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Florida State Museum BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Volume S Number 3 CATALOGUE OF FOSSIL BIRDS: Pan 2 (Anseriformes through Galliformes) Pierce Brodkorb PRIA*#NESE:tm I UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville 1964 Numbers of the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM are pub- lished at irregular intervals. Volumes contain about 300 pages and are not nec- essarily completed in any one calendar year. OLIVER L. AUSTIN, JE., Editor WALTER AUFFENBERG, Managing Editor Consultants for this fame: Hildegarde Howard Alden H. Miller Alexander Wetmore Communications concerning purchase or exchange of the publication and all man- uscripts should be addressed to the Managing Editor of the Bulletin, Florida State Museum, Seagle Building, Gainesville, Florida. Published 26 June 1964 Price for this issue $1.75 CATALOGUE OF FOSSIL BIRDS: Part 2 (Anseriformes through Galliformes) PIERCE BRODKORB 1 SYNopsis: The second installment of the Catalogue of Fossil Birds treats 18 families comprising the orders Anseriformes, AccipitrifOrmes, and Galliformes. The species included in.this section number 474, of which 262 are paleospecies and 212 neospecies. Seven paleospecie? are added to those included in groups covered in Part 1. The two parts now published·thus cover 856 species, of which 542 ar6 extinct and 314 living, being about two-thirds of the known fossil birds. Modifications from the general plan adopted in the first instailment are few. Common names for the higher taxa of living birds are provided in the Table of C6ntents. The synonymies of order-group and family=group names have betn expanded to inalude all principal synonyms based on generic names, insofar as found. Subfamily headings have been included in the lists of neospecies. Several generally recognized families are reduced to the subfamily leval, namely: Paranyrocinae (to Anatidae), Teratornithinae (to Vulturidaa), Gallinuloidi- nae (to Cracidae), and Tetraonitiae and Meleagrinae (to Phasianidae). Two new subfamily terms' are pr6posed. Leptodontinae supplants Peminae, as Leptodon is the type genus of this section of the Accipitridae. The new sub- family Filholornithinae is erected in the Cracidae for Filholomis Milne-Edwards, formerly of Incertae S6dis. Genera described as new are Ludiortyx and Firortux in the Gallinuloidinae, and Schaubortyx and Proalector in the Phasianinae. "The author· is Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Manuscript received BFebruary 1964.-ED. Brodkorb, Pierce. 1964. Catalogue of fossil biids, Part 2 (Anseriformes through Galliformes). Bull. Florida State Must, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 195-885. 196 BULLETIN FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM Vol. 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 201 ADDENDA TO PART I 208 Order ANSERIFORMES (Wagler). WATERFOWL and SCREAMERS __ 205 Subofder ANSERES Wagler. WATERFOWL 205 ANATIDAE VigOrS. WATERFOWL .. 205 tEONESSINAE We~Ore 207 +Eonessa Wetmore - -- 207 tROMAINVILLMNAE (Lambrecht) 208 tRomainuillia Lebedinsky 208 CYGNINAE VigOrS. SWANS 208 1Ct/gnopterus Lambrecht 208 tcygnavus Lambrecht - 208 Cygnus B66hstein 209 tc!