White-bearded Flycatcher / Phelpsia inornata
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White-bearded Flycatcher
SCI Name:
Protonym: Myiozetetes inornatus Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 9(1870) p.268
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Phelpsia
Taxonomy Code: whbfly1
Type Locality: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela.
Author: Lawrence
Publish Year: 1869
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PHELPSIA
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ White-bearded Flycatcher P. inornata) William Henry Phelps, Sr. (1875-1965) US/Venezuelan entrepreneur, ornithologist, his son William “Billy” Henry Phelps, Jr. (1902-1988) entrepreneur, ornithologist, and “Billy’s” Australian wife, Kathleen Phoebe Phelps née Deery (1908-2001); "PHELPSIA, NEW GENUS. TYPE SPECIES: Myiozetetes inornatus Lawrence 1869 ... ETYMOLOGY: It is appropriate that this unique Venezuelan endemic be named for the Phelps family (the late William H., the father; Billy, the son; and Billy's wife, Kathy) in recognition of their monumental contribution to our understanding of the ornithology of Venezuela, a tribute long overdue" (W. Lanyon 1984).
inornata / inornatum / inornatus
L. inornatus plain, unadorned < in- not; ornatus adorned, decorated < ornare to adorn.
● See: mavornata
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)
