Sri Lanka Myna / Gracula ptilogenys
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Sri Lanka Myna
SCI Name:
Protonym: Gracula ptilogenys J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal 15 p.285
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Gracula
Taxonomy Code: ceymyn1
Type Locality: Ceylon.
Author: Blyth
Publish Year: 1846
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
GRACULA
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Common Hill Myna G. religiosa) L. graculus unknown bird, identified with the Jackdaw from its cries "gra gra" (cf. Med. L. graculus Rook or Jay); "50. GRACULA. Rostrum convexo-cultratum, basi nudiusculum. Lingua integra, acutiuscula, carnosa. Pedes digitis anticis 3, postico 1." (Linnaeus 1758); "Gracula Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 108. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List. Gen. Birds, p. 39), Gracula religiosa Linnaeus." (Amadon in Peters, 1962, XV, p. 118). Linnaeus's Gracula comprised seven species (G. religiosa, G. fœtida, G. Barita, G. cristatella, G. Saularis, G. Quiscula, G. Atthis).
Var. Granula.
Synon. Eulabes, Mainatus.
ptilogenys
Gr. πτιλον ptilon feather; γενυς genus, γενυος genuos cheek, jaw.
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)
