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Message: <blockquote data-quote="l_raty" data-source="post: 3587024" data-attributes="member: 24811">Psalidoprymna Cabanis & Heine 1860Cabanis J, Heine F. 1860. Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt. III. Theil, die Schrillvögel. R Frantz, Halberstadt.; p.52; [<a href="http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49582221" target="_blank">OD</a>].No original type fixation. originally included nominal species Trochilus victoriae Bourcier & Mulsant 1846, Cynanthus bifurcatus Swainson 1827 (with Ornismya nuna Lesson cited as a synonym), Trochilus amaryllis Bourcier & Mulsant 1848; type species (I think), by subsequent designation (Elliot DG. 1878. A classification and synopsis of the Trochilidae. Smithson. Contrib. Knowl. 317.; p.145; [<a href="https://archive.org/stream/cu31924000050777#page/n159/mode/2up/search/Lesbia" target="_blank">here</a>]): Trochilus amaryllis Bourcier 1848 (a subjective synonym of T. victoriae Bourcier & Mulsant 1846).(Trochilus amaryllis Bourcier & Mulsant 1848: Bourcier J, Mulsant E. 1848. Description de quelques nouvelles espèces d'oiseaux mouches. Rev. Zool., année 1848:269-275.; p.273; [<a href="http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2366708" target="_blank">OD</a>].)This was apparently used for the group before Zimmer 1930, and seems OK so far as I can see.Possible contender:Agaclyta Cabanis & Heine 1860Cabanis J, Heine F. 1860. Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt. III. Theil, die Schrillvögel. R Frantz, Halberstadt.; p.70; [<a href="http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49582239" target="_blank">OD</a>].Type species, by original monotypy, Trochilus gouldii Loddiges 1832 (currently Lesbia (nuna) gouldii (Loddiges 1832)).(Trochilus gouldii Loddiges 1832: Loddiges G. 1832. [Four new species of Humming Birds from Popayan, forming part of the collection of Mr. John Gould.] Proc. Comm. Sci. Corr. Zool. Soc. London, 1832:6-7.; p.7; [<a href="http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730682" target="_blank">OD</a>].)Signature dated 17 April 1860; the signature including Psalidoprymna is dated 30 March 1860; however, should the entire book be deemed published at a single date, as has been suggested, a first-reviser act is needed to give precedence to one of these two names. Hartert 1900 [<a href="http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/916752" target="_blank">here</a>] used Psalidoprymna and cited Agaclyta in its synonymy, which might qualify.</blockquote>

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