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D.B. Yu, R. Chen, H.A. Kaleri, B.C. Jiang, H.X. Xu and W.-X. Du. Testing the utility of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 sequences for phylogenetic estimates of relationships between crane (Grus) species. Genetics and Molecular Research (2011) Ahead of Print.
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Martin Haase and Valentin Ilyashenko, 2013. A Glimpse on Mitochondrial Differentiation among four Currently Recognized Subspecies of the Common Crane Grus grus. Ardeola, 59(1):131-135.
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Haase & Ilyashenko 2012

...the four currently recognised subspecies of the common crane Grus grus...
Grus grus is treated as monotypic by Archibald & Meine 1996 (HBW 3) and eBird/Clements.

H&M4 tentatively recognises lilfordi Sharpe, 1894 ("May not be diagnosable; see Archibald & Meine (1996)"); but includes archibaldi Ilyashenko, 2008 in nominate grus ("not considered taxonomically valid without further investigation"), and korelovi Ilyashenko & Belyalov, 2011 in lilfordi.

IOC recognises lilfordi and archibaldi.

Related thread: New form of Common Crane.
 
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Common Crane

E. A. Mudrik, T. A. Kashentseva, P. S. Redchuk, D. V. Politov. Microsatellite variability data confirm low genetic differentiation of western and eastern subspecies of common crane Grus grus L. (Gruidae, Aves). Molecular Biology. March 2015, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp 260-266.

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Common Crane morphology & systematics (recent works in Russian)

An attempt to have all the references in a single place...

Ильяшенко В.Ю. 2008. Новая форма журавля из Закавказья. Русск. орнитол. журн. 17(412):559-562.
Ilyashenko V.Yu. 2008. A new form of crane from Transcaucasia. Russk. ornitol. zhurn. 17(412):559-562.
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Ильяшенко В.Ю., Касабян М.Г., Маркин Ю.М. 2008. Морфологическая изменчивость серого журавля – Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Gruidae). Журавли Евразии (биология, распространение, миграции), 3:50-82.
Ilyashenko V.Yu., Kasabyan M.G., Markin Yu.M. 2008. Morphological variability of the Common Crane - Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Gruidae). Cranes of Eurasia (biology, distribution, migration), 3:50-82.
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Ильяшенко В.Ю., Белялов О.В. 2011. Новый подвид серого журавля Grus grus korelovi ssp. n. (Aves: Gruidae) из Центрального и Восточного Тянь-Шаня. Русск. орнитол. журн. 20(687):1803-1811.
Ilyashenko V.Yu., Belyalov O.V. 2011. A new subspecies of the Common Crane Grus grus korelovi ssp. n. (Aves: Gruidae) from Central and Eastern Tien-Shan. Russk. ornitol. zhurn. 20(687):1803-1811.
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Винтер С.В., Маркин Ю.М, Мевес В. 2011. Географическая изменчивость размеров яиц и некоторых параметров внешней морфологии серого журавля. Журавли Евразии (биология, распространение, миграции), 4:41-77.
Winter C.V., Markin Yu.M., Mewes W. 2011. Geographical variability of egg size and of some parameters of external morphology of the Common Crane. Cranes of Eurasia (biology, systematics, migration), 4:41-77.
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Ильяшенко В.Ю. 2011. О систематике серого журавля. Журавли Евразии (биология, распространение, миграции), 4:93-103.
Ilyashenko V.Yu. 2011. On the systematics of the Common Crane. Cranes of Eurasia (biology, systematics, migration), 4:93-103.
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Ильяшенко В.Ю. 2012. О распространении тибетского серого журавля (Grus grus korelovi). Орнитол. вестн. Казахст. Средн. Азии, 1:42-47.
Ilyashenko YB.u. 2012. On the distribution of the Tibetan Common Crane (Grus grus kerelovi). Ornitol. vestn. Kazakhst. Sredn. Azii, 1:42-47.
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Винтер С.В., Маркин Ю.М., Кашенцева Т.А. 2016. О некоторых фенотипических особенностях серого журавля Grus grus. Русск. орнитол. журн. 25(1241):269-299.
Winter S.V., Markin Yu.M., Kashentzeva T.A. 2016. On some phenotypic features of the Common Crane Grus grus. Russk. ornitol. zhurn. 25(1241):269-299.
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(The image that seems to emerge is that archibaldi would by far be the most distinct; korelovi requires more study; the east-west variation in northern populations (lilfordi-grus) seems largely clinal, making recognition of lilfordi questionable.)
 