/gnanaer Kretzoi - 210 Oior Wagler - 211 ANSERINAE VigOrS. GEESE ~ 211 tchenornis Portis 211 fPresbuchen Wetmore -.211 Anser Brisson 212 tE,emochen Brodkorb _ - 218 Branta Scopoli - 218 DENDROCYGNINAE Reichenbach. TREE-DUCKS 214 iDendrochen A. H, Miller s 214 Dendrocvgna Swainson 215 PLECTROPTERINAE G, R. Gray, SPUR-WINGED GEESE 215 +Teleornis Ameghino 215 fLoxornis. Ameghino _ 215 Neochen Oberholser 216 Atopochen Stejneger 216 fEurvands Oliver 216 tGeochen Wetmore - 217 1Centfornis Andrews ,- 217 CEREOPSINAE G. R. Gray. CAPE BARREN GEESE 218 + cnemiornVs Owen 218 TADORNINAE Reichenbach. SHELDRAKES 219 tAnabernicula Ross 219 tBrantadorna Howard 220 ANATINAE (Vigors). POND DUCKS 220 Anas Linnaeus - 220 Querquedula Stephens 228 Nettion Kaup. 224 +Eoneornis Ameghino 226 tEutelornis Ameghino 226 Nettapus Brandt 227 Sarkidiornis Eyton 227 tfacht/anas Oliver 227 1964 BRODKORB: CATALOGUE OF FOSSIL BIRDS 197 Arl*YINAE (Delacour and Mayr). SCAUPS 228 At/thya Boie 228 t PARANYROCINAE (A. H. Miller and Compton) 229 tparanyroca A. H. Miller and Compton 229 MERGINAE Bonaparte. SEA DuCKS 230 toct/plonessa Brodkorb - 280 Bucephala Baird · 280 TChend,tes L. Miller 281 OXYURINAE Phillips. STIFF-TAILED DUCKS 231 Oxvura Bonaparte · - - 282 Biziura Stephens 282 MERGANErrINAE Bonaparte. TORRENT DuCKS 232 ANSERANATINAE Stejneger. PIED GEESE - - 232 Neospecies of Anatidae -- 283 Suborder ANHIMAE Wetmore and W. D. Miller. SCREAMERS 249 ANHIMIDAE Stejneger. SCREAMER5 249 N6ospecies of Anhimidae ' - 249 Order ACCIPITRIFORMES (Vieillot). DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY 250 Suborder SARCORAMPHI (Ridgway). AMERICAN VULTURES 250 ~ULTURIDAE (Illiger). A~ERICAN VULTURES 250 VULTURINAE (Illiger) ' - 250 t Lithornis Owen - 251 tEocathartes Lambrecht 251 +Diatropornis Oberholser 251 tflesiocathartes Gaillard - 251 t¥eracus Aymard 252 +Phasmagyps Wetmore 252 fPalaeog(,ps Weimore « 252 Sarcoramphus Dum6ril - ·f . 258 Vultur Linnaeus 253 +Ptiogyps Tordoff 258 Cumnogyps Lesson 258 Coragyps Geoffroy 254 1Breag!/Ps L. Miller and Howard ~ 255 ~TERATORNITHINAE (L. Miller) 255 t Teratornis L. Miller 255 f Cathartornis L. Miller 256 Neospecies of Vulturidae ·-- 257 lNEOCATHARTIDAE Wetmore 258 fNeocathartes Wetmore 258 Suborder ACCIPITRES Vieillot. Hawks 259 SAGIrrARIIDAE (Finsch and Hartlaub). SECRETARY-BIRDS 259 fAmphiserpentarius Gaillard 259 PANDIONIDAE (Sclater and Salvin). OSPREYS 260 Neospecies of Pandionidae 198 BULLETIN FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM Vol. 8 ACCIPITRIDAE (Vieillot). , Hawks 261 BUTEONINAE (VigOrS). BUZZARDSAND EAGLES 262 tPalneocircus Milne-Edwards 262 +Aquitauus Lambrecht 268 tclimacarthms Ameghino 264 +Cruschedula Ameghino 264 Buteo Lactpdde 265 +Pataeastur Wetmore - 266 +Miohierax Howard 267 HI/Pomorphnus Cabanis 267 Hieraadtus Kaup 267 Haliaeetus Savigny . ~- 268 Aquita Brisson 268 Spizaatus Vieillot 268 Buteogallus Lesson 269 fCalohierax Wetmore - 270 t Titanohierax Wetmore - 270 Morphnus Dumont 270 twetmoregyps L. Miller 271 fLagopterus Moreno and Mercerat 271 1 Foetopterus Moreno and Mercerat - 271 