The Key to Scientific Names

Edited by James A. Jobling
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STURNELLA

(Icteridae; Ϯ Eastern Meadowlark S. magna) L. sturnellus  little starling  < dim. sturnus  starling. Formerly the American icterids were included with the starlings in Sturnidae (hence the frequent use of Gr. ψαρ psar  starling in icterid genera); "79. STOURNELLE, Sturnella.  Sturnus, Linn. Gm. Lath.  Bec droit, entier, convexe en dessus, obtus et dilaté à la pointe; mandibule supérieure à base prolongée et arrondie dans les plumes du front. — Pouce plus fort et plus long que les doigts latéraux.   Esp. Stourne, ou Merle à fer-à-cheval, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Sturnella Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 34. Type, by monotypy, "Stourne, ou Merle à fer-à-cheval" Buffon = Alauda magna Linnaeus." (Blake in Peters, 1968, XIV, p. 177).
Var. Sturnellus, Sternella, Sturela, SturnaSturnela.
Synon. Cirulus, Pedopsaris, Pezites, Trupialis.
● (Icteridae; syn. Leistes † Long-tailed Meadowlark L. loyca) “Sturnella Viell.:  Sturnus militaris Gm. u. a.” (Boie 1826); “Sturnella “Viell.” Boie, 1826, Isis von Oken, col. 975 (not of Vieillot, 1816).  Type, by monotypy, Sturnus militaris Gm., i.e. Linnaeus, 1771 (not Emberiza militaris Linnaeus, 1758 (= Leistes militaris)) = Sturnus loyca Molina, 1782.” (JAJ 2023).


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