The Key to Scientific Names
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Agriolorhinus (See: Agrilorhinus)
Agrilorhinus (Thraupidae; syn. Diglossa † Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer D. baritula) This is an obvious misspelling (see Anchilorhinus (Gr. αγκυλη ankulē hook; ῥις rhis, ῥινος rhinos nose)); “Lo denominiamo AGRILORHINUS SITTACEUS desumendone il nome generico dal greco per significare appunto quell’ uncinato becco, mentre il nome specifico ci fu suggerito dalla somiglianza delle sue piume con quelle della Sitta.” (Bonaparte 1838); "Agrilorhinus Bonaparte, Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna, 1, No. 3, p. 408, 1838—type, by monotypy, Agrilorhinus sittaceus Bonaparte = Diglossa baritula Wagler." (Hellmayr, 1935, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VIII, p. 219).
Var. Agriolorhinus, Agrylorhinus, Agrilorhynchus (Gr. ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill).- AIOLORNIS
(‡ Teratornithidae; Ϯ Incredible Teratorn A. incredibilis) Gr. myth. Aiolos or Aeolus, god of the winds and storms, said to have invented sails; Gr. ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "The size of the Incredible Teratorn, Aiolornis incredibilis, remains its most remarkable known feature, even though we know there was at least one larger species of teratorn [1]." (Campbell et al. 1999).
Var. Aiornis.
[1] Argentavis magnificens, from the Late Miocene, a period not treated in The Key.-
alticolor (See: alticola / alticolus)
alticola / alticolus L. altus high (i.e. highland, mountain) < alere to nourish; -cola dweller < colere to inhabit.
● Erroneous TL. Fife, N.E. Rhodesia, near Nyasaland border (= Isoka, Northern Rhodesia / Zambia); "Cisticola alticola ... Not a Cisticola (cf. steeply graduated tail of long narrow feathers; broad-based, fine-pointed first primary; lores coloured with head-top, &c.), but nearer Apalis and allies." (Lynes 1930) (Apalis).- arenicolor
L. arena sand; color, coloris colour.
- bicolor
L. bicolor, bicoloris bicoloured < bi- two- < bis twice; color, coloris colour; epithet usually given to spp. with white underparts and contrastingly darker upperparts.
● ex “Crested Titmouse” of Catesby 1731, and “Mésange hupée de la Caroline” of Brisson 1760 (Baeolophus).
● ex “Coucal Noirou” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 220 (syn. Centropus nigrorufus).
● ex “Colibri Nr. 2” of Fermin 1769, “Saphir-émeraude” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Sapphire-and-Emerald Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (Cyanophaia).
● ex “Pic varié de la Encénade” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 748, fig.1, and “Encenada Woodpecker” of Latham 1782 (syn. Dendrocopos lignarius).
● ex “Pato roxo y negro” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 436 (Dendrocygna).
● ex “Ramier blanc mangeur de muscade de la Nouvelle Guinée” of Sonnerat 1776 (Ducula).
● ex “Gobe-mouche à ventre blanc de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 566, fig. 3, and de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Black and white Fly-catcher” of Edwards 1758, and Latham 1783 (syn. Fluvicola pica).
● ex "Merle brun du Cap de Bonne Espérance" of de Buffon 1770-1783, and "White-rumped Thrush" of Latham 1783 (Lamprotornis).
● ex "Bahama Sparrow" of Catesby 1731 (Melanospiza).
● ex “Petit Guêpier du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 318 (?syn. Merops hirundineus).
● ex “Guêpier de l’isle de France” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 252 (syn. Merops viridis).
● ex “Schet Noir” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 148 (syn. Terpsiphone mutata).- bicoloratus
Mod. L. bicoloratus having two colours < L. bicolor, bicoloris bicoloured, two-coloured < bi- two- < bis twice; color, coloris colour.
