The Key to Scientific Names

Edited by James A. Jobling
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Chauvireria

‡ (Phasianidaesyn. Alectoris Ï® 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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