The Key to Scientific Names
- Porphyriornis
(Rallidae; syn. Gallinula † Gough Moorhen G. comeri) Genus Porphyrio Brisson 1760, swamphen; Gr. ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "These two flightless, insular species of Gallinules seem well entitled to separate generic recognition. They combine the coloration of Gallinula with the short, thick bill and oval nostrils of Ionornis, and the stout feet of Porphyrio, with the added distinction of a greatly reduced wing, and the resulting inability to fly. I propose for this group the generic name Porphyriornis, with P. comeri as the type, to which may be referred P. nesiotis (Gallinula nesiotis Scl.)" (Allen 1892); "Porphyriornis Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. iv, p.57, 1892. Type by original designation, P. comeri Allen." (W. Sclater, 1924, Syst. Av. Aethiop., I, p. 108).
