Amanuensis
Taxonavigation
Familia: Sagittariidae
Genus: †Amanuensis
Species: †A. pickfordi
Name
Amanuensis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003: 104
Type species: Amanuensis pickfordi [Mourer-Chauviré, 2003: 104]
Etymology: "Amanuensis, Latin for secretary, copier. The extant bird is called the secretary bird on account of the long feathers that it has on its head which resemble the quill pens that secretaries used to carry behind their ears in olden days" [Mourer-Chauviré, 2003: 104]
References
Primary references
- Mourer-Chauviré, C. 2003. Birds (Aves) from the Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift (Namibia). Preliminary study with description of two new genera: Amanuensis (Accipitriformes, Sagittariidae) and Namibiavis (Gruiformes, Idiornithidae). Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19: 103–113. PDF Reference page.