The Key to Scientific Names

Edited by James A. Jobling
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Ania

(Anatidae; syn. Melanitta Common Scoter M. nigra) Gr. ανια ania  grief, sorrow (i.e. in mourning, black); "OIDEMIA.  SCOTER.  ... OIDEMIA. Fleming.  ANIA. Leach in Brit. Mus. Coll.  ...  All the known species are distinguished by a dull and fuliginous garb and inelegant form" (Stephens in Shaw, 1824, General Zoology, XII (ii), p. 212); "OIDEMIA, Flem. (1822).  Anas, L.  Melanetta, Boie.  Ania, Leach, MSS.  Œdemia, Strickl.   O. nigra, (L.) Flem. Pl. enl. 978." (G. Gray 1841); "Ania "Leach" G. Gray, 1841, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 95.  Alternate name for Oidemia Fleming, 1822." (JAJ 2020).


Bannermania

(Hydrobatidaesyn. Hydrobates Ϯ Hornby's Storm-petrel H. hornbyi ) Dr David Armitage Bannerman (1886-1979) English ornithologist; "Since the 'Birds of Australia' was published a very useful summary of the distribution of the Tubinares in the North Atlantic Ocean by D. A. Bannerman has appeared in the 'Ibis' for July 1914, pp. 438-494.  ... When Coues separated Cymochorea and restricted Oceanodroma to furcata he included with that species hornbyi Gray.  ... It differs absolutely in coloration from Oceanodroma or the dusky Petrels of the Hydrobates-Halocyptena-Cymochorea-group. It recalls to us a similar anomalous form from the south, Pelagodroma marina Latham.  ... The species hornbyi has just as distinctive coloration, and as it does not correlate at all with any of the other members of the family, we propose for it the generic name BANNERMANIA, gen. nov." (Mathews & Iredale 1915); "Bannermania Mathews and Iredale, Ibis, 1915, p. 578. Type, by monotypy, Thalassidroma hornbyi Gray." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 72).


bascania / bascanica
Baskan, north-eastern Turkistan.

Briania

(Muscicapidae; syn. Ficedula  Pygmy Blue Flycatcher F. hodgsoni) Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894) English diplomat, Resident to Nepal 1833-1844, ethnologist, naturalist; "The generic name Nitidula Jerdon & Blyth, 1861, with type Nitidula campbelli of the same authors (= Nemura hodgsoni Moore) is preoccupied by Nitidula Fabr., 1775 (Coleoptera, fide Agassiz).  No later name is available, so the genus may be known as Briania, nom. nov.  The genus is at present monotypic" (Chasen & Boden Kloss 1930); "Briania Chasen and Boden Kloss, 1930, Bull. British Orn. Club, L (341), p. 69.  New name for Nitidula Jerdon and Blyth, 1861, not of Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera)." (JAJ 2020).


Cataphania

(Artamidaesyn. Artamus Ϯ White-breasted Woodswallow A. leucorynchus) Gr. καταφανεια kataphaneia  evident  < καταφαινω kataphainō  to make evident  < κατα kata  in relation to; φαινω phainō  to show; "Oxypterum (Leach 1817; Thierlaus) bl. — Oxyptera (Cuv. Vogel; Meyen Act. Leop.): Cataphania, N." (Gistel 1848); "Cataphania Gistel, 1848, Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs. Für höhere Schulen, p. X.  New name for Oxyptera Cuv., i.e. Ocypterus Cuvier, 1817, considered preoccupied by Oxypterum Leach, 1817." (JAJ 2020).
Var. Cataphonia.


