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Mayrornis
Mayrornis is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family. Established by Frank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species:
- Slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni)
- Vanikoro monarch (Mayrornis schistaceus)
- Versicolored monarch (Mayrornis versicolor)
The name Mayrornis is a compound word. The first part, Mayr, commemorates Ernst Walter Mayr, a German ornithologist and systematist. The second part, ornis, is the Greek word meaning "bird".