The Key to Scientific Names
- CRINIFER
(Musophagidae; Ϯ Western Grey Plantain-eater C. piscator) L. crinifer (probably a misreading for criniger) long-haired < crinis hair; -fer bearing < ferre to carry; "Lacking any green in their grey and white, streaked or spotted plumage, the two species belonging to this genus are differentiated from other turacos by the crest of narrow, lanceolate feathers projecting backward from the hindcrown and nape" (Forshaw & Cooper 2002); "RODZÀY II. (109.) GRZYWIÀK. CRINIFER. Crinifère. Fran. ... n. p. Phasianus africanus. LATH. W tym rodzaiu známy tylko jeden gatunek, który mieszká w Afryce. Zostáł on niedawno odkryty; a już kilku doznáł przenosin w systematach. U jednych czytámy opis jego w rodzaiu Phasianus (jak wyżéy); u drugich w rodzaiu Columba (Colum. cristata var. β. GL); jnni nakoniec wcielili go do rodzaiu Corythaix. ... Obyczaie i sposób žyciá Grzywiàka są nám jescze nie znaiome." (Jarocki 1821); "Crinifer Jarocki, Zoologiia, 2, 1821, p. 181. Type, by monotypy, Phasianus africanus Latham. ... Crinifer africanus africanus (Latham1) ... 1 Mathews and Iredale (Austr. Av. Rec., 3, 1915, p. 44) argue that Falco piscator Boddaert (Table Pl. enlum., 1783, p. 28) based on "Le Tanas, ou Faucon pêcheur, du Senegal" of Daubenton, pl. 478 is an earlier name for this species. To recognize Daubenton's plate as representing Phasianus africanus Latham requires more imagination than I am capable of using." (Peters, 1940, IV, pp. 9, 10).
Synon. Chizaerhis, Ichthierax, Schizorhis.- CRINIFEROIDES
(Musophagidae; Ϯ White-bellied Go-away-bird C. leucogaster) Genus Crinifer Jarocki, 1821, plantain-eater; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; "The single species belonging to this genus lacks turacoverdin, being predominantly grey with white, unstreaked underparts, and the coronal crest comprises elongated, clubbed feathers ... in plumage, vocalisation and geographical range, it is intermediate between Corythaixoides and Crinifer, though having more plumage characters in common with the latter, but differences are too great for its inclusion in Crinifer." (Forshaw & Cooper 2002); "Crinifer is no longer used for our Grey Lourie, but Corythaixoides A. Smith. It is difficult to understand why this has been done and leucogaster retained in the same genus. Corythaixoides, Crinifer and Gymnoschizorhis are all similar in having the crest feathers shredded to the tips; but Crinifer differs in having the bill smaller; and Gymnoschizorhis has the bill as in Crinifer, but the face nude. "Corythaixoides" leucogaster (Rüppell) differs from all of them in having the tips of the crest feathers broad and only the base shredded, and the tail pattern is so distinct that it must be regarded as even more distinct from the species of the three existing genera than these three genera are from one another. I propose, therefore, to create a fourth genus: CRINIFEROIDES gen. nov. genotype Chizaerhis leucogaster Rüppell." (A. Roberts 1926); "Criniferoides Roberts, Ann. Transv. Mus., 11, 1926, p. 218. Type, by original designation, Chizaerhis leucogaster Rüppell." (Peters, 1940, IV, p. 10).
