Black Sunbird
H&M4(2):272 said:
Includes sericea Lesson, 1827 shown by Hachisuka (1952) to be a junior synonym in Cinnyris of sericea Bechstein, 1811 (a junior synonym of Nectarinia coccinigastra). Following Rand (1967) both were treated in the genus Nectarinia and the substitute name aspasia, put forward by Hachisuka, should have been used. Since Lesson's name was replaced in 1952 it is permanently unavailable
This should ideally have read (NB: not Peter's fault):
Includes sericea Lesson, 1827 shown by Hachisuka (1952) to be a junior homonym in Cinnyris of sericea Bechstein, 1811 (a junior synonym of Nectarinia coccinigastra). Following Rand (1967) both were treated in the genus Nectarinia and the substitute name aspasia, put forward by Hachisuka, should have been used. Since Lesson's name was replaced in 1952 it is permanently invalid.
(Albeit it may be worth noting that the permanent invalidity is at the condition that the substitute name is in use.)
If anyone is interested in checking the sources:
Hachisuka 1952 is [
here].
Cinnyris aspasia Lesson occurs on p.676 of the first volume of the
Zoologie of
Voyage de la Coquille [
here] (title page dated 1828, but this page part of livraison 15, issued on 3 Apr 1830 according to
Mathews 1913), and on plate 30 of the second
Atlas volume [
here] (title page dated 1826, but this plate issued with livraison 7, on 21 Jun 1828 according to
Mathews 1913).
Cinnyris sericeus Lesson 1827: [
OD].
(Note that the latter cites the plate of the
Atlas which, if all the dates were as above, would only be published several months later.)
