The Key to Scientific Names
- Dendronessa
Gr. δενδρον dendron tree; νησσα nēssa duck.
● (Anatidae; syn. Aix † Mandarin Duck A. galericulata) "47. Genus, DENDRONESSA. Caput cristatum. Rostrum basi æque altum ac latum, apicem versus angustatum contractumque. Nares sub-mediæ. Parapterum pulchre coloratum. Pedes Anatidis. ... Type.— D. galericulata (Chinese Teal, EDWARDS, pl. 102.) OBS. — This is obviously the rasorial type of the Anatinæ. The D. sponsa, by the lateral advancement of the bill towards the eye, is a more aberrant species, and shows the connection of the group to Somateria." (Swainson 1832); "Dendronessa Swainson, 1832 (Feb.), Fauna Boreali-Americana, II, Birds, pp. 436, 446, 497. Type, by original designation, D. galericulata, i.e. Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
● (Anatidae; syn. Dendrocygna † Wandering Whistling Duck D. arcuata) "Genus Dendronessa Wagl., Baumente. (Genus novum.) ... Nisten auf Bäumen, und fischen oft darauf. Species: α. kein Spiegel auf den Flügeln: Anas arcuata Cuv. (Horsf. Zool. Res.) - Anas fulva Linn. (Wagl. Isis 1831. S. 532.) - Anas arborea Linn. (Buff. Pl. enl. 804.) β. Ein weißer Spiegel auf den Flügeln: Anas autumnalis. Linn." (Wagler 1832); "Dendronessa Wagler, 1832 (Mar.), Isis von Oken, col. 281 (not of Swainson, 1832 (Feb.)). Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1841, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 94), D. arcuata (Cuv.), i.e. Anas arcuata Horsfield, 1824.” (JAJ 2022).
