Sheppardia
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Translingual
Etymology
Named after British farmer (and settler in Africa) Peter Sheppard + -ia.
Proper noun
Sheppardia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – akalats.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Muscicapidae - family
References
Sheppardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sheppardia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sheppardia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
