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<blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 3674620" data-attributes="member: 113430"><p>Laurent's post # 49 in thread <em>"diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S </em>(<a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3673845&postcount=49" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>) also gave us a completely new name! </p><p></p><p>In the "new" subspecies "<em>Gouldæornis gouldiæ <span style="color: Red">westra</span></em> subsp. nov." ... as <em>westra</em> in not found in today's <em>HBW Alive Key</em>. Well done!</p><p></p><p>As I understand it, a synonym of today's monotypic Gouldian Finch (<em>Amadina</em>/<em>Poephila</em>/<em>Erythrura</em>) <em>Chloebia gouldiae</em> GOULD 1844.</p><p></p><p>What <em>westra</em> means? I have nothing but an idea ...</p><p></p><p>Syntypes in AMNH (2013), see pp. 113-114, <a href="http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/6446/B381.pdf?sequence=1" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>From West? In Mathews's usual, somewhat unorthodox manner of coining scientific names? All the types originated from the Napier Broome Bay area, in Western Australia. All collected by G. F. Hill ...</p><p></p><p>Another one in the long line of names similar to: <em>westralasiana</em> / <em>westralensis</em> / <em>westraliensis</em> / <em>westralis</em> ...?</p><p></p><p>In 1948 its Range was:</p><p></p><p>Just a thought. Who knows?</p><p></p><p>Björn</p><p></p><p>PS. It might be wort having a look at that Journal, in full, after all ... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Björn Bergenholtz, post: 3674620, member: 113430"] Laurent's post # 49 in thread [I]"diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S [/I]([URL="http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3673845&postcount=49"][U]here[/U][/URL]) also gave us a completely new name! In the "new" subspecies "[I]Gouldæornis gouldiæ [COLOR="Red"]westra[/COLOR][/I] subsp. nov." ... as [I]westra[/I] in not found in today's [I]HBW Alive Key[/I]. Well done! As I understand it, a synonym of today's monotypic Gouldian Finch ([I]Amadina[/I]/[I]Poephila[/I]/[I]Erythrura[/I]) [I]Chloebia gouldiae[/I] GOULD 1844. What [I]westra[/I] means? I have nothing but an idea ... Syntypes in AMNH (2013), see pp. 113-114, [URL="http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/6446/B381.pdf?sequence=1"][U]here[/U][/URL]. From West? In Mathews's usual, somewhat unorthodox manner of coining scientific names? All the types originated from the Napier Broome Bay area, in Western Australia. All collected by G. F. Hill ... Another one in the long line of names similar to: [I]westralasiana[/I] / [I]westralensis[/I] / [I]westraliensis[/I] / [I]westralis[/I] ...? In 1948 its Range was: Just a thought. Who knows? Björn PS. It might be wort having a look at that Journal, in full, after all ... ;) [/QUOTE]
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