Genus Ptilinopus Swainson, 1825

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• Ptilinopus Swainson, W. 1825. On the characters and natural affinities of several new birds from Australasia; including some observations on the Columbidae. Zoological Journal London 1: 463-484 [Date published Jan 1825] [473] [formerly often spelt Ptilopus (non Ptilopus Schönherr, 1823, Coleoptera), following Strickland, H.E. 1841. Commentary on Mr. G.R. Gray's "Genera of Birds". 1840. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 7: 26–41 [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 [publication dated as from preface, 12 June 1919 given in Appendix B] (Appendix B)] (6), who did not emend the name with unequivocally demonstrable intention, cf. ICZN Art. 33(b)(i); also as incorrect subsequent spelling, Ptilonopus by Swainson, W. 1837. On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. In, Lardner, D. (ed). The Cabinet Cyclopaedia, no. 92. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman and John Taylor Vol. 2 vi 398 pp. [publication dated 1836-1837 Kluge, A.G. 1971. John Edward Gray and "The Zoological Miscellany". In Gray, J.E. (1831–1844). The Zoological Miscellany. [reprint]. U.S.A. Misc. Publ. of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.] (347); type species commonly presumed fixed by monotypy, see 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.; Peters, J.L. 1937. Check-list of Birds of the World. Cambridge : Harvard University Press Vol. 3 xiii 311 pp.; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia Pt 1 Non-passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp.; but, in addition to regina Swainson, several other species were cited as 'likely' members of Ptilinopus in its original description, among them Ptilinopus purpurata Gmelin, 1789 which also had been designated as its type species by Gray, G.R. 1840. A List of the Genera of Birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus. London : R. & J.E. Taylor viii 80 pp. [published before Apr.] (57) and Selby, P.J. 1840. A Catalogue of the Generic and Sub-generic Types of the Class Aves, Birds, arranged according to the Natural System. Newcastle : T. & J. Hodgson 70 pp. (39)].

  Type species:

   Ptilinopus purpuratus regina Swainson, 1825 by subsequent designation, see Salvadori, T. 1883. Ornitologia della Papuasia e delle Molucche. Parte Terza. Torino : Paravia & Co. xv 595 pp. [publication dated as 1882] [4] (as Ptilinopus purpuratus var. regina).

  Secondary source:

   Swainson, W. 1837. On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. In, Lardner, D. (ed.). The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman and John Taylor Vol. 2(92) vi 398 pp. [publication dated 1836-1837 Kluge, A.G. 1971. John Edward Gray and "The Zoological Miscellany". In Gray, J.E. (1831–1844). The Zoological Miscellany. [reprint]. U.S.A. Misc. Publ. of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.]; Gray, G.R. 1840. A List of the Genera of Birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus. London : R. & J.E. Taylor viii 80 pp. [Date published Apr 1840: published before Apr.]; Selby, P.J. 1840. A Catalogue of the Generic and Sub-generic Types of the Class Aves, Birds, arranged according to the Natural System. Newcastle : T. & J. Hodgson 70 pp.; Strickland, H.E. 1841. Commentary on Mr. G.R. Gray's "Genera of Birds". 1840. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 7: 26-41; 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.; Peters, J.L. 1937. Check-list of Birds of the World. Cambridge : Harvard University Press Vol. 3 xiii 311 pp.; Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp.
• Megaloprepia Reichenbach, L. 1853. Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie. Dresden : Expedition der Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte Lief. 3 xxxi pp. [publication dated as 1852] [xxvi] [published without description but based by reference on Columba magnifica Temminck, 1821 and available under ICZN Art. 12(b)(5)].