- Bicolornis
(Acanthizidae; syn. Crateroscelis † Bicoloured Mouse Warbler C. nigrorufa) Mod. English bicoloured < L. bicolor, bicoloris bicoloured < bi- two- < bis twice; color, coloris colour; Gr. ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "Crateroscelis nigrorufa, recovered as sister to Aethomyias spilodera, is so different from other members of the genus in body form, niche and nidification that we rank both as separate subgenera in Aethomyias. In shifting nigrorufa to Aethomyias, the name changes to nigrorufus to maintain gender agreement of genus and species. The subgenus for nigrorufus is undescribed: Bicolornis Schodde, Christidis and Norman, subgenus novum. ... Type species: Sericornis nigrorufa Salvadori 1894. Bicolornis is monospecific and endemic to mid-montane New Guinea. Its name is an arbitrary combination of letters derived from the English name for its species, 'Bicoloured Scrubwren', gender masculine." (Norman et al. 2018); "Bicolornis Schodde, Christidis and Norman in Norman, Christidis and Schodde, 2018, Organisms Diversity and Evolution, p. [12], published online-doi.org/10.007/ s13127-018-0364-8. Type, by original designation, Sericornis nigrorufa Salvadori, 1894." (JAJ 2020).
- bromicolor
L. bromos, bromi oats < Gr. βρομος bromos oats; color, coloris colour.
- caelicolor
L. coelum or caelum sky, heaven; color, coloris colour.
- caerebicolor
Genus Caereba auct., honeycreeper; L. color, coloris colour; "DACNIS CÆREBICOLOR ...This new species offers a striking resemblance to the last [Dacnis cayana] in the distribution of its colours, but the thalassine-blue is replaced by a dark indigo, the same as in the species of the genus Cæreba [= Cyanerpes], whence I have named it cærebicolor" (P. Sclater 1851) (subsp. Dacnis cayana).
- cervinicolor
L. cervinus pertaining to a deer < cervus deer, stag; color, coloris colour.
- CHOLORNIS
(Sylviidae; Ϯ Three-toed Parrotbill C. paradoxus) Gr. χωλος khōlos defective; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "GENUS CHOLORNIS. Paradoxornitheo simillimus: mandibula superiore minus sinuosa, magis apice truncata; digitus externus brevissimus; alæ breves; cauda elongata, graduata. 8. CHOLORNIS PARADOXA" (J. Verreaux 1871); "Cholornis J. Verreaux, 1870 [1871], Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. [Paris], 6 [1870], p. 35. Type, by monotypy, Cholornis paradoxus J. Verreaux." (Deignan in Peters, 1964, X, p. 432).
Var. Chlorornis.
Synon. Heteromorpha.- coelicolor
L. coelum or caelum sky, heaven; color, coloris colour (cf. Late L. caelicola angel).
- coerebicolor
Genus Coereba auct., honeycreeper; L. color, coloris colour (see caerebicolor).
- color
L. color, coloris colour, tint, hue, beauty.
- coloradense
Colorado River, California/Arizona, USA < Spanish colorado red, ruddy.
- coloradonicola
Colorado, USA < Spanish colorado red, ruddy; L. -cola -dweller < colere to inhabit.
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Coloramphus (See: CALORAMPHUS)
CALORAMPHUS (Megalaimidae; Ϯ Malay Brown Barbet / Sooty Barbet C. hayii) Gr. καλος kalos beautiful, noble, good; ῥαμφος rhamphos bill; "26. Genre nouveau, voisin des Barbus. Caloramphus, Les. —Bec moins long que la tête, robuste, plus large à la base que haut, très-comprimé sur les côtés, convexe en dessus, muni d'un arête dorsale entamant les plumes du front, peu recourbé à la pointe, à bords presque droits et lisses, à branches distantes et robustes; commissure sans soies aucune; l'inférieure non renflée en dessous. Narines frontales, percées en trous arrondis. Ailes courtes, à 1re rémige rudimentaire, 2e brève, les 3e, 4e, 5e, 6e et 7e égales et les plus longues. Tarses faibles, courts; à 2 doits en avant et 2 en arrière. Queue médiocre, échancrée, formée de 12 rectrices. Caloramphus sanguinolentus, Les., espèce inédite.—Rostro rubro; pedibus sanguineis; corpore supra brunneo, griseo infra sanguineo tincto. Alis, caudaque brunneis. ... Hab. Sumatra." (Lesson 1839); "Caloramphus Lesson, 1839, Revue Zoologique, II, p. 138. Type, by monotypy, Caloramphus sanguinolentus Lesson, 1839 = Bucco hayii J. Gray, 1831." (JAJ 2022).
