Poo-uli / Melamprosops phaeosoma
WBN 
Poo-uli
SCI Name:
Protonym: Melamprosops phaeosoma BishopMus.Occ.Pap. no.12 p.219
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Melamprosops
Taxonomy Code: poouli
Type Locality:
Author: Casey & Jacobi
Publish Year: 1974
IUCN Status: Extinct
DEFINITIONS
MELAMPROSOPS
‡ (Fringillidae; Ϯ Poo-uli M. phaeosoma) Gr. μελαμ- melam- black < μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; προσωπος prosōpos face; "Melamprosops: Casy & Jacobi, gen. nov. Etymology: The generic name is derived from Greek roots, meaning "black forehead." It is of masculine gender ... Melamprosops phaeosoma: Casey & Jacobi, sp. nov. Etymology: The species name is derived from Greek roots meaning "brown body." The species apparently was not known to the ancient Hawaiians. Mrs. Mary Kawena Pukui, a leading authority on the Hawaiian language, suggested the common name of po'o uli, meaning "black-faced" in Hawaiian." (Casey & Jacobi 1974).
phaeosoma
Gr. φαιος phaios brown; σωμα sōma, σωματος sōmatos body (see Melamprosops).
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)
