The Key to Scientific Names
- alexandrinus
L. Alexandrinus of Alexandria, Egypt (named after Alexander the Great King of Macedonia).
● “79. CHARADRIUS. ... alexandrinus. 3. C. fuscus, fronte collarique dorsali abdomineque albis, rectricibus lateralibus utrinque candidis, pedibus nigris. Charadrius alexandrinus. Hasselq. iter. 255. n. 30. Habitat ad Ægypti ex Nilo canalem.” (Linnaeus 1758) (Anarhynchus).- Alexandrinus
(Psittacidae; syn. Psittacula † Rose-ringed Parakeet P. krameri) Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) King of Macedonia, whose conquering armies brought parrots into Europe; "Alexandrinus Braun, gen. nov., maskulin (Alexandrinus krameri, A. echo, A. eques, A. exsul), Typusart: Psittacula krameri Scopoli, 1769. Der Name leitet sich von Alexander dem Großen ab, der die ersten Papageien nach Europa brachte." (Braun et al. 2016); "Alexandrinus Braun in Braun, Bahr and Wink, 2016, Vogelwarte, 54 (4), p. 324. Type, by original designation, Psittacus krameri Scopoli." (JAJ 2020).