Chapmania

(Psittacidae; syn. Pyrilia  Orange-cheeked Parrot P. barrabandi) Frank Michler Chapman (1864-1945) US ornithologist; "Comtudo, Eucinetes, não póde conter a fórma barrabandi, de que fazemos typo do genero Chapmania ao lado de Pionites.   ...    Chapmania, nobis.   Fórma geral de Eucinetes, tendo a fronte e os lóros emplumados normalmente, a região periophthalmica francamente núa, o cerumen estendendo-se até o hiato, a tomia fracamente entalhada, o gonis de base excavado, remiges 1.a, 2.a e 3.a eguaes.   Especie brasileira:  67—  CHAPMANIA BARRABANDI (Kuhl.)   Curica" (de Miranda-Ribeiro 1920); "Chapmania de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, Revista Museu Paulista, XII, pp. 10, 65.  Type, by original designation, Psittacus barrabandi Kuhl, 1820." (JAJ 2021).


Chapmaniana

(Psittacidae; syn. Pyrilia  Orange-cheeked Parrot P. barrabandi) Genus Chapmania de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, parrot; L. suffix -ana  pertaining to; "Chapmania A. de M. Ribeiro, Revista Museu Paulista XII. p. 10, 65 (1920) (Type: Psittacus barrabandi Kuhl) kann wegen Chapmannia Monticelli 1893 nicht bleiben.  Neuer Name: Chapmaniana Strand n. n." (Strand 1928) (OD per Laurent Raty); "Chapmaniana Strand, 1928, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, XC, Abth. A. Heft 8, p. 58.  New name for Chapmania de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, considered preoccupied by Chapmannia Monticelli, 1893 (Vermes)." (JAJ 2021).


Chlorurania

(Trochilidae; syn. Thalurania Violet-capped Woodnymph T. glaucopis) Gr. χλωρος khlōros  green; genus Thalurania Gould, 1848, woodnymph; "6. Chlorurania, nov. gen. — Diffère du genre Thalurania par le bec à peine plus long que la tête; chez le mâle, les sous-caudales plus courtes, plus consistantes, vertes comme l'abdomen au moins au disque; l'absence de taches scapulaires.  Type: Trochilus glaucopis Gmelin." (Simon 1919); "Chlorurania Simon, Rev. Franc. d'Orn., 6, 1919, p. 53.  Type, by original designation, Trochilus glaucopis Gmelin." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 44).


Cyanosylvania (See: Cyanosylvia)
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.


DICRANURANIA

(Trochilidae; † Mexican Woodnymph D. ridgwayi) Gr. δικρανον dikranon   pitchfork  < δικρανος dikranos  two-headed; ουρανιος ouranios  heavenly < ουρανος ouranos  heaven; “Dicranurania, new genusType species.—Thalurania ridgwayi Nelson, 1900.  ...  Small hummingbird (size 9-10 cm) most closely related to Eupherusa.  ...  Etymology.—Derived from the Greek δικρανον (dicranon) meaning pitchfork, and ουρανιος (ouranios) meaning heavenly or sky blue, in reference to the blue forked tail.  The ending of the new genus name forges a link with the genus Thalurania [Gould, 1848], in which it was previously included.  The genus is feminine.” (Sangster et al. 2023); “Dicranurania Sangster, Gaudin and Schuchmann, 2023, Bull. British Ornith. Club, 143 (1), p. 65.  Type, by original designation, Thalurania ridgwayi Nelson, 1900.” (JAJ 2023).  


Elania (See: ELAENIA)
ELAENIA

(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Yellow-bellied Elaenia E. flavogaster) Gr. ελαινεος elaineos  of olive-oil, oleaginous  < ελαια elaia  olive; "Elænia n. g. 6)  Musc. pagana Licht.; brevirostris, — modesta, — aurifrons Pr. Max; — Hylophilus cinerascens ejusd.  Numerosæ americanæ, transitum ad Tyrannides præbentes; Fringillis subsimiles.   ...    6) Rostrum crassiusculum, breve, basi dilatatum, altitudine latius; carina dorsali subacuta, sutura recta.  Membrana narium plumulis tecta.  Vibrissæ tenues.  Alæ mediocres vel sub-breves, rotundatæ, remigib. 3-5 reliqvis longioribus.  Pedes mediocres, digitis brevibus, subliberis.  Olivaceæ-cinerascentes; sæpe subtus, interdum vertice flavæ. — Eλαινιος, oleagineus." (Sundevall 1836); "Elaenia Sundevall, 1836, Vetensk. Akad. Handl., 1835, p. 89. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa pagana Lichtenstein = Pipra flavogaster Thunberg." (Traylor in Peters, 1979, VIII, pp. 26-27).  
Var. Elaenea, Elainea, Elainia, EleaniaEloenia, ElanaElania.