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TiF Update July 10, 2016

Cranes: The genus Grus has been split into three genera: Leucogeranus, Antigone, and Grus, as in H&M-4. Further, the deep division between the crowned cranes and the rest is recognized by putting the crowned cranes in subfamily Balearicinae. AOU recognizes at least one more genus (Anthropoides).
 
Takuya Akiyama, Chizuko Nishida, Kunikazu Momose, Manabu Onuma, Kazutoshi Takami, Ryuichi Masuda. Gene duplication and concerted evolution of mitochondrial DNA in crane species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2016.

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Oh dear, it acquired a surplus 'g' in my post above, I wonder how that could have happened?? 3:)

But yep, Bugeranus Gloger 1842 is the genus it always used to be in, until it was shown that excluding it (and Anthropoides) from Grus left Grus paraphyletic. Now it seems they want get monophyly by splitting Grus into numerous tiny genera instead. Not sure it's a good idea!
 
Antigone antigone

Nevard, T. D., Haase, M., Archibald, G., Leiper, I., Van Zalinge, R. N., Purchkoon N., Siriaroonrat, B., Latt, T. N., Michael Wink, Garnett, S. T.: Subspecies in the Sarus Crane Antigone antigone revisited; with particular reference to the Australian population. Plos One, April 16 (2020).

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Subspecies are often less well-defined than species but have become one of the basic units for legal protection. Evidence for the erection or synonymy of subspecies therefore needs to be founded on the best science available. Here we show that there is clear genetic disjunction in the Sarus Crane Antigone antigone, where previously the variation had appeared to be clinal. Based on a total sample of 76 individuals, analysis of 10 microsatellite loci from 67 samples and 49 sequences from the mitochondrial control region, this research establishes that the Australian Sarus Crane A. a. gillae differs significantly from both A. a. antigone (South Asia) and A. a. sharpii (Myanmar and Indochina). A single sample from the extinct Philippine subspecies A. a luzonica clustered with A. a. gillae, hinting at the potential for a more recent separation between them than from A. a. antigone and A. a. sharpii, even though A. a. sharpii is closer geographically. The results demonstrate that failure to detect subspecies through initial genetic profiling does not mean discontinuities are absent and has significance for other cases where subspecies are dismissed based on partial genetic evidence. It could also be potentially important for sourcing birds for reintroduction to the Philippines.

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To my mind , Gray's use of the word cannot be taken into consideration . In effect , Gray did not propose Antigone as a new name for a mollusc , he only included " Antigone " Schumacher , 1817 , in the synonymy of Chione .
The Austral Avian Record .
 
546. Chione, Megerle, 1811 ; not Gray, 1838. Venus, sp. Linn. & Lam. Venus Dvsera.
Chione, Megerle, 1811. Callista and Callistoderma, sp. Poli. Ortygia, Brown, 1827. Venus gallina.
Timoclea, Leach MSS. 1819 ; Brown, 1827. Venus ovata.
Antigone Schum. 1817. Venus cancellata.

As you say, (1) not demonstrably intentional (see ICZN 33.2.1), hence must be treated as an incorrect subsequent spelling, not as an emendation, and cannot be available; and (2) not used as a valid name (in the synonymy of Chione Mergele), hence could only be available if it had been adopted as a valid name by some subsequent author before 1961 (ICZN 11.6.1), which probably did not happen.
 

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