The Key to Scientific Names
- Antillovultur
‡ (Cathartidae; syn. Gymnogyps Ϯ Cuban Condor G. varonai) Antilles, a modern name for the islands of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea (from Antilia, a fictitious land or islands of the Atlantic Ocean that appeared on mediaeval charts); genus Vultur Linnaeus, 1758, condor; "Antillovultur Arredondo, 1971, Mem. Soc. Ciencias Naturales La Salle, 31 (90), p. 310. Type, by original designation, Antillovultur varonai Arredondo, 1971." (JAJ 2022).
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Corvivultur (See: Corvultur)
Corvultur (Corvidae; syn. Corvus † White-necked Raven C. albicollis) L. corvus raven; vultur, vulturis vulture; "Sous-genre. CORBIVAU; Corvultur. ... La seule espèce de ce sous-genre est le CORBIVAU, Levaill., Afriq., pl. 50; Corvus albicollis, Lath.; Corvus vulturinus, Shaw" (Lesson 1830); "Corvultur Lesson, Traité d'Orn., p. 327, 1831. Type by monotypy, Corvus albicollis Lath." (W. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., II, p. 651).
Var. Corvivultur.- VULTUR
(Cathartidae; † Andean Condor V. gryphus) L. vultur, vulturis vulture; "40. VULTUR. Rostrum rectum, apice aduncum. Caput impenne, antice nuda cute. Lingua bifida." (Linnaeus 1758); "Vultur Linné, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 86. Type, by subsequent designation, Vultur gryphus Linné. (Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 24, 1907, p. 11.)1 ... 1 In Science (N. S., 24, 1906, p. 775-776) J. A. Allen showed that the type of Vultur Linné should be V. gryphus, but also showed how that species might be the type of Sarcoramphus and Gryphus; the first valid designation appears to be that given above." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 189). This genus is the first diagnosed in modern avian nomenclature. Linnaeus's Vultur comprised six species (V. Gryphus, V. Harpyja, V. Papa, V. Aura, V. barbatus, V. Perenopterus). The impressive Andean Condor is the largest raptor, soaring effortlessly over the Andean chain.
Var. Vulcur.
Synon. Condor, Gryphus, Sarcoramphus, Sarcorhamphus, Zopilotes.
● (Accipitridae; syn. Aegypius † Eurasian Black Vulture A. monachus) "6. VULTUR. L. ... b. Vultur, Bp. — 15. monachus, L. (cinereus, Gm.)" (Bonaparte 1854); “*2. VULTUR, Mœhr. 1752, et p. Linn. 1756. Ægypius, Sav. 1809. Polypteryx. Hodgs. 1844. (Vultur monachus, Linn.)” (Gray 1855); "Vultur “L.” Bonaparte, 1854, Conspectus Accipitrum, p. 2 (not of Linnaeus, 1758, nor of G. Gray, 1840). Type, by monotypy, Vultur monachus Linnaeus, 1766." (JAJ 2022).
● (Accipitridae; syn. Gyps † Cape Griffon Vulture G. coprotheres) “Genus Vultur, LINN. Vul. fulvus So. Africa.” (Selby 1840); “Vultur “Linn.” Selby, 1840, Cat. Generic Subgeneric Types Aves, p. 1 (not of Linnaeus, 1758). Type, by monotypy, Vultur fulvus Selby, 1840 = Vultur fulvus A. Smith, 1830 = Vultur kolbii Daudin, 1800 = Vultur coprotheres Forster, 1798.” (JAJ 2023).
● (Accipitridae; syn. Torgos † Lappet-faced Vulture T. tracheliotos) “VULTUR, L. V. auricularis, Daud. Levaill. Ois. d’Afr., pl. 9.” (Gray 1840); “Vultur “L.” G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 1 (not of Linnaeus, 1758). Type, by original designation, V. auricularis, Daud., i.e. Vultur auricularis Daudin, 1800 = Vultur tracheliotos J. Forster, 1791.” (JAJ 2022).- vulturina / vulturinum / vulturinus
L. vulturinus like a vulture, vulturine (e.g. bald-headed) < vultur, vulturis vulture.
● ex “Caffre” of Levaillant 1796, pl. 6; “This species resorts exclusively to high rugged mountains, where it preys upon the Hyrax Capensis—the Dassie of the Cape colonists” (A. Smith, 1837, Cat. South African Mus., p. 24 (per Mark Brown)) (syn. Aquila verreauxi).
● ex Vultur albicilla Linnaeus, 1766 (syn. Haliaeetus albicilla).
● ex “Philédon vulturin” of Hombron & Jacquinot 1841 (syn. Philemon inornatus).- vulturna / vulturnus
L. vulturnus south-east by south wind; a reference to the range of this form (OD per Björn Bergenholtz) (cf. Roman myth. Vulturnus, a river god, god of the Tiber) (subsp. Fraseria caerulescens).
- vulturoides
L. vultur, vulturis vulture; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; "2—1. SERPENTARIUS. Spec. 1. vulturoides, (snake-eater,) body black; hind-head crested; tail-feathers white at the tips; legs very long. 3 feet high." (A. Eaton 1826) (syn. Sagittarius serpentarius).