Var. Callirhamphus, Calorhamphus, Coloramphus.
Synon. Calorhynchus, Megalorhynchus, Psilopus, Xylopogon.- colorata / coloratus
L. coloratus coloured (especially red-coloured, tanned) < color, coloris colour.
● “Atlapetes gutturalis coloratus, new subspecies ... Differing from all other races of Atlapetes gutturalis in having the yellow throat patch of a deeper shade, tinged with orange in most of the specimens; underparts the darkest; the flanks and vent deep brownish-gray” (Griscom 1924) (subsp. Atlapetes albinucha).
● “embrowned” (Bangs 1902); described from a specimen collected by W. Wood Brown, Jr., in 1889 (subsp. Premnoplex brunnescens).- coloreum
L. coloreus coloured, variegated < color, coloris colour.
- COLORHAMPHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Patagonian Tyrant C. parvirostris) Gr. κολος kolos short; ῥαμφος rhamphos bill; "A small flycatcher with a large head and small bill" (Jaramillo et al. 2003); "H (Parvirostres s. Elaïninæ): rostro parvo, sed crassiusculo, subtereti vel parum dilatato, ante medium levius compresso. Vibrissæ parvæ; color simplex, grisescens. Colorhamphus n. g. (Myiobius parvirostris Gould, Beagle). Nomen a rostro parvo, quasi mutilo (κολος). Rostrum teres, parvum." (Sundevall 1872); "Colorhamphus SUNDEVALL, Meth. Nat. Av. Disp. Tentamen, p. 59, 1872—type by orig. desig. Myiobius parvirostris DARWIN." (Hellmayr, 1927, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. V, p. 400).
- coloria
L. colorius variegated, coloured < color, coloris colour.
- concolor
L. concolor, concoloris of the same colour, concolorous, similar < cum (old form com) together with; color, coloris colour.
- decolor
L. decolor, decoloris pale, faded, off-colour, discoloured < de after, from; color, coloris colour.
- decolorans
L. decolorans, decolorantis fading, discolouring < decolorare to discolour < decolor, decoloris pale, discoloured < de from, removal; color, coloris colour.
- decolorata / decoloratus
L. decoloratus discoloured, faded < decolorare to discolour < decolor, decoloris faded, pale < de removal; color, coloris colour.
- decoloris
L. decolor, decoloris discoloured, faded, pale < de removal; color, coloris colour.
- deserticolor
L. desertus desert, wilderness < deserere to abandon; color, coloris colour.
- dicolorus
L. di- apart, separate; colorius coloured < color, coloris colour.
● "46. RAMPHASTOS. ... dicolorus. 7. R. nigricans, pectore abdomine crisso uropygioque rubris, gula lutea. Tucana cayanensis, gutture luteo. Briss. av. 4. p. 411. t. 31. f. 1. Tucan pectore flavo. Edw. av. 330. t. 329. Habitat in Cayana." (Linnaeus 1766) (Ramphastos).- discolor / discolorus
L. discolor, discoloris of different colours, parti-coloured, various < color, coloris colour.
● ex “Grand Coucou de Madagascar” of Brisson 1760, “Vouron-Driou” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “African Cuckow cum var. A” of Latham 1782 (Leptosomus).
● ex “Tangavio du Buenos-Ayres” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 710, and “Tordo común” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 61 (syn. Molothrus bonariensis).
