Scientific name derivation

["Michael Todd" <>]

Hello all,

I was wondering whether somebody out there might be able to put me onto a
good reference on the derivation of scientific names. In particular I'm
interested in where the scientific name of the White-bellied Crimson Finch,
evangelinae, might have come from.

In the past I've used books like Cayley to find these names but
unfortunately it isn't of use for the White-bellied Crimson Finch as when
Cayley was published the Cape York White-bellieds were regarded as distinct
from the Papua New Guinea white-bellies and were named albiventer, meaning
white-bellied.

In hope,

Mick Todd

Michael Todd
Tropical Savannas CRC
c/o CSIRO
PO Box 780, Atherton, Qld, 4883
Phone- (07) 40918837
Email- 


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