The Key to Scientific Names
Edited by James A. Jobling
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- Chauvireria
‡ (Phasianidae; syn. Alectoris Ϯ Cecile's Partridge A. balcanica) Cécile Mourer-Chauviré (b. 1939) French palaeontologist; "The species described is the absolute dominant in the site. It includes about 85% of all avian finds collected so far from the site. ... Chauvireria gen. n. Type species. Chauvireria balcanica sp. n. Included species. Type species only. Diagnosis. A small phasianid of Perdicinae subfamily ... Etymology. Dedicated to Dr. Cecile Mourér-Chauviré [sic], a researcher of Tertiary and Quaternary birds." (Boev 1997) (OD per Fred Ruhe); "Chauvireria Boev, 1997, Geologica Balcanica, 27 (3-4), p. 71. Type, by original designation, Chauvireria balcanica Boev, 1997." (JAJ 2022).
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