● see dicolorus- diversicolor
L. diversus different, diverse < divertere to differ; color, coloris colour.
- Euolor
(Anatidae; syn. Cygnus † Mute Swan C. olor) Gr. ευ eu fine; genus Olor Wagler, 1832, swan; "While recording Cygnus Bartram, which is considered as valid ex Zimmermann, 1793, Richmond writes: "The species is the one now known as Olor cygnus (Linnaeus), type of the genus Olor Wagler, 1832. At the moment it looks as if the swans were in for a transfer of names, but it is not at all improbable that some binary author has used Cygnus before 1793, and the name may finally rest upon one of the other species.["] The unreasonable and illogical acceptance of binary authors may eventually cause a lot of trouble and "finally" may be a long way. Considering that Sherborn had recorded all the binomial names it really seems absurd that a "novel" rendering of the word "binary" should be allowed to make confusion, without advantage. In the present case the type of the genus Cygnus, whether of the binary Zimmermann or the binomial Bechstein, is Anas cygnus L., and we therefore propose Euolor gen. nov. for Anas olor Gm. - Euolor olor" (Mathews & Iredale 1917); "Euolor Mathews and Iredale, 1917, Austral Avian Record, III (5), p. 117. Type, by monotypy, Anas olor J. Gmelin, 1789." (JAJ 2021).
Var. Eulor.- fumicolor
L. fumus, fumi smoke; color, coloris colour.
- Hapolorhynchus
(Acanthizidae; syn. Gerygone † Chatham Island Gerygone G. albofrontata) Gr. ἁπαλος hapalos delicate; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill;"Herr Reichenow spricht über Pseudogerygone albofrontata Gr. von den Chatham-Inseln, die wegen des dünnen schmalen Schnabels und der schwachen Schnabelborsten nicht in die Gattung Pseudogerygone auch nicht in die Familie der Fliegenfänger gestellt werden könne. Der Vortragende erhebt die Art zum Typus einer besonderen Gattung Hapolorhynchus, die nach seiner Ansicht den Certhiidae eingereiht und an Climacteris angeschlossen werden müsse." (Reichenow 1908); "Hapolorhynchus Reichenow, Journ. f. Orn. July 1908, p. 488. Type (by monotypy): Gerygone ? albofrontata Gray." (Mathews, 1930, Syst. Av. Austral., II, p. 467).
Var. Hapalorhynchus.-
Holor (See: Olor)
Olor L. olor, oloris swan.
● (Anatidae; syn. Cygnus † Whooper Swan C. cygnus) "40. Genus Olor Wagl. Schwan. Der Oberkiefer ohne Nagelkuppe; die Stirn ohne Höcker. Species: 1. Ol. musicus (Cygn. music. Bechst.) - 2. Ol. Bewickii (Cygn. Bewickii Yarrell Zool. Journ. 1830. p. 189.*) - 3. Ol. Buccinator (Cygn. Bucc. Richards. Fauna Boreali-Americ., Yarrell Philos. Mag. 1832. p. 287.)" (Wagler 1832); "Olor Wagler, 1832, Isis von Oken, col. 1234. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1841, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 93), Cygnus musicus Bechstein, 1809 = Anas cygnus Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
Var. Holor.
● (Anatidae; syn. Plectropterus † Spur-winged Goose P. gambensis) "Spornschwan. Olor. ... Cygnus. ... Alle Schwäne besitzen große Kraft zum Schlagen mit den Flügeln, die größte aber wohl der mittelafrikanische, (C. gambiensis,) bei welchem das Handgelenk mit einem starken Hornstachel bewaffnet ist. Er mag vielleicht nicht der einzige fremde Schwan sein, der als besondere Gattung (Olor) angesehen zu werden verdienen dürfte" (Gloger 1842); "Olor Gloger, 1842, Gemeinn. Hand- und Hilfsbuch Naturgesch., pp. xxxxiv, 467 (not of Wagler, 1832). Type, by monotypy, Cygnus gambiensis, i.e. Anas gambensis Linnaeus, 1766." (JAJ 2021).- ignicolor
L. ignicolor, ignicoloris flame-coloured, fire-coloured < ignis fire; color, coloris colour.
- intensicolor
L. intensus intense < intendere to strain; color, coloris colour.
- laricolor
L. larus gull; color, coloris colour (syn. Fulmarus glacialis).
- melanolora / melanolorus
L. melas, melanos black < Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; Mod. L. lorum lores < L. lorum strap, bridle.
