The Key to Scientific Names
- Thaumalea
(Phasianidae; syn. Chrysolophus †Golden Pheasant C. pictus) Gr. θαυμαλεος thaumaleos wondrous < θαυμα thauma, θαυματος thaumatos wonder, marvel;"18. Genus. Thaumalea Wagl. Schirmfasan. Character universalis Phasiani; tarsi longuli, graciles, inermes; cauda longissima, subvoluminosa, subarcuata, tectiformis; rectrices 16 tectiformes, latae, apice extimo acuminatae, ossi coccygi subverticaliter implantatae, tectricibus intercollocatis elongatis, linearibus, rigidiusculis; pileus crista pendula; nucha (maris) umbellifera; plumae dorsi compactae, squamiformes, tergi ac gastraei longae et, sicuti cristae, lacerae; remex sexta (quam quinta vix longior) omnium longissima. Foemina a mare ptiloseos pictura diversa. Species: 1. Th. picta (Phasian. pict. Linn.) — 2. Th. Amherstiae (Phas. Amherst. Leadb. Linn. Transact. 16. p. 129.)" (Wagler 1832); "Thaumalea Wagler, 1832, Isis von Oken, col. 1227. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 60), Phasianus pictus Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).