The Key to Scientific Names
Edited by James A. Jobling
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- Xiphidiopterus
(Charadriidae; syn. Vanellus † White-headed Lapwing V. albiceps) Gr. ξιφιδιον xiphidion dagger < dim. ξιφος xiphos sword; -πτερος -pteros -winged < πτερον pteron wing; "Genera et Species typicae. ... 4. a. Tylibyx Rchb. ... c. Xiphidiopterus Rchb. albiceps (Lobivan. — Strickl.) R. Ic. Av. t. 181. ic. 2432." (Reichenbach 1853); "Xiphidiopterus Reichenbach, 1853, Avium Systema Naturale, p. XVIII. Type, by original designation, Lobivanellus albiceps Strickland, 1841 = Vanellus albiceps Gould, 1834." (JAJ 2020).
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