The Key to Scientific Names
Edited by James A. Jobling
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- Megathelia
(Megapodiidae; syn. Megapodius † Orange-footed Megapode M. reinwardt tumulus) Gr. μεγας megas, μεγαλη megalē great; θηλυς thēlus, θηλεια thēleia female (cf. “A ‘made-up’ name. (Mathews, MS)” (Richmond 1917)); "p. 5. MEGATHELIA, gen. nov. Type, Megapodius tumulus Gould." (Mathews 1914); "Megathelia Mathews, 1914, Austral Avian Record, II (5), p. 112. Type, by original designation, Megapodius tumulus Gould, 1842." (JAJ 2021).
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