  Type species:

   Columba magnifica Temminck, 1821 by original designation.
• Ptilopus Agassiz, L. 1846. Nomenclatoris Zoologici Index Universalis, continens nomina systematica classium, ordinum, familiarum et generum animalium omnium, tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum unicum disposita, adjectis homonymiis plantarum, nec non variis adnotationibus et emendationibus. Soloduri [= Solothurn, Switzerland] : Jent & Gassmann viii 393 pp. [published between 1846–1848] [316] [nom. nov. for Ptilonopus (=Ptilinopus Swainson, 1825), junior homonym of Ptilopus Schönherr, 1823 (Coleoptera)].
• Leucotreron Bonaparte, C.L. 1854. Coup d'oeil sur l'ordre des pigeons. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 39: 869-880 [876] [published without description but based by reference on Columba cincta Temminck, 1809 and available under ICZN Art. 12(b)(5)].

  Type species:

   Columba cincta Temminck, 1809 by original designation.
• Lamprotreron Bonaparte, C.L. 1854. Coup d'oeil sur l'ordre des pigeons. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 39: 869-880 [876] [published without description but based by reference on Columba superba Temminck, 1810 and available under ICZN Art. 12(b)(5)].

  Type species:

   Columba superba Temminck, 1810 by original designation.
• Reginopus Mathews, G.M. 1913. New species and subspecies of Australian birds. Austral Avian Records 2: 73-79 [published Dec.] [73] [published without description but based by reference on Ptilinopus ewingii Gould, 1842 and available under ICZN Art. 12(b)(5)].

  Type species:

   Ptilinopus ewingii Gould, 1842 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [56]

Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

• 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. [56] (based on criteria in Cain, A.J. 1954. Subdivisions of the genus Ptilinopus (Aves: Columbae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History Zool. 2: 267–284 [Sherborn, C.D. 1894. Dates of publication of Jardine and Selby's 'Illustrations of Ornithology'. Ibis 6 6: 326 (cf. 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))], as expanded by Goodwin, D. 1959. The validity of the genus Megaloprepia Reichenbach. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 79: 52 and by Goodwin, D. 1983. Pigeons and Doves of the World. Ithaca : Cornell University Press 363 pp. 3 pls [Mathews, G.M. 1925. The Birds of Australia. Supplements 4 & 5. Bibliography of the Birds of Australia Pts 1 & 2. London : H.F. & G. Witherby viii 149 pp.] [326–332])

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
  • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal, NE oceanic, Torres Strait Islands
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria: SE coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal
• Fiji
• Indonesia
  • Irian Jaya
  • Sulawesi (Celebes)
• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga
• Vanuatu

Oriental Region

• Indonesia
  • Sulawesi (Celebes)
• Philippines

General References

Cain, A.J. 1954. Subdivisions of the genus Ptilinopus (Aves: Columbae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 2: 267-284

Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. (subgeneric arrangement and generic limits)

Frith, H.J. 1977. Some display postures of Australian pigeons. Ibis 119: 167-182 (subgeneric arrangement and generic limits)

Frith, H.J. 1982. Pigeons and Doves of Australia. Adelaide : Rigby vii 304 pp., 32 pls. (subgeneric arrangement and generic limits)

Goodwin, D. 1959. The validity of the genus Megaloprepia Reichenbach. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 79: 52

Goodwin, D. 1983. Pigeons and Doves of the World. Ithaca : Cornell University Press 363 pp. 3 pls.

Peters, J.L. 1937. Check-list of Birds of the World. Cambridge : Harvard University Press Vol. 3 xiii 311 pp. (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)

Peters, J.L. 1938. Generic limits of some fruit pigeons. Proc. VIII Int. Ornithol. Congr., Oxford p. 371–391. (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)

Salvadori, T. 1893. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Columbae, or Pigeons. London : British Museum Vol. 21 xvii 676 pp. XV pls. (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)

Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L., Jr 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. New Haven : Yale University Press xxiv 1111 pp. (subgeneric arrangement and generic limits)

Wolters, H.E. 1975–1982. Die Vogelarten der Erde. Eine systematische Liste mit Verbreitungsangaben sowie deutschen und englischen Namen. Hamburg : Paul Parey xx 745 pp. (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)

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