The Key to Scientific Names
- umbretta
● Mod. L. umbretta deep-brown, earth-brown colour < L. umbra shade (subsp. Sclerurus caudacutus).
● French name “Ombrette” given to the Hamerkop because of its uniform umber or earthy-brown colour < Italian terra d’ombra shadow earth; ex “Scopus” of Brisson 1760, “Ombrette du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 796, “Ombrette” of de Buffon 1770-1783, “Umbre” of Brown 1776, and “Tufted Umbre” of Latham 1785: “[crest] as well as the whole body, is of an uniform brown colour, most like that of Umber” (Scopus).- Umbretta
(Scopidae; syn. Scopus † Hamerkop S. umbretta) Specific name Scopus umbretta J. Gmelin, 1789; "2. Sous-famille. CULTRIROSTRIA. Les Cultrirostres. Bec conformé en couteau, ou très-comprimé. G. 15. Ardea L. 16. Ciconia Lac. 17. Grus Lac. 18. Nycticorax R. 19. Helias R. 20. Blarga R. 21. Umbretta R. Scopus L. 22. Balearius R." (Rafinesque, 1815, Analyse de la Nature, p. 71).
