Subspecies Alisterus scapularis scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1816)
- Psittacus scapularis Lichtenstein, H. 1816. Das zoologische Museum des Universitaet zu Berlin. Berlin : Zoologisches Museum, Berlin University 108 pp. [29] [published without locality; publication first attributed to second edition of Lichtenstein's catalogue, Das zoologische Museum des Universitaet zu Berlin, appearing about Aug. 1818, by Mathews, G.M. 1917. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 6 pts 1–6 xix 516 pp. pls 275–324 [publication dated as 1916–1917], corrected to first edition by Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp.; based on adult male(s) collected by George Caley, presumably about Parramatta and its hinterland, and passed to the Zoologisches Museum, Berlin by F.W. Sieber, see Stresemann, E. 1951. Type localities of Australian birds collected by the 'Expedition Baudin' (1801–1803). Emu 51: 65–70; Stresemann, E. 1975. Ornithology from Aristotle to the Present. [Transl. H.J. & C. Epstein, Cottrell, G.W. (ed.)]. Cambridge : Harvard University Press xii 432 pp. (104); subsequent references by Lichtenstein in his Sale Catalogues of 1818 et seq. to the 'Tabuan Parrot' of White (=White, J. 1790. Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales with Sixty-five Plates of Non descript Animals, Birds, Lizards, Serpents, curious Cones of Trees and other Natural Productions. London : J. Debrett 299 pp. 65 pls [published before Aug.]: pls opposite pp. 168 and 169) and of Phil. (=Phillip, A. 1789. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island compiled from authentic papers. London : J. Stockdale viii x 298 lxxiv pp. 54 pls: p. 153 and plate opposite) clarify the application of Psittacus scapularis Lichtenstein, 1816 but are not part of the protologue, see Mathews, G.M. 1917. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 6 pt 3 pp. 217–296 pls 291–299 [17 Apr. 1917, volume dated as 1916–1917] (293–294)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB ♂, hinterland of Parramatta, NSW (published without locality).Type locality references:
Stresemann, E. 1951. Type localities of Australian birds collected by the 'Expedition Baudin' (1801–1803). The Emu 51: 65-70. - Psittacus tabuensis coccineus Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus; being a translation of that part of the Systema Naturae, as lately published, with great improvements, by Professor Gmelin of Goettingen. Class II. Birds. London : J. Murray & R. Faulder xii 644 pp. [565] [junior homonym of Psittacus coccineus Latham, 1790 (=Eos histrio (P.L.S. Müller, 1776) (Loriinae)); based on Psittacus tabuensis Gmelin var. ß in Latham, J. 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive Systema Ornithologiae; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. London : Leigh & Sotheby Vol. 1 & 2 xviii 920 pp. [published Dec. Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. Mathews, G.M. 1913. A List of the Birds of Australia containing the names and synonyms connected with each genus, species, and subspecies of birds found in Australia, at present known to the author. London : Witherby xxvii 453 pp.] (88), in turn based on the 'Tabuan Parrot. A Variety' on p. 153 and plate opposite in Phillip, A. 1789. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island compiled from authentic papers. London : J. Stockdale viii x 298 lxxiv pp. 54 pls].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (?lost, ex Leverian Museum per A. Phillip?, figured on pl. opposite p. 153 in Phillip, A. 1789. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island compiled from authentic papers. London : J. Stockdale viii x 298 lxxiv pp. 54 pls), Port Jackson, NSW (as New-South-Wales).Type locality references:
Phillip, A. 1789. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island compiled from authentic papers. London : J. Stockdale viii x 298 lxxiv pp. 54 pls. (cf. Mathews, G.M. 1920. The Birds of Australia. Supplement No. 1. Check List of the Birds of Australia Part 1. Orders Casuariiformes to Menuriformes. London : Witherby iv 1–116 pp. [Zimmer, J.T. 1926. Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library. Field Museum of Natural History Publications, Zoological Series 16: 1–364 (Pt 1, Publ. 239), 365–706 (Pt 2, Publ. 240) (collation of livraisons affecting original description) Mathews, G.M. 1911. On some necessary alterations in the nomenclature of birds. Pt II. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 1–22 (collation of livraisons affecting original description) Sherborn, C.D. 1922. Index Animalium; sive, Index nominem quae ab A.D. 1758 generibus et speciebus animalium imposita sunt, societatibus eruditorum adiuvantibus. Sectio Secunda, 1801–1850. London : British Museum Pt 1 cxxxvi 128 pp. [lxxx]]). - Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot, L.P. 1818. Perroquets ou Psittacins. pp. 292–382 in, Nouveau Dictionaire d'Histoire Naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'Agriculture, à l'Écomomie rurale et domestique, à la Médecine, etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. Nouvelle Édition. Paris : Déterville. [publication dated as 1817] [339] [based by reference on la grande Perruche à collier et croupion bleues on p. 113 and pls 55, 56 in Levaillant, F. 1805. Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. Paris : Levrault, Schoell & Ce Vol. 1 135 pp. pls 1–71 [published between 1801–1805]; type material probably from the Baudin expedition which collected around and inland of Port Jackson, NSW, in the range of this species in 1802–1803, see Stresemann, E. 1951. Type localities of Australian birds collected by the 'Expedition Baudin' (1801–1803). Emu 51: 65–70].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP ♂ (institution uncertain, figured on pl. 55 in Levaillant, F. 1805. Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. Paris : Levrault, Schoell & Ce Vol. 1 135 pp. pls 1–71 [published between 1801–1805]), region of Port Jackson and hinterland, NSW (as îles de la mer du Sud); MNHP ♀ (institution uncertain, figured on pl. 56 in Levaillant, F. 1805. Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. Paris : Levrault, Schoell & Ce Vol. 1 135 pp. pls 1–71 [published between 1801–1805]), region of Port Jackson and hinterland, NSW (as îles de la mer du Sud).Type locality references:
Schodde, R. in Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1997. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). In, Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 37.2 xiii 440 pp. [207] (cf. Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171–455 [publication dated Jan. 1912, published 31 Jan.]; Mathews, G.M. 1917. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 6 pt 3 pp. 217–296 pls 291–299 [17 Apr. 1917, volume dated as 1916–1917] [293–295]). - Psittacus scapulatus Kuhl, H. 1820. Conspectus Psittacorum. Cum specierum definitionibus, novarum descriptionibus, synonymis et circa patriam singularum naturalem adversariis, adjecto indice museorum, ubi earum artificiosae exuviae servantur. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 10: 1-104 pls I-III [56] [also as incorrect subsequent spellings, scopularis by Swainson, W. 1833. Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology, and arranged according to their natural affinities. 2nd Series. The Birds. London : Baldwin & Cradock Vol. 1 vii 54 pp. 45 pls 1–45 [publication dated as 1829-1833] (text to pl. 26), and scapullaris by Lesson, R.P. 1837. Complément des Oevres de Buffon; ou, Histoire Naturelle des Animaux rares découverts par les naturalistes et les voyageurs depuis la mort de Buffon. Oiseaux. Paris : Pourrat Frères Vol. 9 550 pp. (219); attributed to Bechstein but not confirmed, see Mathews, G.M. 1917. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 6 pt 3 pp. 217–296 pls 291–299 [17 Apr. 1917, volume dated as 1916–1917] (294); based on various specimens and on Psittacus tabuensis Gmelin, 1788 var. ß in Latham, J. 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive Systema Ornithologiae; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. London : Leigh & Sotheby Vol. 1 & 2 xviii 920 pp. [published Dec. Mathews, G.M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London : British Ornithologists' Union Pt 1 iv 426 pp. Mathews, G.M. 1913. A List of the Birds of Australia containing the names and synonyms connected with each genus, species, and subspecies of birds found in Australia, at present known to the author. London : Witherby xxvii 453 pp.] (88) (=Psittacus tabuensis coccineus Kerr, 1792), on la grande Perruche à collier et croupion bleues on p. 113 and pls 55, 56 in Levaillant, F. 1805. Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. Paris : Levrault, Schoell & Ce Vol. 1 135 pp. pls 1–71 [published between 1801–1805] (=Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot, 1818), and on Psittacus amboinensis Linnaeus, 1766 (=Alisterus amboinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)), different species; accordingly, a lectotype is chosen here to fix the application of the name—by this action, Psittacus scapulatus Kuhl, 1820 becomes a junior objective synonym of Psittacus tabuensis coccineus Kerr, 1792].
