The Key to Scientific Names
- africa
L. Africa Africa (see africana).
- africana
L. Africanus African < Africa Africa (in antiquity a name originally restricted to the territory of Carthage, later extended to include most of North Africa, then, in modern times, to the whole of that vast continent).
● Egypt; ex “Sarcelle d’Égypte” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 1000, and “African Teal” of Latham 1785 (syn. Aythya nyroca).
● Cape of Good Hope; ex “Cape Curlew” of Latham 1785 (syn. Calidris ferruginea).
● Cape of Good Hope; ex “Choucou” of Levaillant 1799, pl. 38 < French chouette owl; coucou cuckoo (unident.;?syn. Ciccaba woodfordii).
● Cape of Good Hope; ex “Becassine du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 270 (syn. Rostratula benghalensis).
● Cape of Good Hope; ex “African Tern” of Latham 1785 (syn. Thalasseus sandvicensis).
● Malimbe and Cape of Good Hope; ex “Huppe d’Afrique” of Audebert & Vieillot 1800 (subsp. Upupa epops).
● Cape of Good Hope; ex “Curruca naevia capitis bonae spei” of Brisson 1760, “Fauvette tachetée du cap de Bonne Espérance” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “African Warbler” of Latham 1783 (unident.).- africanoides
● Specific name Buphagus africanus Linnaeus, 1766; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; "BUPHAGA Africanoides. ... Inhabits the country about Natal, and is commonly seen picking insects from the backs of cattle. It differs from the Buphaga Africana in the colors of the legs, tail, belly, back, and rump, and also in the size of the legs." (A. Smith 1831) (syn. Buphagus erythrorhynchus).
● Specific name Mirafra africana A. Smith, 1836; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; "Mirafra africana. ... tail dark brown, the outer vanes of the two outermost ferathers white. Length 7 inches. Inhabits the eastern provinces of the colony and the country as far as Latakoo. Mirafra africanoides. ... tail dark brown, the outermost feather of each side edged with white ... Length 6 inches. Inhabits the eastern province of the colony and the country towards Latakoo." (A. Smith 1836) (Calendulauda).
● Specific name Pelecanus africanus J. Gmelin, 1789; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; "Carbo Africanoides. ... Shot near New Latakoo. This may perhaps prove to be the Pelecanus Africanus, at a certain age." (A. Smith 1836) (syn. Microcarbo africanus).- africanus
L. Africanus African.
● ex “African Jacana” of Latham 1785 (Actophilornis).
● Erroneous TL. Africa (= ?Sumatra); ex “Rhinoceros avis secunda varietas” of Willughby 1676, “Trompette de Brac” or “Oiseau trompette” of Labat 1728, “Hydrocorax africanus” of Brisson 1760, “Brac” or “Calao d’Afrique” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “African Hornbill” of Latham 1781 (unident; ?syn. Buceros rhinoceros).
● ex “Pique-Boeuf” of Brisson 1760 (Buphagus).
● Erroneous TL. Country of the Auteniquoi, South Africa (= ?Europe); ex “Buse Gantée” of Levaillant 1797, pl. 18 (syn. Buteo lagopus).
● ex “Engoulevent à Collier” of Levaillant 1799, and “Bombay Goatsucker” of Latham 1802 (syn. Caprimulgus pectoralis).
● ex “African Pheasant” of Latham 1787 (syn. Crinifer piscator).
● ex “African Shag” of Latham 1785 (Microcarbo),.
● ex “Loriot Coudougnan” of Levaillant 1808, pl. 261 (syn. Oriolus larvatus) (see coudougan).
● ex “Coure-vite à double collier d’Afrique” of Temminck 1807 (Smutsornis).
● Erroneous TL. Great Namaqualand (= ?); ex “Faucon à Culotte Noire” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 29 (unident.).
