The Key to Scientific Names
Edited by James A. Jobling
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- leucopolius
- Gr. λευκος leukos white; πολιος polios grey.
- Leucopolius
(Charadriidae; syn. Anarhynchus † White-fronted Plover A. marginatus) Specific name Charadrius leucopolius Wagler, 1827 (= syn. Charadrius marginatus); "CHARADRIEÆ. ... 26. Leucopolius, Bp. 55. nivifrons, Cuv. (marginatus, Vieill. leucopolius, Wagl. heywoodii, Thomas.) 56. pecuarius, Temm. (pastor, Cuv. varius, Vieill.)" (Bonaparte 1856); "Leucopolius Bonaparte, 1856, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, XLIII, p. 417. Type, by tautonymy, Charadrius nivifrons Cuvier, i.e. Lesson, 1831 = Charadrius leucopolius Wagler, 1827 = Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818." (JAJ 2022).
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