Columbiformes (6 Viewers)

[l_raty]

As I understand it :

• Ptilinopus formosus Gray 1861 is a junior synonym of Kurukuru temminckii Prevost & Des Murs 1849, now Ptilinopus superbus temminckii.
• Carpophaga (Megaloprepia) formosa Gray 1861 is a senior synonym of Ptilopus bernsteinii Schlegel 1863.

Gray introduced these two names simultaneously -- on the same page of the same paper (pt.28 (1860) - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London - Biodiversity Heritage Library ) -- and using a wording that could be read as meaning that Ptilinopus formosus was not new there (but had been proposed by him at some earlier date).

I assume that Schlegel in the comment linked by Björn above (where he suggested that Carpophaga formosa Gray was preoccupied in Ptilinopus by Ptilinopus formosus Gray -- which he probably understood, incorrectly, as being older) must be viewed as the first reviser ?

 

[albertonykus]

Kirwan, G.M. and H. van Grouw (2023)
Remarks on the types of the New Guinea endemic Otidiphaps Gould, 1870
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 143: 350–361
doi: 10.25226/bboc.v143i3.2023.a11

We detail the types and some other early specimens of the four taxa currently usually treated as subspecies of the New Guinea endemic, Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis. This material has been subject to a number of erroneous statements in the previous literature. In chronological order of description, O. n. nobilis Gould, 1870, was based on a single specimen of unknown provenance and collector, now at the Natural History Museum, Tring; O. n. cervicalis E. P. Ramsay, 1880, and its objective junior synonym O. n. regalis Salvin & Godman, 1880, were based on multiple syntypes taken in 1879 (several of them the same specimens), all held in Tring (despite being previously reported as such, two specimens in Sydney appear to have no name-bearing status); O. n. insularis Salvin and Godman, 1883, is known from the two syntypes, collected in 1882 and held in Tring, and just one other specimen, taken in 1896 and held in the American Museum of Natural History, New York; and O. n. aruensis Rothschild, 1928, was based on a specimen collected in June 1914, now in New York, although there is a significantly earlier specimen of this taxon in the Museum Heineanum Halberstadt.

 

[mb1848]

Thank you Albertonykus . I could find nothing about Bransbore, on the internet. A little about James Gardner.
Taxidermy Made Easy .
http://www.taxidermy4cash.com/gardner.html .
Victorian Taxidermy Wall Dome By James Gardner London Circa 1875 | 900276 | Sellingantiques.co.uk .

 

[Mysticete]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate place to ask, but does anyone know if the decolor and brasiliensis subspecies group of White-tipped Dove have existing common names? Clements just lists them by the name of the oldest subspecies.

 

[andrew147]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate place to ask, but does anyone know if the decolor and brasiliensis subspecies group of White-tipped Dove have existing common names? Clements just lists them by the name of the oldest subspecies.

I've seen them referred to as:

L. [v.] brasiliensis
Brazilian Dove
Southern White-tipped Dove

L. [v.] decolor
Marañón Dove
Salvin’s Dove

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate place to ask, but does anyone know if the decolor and brasiliensis subspecies group of White-tipped Dove have existing common names? Clements just lists them by the name of the oldest subspecies.

Re. the Common/Vernacular (English) names of those subspecies in particular, I've only seen them as:

• White-tipped Dove Leptotila (v.) verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855 (OD here), as "Leptotila verreauxi", a k a "White-fronted Dove" (or ditto "Pigeon"), alt. "Verreaux's Dove".

• (Brasilian/Guianan) White-tipped Dove ssp. Leptotila verreauxi brasiliensis (Bonaparte, 1856) (OD here), as "P. [Peristera] brasiliensis", a k a "the Brazilian Pigeon" (here), alt. "Guianan White-fronted Dove" (here).

• (Pale) White-tipped Dove ssp. Leptotila verreauxi decolor Salvin 1895 (OD here), as "Leptotila decolor", a k a " Salvin's White-fronted Dove" (here).

Hopefully of some help/use?

Björn

PS. Vol. 13 (Part 1, No.1) of the Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands ... (1942), by Hellmayr & Conover, also gives you English names of other related subspecies.

If needed, the same (multipartite) Catalogue ... (here) could/might be handy regarding quite a few (read: many, many) suggested Common/Vernacular (English) names, for just as many ssp. [alt. today Groups], and species, also of various other kinds of Birds (not only Doves/Pigeons).

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

birdfinding.info (here) list them as:

[...]
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

“White-tipped Dove” (L. v. verreauxi)​

“Marañón Dove” (L. v. decolor)​

“Brazilian Dove” (L. v. brasiliensis)​

[...]

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

I've seen them referred to as:

L. [v.] brasiliensis
Brazilian Dove
Southern White-tipped Dove

L. [v.] decolor
Marañón Dove
Salvin’s Dove

Wouldn't the Common name "Southern White-tipped Dove" be more suitable/applicable solely for the more Southern (alt. the Southernmost) ssp. Leptotila verreauxi chlorauchenia Sclater & Salvin 1870, here (today with the range from Southern Bolivia and Paraguay, South East Brazil, and Uruguay, to North/Central Argentina), even if it today is (or is suggested to be) included in the brasiliensis subspecies group (as brasiliensis itself has a more Northern, alt. North Eastern range) ... ?

