Agulhas Lark / Certhilauda brevirostris
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Agulhas Lark
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Protonym: Certhilauda curvirostris brevirostris Ostrich 11 p.129
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Alaudidae / Certhilauda
Taxonomy Code: agular1
Type Locality: Zoetendals Vallei, Bredasdorp district, near Cape Agulhas, Cape Province.
Author: Roberts
Publish Year: 1941
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
CERTHILAUDA
(Alaudidae; Ϯ Cape Long-billed Lark C. curvirostris) Genus Certhia Linnaeus, 1758, treecreeper; genus Alauda Linnaeus, 1758, lark; "CERTHILAUDA. ... Bill moderate, slender, curved. Nostrils roundish. Wings . . . ? Tail rather short, even. Feet moderate; nail of the hind toe short, straight. Type. L'Alouette Sirli. Levaill., Ois. pl. 192. My specimen of this bird is deficient in some of its quill feathers." (Swainson 1827); "Certhilauda Swainson, 1827, Zool. Journ., 3, p. 344. Type, by original designation, l'Alouette Sirli of Levaillant = Alauda curvirostris Vieillot." (Peters, 1960, IX, p. 24).
Var. Certhialauda, Certhilanda, Cethilanda.
Synon. Corydalis, Heterocorys, Pseudocorys, Thinotretis, Toxocorys.
brevirostre / brevirostris
Mod. L. brevirostris having a short beak < L. brevis short; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
