Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis
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Common Myna
SCI Name:
Protonym: Paradisea tristis Syst.Nat.ed.12 ed.12 p.167
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Acridotheres
Taxonomy Code: commyn
Type Locality: Philippines, error for (probably) Pondichery, fide Stresemann (1952, Ibis, 94, p. 515).
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1766
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ACRIDOTHERES
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Common Myna A. tristis) Gr. ακρις akris, ακριδος akridos locust; -θηρας -thēras -hunter < θηραω thēraō to hunt < θηρ thēr, θηρος thēros beast, animal. "MARTIN, Acridotheres. Paradisea, Gracula, Turdus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec droit, tendu, convexe en dessus, comprimé; mandibule supérieure, entière ou échancrée, un peu déprimée et inclinée vers le bout. — Tête en partie, ou seulement les orbites glabres. 2 sections. Esp. Martin. — Merle-chauve, Buff. — Martin brame, Sonnerat. ... Acridothera [ακρις, locustella, θηραω, venor]." (Vieillot 1816); "Acridotheres Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 42. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, p. 40), Paradisea tristis Linnaeus." (Amadon in Peters 1962, XV, 112).
Var. Acridothera, Acridotherss, Cridotheres.
Synon. Aethiopsar, Graculaea.
tristis
L. tristis sad, gloomy.
● ex “Merle des Philippines” of Brisson 1760 (Acridotheres).
● ex “Merle à cul jaune du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 317 (syn. Pycnonotus nigricans).
● "98. FRINGILLA. ... tristis. 14. F. flava, fronte nigra, alis fuscis. Carduelis americana. Catesb. car. I. p. 43. t. 43. Habitat in America septentrionali." (Linnaeus 1758) (Spinus).
SUBSPECIES
Common Myna (tristis)
SCI Name: Acridotheres tristis tristis
tristis
L. tristis sad, gloomy.
● ex “Merle des Philippines” of Brisson 1760 (Acridotheres).
● ex “Merle à cul jaune du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 317 (syn. Pycnonotus nigricans).
● "98. FRINGILLA. ... tristis. 14. F. flava, fronte nigra, alis fuscis. Carduelis americana. Catesb. car. I. p. 43. t. 43. Habitat in America septentrionali." (Linnaeus 1758) (Spinus).
Common Myna (melanosternus)
SCI Name: Acridotheres tristis melanosternus
melanosterna / melanosternon / melanosternus
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; στερνον sternon breast (cf. μελανστερνος melansternos black-breasted).
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)
