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    Parrots

    Pedants' corner (SACC Proposal 1009); note the specific name diadema is misspelled twice, as diomedea. Perhaps the 'new' species should be called the Wandering Parrot?
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    Parrots

    Here is a collation of “Pacific Parrots” from Sharpe, 1891, Cat. Birds British Mus., XX: ?Psittacus pacificus, var. γ Gmelin, 1788, Syst. Nat., I, p. 329 = Cyanoramphus zealandicus. Psittacus pacificus Gmelin, 1788, Syst. Nat. I, p. 329, n. 88, with var. β = Cyanoramphus novezelandiae...
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    This is The Key entry for Conurus: Gr. κωνος kōnos peak; ουρα oura tail; "CONVRVS. Perruche Vaill. Cauda corpore longior vel aequalis vel etiam aliquanto brevior, acuta, gradata, nec quadrata. Rostrum mediocre. Facies plumata, in subdivisione prima periophthalmae nudae. Zonae torridae totius...
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    Parrots

    These are the Aboriginal names listed in HANZAB, 1999, 4, Appendix II, p. 1243. The list does not give the meanings or etymologies. Alisterus scapularis Australian King-Parrot Amintanu, Biniral, Kili, Waertuuk tuurong, Waertuurong. Aprosmictus erythropterus Red-winged Parrot Bilitjpilitj...
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    Parrots

    Le N. Many thanks for your quick reply (if you send me a private post with your given name, I shall be happy to acknowledge this contribution - and in the future). If you have access to the paper, can you tell me the type of Saudareos (in the list I use ornata, flavoviridis, and johnstoniae are...
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    Lorikeets; Joseph et al. 2020. Etymologies of new genera. Synorhacma is an anagram of genus Charmosyna. Charmosynoides is genus Charmosyna + Gr. -oides, resembling. Saudareos has the look of an anagram involving genus Eos, but I am currently stumped. Ideas, anyone?
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    Parrots

    Re Himalayapsitta, Nicopsitta and Alexandrinus; see M. P. Braun, N. Bahr and M. Wink. 2016. Phylogenie und Taxonomie der Edelsittiche (Psittaciformes: Psittaculidae: Psittacula), mit Beschreibung von drei neuen Gattungen. Vogelwarte, 54, 322-324. Thanks to Dr Michael Braun for providing details...
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