Just an observation, just a thought.

 

[Mysticete]

Thanks for the suggestions folks! Very useful

 

[Mysticete]

Re. the Common/Vernacular (English) names of those subspecies in particular, I've only seen them as:

• White-tipped Dove Leptotila (v.) verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855 (OD here), as "Leptotila verreauxi", a k a "White-fronted Dove" (or ditto "Pigeon"), alt. "Verreaux's Dove".

• (Brasilian/Guianan) White-tipped Dove ssp. Leptotila verreauxi brasiliensis (Bonaparte, 1856) (OD here), as "P. [Peristera] brasiliensis", a k a "the Brazilian Pigeon" (here), alt. "Guianan White-fronted Dove" (here).

• (Pale) White-tipped Dove ssp. Leptotila verreauxi decolor Salvin 1895 (OD here), as "Leptotila decolor", a k a " Salvin's White-fronted Dove" (here).

Hopefully of some help/use?

Björn

PS. Vol. 13 (Part 1, No.1) of the Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands ... (1942), by Hellmayr & Conover, also gives you English names of other related subspecies.

If needed, the same (multipartite) Catalogue ... (here) could/might be handy regarding quite a few (read: many, many) suggested Common/Vernacular (English) names, for just as many ssp. [alt. today Groups], and species, also of various other kinds of Birds (not only Doves/Pigeons).

Will be sure to check out this link, as unfortunately subspecies groups lacking a proper name in the Clements list is an all too common phenomena!

 

[albertonykus]

Hernández-Alonso, G., J. Ramos-Madrigal, H. van Grouw, M.M. Ciucani, E.L. Cavill, M.-H.S. Sinding, S. Gopalakrishnan, G. Pacheco, and M.T.P. Gilbert (2023)
Redefining the evolutionary history of the rock dove, Columba livia, using whole genome sequences
Molecular Biology and Evolution (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1093/molbev/msad243

The domestic pigeon's exceptional phenotypic diversity was key in developing Darwin's Theory of Evolution and establishing the concept of artificial selection. However, unlike its domestic counterpart, its wild progenitor, the rock dove Columba livia, has received considerably less attention. Therefore, questions regarding its domestication, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation status remain unresolved. We generated whole-genome sequencing data from 65 historical rock doves that represent all currently recognised subspecies and span the species’ original geographic distribution. Our dataset includes three specimens from Darwin's collection, and the type specimens of five different taxa. We characterised their population structure, genomic diversity, and gene-flow patterns. Our results show the West African subspecies C. l. gymnocyclus is basal to rock doves and domestic pigeons, and suggest gene-flow between the rock dove's sister species C. rupestris and the ancestor of rock doves after its split from West African populations. These genomes allowed us to propose a model for the evolution of the rock dove in light of the refugia theory. We propose that rock dove genetic diversity and introgression patterns derive from a history of allopatric cycles and dispersion waves during the Quaternary glacial and interglacial periods. To explore the rock dove domestication history, we combined our new dataset with available genomes from domestic pigeons. Our results point to at least one domestication event in the Levant that gave rise to all domestic breeds analysed in this study. Finally, we propose a species-level taxonomic arrangement to reflect the evolutionary history of the West African rock dove populations.

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Hernández-Alonso, G., J. Ramos-Madrigal, H. van Grouw, M.M. Ciucani, E.L. Cavill, M.-H.S. Sinding, S. Gopalakrishnan, G. Pacheco, and M.T.P. Gilbert (2023)
Redefining the evolutionary history of the rock dove, Columba livia, using whole genome sequences
Molecular Biology and Evolution (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1093/molbev/msad243

The domestic pigeon's exceptional phenotypic diversity was key in developing Darwin's Theory of Evolution and establishing the concept of artificial selection. However, unlike its domestic counterpart, its wild progenitor, the rock dove Columba livia, has received considerably less attention. Therefore, questions regarding its domestication, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation status remain unresolved. We generated whole-genome sequencing data from 65 historical rock doves that represent all currently recognised subspecies and span the species’ original geographic distribution. Our dataset includes three specimens from Darwin's collection, and the type specimens of five different taxa. We characterised their population structure, genomic diversity, and gene-flow patterns. Our results show the West African subspecies C. l. gymnocyclus is basal to rock doves and domestic pigeons, and suggest gene-flow between the rock dove's sister species C. rupestris and the ancestor of rock doves after its split from West African populations. These genomes allowed us to propose a model for the evolution of the rock dove in light of the refugia theory. We propose that rock dove genetic diversity and introgression patterns derive from a history of allopatric cycles and dispersion waves during the Quaternary glacial and interglacial periods. To explore the rock dove domestication history, we combined our new dataset with available genomes from domestic pigeons. Our results point to at least one domestication event in the Levant that gave rise to all domestic breeds analysed in this study. Finally, we propose a species-level taxonomic arrangement to reflect the evolutionary history of the West African rock dove populations.

