Tundra Bean-Goose / Anser serrirostris
Tundra Bean-Goose
SCI Name:
Protonym: Anser segetum var. serrirostris Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt2 p.417
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Anser
Taxonomy Code: tunbeg1
Type Locality: near Amoy, China.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1852
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
ANSER
(Anatidae; Ϯ Grey-lag Goose A. anser) L. anser, anseris goose; the Grey-lag Goose is the wild ancestor of European domestic geese, the Swan Goose A. cygnoides having played the same rôle for Chinese domestic geese; "Anser. Genus 106. ... Genus Anserinum. Genre de l'Oye. ... Tous les Oiseaux de ce genre ont une petite membrane tout le long du côté intérieur du doigt intérieur. Ils ont aussi la partie inférieure des jambes dégarnie de plumes. ... **1. L'OYE DOMESTIQUE. Anser versicolor . . .ANSER DOMESTICUS." (Brisson 1760): based on numerous descriptions of domestic and wild geese, including "Anser domesticus" and "Anser ferus" of Gessner 1555, "Anser vulgaris" of Linnaeus 1748, and Anser ferus Linnaeus, 1758; "Anser Brisson, Orn., 1, 1760, p. 58. Type, by tautonymy, Anser domesticus = Anser anser Linné." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 146).
Synon. Chen, Chionochen, Cygnopsis, Eulabeia, Exanthemops, Marilochen, Melanonyx, Philacte, Sarcopogon.
anser
L. anser, anseris goose; "61. ANAS. ... Anser. 7. A. rostro semicylindrico, corpore supra cinereo subtus pallidiore, collo striato. Fn. svec. 90. α. Anser ferus. Gesn. av. 158. Aldr. orn. l. 19. c. 18. Will. orn. 274. t. 69. Raj. av. 136. β. Anser domesticus. Gesn. av. 141. Will. orn. 273. t. 75. Raj. av. 136. γ. Anser canadensis fuscus maculatus. Edw. av. 153. t. 153. Habitat in Europa & America maxime boreali. Collum striatum. Annulus albus ad basin rostri in spontaneo; migrat per phalanges; filo arcetur. Mas 1 feminis 4; inde Pennæ, Plumæ, Anser durateus, Jus spartanum, Jecur sicatum." (Linnaeus 1758) (Anser).
serrirostris
L. serra saw; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
SUBSPECIES
Tundra Bean-Goose (rossicus)
SCI Name: Anser serrirostris rossicus
rossica / rossicus
Mod. L. Rossicus Russian < Rossia Russia < Med. L. Russia Russia < Russian Rusǐ.
Tundra Bean-Goose (serrirostris)
SCI Name: Anser serrirostris serrirostris
serrirostris
L. serra saw; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
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)