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monticolor (See: MONTICOLA)
MONTICOLA (Muscicapidae; Ϯ Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush M. saxatilis) L. monticola mountain-dweller, mountaineer < mons, montis mountain; -cola inhabitant < colere to dwell; "22. Familie. Drosseln, Turdus. 43. Gattung. Monticola.2 85. saxatilis 86. cyanus. ... 2 Unterscheidendes Kennzeichen der Gattung: das rostrothe oder schieferblaue Gefieder." (Boie 1822); "Monticola Boie, 1822, Isis, col. 552. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1847, Gen. Birds, 1, p. 220), Turdus saxatilis Linnaeus." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 135).
Synon. Colonocincla, Cyanocincla, Migratorius, Notiocichla, Notiocincla, Orocetes, Oroscirtetes, Petrocichla, Petrocincla, Petrocossyphus, Petrophila, Petrornis, Pseudocossyphus.-
monticolor (See: monticola)
monticola L. monticola mountain-dweller < mons, montis mountain; -cola dweller < colere to inhabit.
● Namaqualand; ex “Traquet Montagnard” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 184, fig. 2 (Myrmecocichla).
● Hudson’s Bay; ex “Mountain Finch” of Latham 1783 (syn. Spizella arborea).
● Canada; ex “Moineau du Canada” of Brisson 1760, and d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 223, fig. 2, and “Soulciet” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (?syn. Zonotrichia leucophrys).- multicolor
L. multicolor, multicoloris multi-coloured, many coloured < multus many; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Pic à cravate noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 863, “Pic à cravate noire” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black-breasted Woodpecker” of Latham 1782 (syn. Celeus torquatus).
● ex “Petite Sarcelle de l’isle de Luçon” of Sonnerat 1776 (?syn. Dendrocygna sp.).
● ex “Red-bellied Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (Petroica).
● ex “Figuier noir et jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 391, fig. 2, “Figuier noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Rufous and black Warbler” of Latham 1783 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Varied Shrike” of Latham 1822 (Telophorus).
● ex “White-collared Parrot” of Latham 1781 (syn. Trichoglossus moluccanus).
● ex “Harlequin Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (unident.).- nisicolor
Med. L. nisus sparrowhawk < Gr. myth. Nisus, king of Megara metamorphosed into a hawk; L. color, coloris colour.
- nivicolor
L. nix, nivis snow; color colour.
● see nivicola- nocticolor
L. nox, noctis night; color, coloris colour (i.e. black).
- olor
L. olor, oloris swan; ex “Mute Swan” of Latham 1785, and Pennant 1785 (Cygnus).
- omnicolor
L. omnicolor, omnicoloris of all colours < omnis all; color, coloris colour.
● "Ein höchstseltner langschwänziger rother, mit mannichfaltigen Farben geschmückter Papagey aus Ostindien, der als ein Paradiesvogel pflegt verstümmelt nach Europa gebracht zu werden; hier aber seine Füsse, Flügel und Schnabel hat." (Lichtenstein 1793) (syn. Charmosyna papou).
● ex “Avis zeylonica omnicolor” of Seba 1734-1765, “Falcinellus omnicolor zeylanicus” of Klein 1750, and “Greengold Creeper” of Latham 1782 (syn. Cinnyris lotenius).
● ex "Perruche omnicolore" of Levaillant 1801 (syn. Platycercus eximius).- parallelicolor
L. parallelus parallel < Gr. παραλληλος parallēlos side by side, parallel; color, coloris colour.
- parcolor
L. par, paris equal; color, coloris colour.
- picaecolor
L. pica magpie; color, coloris colour (i.e. black and white).
- picoecolor
L. pica magpie; color, coloris colour.
- Pseudolor
(Anatidae; syn. Coscoroba † Coscoroba Swan C. coscoroba) Gr. ψευδος pseudos false; genus Olor Wagler, 1832, swan; "COSCOROBA, Reichenb. 1853. Pseudolor, G. R. Gr. MSS. (Anas coscoroba, Mol.)" (G. Gray 1855); "Pseudolor G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 122. Alternative name for Coscoroba Reichenbach, 1853, doubtless considered barbarous." (JAJ 2021) (see Pseudocycnus).
- pulvericolor
L. pulvis, pulveris dust; color, coloris colour.
- quadricolor
Med. L. quadricolor, quadricoloris four-coloured < L. quadri- four- < quattuor four; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Gros-bec de Java” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 101, fig. 2, “Quadricolor” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Red-rumped Bunting” of Latham 1783 (syn. Erythrura prasina).
● ex “Quadricolor” of Levaillant 1804, pl. 141 (unident.).- quinquicolor
L. quinque five; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Soui-manga de Sierra Leona” or “Quinticolor” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (unident.;?Cinnyris sp.).- quinticolor
Mod. L. quinticolor, quinticoloris five-coloured < L. quintus fifth < quinque five; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Sénégali quinticolor” of Vieillot 1805 (syn. Aegintha temporalis).- rhodolorus
Gr. ῥοδον rhodon rose; Mod. L. loris lores < lorum lore < L. lorum bridle.
- rosaecolor
L. roseus rosy < rosa rose; color, coloris colour.
- rubicolor
L. rubeus red, reddish < ruber red; color, coloris colour.
- ruficolor
L. rufus rufous; color, coloris colour.
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rupicolor (See: rupicola)
rupicola Mod. L. rupicolus cliff-dwelling < L. rupes, rupis rock < rumpere to shatter; -cola dweller < colere to inhabit.
● ex “Rocar” of Levaillant 1802, pl. 101 < French roc or rocher rock (syn. Monticola rupestris).
● ex “Traquet Montagnard” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 184, fig. 2 < French montagnard mountain-dweller (syn. Oenanthe monticola).
● ex “Gallus ferus saxatilis” of Barrère 1741, “Rupicola” of Brisson 1760, and “Hoopoe Hen” of Edwards 1764 (Rupicola).- saxicolor
L. saxum, saxi rock, stone; color, coloris colour.
- schisticolor
Late L. schistus slate < L. lapis schistos fissile stone < Gr. σχιστος skhistos cloven < σχιζω skhizō to split; L. color, coloris colour.
- septemcolora
L. septem seven; color, coloris colour.
- septicolor
L. septem seven; color, coloris colour.
- simplicicolor
L. simplex, simplicis simple, plain; color, coloris colour.
- sitticolor
Genus Sitta Linnaeus, 1758, nuthatch; L. color, coloris colour; the plumage of the Blue-backed Conebill was considered analogous to that of Serrirostrum sittoides d’Orbigny & de La Fresnaye, 1838, and to Agrilorhinus sittaceus Bonaparte, 1838 (= syn. Diglossa baritula) (Conirostrum).
- subbicolor
L. sub underneath, somewhat; bicolor, bicoloris bicoloured < bi- double < bis twice; color, coloris colour.
- subconcolor
L. sub beneath; concolor, concoloris similar in colour, concolorous < con- with < cum with; color, coloris colour.
- subunicolor
L. sub underneath, somewhat; unicolor, unicoloris uniform, plain, of one colour < uni- single- < unus one; color, coloris colour.
● L. sub near to; specific name Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 (syn. Sturnus unicolor).- tephricolor
Gr. τεφρα tephra ashes; L. color, coloris colour.