Uroa~us Kaup 272 tNecrastur DeVis 272 +Harpagornis Haast -- 272 +PALAEOPLANCINAE WetmOre · 278 +Palaeoptancus Wetmore 273 MILVINAE (VigorS).TRUE KITES 278 Mituus Lacdpdde 278 fPromillo Wetmore 274 +Proictinia Shufeldt 275 GYPAErINAE (Vieillot). OLD WORLD ·VULTURES 275 +Palaeohierax Milne-Edwards - 275 fPalaeoborus Coues 276 +Neophrontops L. Miller - 276 +Neog!,Ps L. Miller 277 Gyps Savigny 278 CIRCINAE Bonaparte. HARRIERS 278 t Thegornis Ameghino 278 Circus Lacepede 279 ACCIPITRINAE (Vieillot). BIRD-HAWKS 279 Accipiter Brisson 279 LEPTODONTINAE Brodkorb. SMOOTH-BROWED KITES 280 Aviceda Swainson · 280 ELANINAE Blyth. SMOOTH-CLAWED KITES 280 CmCAETINAE Blyth. HARRIER-EAGLES 280 Neospecies of Accipitridae _ 281 FALCONIDAE VigOrS. FALCONS AND €ARACA*AS 289 FALCONINAE ~VigOrS~ FALCONS _ - 289 1964 BRODKORB: CATALOGUE OF FOSSIL BIRDS 199 tBadiostes Ameghino 289 Falco Linnaeus 290 tsushkinia Tugarinov 291 tPlioaetus Richmond 291 CARACARINAE (d'Orbigny). CARACARAS 291 Caracara Merrem 291 MICRASTURINAE (Ridgway). FOREST FALCONS 298 HE:RPETOTKERINAE (Lesson). LAUGHING FALCONS 298 POLIHIERACINAE PeterS. PIGMY FALCONS 298 Neospecies of Falconidae 298 Order GALLIFORMES (Temminck). FOWL 297 CRACIDAE VigorS. ~HACHALACAS 297 fGALLINULOIDINAE (LUCaS) - - 297 tdamnuloides Eastman 298 +Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards 298 f Ludiortyx Brodinrh 298 tParaortux Gaillard 299 ffirortyx Brodkorb 300 tProcrax Tordoff and Macdonald 800 +Taoperdix Milne-Edwards 801 +FILHOLORNrfHINAE Brodkorb 802 tfilholornis Milne-Edwards 802 CRACINAE (VigorS). CURASSOWS 808 +Palaeophasianus Shufeldt 803 tParacrax Brodkorb 808 PENELOPINAE Bonaparte. GUAN; 804 +Palaeonossax Wetmore 804 fBoreortalls Brodkorb 804 +Anisolornis Ameghino 305 Neospecies of Cracidae 806 OPISTHOCOMIDAE (G. R. Gray). HOATZINS 306 t Hoazinoides A. H. Miller 806 MEGAPODWAE (Swainson). MOUND-BUILDERS 807 tChosornis DeV.is 307 Neospecies of Magapodiidae 807 NUMIDIDAE (Reichenbach) GUINEA FOWL 807 Neospecies of Numididae 807 PHASIANIDAE VigorS. PHEASANTS AND QUAIL 808 ODONTOPHORINAE GOuld. AMERICAN QUAIL 309 +Nanortyx Weigel 809 tMiortyx A. H. Miller 310 Curtonyx Gould 310 Lophorti/x Bonaparte _ _ 810 Colinus Goldfuss _____ 811 tNeortyx Holman 311 200 BULLETIN FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM Vol. 8 PHASIANINAE (VigOIS~. PHEASANTS AND PARTRIDGES 812 +Schaubortvx Brodkorb· 818 tfalaeoperdix Milne-Edwards 818 tMiophasianus Lambrecht 314 +Miogallus Lambrecht: 815 +Proalector Brodkorb 816 tPalaeocr!/Ptonyx Dep6ret 316 tplioperdix Kretzoi 817 Ammoperdix Gould . 317 Alectoris Kaup - -- · 818 Gallus Brisson - 818 Phasianus Linnaeus 319 +Ptiogallus Gaillard . -- - 819 Francolinus Stephens 820 Perdi% Brisson 820 TrrRAONINAE (VigorS), CROUSE -. 320 +Palaeatectoris Wetmort 320 Tympanuchus Gloger 821 +Archaeophasianus Lambrecht 322 Tetfao Linnaeus 822 tPalneotetrix Shufeldt 822 Dendragapus Elliot 828 MELEAGRINAE G. R. Gray, Tu~KEYS 324 Agnocharts Chapman 824 Meleagris Linnaeus 325 tParapauo L. Miller 826 Neospecies of Phasianidae 326 INTRODUCTION The first part of the Catalogue of Fossil Birds (1968, Bull. 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