Stanleyn.
/ˈstanli/, U.S. /ˈstænli/ Used attributively to denote birds named in honour of Edward Smith Stanley.
a. Stanley bustard n. a large black and brown bustard, Neotis denhami (formerly Otis stanleyi), native to south-eastern Africa.
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Stanley bustard1831
1831 J. E. Gray Zool. Misc. 12 Stanley Bustard. Otis Stanleyi. Above vermiculated, black and white.
1884 R. B. Sharpe Layard's Birds S. Afr. (ed. 2) 634 Stanley Bustard..is common in the northern portions of the colony.
1912 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Animal Life Afr. xvii. 273 The Stanley Bustard..is partial to..the high country of East and South Africa.
1979 K. B. Newman Birdlife in S. Afr. xii. 134/2 Both the Kori Bustard and the second largest, the Stanley Bustard, perform rather grand courtship displays.
b. Stanley crane n. = paradise crane n. at paradise n. Compounds 2; (Tetrapteryx paradisea, formerly Anthropoides stanleyanus).
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Stanley crane1867
paradise crane1906
1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 303 The ‘Stanley’ or ‘Blue’ Crane is not abundant in any locality.
1937 Notes & Queries 19 June 450/2 A Stanley Crane, elegant in dove-like grey.
1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 146/1 Other species [of crane] are named for their ornamental plumage, coloration, wattles or geographical ranges—as, for example..the Paradise or Stanley Crane..of southern Africa; and the Crowned Crane.
1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xi. 187 Our blue crane is also known as the Stanley crane. It belongs only to South Africa.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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