Pterodroma magentae

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Etymology

First specimen taken by the crew of the Magenta, a ship of the Italian navy captained by Arminjon, which circumnavigated the globe in 1865. The Magenta was named after the Battle of Magenta, named for Magenta, Lombardy

Proper noun

Pterodroma magentae f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the magenta petrel.

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References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN