot (amboinensis)
SCI Name: Alisterus amboinensis amboinensis
amboinense / amboinensis / amboynensis
Amboina or Amboyna, Moluccas, Dutch East Indies / Ambon, Indonesia.
● ex “Psittaca Amboinensis coccinea” of Brisson 1760 (Alisterus).
● ex “Turtur Amboinensis” of Brisson 1760 (Macropygia).
● ex “Figuier Rouge” of Levaillant 1803, fig. 136 (unident.;?syn. Myzomela sp.).
● ex “Avis amboinensis” or “Calatti” of Seba 1734-1765, “Tangara amboinensis caerulea” of Brisson 1760, and “Amboina Tanager” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
● ex “Avicula amboinensis cinerea” of Seba 1734-1765, “Merula amboinensis” of Brisson 1760, “Merle d’Amboine” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Amboine Thrush” of Latham 1783 (unident.).

Moluccan King-Parrot (dorsalis)
SCI Name: Alisterus amboinensis dorsalis
dorsale / dorsalis
L. dorsalis (properly dorsualis)  dorsal, of the back  < dorsum  back.
● ex “Chorlito à dos noir” of de Buffon (Sonnini ed.) 1800-1802 (syn. Calidris melanotos).