Olive-backed Flowerpecker

SCI Name:  Prionochilus olivaceus
Protonym:  Prionochilus olivaceus Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(4), 20 p.536
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Dicaeidae / Prionochilus
Taxonomy Code:  olbflo1
Type Locality:  Dinagat, Philippine Islands.
Author:  Tweeddale
Publish Year:  1877
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

PRIONOCHILUS
(Dicaeidae; Ϯ Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker P. percussus) Gr. πριων priōn, πριονος prionos  saw; χειλος kheilos  lip; “Fam. PIPRIDÆ?  Subfam. PARDALOTINÆ?  Genus PRIONOCHILUS*, n.g.  <Pardalotus, Temm.  Diff. Char.—Margins of the beak minutely serrated.   Rostrum longiusculum, subcompressum, mandibulus subæqualibus; culmine subcarinato, juxta basin recto, deinde usque ad apicem gradatim decurvato; commissura modice decurvata; gonyde sursum curvata.  Maxilla haud emarginata, sed tomia mandibulae utriusque per medietatem externam minutissime serrata. Nares oblongæ, membrana supra tectæ.  Alæ mediocres, remige 1^a spuria, 3^a, 4^a, et 5^a subæqualibus.  Cauda brevis rectricibus æqualibus.  Pedes subbreves, gressorii, acrotarsiis subscutellatis, paratarsiis integris.  Digitus externus interiore longior, ad medium per longitudinis dimidium coadunatus.  Habitant in Malasia.   Species: 1. P. percussus (Temm.), Pl. Col. 394. f. 2.   2. P. thoracicus (Temm.), Pl. Col. 600. f. 1, 2.   3. P. maculatus (Temm.), Pl. Col. 600. f. 3.   Obs. The nearest affinity of this group is Calyptomena, Raff., to which it approaches in the structure of the beak and feet much more nearly than to Pardalotus. The serrations of the tomia appear not to have been hitherto noticed.   *Πριων, a saw; χειλος, a lip.” (Strickland 1841); "Prionochilus Strickland, 1841, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 9, p. 29. Type, by subsequent designation, Pardalotus percussus Temminck and Laugier (G. R. Gray, 1841, List Gen. Birds, ed. 2, p. 46). Not preoccupied by Prionocheilus Chevrolat, 1837, Coleoptera." (Salomonsen in Peters 1967, XII, 171-172).
Var. Prionichilus.
Synon. Acmonorhynchus, Anaimos, Charitociris.
● (syn. Mergus Ϯ Brazilian Merganser M. octosetaceus) "Prionochilus brasiliensis, Bertoni (gen. nov.)  ...  Los bordes están armados, en toda la lonjitud, menos la uña, por una hilera de dientes fuertes, espesos, agudos, oblícuos hacia atrás, muy visibles exteriormente" (Bertoni 1901); "Prionochilus Bertoni, An. Cient. Paraguayos (1), no. 1, 1901, p. 8. Type, by monotypy, Prionochilus braziliensis [sic] Bertoni = Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot." (Peters 1931, I, 186).

olivaceum / olivaceus
Mod. L. olivaceus  olive-green, olivaceous  < L. oliva  olive.
● ex “Merle olive des grandes Indes” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 564, fig. 1 (syn. Acritillas indica).
● ex “Oliva” of Levaillant 1801, pl. 75 (Chlorophoneus).
● ex “Crimson-breasted Woodpecker” of Latham 1782 (Geocolaptes).
● ex “Troupiale olive de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 606, fig. 2, and “Cayenne Olive Oriole” of Latham 1782 (?syn. Icterus auricapillus).
● ex “White-cheeked Crow” of Latham 1801 (Psophodes).
● ex “Perroquet de l’isle de Luçon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 287, “Perruche aux ailes chamarées” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lace-winged Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Tanygnathus lucionensis).
● ex "Bruant de S. Domingue" of Brisson 1760 (Tiaris).
● ex “Merle olive du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of Brisson 1760 (Turdus).
● ex “Red-ey’d Fly-catcher” of Catesby 1731, “Muscicapa olivacea” of Edwards 1758, and “Muscicapa jamaicensis” of Brisson 1760 (Vireo).
● ex “Grimpereau olive de Madagascar” of Brisson 1760 (Zosterops).
● ex “Merula olivacea indica” of Brisson 1760 (unident.).

SUBSPECIES

Olive-backed Flowerpecker (parsonsi)
SCI Name: Prionochilus olivaceus parsonsi
parsonsi
• Frank Elliot Parsons (1882-1968) Australian land surveyor, ornithologist, collector, taxidermist (syn. Calamanthus campestris winiam, syn. Climacteris affinis, syn. Hirundo neoxena, syn. Pomatostomus ruficeps, syn. Strigops habroptilus).
• William Parsons (fl. 1945) British trader, naturalist, collector in the Philippines 1902-1945 (Laurent Raty in litt.) (subsp. Prionochilus olivaceus).

Olive-backed Flowerpecker (samarensis)
SCI Name: Prionochilus olivaceus samarensis
samarensis
Samar, Philippines.

Olive-backed Flowerpecker (olivaceus)
SCI Name: Prionochilus olivaceus olivaceus
olivaceum / olivaceus
Mod. L. olivaceus  olive-green, olivaceous  < L. oliva  olive.
● ex “Merle olive des grandes Indes” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 564, fig. 1 (syn. Acritillas indica).
● ex “Oliva” of Levaillant 1801, pl. 75 (Chlorophoneus).
● ex “Crimson-breasted Woodpecker” of Latham 1782 (Geocolaptes).
● ex “Troupiale olive de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 606, fig. 2, and “Cayenne Olive Oriole” of Latham 1782 (?syn. Icterus auricapillus).
● ex “White-cheeked Crow” of Latham 1801 (Psophodes).
● ex “Perroquet de l’isle de Luçon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 287, “Perruche aux ailes chamarées” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lace-winged Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Tanygnathus lucionensis).
● ex "Bruant de S. Domingue" of Brisson 1760 (Tiaris).
● ex “Merle olive du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of Brisson 1760 (Turdus).
● ex “Red-ey’d Fly-catcher” of Catesby 1731, “Muscicapa olivacea” of Edwards 1758, and “Muscicapa jamaicensis” of Brisson 1760 (Vireo).
● ex “Grimpereau olive de Madagascar” of Brisson 1760 (Zosterops).
● ex “Merula olivacea indica” of Brisson 1760 (unident.).