Emphania

(Phasianidae; syn. Polyplectron Palawan Peacock Pheasant P. napoleonis) Gr. εμφανης emphanēs  conspicuous, notable  < εμφαινω emphainō  to show (cf. specific name Polyplectron emphanum Temminck, 1831 (= syn. Polyplectron napoleonis)); "Genera et Species typicae.   ...   b. Emphania Rchb.  Napoleonis (Polypl. —  Massena) R.  Ic. Av. t. 351 ♂ 1973. —  ♀? Polypl. chalcurum T." (Reichenbach 1853); "Emphania Reichenbach, 1853, Avium Systema Naturale, p. XXIX.  Type, by original designation, Polyplectrum napoleonis Masséna (i.e. Lesson), 1831." (JAJ 2020).


GOLDMANIA

(Trochilidae; Ϯ Violet-capped Hummingbird G. violiceps) Maj. Edward Alphonso Goldman (1873-1946) US Army, zoologist, conservationist; "Since January, 1911, Mr. E. A. Goldman, of the Biological Survey, U. S. Department of Agriculture, has been detailed to the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone to collect mammals and birds in the Canal Zone and adjacent parts of Panama. The most interesting discovery in his work to date has been a hummingbird representing a beautiful new genus and species. The type came from the higher slopes of the Cerro Azul   ...   GOLDMANIA, new genus.  Type Goldmania violiceps, new species.  Genus named in honor of Mr. E. A. Goldman.  Generic characters.— In general appearance similar to Saucerottea, but under-tail coverts small and very short; the three median ones remarkably specialized, being very narrow at base, broad and strongly decurved distally and very stiff; tenth, or outermost primary, shorter than ninth and abruptly attenuate near tip in adult male; bill longer than head, terete, narrow, slightly expanded basally and nasal operculum overlapping edge of mandible; feathers on tarsus very short, leaving inner side completely exposed.   GOLDMANIA VIOLICEPS, new species  ...  collected by E. A. Goldman, March 23, 1911." (Nelson 1911); "Goldmania Nelson, 1911, Smithson. Misc. Collect. 56 (21): 1.  Type, by original designation, Goldmania violiceps Nelson." (AOU Checklist, 7th ed., 1998, p. 296).
Synon. Goethalsia.


grypania

Gr. γρυπανιον grupanion  old woman  < γρυπανιος grupanios  wrinkled  < γρυπτω gruptō  to become wrinkled (cf. L. grypus  hook-nosed  < Gr. γρυπος grupos  hook-nosed, aquiline  < γρυποομαι grupoomai  to become hooked).


guarania

Güaraní, an Amerindian people of Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina, and southern Brazil.  Their names for birds, much used in ornithology, were brought to light by the works of de Azara.


Hamophania (See: Homophania)
Homophania

(Trochilidae; syn. Coeligena Black Inca C. prunellei) Gr. ὁμος homos  uniform  < ὁμως homōs  alike; φανιον phanion  little torch  < dim. φανος phanos  torch, bright; "Bourcieria BONAP.   ...   * β. Homophania Prunellii (Tr. — BOURC. MULS. 1843.) BP. — Columb. N.-Gran." (Reichenbach 1854); "Bourcieria β Homophania Reichenbach, Journ. f. Orn., 1, 1854, Beil. zu Extrah., p. 10.  Type, by monotypy, Trochilus prunellei Bourcier." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 98).
Var. Hamophania, Homophaina.


