Corvus marianae mellori Mathews, 1912a: 443
Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912
Mathews, 1926: 390–402
Hartert, 1929a: 53
Mathews, 1930: 894–895
Blake and Vaurie, 1962: 276– 277
1970: 50–53
Schodde and Mason, 1999: 611
dos Anjos, 2009: 634
Corvus marianae halmaturinus
mellori
Rowley (1970: 50)
mellori
mellori , AMNH
Corvus coronoides
Corvus bennetti
Corvus coronoides
mellori
Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 12. Passeriformes: Ploceidae, Sturnidae, Buphagidae, Oriolidae, Dicruridae, Callaeidae, Grallinidae, Corcoracidae, Artamidae, Cracticidae, Ptilonorhynchidae, Cnemophilidae, Paradisaeidae, And Corvidae
Lecroy, Mary
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2014
2014-12-30
2014
393
1
165
YNJ6
1196299
Mathews
Mathews
[767,1162,212,235]
Aves
Corvidae
Corvus
Animalia
Passeriformes
131
131
Chordata
subSpecies
marianae
mellori
Corvus marianae mellori Mathews, 1912a: 443( South Australia). Now Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912. See Mathews, 1926: 390–402; Hartert, 1929a: 53; Mathews, 1930: 894–895; Blake and Vaurie, 1962: 276– 277; Rowley, 1967; 1970: 50–53; Schodde and Mason, 1999: 611; and dos Anjos, 2009: 634.
HOLOTYPE: AMNH 674602, male, collected on Angas Plains, 35.21S, 139.00E( USBGN, 1957), South Australia, Australia, on 31 December 1901, by Edwin Ashby(no. 290). Fromthe Mathews Collection(3724, not 5724) via the Rothschild Collection.
COMMENTS: In the original description, Mathews said only that his type was from South Australia, gave inclusive wing measurements, 326–330 mm, without stating the sex, and noted that the feather bases were gray. He also gave his catalog number of the holotypeas 5724, but this was a typographical error, the correct number being 3724. (The entry at no. 5724 is a specimen of Neochmia phaeton.) Hartert (1929a: 53)did not catch this error in Mathews’ catalog number. Rowley (1967)elevated this form to full species status and gave measurements of the holotype: wing 326 mm, bill 54 mm, tarsus 62 mm. Schodde and Mason (1999: 611)and dos Anjos (2009: 634)accepted species status for C. mellori.
Corvus marianae halmaturinusis a synonym of mellori(see below) and was described on the same page. Rowley (1970: 50)served as first revisor when he chose mellorito have priority over halmaturinus. [A second specimen of mellori, AMNH674489, cataloged by Mathews as no. 3723, ‘‘ Corvus coronoides,’’ also a male, was collected on 30 December 1901on Angas Plains. This specimen was identified in the AMNH catalog as Corvus bennettibut is a raven with gray feather bases. It was collected by Edwin Ashby and identified as Corvus coronoidesby him. I measure the wing as 318 mm, bill 50 mm, tarsus, 57 mm, which fall within the measurements given by Rowley (1970: 51)for males of mellorifrom inland New South Walesand South Australia. This topotype is retained with the types.]
3059913748
1901-12-31
USBGN
Australia
Mathews Collection
-35.21
Angas Plains
716
139.0
From
131
131
AMNH 674602
1
South Australia
holotype