Severtzov’s Grouse / Tetrastes sewerzowi
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Severtzov's Grouse
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Protonym: Tetrastes Sewerzowi Mongol.StranaTangut. 2 p.130 pl.18
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Phasianidae / Tetrastes
Taxonomy Code: sevgro1
Type Locality: Mountains of Kansu in the lower and middle ranges.
Author: Przevalski
Publish Year: 1876
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
TETRASTES
(Phasianidae; Ϯ Hazel Grouse T. bonasia) Genus Tetrao Linnaeus, 1758, grouse (cf. Gr. τετρας tetras bird mentioned by Symmachus, variant or error for τετραξ tetrax, τετραγος tetragos); Gr. -αστης -astēs agent; "GEN. 82. TETRASTES. 277. T. BONASIA L. — Tetrao Bonasia L. S. XII. p. 275. n. 9. — Lagopus Bonasia Klein Prodr. Av. p. 116. n. 3. — Haselhuhn. In den Waldungen der nördlichen und gebirgigen Gegenden Europa's und Sibiriens bis jenseits der Lena. ... Der Lauf in der obern Hälfte befiedert, in der untern nackt, und vorn mit 2 vertikalen Schilderreihen besetzt; Zehen mit umfassenden Tafeln; der Schwanz 16federig, abgerundet." (Keyserling & Blasius 1840); "Tetrastes Keyserling and Blasius, Wirbelth. Eur., 1840, p. lxiv, 109, 299. Type, by monotypy, Tetrao bonasia Linné." (Peters, 1934, II, p. 37).
severzowi / sewerzowi
Prof. Nikolai Aleksyeevich Severtzov (also spelled Syevertzov, Severzoff, and Ssewerzow) (1827-1885) Russian zoologist, explorer in Central Asia (syn. Caprimulgus europaeus meridionalis, syn. Garrulus glandarius brandtii, syn. Phoenicurus erythrogastrus grandis, syn. Pterocles alchata caudacutus, subsp. Tetraogallus himalayensis, Tetrastes) (see severtzowi).
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)