Type data:
Lectotype whereabouts unknown (type of Psittacus tabuensis coccineus Kerr, 1792, q.v., ?lost), Port Jackson, NSW (as Nova Hollandia).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP (institution uncertain; those of Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot, 1818).Subsequent designation references:
Schodde, R. in Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1997. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). In, Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia Vol. 37.2 xiii 440 pp. [207].Type locality references:
Phillip, A. 1789. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island compiled from authentic papers. London : J. Stockdale viii x 298 lxxiv pp. 54 pls. (cf. Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171–455 [publication dated Jan. 1912, published 31 Jan.]; Mathews, G.M. 1920. The Birds of Australia. Supplement No. 1. Check List of the Birds of Australia Part 1. Orders Casuariiformes to Menuriformes. London : Witherby iv 1–116 pp. [Zimmer, J.T. 1926. Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library. Field Museum of Natural History Publications, Zoological Series 16: 1–364 (Pt 1, Publ. 239), 365–706 (Pt 2, Publ. 240) (collation of livraisons affecting original description) Mathews, G.M. 1911. On some necessary alterations in the nomenclature of birds. Pt II. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 1–22 (collation of livraisons affecting original description) Sherborn, C.D. 1922. Index Animalium; sive, Index nominem quae ab A.D. 1758 generibus et speciebus animalium imposita sunt, societatibus eruditorum adiuvantibus. Sectio Secunda, 1801–1850. London : British Museum Pt 1 cxxxvi 128 pp. [lxxx]]). - Platycercus coeruleus Lesson, R.P. in Duperrey, L.I. 1829. Voyage autour du Monde, Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie. Paris : Arthus Bertrand Vol. T. I(I, II) iv 743 pp., 50 pls. [Date published Feb. 28, 1829: appeared on Feb. 28, 1829, publication dated as 1826] [401] [published in livraison 9; name attributed to Vigors; named in error by reference to 'perroquet à croupion bleu', and so a nom. nov. for Psittacus scapulatus Kuhl, 1820, see p. 631 of protologue].
- Platycercus cyanopygus Finsch, O. 1868. Die Papageien, monographisch bearbeitet. Leiden : E.J. Brill Vol. 2 vii 996 pp., 5 pls. [245] [unjustified emendation of Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot, 1818].
- Aprosmictus cyanopygius neglectus Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [269].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 621953 ♂ (G.M. Mathews' coll. no. 5939), Olinda, VIC (as Victoria)
Comment: for identification of holotype, see Greenway, J.C. 1978. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Pt 2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 161: 1–306.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [187] (except Cardwell population)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
East coastal Australia and adjacent ranges, north to the Clarke Range, QLD, where patchy north of 20ºS, south to Otway Ranges, VIC, and inland west to upper inner west slopes of Great Dividing Range in localised pockets (Carnarvon Range, Miles, QLD, Warrumbungle and Brindabella Ranges, NSW, and Benalla-Strathbogie Range, VIC). Some evidence of possible past intergradation with A. s. minor Mathews, 1911 in Clarke Range, QLD.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, florivore, frugivorous, granivore, gregarious, mellivore, nomadic, resident, tall forest, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, sexually dimorphic, in wetter hill- and rain-forests, feeds in trees (locally on ground) on fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, nectar, blossoms and leaf shoots, flocks in small to moderate-sized groups, flies directly with even wing beats and little gliding, nests on bed of wood dust in tree hollows, incubation by female, both sexes rear whitish-downed, dark-billed chicks, wanders locally to seasonal food sources.
General References
Brereton, J. Le G. 1963. The life cycles of three Australian parrots: some comparative and population aspects. Living Bird 2: 21-29 [Mathews, G.M. 1919. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 7 pt 5 pp. 385–499 + xii pls 363–370 Appendixes A & B] (general biology, life cycle)
Mathews, G.M. 1917. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 6 pts 1-6 xix 516 pp. pls 275-324. [Date published June 1917: publication dated as 1916–1917] (summary of involved nomenclatural history)
History of changes
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