Nias Myna / Gracula robusta
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Nias Myna
SCI Name:
Protonym: Gracula robusta Ann.Mus.Civ.Stor.Nat.Genova 13 p. 554
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Gracula
Taxonomy Code: niamyn1
Type Locality: Nias Island.
Author: Salvadori
Publish Year: 1887
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
DEFINITIONS
GRACULA
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Common Hill Myna G. religiosa) L. graculus unknown bird, identified with the Jackdaw from its cries "gra gra" (cf. Med. L. graculus Rook or Jay); "50. GRACULA. Rostrum convexo-cultratum, basi nudiusculum. Lingua integra, acutiuscula, carnosa. Pedes digitis anticis 3, postico 1." (Linnaeus 1758); "Gracula Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 108. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List. Gen. Birds, p. 39), Gracula religiosa Linnaeus." (Amadon in Peters, 1962, XV, p. 118). Linnaeus's Gracula comprised seven species (G. religiosa, G. fœtida, G. Barita, G. cristatella, G. Saularis, G. Quiscula, G. Atthis).
Var. Granula.
Synon. Eulabes, Mainatus.
robusta
L. robustus powerful, strong, robust < robur, roboris hardwood.
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)
