Pterodroma arminjoniana

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Translingual[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Named for the captain, Arminjon, of the Italian ship Magenta, which took the first specimen in its circumnavigation of the glove in 1865.

Proper noun[edit]

Pterodroma arminjoniana f

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

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References[edit]

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