Hemistephania

(Trochilidae; syn. Doryfera Green-fronted Lancebill D. ludovicae) Gr. ἡμι- hēmi-  half-, small < ἡμισυς hēmisus  half; στεφανιον stephanion  small crown  < dim. στεφανος stephanos  crown; "d. Heliantheinae.   ...   Helianthea GOULD.   *α. Hemistephania Ludoviciae (Tr. — BOURC. MULS. 1847.) RCHB. — Mex.     — Johannae (Tr. — BOURC. MULS. 1847.) RCHB. — Peru." (Reichenbach 1854); "Hemistephania Reichenbach, 1854, Journ. für Ornith., I, Extraheft, Aufzählung der Colibris, p. 9.  Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 140), Trochilus ludovicae Bourcier and Mulsant, 1847." (JAJ 2020).


hispaniae
L. Hispania, Hispaniae Spain.

Hypophania

(Trochilidae; syn. Anthracothorax Antillean Mango A. dominicus) Gr. ὑπο hupo  beneath; φανιον phanion  bright  < dim. φανος phanos  light; "c.  Polytminae.   *Anthracothorax   ...   * δ. Hypophania dominica (Tr. — us LINN. 1766.) RCHB. — St. Domingo, Guyana." (Reichenbach 1854); "Anthracothorax δ Hypophania Reichenbach, 1854, Journ. für Ornith., I, Extraheft,  Aufzählung der Colibris, p. 11.  Type, by monotypy, Trochilus dominicus Linnaeus, 1766." (JAJ 2020).


IRANIA

(Muscicapidae; Ϯ White-throated Robin I. gutturalis) Iran, formerly Persia; "Irania. n. gen.  Ex Saxicolinis   ...  Irania Finoti. n. sp.  ...  Questa specie porta il nome del Barone Finot, Console di Francia in Tiflis, che ha lasciato nell' animo de' componenti la missione italiana in Persia la più grata ricordanza, tante furono e così vigili e così continue e così schiettamente cordiali le cortesie prodigate a tutti ed a ciascuno durante il nostro soggiorno in quelle capitale delle provincie Russe Transcaucasiche." (de Filippi 1863); "Irania de Filippi, 1863, Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. Genova, 2, p. 380. Type, by monotypy, Irania Finoti de Filippi = Cossypha gutturalis Guérin-Méneville." (Ripley in Peters, 1964, X, p. 73). 


Laniagra

(Vireonidae; syn. Cyclarhis Rufous-browed Peppershrike C. gujanensis) Portmanteau of genera Lanius Linnaeus, 1758, shrike, and Tanagra Linnaeus, 1764, tanager; "LANIADÆ SYLVICOLÆ. Nob.  G[enre]. LANIAGRA. Nob.   1. L. guyanensis, Nob. - (Tanagra guyanensis, Lin., Gmel.)  - Hab. provincia Corrientesensi (republica Argentina et republica Boliviana)" (d'Orbigny & de La Fresnaye 1837); "Laniagra Lafresnaye and d'Orbigny, Syn. Av., 1, in Mag. Zool., 7, cl. 2, p. 9, 1837—type, by monotypy, Tanagra gujanensis Gmelin." (Hellmayr, 1935, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VIII, p. 194).


LANIARIUS

(Malaconotidae; Ϯ Yellow-crowned Gonolek L. barbarus) Genus Lanius Linnaeus, 1758, shrike; "128. GONOLEK, Laniarius.  Lanius, Linn. Gm. Lath.  Bec nu à la base, un peu grêle, convexe en dessus, droit, comprimé; mandibule supérieure échancrée et crochue vers le bout; l'inférieure aiguë et retroussée à la pointe. — Bouche ciliée. — Ailes à penne bâtarde; le deuxe. remige la plus longue.   Esp. Gonolek, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Laniarius Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 41. Type, by monotypy, "Gonolek" Buffon = Lanius barbarus Linnaeus." (Rand in Peters, 1960, IX, p. 326).
Var. Lanairius, Laniarus, Lanirius.
Synon. Diplophoneus, Lanarius, Pelecinius, Rhynchastatus, Thamnocataphus, Tschagra.


