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Phasianoidea

Superfamily of birds

Superfamily of birds

  • Numididae
  • Odontophoridae
  • Phasianidae

Phasianoidea is a superfamily of birds of the order of the Galliformes.

Taxonomy

Description

The superfamily was described in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors.

Etymology

The name Phasianoidea is formed by the union of the elements of scientific Latin Phasian- and -oidea. The first is the genitive root of the name of its type genus, Phasianus; and the second is the ending -oidea, neutral plural of -oideus, derived from ancient Greek εἴδος eidos, 'aspect', 'appearance', 'form', with the union vowel -o-, used in the formation of numerous names of orders and superfamilies of animals. Literally: 'those who look like pheasants'.

References

Bibliography

  • del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. (1994): "New World Vultures to Guineafowl". In Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. .

References

  1. Vigors, N. A. (1825): "Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds". ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London'' '''14''' (3): 395–451. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/752773#page/420/mode/1up Read on line].
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