Pierce Brodkorb
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William Pierce Brodkorb was an American ornithologist and paleontologist.
Pierce Brodkorb with the tarsometatarsus of Titanis (dark) and another bird
Specific name (zoology)
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In zoological nomenclature, the specific name is the second part within the scientific name of a species. The first part of the name of a species is the name of the genus or the generic name. The rule
Pierce Brodkorb
…bird genera, such as Alexornis, Eostrix, and Titanis, for the first time. A number of taxa were named in his honour – usually employing his name as a specific epithet – e.g. Aegolius acadicus brodkorbi, Empidonax fulvifrons brodkorbi, Henocitta brodkorbi or Paraptenodytes brodkorbi. More unusual is the case of the…
Part of page 1179 of volume 2 of the 1st edition of Linnaeus’s Species Plantarum, describing mushroom species Phallus impudicus. The body text is using polynomial nomenclature, with the trivial name attached in the margin.