Lavania

(Trochilidae; syn. Metallura Fire-throated Metaltail M. eupogon) Roman myth. Lavania, another name for Lavinia, daughter of Latinus and Amata, who fled to the woods; "Genre Lavania, MULSANT.   Hedwigae, TACZANOWSKI. — Pérou." (Mulsant 1876); "Lavania Mulsant, 1876, Annales Soc. Linn. Lyon, nouv. sér., XXII (1875), p. 220.  Type, by monotypy, Metallura hedvigae Taczanowski, 1874 (June) = Urolampra eupogon Cabanis, 1874 (January)." (JAJ 2020) (see Lavinia).


Loomelania

(Hydrobatidae; syn. Hydrobates  Black Storm-petrel H. melania) Portmanteau of surname Loomis (after Leverett Mills Loomis (1857-1928) US ornithologist) and specific name Procellaria melania Bonaparte, 1854; "LOOMELANIA, gen. nov.   Description. — Tarsus longer than the middle toe and claw, and almost twice as long as the culmen; the tail is forked for over 20 mm., and is just less than half the length of the wing.   Measurements.— The average measurements of 150 skins are: Wing 177; tail 85; culmen 15·7; tarsus 31; middle toe and claw 29·25 mm.   Type. — Procellaria melania Bonaparte." (Mathews 1934); "Loomelania Mathews, 1934, Bull. British Ornith. Club, LIV (ccclxxvi), p. 119.  Type, by original designation, Procellaria melania Bonaparte, 1854." (JAJ 2021).


Luciania (See: Luciana)
Luciana

(Trochilidae; syn. Eriocnemis Sapphire-vented Puffleg E. luciani) Jules Laurent Lucien later called Charles Lucien Jules Laurent 2nd Prince of Canino and of Musignano and Prince Bonaparte (1803-1857) French ornithologist (cf. specific name Trochilus luciani Bourcier, 1847); "1554. Eriocnemys, Reich. — a. Eriocnemys, Reich. —  b. Aline, Reich. —  c. Mosqueria, Reich. —  d. Luciania! Reich." (Bonaparte 1854) (nom. nud.); "361 a. (2296.) PHEMONOË, Reichenb. 1854.  "Luciana! Reichenb." Pr. B. 1854? (Trochilus Luciani, Bourc.)" (G. Gray 1855); "Luciana G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 141 (Appendix).  Type, by original designation, Trochilus luciani Bourcier, 1847." (JAJ 2020).
Var. Luciania, Luciani.


Maclennania

(Locustellidae; syn. Cincloramphus Rufous Songlark C. mathewsi) William Rae Maclennan (1882-1935) Australian ornithologist, taxidermist, explorer, collector; "MACLENNANIA, gen. nov. *   Type Cincloramphus mathewsi Iredale.   ...   *Named in honour of William Rae McLennan, 1882, who, for Dr. Macgillivray and others, has done such good work as a collector." (Mathews 1917); "Maclennania Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. iii. p. 127, Dec. 28th, 1917.  Type (by original designation): Cincloramphus mathewsi Ired." (Mathews, 1930, Syst. Av. Austral., II, p. 569).


melania

Gr. μελανια melania  blackness, dark cloud  < μελας melas, μελανος melanos  black (cf. L. melania  blackness, black spotted).


melaniae
Melanie Floericke née Reiss (1881-1971) wife of German zoologist Dr Kurt Floericke (1869-1934) (syn. Lophornis delattrei).

Milligania

(Acanthizidae; syn. Acanthiza Slaty-backed Thornbill A. robustirostris) Alexander William Milligan (1858-1921) Australian ornithologist, founder member of the RAOU 1901; "888. MILLIGANIA, gen. nov.  Differs from Acanthiza in its stouter bill and longer thinner legs and feet.  Type, Acanthiza robustirostris Milligan." (Mathews 1912); "Milligania Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 112, Dec. 24th, 1912.  Type (by original designation): Acanthiza robustirostris Milligan." (Mathews, 1930, Syst. Av. Austral., II, p. 601).


Nania

(Trochilidae; syn. Eriocnemis Coppery-bellied Puffleg E. cupreoventris) Gr. myth. Nana, a nymph and mother to Atys; "LES ÉRIOCNÉMAIRES  ...  gg  Ventre plus ou moins cuivreux. Tectrices caudales vertes (s.-genre Nania).   k Gorge en devant du cou d'un jaune de cuivre doré.  Rectrices d'un bleu d'acier.  Sous-caudales d'un bleu d'azur. . . . . .chrysorama.   kk Gorge en devant du cou verts.   l Rectrices d'un vert bleuâtre.  Sous-caudales violettes. . . . . .cupreiventris.   ll Rectrices d'un bleu obscur.  Sous-caudales violettes, avec la base d'un vert pâle. . . . . .Luciani. " (Mulsant & E. Verreaux 1877); "Nania Mulsant and E. Verreaux, 1877, Hist. Nat. Oiseaux-Mouches, III, p. 28 (key).  Type, by subsequent designation (Elliot, 1879, Smithsonian Contrib. Knowledge, 317, Classif. Synop. Trochilidae, p. 188), Trochilus cupreoventris Fraser, 1840." (JAJ 2020).


novaehispaniae

L. novus  new; Hispania  Spain; i.e. New Spain, an earlier name for Mexico and other Spanish territories in the Americas.
● ex “Avis americana de Acolchichi” of Seba 1734-1765, “Icterus mexicanus” of Brisson 1760, “Acolchi de Seba” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Mexican Oriole” of Latham 1782 (despite the names, the bird described is not an American icterid but probably an Indomalayan oriole) (?syn. Oriolus xanthornus).
● ex “Toltecoloctli” or “ Metzcanahachtli” of Ray 1713, “Querquedula mexicana” of Brisson 1760, “Sarcelle du Méxique” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Mexican Duck” of Latham 1785 (syn. Spatula discors).
● ex “Coturnix major mexicana” of Brisson 1760, “Grand Colin” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Mexican Quail” of Latham 1783 (unident.).


novaepomeraniae

L. novus  new; Mod. L. Pomerania  Pomerania, a region of the southern Baltic coastlands; i.e. New Pomerania (= Neu Pommern), German New Guinea (= New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea).


paniaiae
Paniai Lakes District (formerly Wissel Lakes District) or Regency, Dutch New Guinea.

POLIOCRANIA

(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ Chestnut-backed Antbird P. exsul) Gr. πολιος polios  grey, ash-grey; κρανιον kranion  skull, head; "Poliocrania Bravo, Isler, and Brumfield gen. novType species. Myrmeciza exsul Sclater, 1858b.  ...  Distinguished from Ampelornis and Sipia by blue periorbital patch, by lack of spots or streaks on throat or underparts of female, and by loudsong structure. Differs from Ampelornis in numerous morphometric measures and proportions such as tail/wing length ratio; differences in foraging behavior supportive. Nest architecture differs from Sipia.  Etymology. The feminine generic name is taken from the Greek polios (ashy-gray) and kranion (skull, head), reflecting the gray head of the type species" (Isler et al. 2013); "Poliocrania Bravo, Isler and Brumfield, 2013, Zootaxa, 3717 (4), p. 488.  Type, by original designation, Myrmeciza exsul P. Sclater, 1858." (JAJ 2020).


Pseudohomophania

(Trochilidae; syn. Coeligena Brown Inca C. wilsoni) Gr. ψευδος pseudos  false; genus Homophania Reichenbach, 1854, inca; "9e Genre. — LAMPROPYGIA  ...  1. Corps en dessous brun olivâtre ou un peu rougeâtre avec une grosse plaque jugulaire violet-mauve, et, de chaque côté de la poitrine, une tache blanche; bord externe de l'aile d'un roux vif; celui de la rémige externe d'un roux plus clair (1re section Pseudohomophania)  ...  9e Genre. - LAMPROPYGIA  ...  1re SECTION (Pseudohomophania).   1. L. Wilsoni (Del et Bourc.)   ...   2. L. purpurea (Gould)." (Simon 1921); "Lampropygia (Pseudohomophania) Simon, Hist. Nat. Trochil., 1921, p. 163 (in key), 171, 362.  Type, by subsequent designation, Trochilus wilsoni DeLattre and Bourcier. (Richmond, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 70, 1927, art. 15, p. 31)." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 99).


Pucherania

(Pachycephalidae; syn. Pachycephala Mangrove Golden Whistler P. melanura spinicaudus) Jacques Pucheran (1817-1894) French zoologist, explorer; "Pteruthius spinicaudus, Pucheran, doit constituer un genre que nous nommons Pucherania, en honneur du digne collaborateur du professeur Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, qui, tout en nous faisant si bien connaître le type, vient de faire presentir le groupe que sa modestie seule nous a laissé établir.  La prétendue Hylocharis orphœus, Verr., figurée dans les Contributions à l'Ornithologie de sir William Jardine sous le nom de Pachycephala orphœa, Strickland, ne me paraît pas pouvoir en être éloignée." (Bonaparte 1854); "Pucherania Bonaparte, 1854, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, XXXVIII, p. 536.  Type, by original designation, Pteruthius spinicaudus Pucheran, 1853." (JAJ 2021).


romaniae / romanicus / romaniensis
Romania or Rumania.

Ryania

(Maluridae; syn. Malurus Red-backed Fairy-wren M. melanocephalus) Sir Charles Snodgrass Ryan (1853-1926) Australian surgeon, ornithologist, co-founder of RAOU; "965.  RYANIA, gen. nov.  Differs from Malurus in its shorter wing and tail and in lacking the erectile ear-coverts.  Type, Muscicapa melanocephala Latham." (Mathews 1912); "Ryania Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 113, Dec. 24th, 1912.  Type (by original designation): Muscicapa melanocephala Latham." (Mathews, 1930, Syst. Av. Austral., II, p. 626).


sarda / sardaniae

L. Sarda  Sardinian woman  < Sardi  Sardinians  < Gr. σαρδω Sardō  Sardinia.


sloanei / sloanianus

Sir Hans Sloane, Bt. (1660-1753) British physician, resident in Jamaica 1687-1689, physician to George II, President of Royal Society 1727-1741, whose collections, bequeathed to the nation, formed the embryo British Museum (?syn. Crax sp. (ex "Gallus indicus" of Sloane 1725), ?syn. Icterus sp. (ex “Small yellow and brown Bird” of Sloane 1725)).


Stepaniania

(Passeridae; syn. Pyrgilauda  Père David's Snowfinch P. davidiana) Leo Surenovich Stepanyan (1931-2002) Russian ornithologist; "Stepaniania nom. nov., v chest' sovetskogo ornitologa, kandidata biologicheskykh nauk Leo Surenovicha Stepanyana  ...  Stepaniania davidiana  ...  S. ruficollis  ...  S. blanfordi  ...  S. theresae" (Kashin, 1982, Ornitologiya, 17, p. 184 (transliterated)) (Laurent Raty in litt.); "Kashin proposed the generic name Stepaniania nom. nov. to replace Pyrgilauda Verreaux, 1871" (Gregory & Dickinson 2012).
Var. Kashiniana.


stephaniae
Stephanie Clothilde Louise Hermione Marie Charlotte Princess of Belgium and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, Archduchess and Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary (1864-1945) daughter of Leopold II King of the Belgians and wife of Archduke Rudolf Crown-Prince of Austria-Hungary (Astrapia).

