[EBN] Larks: to anyone interested in taxoomy and nomenclayure

HI all, interesting that for example Lesser Short-toed Lark is separated from superficially very similar Calandrella larks (especially Greater S-t). Please, let us know the rest of the list. The message won’t be too long, bits are cheap… Rgds, Martin Helin Finland —– Alkuperäinen viesti —– Lähettäjä: John Penhallurick Lähetetty: 11.10.2013 8:46 Vastaanottaja: ‘EuroBirdNet’ Kopio: ‘birding aus’; Birdchat; AfricanBirding@yahoogroups.com; ‘Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds’ Aihe: [EBN] Larks: to anyone interested in taxoomy and nomenclayure Hi Friends, I received a few days ago a very interesting paper by Ahlström et al. (2013) Multilocus phylogeny of the avian family Alaudidae (larks) reveals complex morphological evolution, non-monophyletic genera and hidden species diversity Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (2013) 1043–1056. This demonstartes a new seuqence for the family of Larks (Alaudidae) and the transfer of several species to different genera. Here is the new sequence, with comments on reallallocation of species to different genera. Indian Short-toed Lark Alaudula raytal Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudula rufescens Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudula cheleensis Athi Short-toed Lark Alaudula athensis All 4 species were previously placed in Calandrella. Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Erlanger’s Lark@ Calandrella erlangeri Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea Blanford’s Lark Calandrella blanfordi Somali Short-toed Lark Calandrella somalica Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha Crested Lark Galerida cristata I’ll stop here so as not to make the email too big, and I conclude the account in another email. If anyone would like the paper, let me know. Dr John Penhallurick 86 Bingley Cres Fraser A.C.T. 2615 Australia email:jpenhall@bigpond.net.au Phone: Home (612) 62585428 Mobile:0408585426 sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt Aeneid Book 1,line 462 “The world is a world of tears, and the burdens of mortality touch the heart.” Magna est veritas et praevalet Vulgate, Book of Edras The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but can not do at all, or can not so well do, for themselves–in their separate, and individual capacities. Abraham Lincoln “It’s good to look beyond the bounds of accepted ideas” James Peebles,Princeton University Please visit my website: http://www.worldbirdinfo.net Please visit my blog: http://jpenhall.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/john-penhalluricks-blog-1-evidence- that-the-ipccs-case-is-a-fraud/ _______________________________________________ BirdLife eurobirdnet email-list Address for messages: ebn@netbirdlife.fi Unsubscribtion address: ebn-request@birdlife.fi subject: unsubscribe =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================