Subgenus Ptiloris (Ptiloris) Swainson, 1825

Museums

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• Ptiloris 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] [479].

  Type species:

   Ptiloris paradiseus Swainson, 1825 by monotypy.
• Ptilorhis 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] [presumed unjustified emendation of Ptiloris Swainson, 1825].
• Ptilorhys Bonaparte, C.L. 1854. Conspectus systematis ornithologiae. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 38 [260] [presumed unjustified emendation of Ptiloris Swainson, 1825].
• Ptilornis Gray, G.R. 1869. Hand-list of Genera and Species of Birds, Distinguishing those Contained in the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 1 xx 404 pp. [presumed incorrect subsequent spelling of Ptiloris Swainson, 1825, and unavailable].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

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