Entomyzon cyanotis connectens Mathews

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Entomyzon cyanotis connectens Mathews, 1912a: 421 (Queensland (Inkerman)).

Now considered intergradient between E. c. cyanotis View in CoL and E. c. griseigularis. See Salomonsen, 1967: 399, Schodde and Mason, 1999: 274–275, Christidis and Boles, 2008: 185–191, and Higgins et al., 2008: 676.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 691770 About AMNH , adult male, collected at Inkerman , 19.45S, 147.29E ( USBGN, 1957), Queensland, Australia, on 16 April 1907, by Wilfred Stalker (no. 016). From the Mathews Collection (no. 3399) via the Rothschild Collection. GoogleMaps

COMMENTS: Mathews cited his catalog number of the holotype in the original description and gave the range as ‘‘Mid- Queensland.’’ Even in the original description, Mathews drew attention to the intermediate nature of this subspecies, both through the name applied to it and in the description. The holotype bears, in addition to Stalker’s original label, Mathews and Rothschild type labels and a Mathews ‘‘Figured’’ label, indicating that it was illustrated in Mathews (1924: pl. 514, opp. p. 289, text p. 291), where it is confirmed as the type of connectens. The ‘‘813’’ on Stalker’s label refers to the number of this species in Mathews (1908). There are five paratypes in AMNH: Mackay, AMNH 691766 (Mathews no. 6442), AMNH 691767 (6441), AMNH 691768 (6440); Inkerman, AMNH 691771 (3400), male, 14 March 1907; AMNH 691772 (3402), female, 16 April 1907.

Of the four specimens Ingram (1908) listed from Stalker’s collection at Inkerman, only three were cataloged by Mathews. The three specimens from Mackay were purchased by Mathews from the dealer Gerrard and have no data other than the locality.

References

Christidis, L., and W. E. Boles. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing, viii + 277 pp.

Higgins, P. J., L. Christidis, and H. A. Ford. 2008. Meliphagidae (honeyeaters). In J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and D. Christie (editors), Handbook of birds of the world, vol. 13, Penduline-tits to shrikes: 498 - 691. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 879 pp., 60 pls., 536 photographs.

Ingram, C. 1908. On the birds of Inkerman Station, north Queensland. Ibis (9) 2: 458 - 481, pl. IX.

Mathews, G. M. 1908. Handlist of the birds of Australasia. Emu 7 supplement: 1 - 108.

Mathews, G. M. 1912 a. A reference-list to the birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171 - 446.

Mathews, G. M. 1924. The birds of Australia. Vol. 11, pts. 4 - 9. London: H. F. and G. Witherby, 209 - 593, pls. 509 - 541.

Salomonsen, F. 1967. Family Meliphagidae. In R. A. Paynter, Jr (editor), Check-list of birds of the world, vol. 12: 338 - 450. Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, ix + 495 pp.

Schodde, R., and I. J. Mason. 1999. The directory of Australian birds. Passerines. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing, 851 pp.