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Central Melanesian Cicadabird
The central Melanesian cicadabird (''Edolisoma erythropygium'') is a passerine bird in the family Campephagidae that is found on the islands of Tabar Island, Tabar, Lihir Island, Lihir as well as the islands in the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands archipelago. Taxonomy The central Melanesian cicadabird was species description, formally described in 1888 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe based on specimens collected on the island of "Guadalcanar" (Guadalcanal) in the Solomon Islands. He coined the binomial name ''Endoliisoma erythropygium''. The specific epithet ''erythropygium'' combines the Ancient Greek ερυθρος/''eruthros'' meaning "red" with -πυγιος/''-pugios'' meaning "-rumped. Sharpe explained that the name applied to the female bird. This cicadabird was formerly considered as a subspecies of ''Endoliisoma remotum'' (previously the grey-capped cicadabird, now the Bismarck cicadabird) but based on molecular genetic data and a compar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
Richard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 – 25 December 1909) was an English people, English zoologist and ornithology, ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural history. In the course of his career he published several monographs on bird groups and produced a multi-volume catalogue of the specimens in the collection of the museum. He described many new species of bird and also has had species named in his honour by other ornithologists including Sharpe's longclaw (''Macronyx sharpei'') and Sharpe's starling (''Pholia sharpii''). Biography Richard was born in London, the first son of Thomas Bowdler Sharpe. His grandfather, Reverend Lancelot Sharpe was Rector of All Hallows Staining. His father was a publisher on Skinner Street and was best known for being the publisher of ''Sharpe's London Magazine'', an illustrated periodical (weekly but monthly from 1847). His care from the age of six was under an aunt, Magdalen Wallace, widow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
