Mrs. Moreau's Warbler

SCI Name:  Scepomycter winifredae
Protonym:  Artisornis winifredae Bull.Br.Orn.Club 58 p.139
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Cisticolidae / Scepomycter
Taxonomy Code:  mrmwar1
Type Locality:  Kinole forest, northern Uluguru, Tanganyika.
Author:  Moreau
Publish Year:  1938
IUCN Status:  Vulnerable

DEFINITIONS

SCEPOMYCTER
(Cisticolidae; Ϯ Winifred's Warbler S. winifredae) Gr. σκεπας skepas, σκεπαος skepaos  covering, shelter; μυκτηρ muktēr, μυκτηρος muktēros  nostril  < μυσσομαι mussomai  to blow the nose; “Scepomycter, gen. nov.   Description.—General characters very similar to the genus Artisornis Friedmann, but differs in the shape of the nostrils.  The nostril is practically round, with a small cowl or hood over the upper side formed by an extra horny substance within the nostril depression.   Type of Genus.—Artisornis winifredæ Moreau, Bull. B.O.C. lviii. 1938, p. 139.  Remarks.—At the time Mr. Moreau described this species its position in the genus Artisornis was doubtful, and although the length of tarsus and tail as compared with the wing was remarked on, the character of the nostrils was not mentioned.  There is no doubt that this species is very closely related to Artisornis; but the very distinct difference in the nostrils, together with the length of tarsus and tail compared with the wing, compels us to create a new genus for it.” (C. Grant & Mackworth-Praed 1941).

winifredae
Winifred Muriel Moreau (1891-1981) wife of English ornithologist Reginald Moreau (Scepomycter, Zosterops).

SUBSPECIES

Mrs. Moreau's Warbler (Mrs. Moreau's)
SCI Name: Scepomycter winifredae winifredae
winifredae
Winifred Muriel Moreau (1891-1981) wife of English ornithologist Reginald Moreau (Scepomycter, Zosterops).

Mrs. Moreau's Warbler (Rubeho)
SCI Name: Scepomycter winifredae rubehoensis
rubehoensis
Rubeho Mts. / Ukaguru Mts.,  Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania.