The Key to Scientific Names
- Cyanosylvia
(Muscicapidae; syn. Luscinia † Bluethroat L. svecica) Gr. κυανος kuanos dark-blue; genus Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler; "Ebenso ist es bey dem schwedischen Blaukehlchen, der ächten Sylvia suecica, meiner Cyano-sylvia suecica." (Brehm 1828). "Cyanosylvia Brehm, 1828, Isis von Oken, col. 920. Type, by monotypy, Sylvia suecica = Motacilla svecica Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2019) (Motacilla sinensis Linnaeus, of Ripley in Peters, 1960, X, p. 32, is a lapsus).
Var. Cyanosylvania.- Muscisylvia
(Muscicapidae; syn. Myiomela † White-tailed Robin M. leucura) Portmanteau of genera Muscicapa Brisson 1760, flycatcher, and Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler; "PHILOMELINÆ. Genus Muscisylvia, mihi. General structure as in Grillivora, but feebler; gape wider and bristled; tip of the bill more suddenly bent. ... A shy forester; not gregarious. Type, M. leucura, mihi." (Hodgson 1845); "Muscisylvia Hodgson, 1845, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 27. Type, by original designation, M. leucura Hodgson, nec Musicisylvia (sic) Agassiz, 1841." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 81).
• see Muscylvia- PACHYSYLVIA
(Vireonidae; † Lesser Greenlet P. decurtata) Gr. παχυς pakhus large, stout; genus Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler; "Pachysylvia, Bp. (Mniotilta, p. Gr.) Media quasi inter Sylvicolas et Vireones: corpus concretum, decurtatum: alae amplae, breves; remigum prima brevissima! secunda aequali duodecimae; tertia, quarta, quinta et sexta omnium longissimis: cauda parva, angusta, truncata. SYLVICOLA decurtata, Bp. (Mniotilta decurtata, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 118. sp. 31. ex Mexico" (Bonaparte 1850); "Pachysylvia Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av., 1, p. 309, 1851—type, by monotypy, Sylvicola decurtata Bonaparte." (Hellmayr, 1935, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VIII, p. 158).
Var. Pachysilvia.- sylvia
Mod. L. sylvia woodland sprite, little bird, warbler < L. silva woodland.
● Roman myth. Rhea Silvia, wife to the river god Tiberinus, and mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome; alluding to watery habitats (subsp. Cisticola erythrops, Tanysiptera).
● Roman myth. Silvia, goddess of the forests (syn. Peneothello bimaculata vicaria).
● "99. MOTACILLA. ... Sylvia. 9. M. supra cinerea, subtus alba, rectrice prima longitudinaliter dimidiato albo, secunda apice alba. Fn. svec. 228. Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (?syn. Sylvia curruca).- SYLVIA
(Sylviidae; Ϯ Eurasian Blackcap S. atricapilla) Mod. L. sylvia woodland sprite < L. silva or sylva woodland (cf. Motacilla sylvia Linnaeus, 1766 (considered unidentifiable, but perhaps the Common Whitethroat)); "SYLVIA. Gens tenuirostris, insectivora, canora, garrula, inquieta, arboribus insidens, strigi illudens, migrans, saltitans nec ambulans, vocem nullam edens dum volat. 227. SYLVIA LUSCINIA. ... Ital. Rossignolo. Germ. Nachtigall. ... 228. SYLVIA CURRUCA. ... Ital. Bianchetto. Germ. Spottvogel. ... 229. SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA. ... Ital. Capo nero. Germ. Schwarzplatl. ... 230. SYLVIA OENANTHE. ... Ital. Cullo bianco. Germ. Steinschwazer. ... 231. SYLVIA RUBECULA. ... Ital. Petto rosso, Pitardello, Petuzzo. Germ. Rothkehlchen, Rothkröpfl. ... 232. SYLVIA PHOENICURUS. ... Ital. Scorsolato, Quarossolo. German. Rothschwänzchen, Waldrothschweifl. ... 233. SYLVIA TITHYS. ... Ital. Moretto. Germ. Hausrothschweifl. ... 234. SYLVIA ZYA. ... 235. SYLVIA SCHOENOBAENUS? ... Ital. Grisato. ... 236. SYLVIA MUSCIPETA. ... Ital. Grisatto bastardo. ... 237. SYLVIA RUBETRA. ... 238. SYLVIA TROCHILUS. ... Germ. Schmittl. ... 239. SYLVIA TROGLODYTES. ... Ital. Reatolo. Germ. Königerl, Zaunschlupferl. ... 240. SYVIA REGULUS. ... Germ. Goldhähnlein, Zaunkönig." (Scopoli 1769). "When the genus Sylvia, containing upwards of two hundred and fifty species, shall have been properly studied, it will be found practicable to divide it into several more sections, subgenera, and even perhaps genera. This bird [Sylvia palmarum], along with many other North American species, will constitute a highly natural group, very distinct from the true Sylvia, of which S. atricapilla may be considered as the type" (Bonaparte 1828); “This genus, proposed by Scopoli ... has no type designated by the author. Of later writers, Swainson in 1836 designated Sylvia hippolais (the Icterine Warbler), Gray in 1840 Sylvia melanocephala (the Sardinian Warbler), and Seebohm in 1881 Sylvia cinerea (the Whitethroat) as the types. As these three species are not to be found among those included by Scopoli in his original list of species, it is obvious that another type must be found. Motacilla sylvia Linnaeus, 1766 (= Sylvia communis Lath.), which might be regarded as the type by tautonymy, cannot be taken into consideration; it is not included in Scopoli’s original list of the members of the genus, and the identification of Motacilla sylvia with Sylvia communis is very doubtful. The Committee suggest that Sylvia curruca (Linn.) should henceforth be regarded as the type of this genus” (BOU 1915); "Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, Annus I Hist. Nat., p. 154. Type, by subsequent designation (Bonaparte, 1828, Amer. Ornith., 2, p. 17), Motacilla atricapilla Linnaeus." (Watson in Peters, 1986, XI, p. 270).
Var. Siloia, Silvia, Silvya, Slyvia, Sylcia.
Synon. Adornis, Cuphopterus, Cuphornis, Curruca, Dagela, Epilais, Ficedula, Horizorhinus, Lioptilornis, Lioptilus, Melophilus, Monachus, Pseudoalcippe, Trochilus.- Sylviaxis
(Rhinocryptidae; syn. Scytalopus † Magellanic Tapaculo S. magellanicus) Portmanteau of genera Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler, and Synallaxis Vieillot, 1818, spinetail; "G. SYLVIAXIS, Sylviaxis, Less. - Scytalopus, Gray, p. 19 (pars.) - Myiothera, Wied. - Leptonyx, La Fr. et d'Orb. - Sylvia, Lath. - Hab. le sud de l'Amérique. 1º S. magellanicus ... 2º S. paradoxus ... 3º S. guttatus" (Lesson 1840); "Sylviaxis Lesson, 1840, Revue Zoologique, III, p. 274. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1841, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 25), S. magellanicus, i.e. Motacilla magellanicus Gmelin, 1789." (JAJ 2021).
- Vibrissosylvia
(Muscicapidae; syn. Sheppardia † Lowland Akalat S. cyornithopsis) L. vibrissae nose hairs < vibrare to quiver (cf. vibrissa unknown bird, perhaps a wagtail < vibrissare to trill); genus Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler; "Vibrissosylvia n. gen. Typus: Nur einzige Art. Callene cyornithopsis Sharpe. Diese Art kann unmöglich mit Callene frontalis Blyth und noch weniger mit den afrikanischen Alethe Arten, zu denen Reichenow sie stellt, vereinigt werden. Sie unterscheidet sich von allen Sylvotimalien durch die sehr langen, kräftigen Schnabelborsten, die länger sind als der kurze Schnabel. Von denjenigen Muscicapiden, die im Bau eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit zeigen (Siphia, Cyornis) unterscheidet sich Vibrissosylvia durch den feineren schmäleren Schnabel und die längeren und kräftigeren Tarsen und Füße." (C. Neumann 1920); "Vibrissosylvia Neumann, 1920, Journal für Ornithologie, 68, p. 78. Type, by original designation, Callene cyornithopsis Sharpe, 1901." (JAJ 2022).
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Vireosylvia (See: Vireosylva)
Vireosylva (Vireonidae; syn. Vireo † Red-eyed Vireo V. olivaceus) Portmanteau of genera Vireo Vieillot, 1808, vireo, and Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler; "Genus 115. VIREOSYLVA, Nob. 164. VIREOSYLVA OLIVACEA, Nob. (Muscicapa olivacea, L. ) Aud. pl. 150. America generally. 165. VIREOSYLVA BARTRAMI, Nob. (Vireo Bartrami, Sw.) Aud. pl. 415. North-western parts" (Bonaparte 1838); "Vireosylva Bonaparte, 1838, Geog. Comp. List Birds Europe North Amer., p. 26. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1841, List Genera Birds, ed. 2, p. 44), Muscicapa olivacea Linnaeus." (Blake in Peters, 1968, XIV, p. 121).
Var. Vireosylvia.-
Zooteropisylvia (See: Zosteropisylvia)
Zosteropisylvia (Zosteropidae; syn. Zosterops † African Yellow White-eye Z. senegalensis) Portmanteau of genera Zosterops Vigors & Horsfield, 1826, white-eye, and Sylvia Scopoli, 1769, warbler; "b. 26. Zooteropisylvia uterovirens, ♀. P. Wurtt. an Zost. senegalensis, Bp. Z. flava, Swains. Z. citrina, Hartl. Sennaar. Kulla." (Baldamus 1857); ""Zosteropisylvia icterovirens (errore typograph.: Zooteropisylvia uterovirens!!) P. Würt. Icon. No. 26. ist eine wahre Zosterops, welche Hartlaub für identisch mit Z. senegalensis Bp. hält. Hartl. Cab. Journ. 1865. p. 10." (von Heuglin 1867); "Zosteropisylvia Heuglin, 1867, Journ. f. Orn., 15, p. 295. Type, by monotypy, Zosteropisylvia. icterovirens Heuglin = Zosterops senegalensis Bonaparte." (Mayr in Peters, 1967, XII, p. p. 290).
Var. Zooteropisylvia.
