Aidemedia James & Olson, 1991 (1 Viewer)

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Genus Aidemedia James et Olson, 1991

Aidemedia chascax James et Olson, 1991
Helen F. James & Storrs Lovejoy Olson, 1991
Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds From the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes.
Ornithological Monographs No. 46
The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington D.C.
Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part 2. Passeriformes (go to view/open)

Aidemedia zanclops James et Olson, 1991
Helen F. James & Storrs Lovejoy Olson, 1991
Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds From the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes.
Ornithological Monographs No. 46
The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington D.C.
Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part 2. Passeriformes (go to view/open)

Aidemedia lutetiae James et Olson, 1991
Helen F. James & Storrs Lovejoy Olson, 1991
Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds From the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes.
Ornithological Monographs No. 46
The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington D.C.
Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part 2. Passeriformes (go to view/open)

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds

Honeycreeper genus Aidemedia James & Olson, 1991 EXTINCT
Mrs Joan Aidem was a resident of Molokai and pioneer collector of fossil birds in the Hawaiian Islands (1971). The authors state that: 'The unusual terminal orthography results from our inability to resist creating a palindrome.'

The Key to Scientific Names

‡ (Fringillidae; Ϯ Maui Nui Gaper A. lutetiae) “Aidemedia, new genus Type species: Aidemedia lutetiae, new species. ... Etymology: To Joan Aidem, resident of Molokai and pioneer collector of fossil birds in the Hawaiian Islands. The word has no relationship with the Greek root aidemon, meaning bashful or modest (cf. Aidemonia, Nectariniidae; Aidemosyne, Estrildidae). The unusual terminal orthography results from our inability to resist creating a palindrome. The name is to be regarded as feminine in gender.” (James & Olson 1991) "Aidemedia James and Olson, 1991, AOU Orn. Monographs, 46, p. 66. Type, by original designation, Aidemedia lutetiae James and Olson, 1991." (JAJ 2020).

So she died here in August 2020 one day before her 97th birthday. So 1923-2020. R.I.P.