- terraecolor
L. terra earth; color, coloris colour.
- terricolor
L. terra earth; color, coloris colour.
- tricolor / tricolora
Late L. tricolor, tricoloris tricoloured < L. tri- three- < tres three; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Ara tricolor” of Levaillant 1801, pl. 5 (‡Ara).
● ex Certhia viridis Scopoli, 1768, “Green Creeper” of Latham 1781, and “Blue-rumped Creeper” of Latham 1787 (syn. Cinnyris afer).
● ex “Grimpereau olive des Philippines” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 576, fig. 4 (syn. Cinnyris jugularis).
● ex “Pitpit à coiffe bleue” of Mauduyt de la Varenne 1784 (syn. Dacnis lineata).
● ex "Héron bleuâtre à ventre blanc de Cayenne" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl.350 (Egretta).
● ex “Azuvert” of Vieillot 1805 (Erythrura).
● ex “Baltimore bâtard du Canada” (= ♀) of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 506, fig. 2 (syn. Icterus galbula).
● ex “Quachochopitl” of Hernandez 1651, and Ray 1713, “Picus varius mexicanus major et minor” of Brisson 1760, “Épeiche du Méxique” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Varied Woodpecker” of Latham 1782 (unident. Picidae; ?Melanerpes sp.).
● ex “Choucas chauve de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 521 (Perissocephalus).
● ex “Chorlito tarso comprimido” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 407 (Phalaropus).
● ex “Malkoha Rouverdin” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 225 (syn. Rhamphococcyx curvirostris).
● ex “Oie de la côte de Coromandel” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 937 (syn. Sarkidiornis melanotos).
● ex “Figuier noir et jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 391, fig. 2 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Tangara varié à teste verte de Cayenne” of Brisson 1760, “Tangara varié à tête verte de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 33, fig. 1, “Tricolor” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Green-headed Tanager” of Latham 1783 (syn. Tangara seledon).
● ex “Merle Tricolor à Longue Queue” of Levaillant 1802, pl. 114 (artefact).- tricolorata
L. tri- three- < tres three; coloratus coloured (especially red-coloured) < color, coloris colour.
- unicolor
L. unicolor, unicoloris plain, uniform, of one colour < uni- single- < unus one; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Tanagra unicolor” of Lichtenstein MS (Haplospiza).
● ex “Perroquet Lori unicolore” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (unident.).- unicoloroides
Specific name Campylorhynchus unicolor de La Fresnaye, 1846 (= subsp. C. turdinus); Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; "Campylorhynchus unicoloroïdes. ... Au premier abord, nous avons cru reconnaître dans cet oiseau de Bolivie notre Campylorhynchus unicolor, Rev. zool., 1846, p. 93, d'après la couleur uniformément blanc sale de toutes les parties inférieures et celle d'un gris souris des supérieures; mais après une comparaison plus approfondie, nous avons reconnu qu'il en différait sous plusieurs points" (de La Fresnaye 1846) (syn. Campylorhynchus turdinus unicolor).
- versicolor
L. versicolor, versicoloris of various colours < vertere to change; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Perroquet de La Havane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 360 (Amazona).
● ex “Barbu des Maynas” of Brisson 1760 (Eubucco).
● ex “Perruche à gorge tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 144, “Perruche, no. 2” of Fermin 1769, “Perruche à gorge variée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Wave-breasted Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pyrrhura picta).
● ex "Pato pico de tres colores" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 440 (Spatula).
● ex “Variable Crow” of Latham 1801 (Strepera).- versicolora / versicolorus
L. versicolorus of various colours, parti-coloured < versicolor, versicoloris of various colours < vertere to change; color, coloris colour.
- vulpicolor
L. vulpes, vulpis fox; color, coloris colour.
- xantholora / xantholorus
Gr. ξανθος xanthos yellow; Mod. L. loris lores < lorum lore < L. lorum strap, bridle.