What subspecies would be included in gymnocycla? Dakhlae or targia ?

 

[gusasp]

What subspecies would be included in gymnocycla? Dakhlae or targia ?

Only lividor. Dakhlae considered invalid due to domestic origin.

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Only lividor. Dakhlae considered invalid due to domestic origin.

But I believe they suggest considering lividior as a synonym for gymnocycla. In this case, gymnocycla would be monotypic. Besides, should we say gymnocycla or gymnocyclus?

 

[Mysticete]

Hernández-Alonso, G., J. Ramos-Madrigal, H. van Grouw, M.M. Ciucani, E.L. Cavill, M.-H.S. Sinding, S. Gopalakrishnan, G. Pacheco, and M.T.P. Gilbert (2023)
Redefining the evolutionary history of the rock dove, Columba livia, using whole genome sequences
Molecular Biology and Evolution (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1093/molbev/msad243

The domestic pigeon's exceptional phenotypic diversity was key in developing Darwin's Theory of Evolution and establishing the concept of artificial selection. However, unlike its domestic counterpart, its wild progenitor, the rock dove Columba livia, has received considerably less attention. Therefore, questions regarding its domestication, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation status remain unresolved. We generated whole-genome sequencing data from 65 historical rock doves that represent all currently recognised subspecies and span the species’ original geographic distribution. Our dataset includes three specimens from Darwin's collection, and the type specimens of five different taxa. We characterised their population structure, genomic diversity, and gene-flow patterns. Our results show the West African subspecies C. l. gymnocyclus is basal to rock doves and domestic pigeons, and suggest gene-flow between the rock dove's sister species C. rupestris and the ancestor of rock doves after its split from West African populations. These genomes allowed us to propose a model for the evolution of the rock dove in light of the refugia theory. We propose that rock dove genetic diversity and introgression patterns derive from a history of allopatric cycles and dispersion waves during the Quaternary glacial and interglacial periods. To explore the rock dove domestication history, we combined our new dataset with available genomes from domestic pigeons. Our results point to at least one domestication event in the Levant that gave rise to all domestic breeds analysed in this study. Finally, we propose a species-level taxonomic arrangement to reflect the evolutionary history of the West African rock dove populations.

so what is the actual new taxonomy they propose?

 

[Xenospiza]

But I believe they suggest considering lividior as a synonym for gymnocycla. In this case, gymnocycla would be monotypic. Besides, should we say gymnocycla or gymnocyclus?

It looks like a noun in apposition to me, which would make gymnocyclus just fine (especially as it was described as Columba gymnocyclus).

 

[Xenospiza]

so what is the actual new taxonomy they propose?

"From our point of view, if C. l. gymnocyclus is raised to species status, C. livia can be considered as monotypic, or alternately, two subspecies can be recognized considering the rump colouration that has been used to differentiate rock dove populations: the nominate C. l. livia Gmelin, 1789, which presents a white rump colouration (Johnston and Janiga 1995), and the rest of the populations (which present mostly grey and occasionally white rumps) (Johnston and Janiga 1995) together into C. l. intermedia, Strickland, 1844, respecting the oldest subspecies name."

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2023/04/13/2023.04.12.536150.full.pdf

 

[l_raty]

But I believe they suggest considering lividior as a synonym for gymnocycla. In this case, gymnocycla would be monotypic. Besides, should we say gymnocycla or gymnocyclus?

It's indeed lividior (v.53=no.362-370 (1932-1933) - Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club - Biodiversity Heritage Library), not "lividor" as in the paper (which would neither be the OS, nor correct Latin). It is currently universally synonymized with gymnocycla.

gymnocyclus is γυμνο[ς], naked + κυκλ[ος], (eye-)ring + -us, [-a, -um]. It's identical in construction to names like melanocephalus, leucopterus, etc., which are usually treated as adjectival. It is currently universally treated as adjectival (i.e., the name of the ssp is "Columba livia gymnocycla" in all current taxonomies) and has only been infrequently treated as invariable in the past (see Columba livia gymnocycla (Rock Pigeon (gymnocycla)) - Avibase).

Should you start treating such a word as a noun in apposition because Gray failed to make it agree in gender with the generic name, then all the melanocephalus, leucopterus, etc., even those that originally received an ending agreeing in gender with their generic name, would become potentially nouns in apposition, and as a consequence would have to be treated as such because any word that can be both an adjective and a noun in apposition is to be treated as a noun under the Code... Thus all these names would suddenly have to revert to their original ending, which would be quite disruptive...

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Only lividor. Dakhlae considered invalid due to domestic origin.

Domestic from livia or gymnocycla ?

I must revised all range for the two specific taxa, what a mess

 

[TomDerutter]

Domestic from livia or gymnocycla ?

I must revised all range for the two specific taxa, what a mess

Doesn't the paper say that all domestic birds are from livia?