Sylvania

● (Muscicapidae; syn. Luscinia  White-bellied Redstart L. phaenicuroides) L. silvania  wood-nymph  < silva  wood, forest; "Sylvania, nobis.  General characters of Callene (formerly Cinclidium, nobis, XI, 181*); but the bill much slenderer and straighter, resembling that of Calliope camtschatkensis, whereas the bill of Callene more resembles that of Copsychus, and especially Notodela.   S. phænicuroides, (Hodgson)" (Blyth 1847); "Sylvania Blyth, 1847, Journal Asiatic Soc. Bengal, XVI (1), p. 136 (not of Nuttall, 1833).  Type, by monotypy, Bradypterus phaenicuroides J. and G. Gray, 1847." (JAJ 2021).  
● (Parulidae; syn. Setophaga American Redstart S. ruticilla) Genus Sylvia Scopoli, 1789, warbler; "Subgenus. - SYLVANIA.*  (Genus SETOPHAGA, Swainson.)  ...  Nearly allied to the foreign Malurus of Vieillot, as well as to the Indian Phoenicornis of Swainson, in which the brilliant colors and their distribution are very similar.  ...  This section, including several species, holds probably the rank of a genus, but requires further comparison.   AMERICAN REDSTART.  (Muscicapa ruticilla, L.  WILSON, i. p. 103. pl. 6. fig. 6.  ...  *In reference to its affinity with Sylvia, to which genus it was referred by Pennant and Gmelin" (Nuttall 1833); "Sylvania Nuttall, Man. Orn. U. S, and Can., 1, p. 290, 1832—new name for Setophaga Swainson.." (Hellmayr, 1935, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VIII, p. 457).


taivana / taivanensis / taivaniana / taivanicus / taivanus / taiwan / taiwana / taiwanensis / taiwanus

Formosa / Taiwan, corrupted from Dutch and Portuguese names for an indigenous people, the Taivoan.


Thalucrania

(Trochilidae; syn. Lepidopyga † Sapphire-throated Hummingbird L. coeruleogularis coelina) Gr. θαλια thalia  abundance, flourishing  < θαλλω thallō  to flourish; κρανιον kranion  head  < καρα kara, καρατος karatos  head; “Thalucrania Cœlina, J. Bourcier (s.-fam. 178 Trochilinés, Consp. Trochilorum, prince Ch. Bonaparte).  ...  Cette espèce se rapproche du Troch. Duchassaingui, Bourc.  ...  Cette espèce a la queue presque semblable à celle du Troch. Goudoti, Bourc. et Muls.” (Bourcier 1856); “Thalucrania Bourcier, 1856, Rev. Mag. Zool., sér. 2, VIII, p. 553.  Type, by monotypy, Thalucrania coelina Bourcier, 1856.” (JAJ 2023).


THALURANIA

(Trochilidae; Ϯ Fork-tailed Woodnymph T. furcata) Gr. θαλος thalos  child, scion (cf. θαλια thalia  happiness, abundance  < θαλλω thallō  to flourish); ουρανος ouranos  heaven (cf. ουρανιος ouranios  heavenly, sky-blue); "Genus THALURANIA.   Gen. char.— Rostrum capite longius, deorsum curvatum, et paululum apud basin depressum.  Alæ breves, debiles.  Cauda mediocris, furcata.  Tarsi plumis induti, parvis, mollibus.  Hallux cum ungue, digito intermedio cum ungue brevior.    ...   Types, Trochilus furcatus, nigro-fasciatus, Watertonii, &c.   THALURANIA VIRIDIPECTUS (n. sp.)." (Gould 1848); "Thalurania Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 16, 1848, p. 13. Type, by subsequent designation, Trochilus furcatus Gmelin. (G. R. Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 21.)" (Peters, 1945, V, p. 44).
Var. TaluraniaThalucania, Thaluronia, Tholucania.
Synon. Chlorostola, Chlorurania, Glaucopis.    


titania
Various characters in Gr. myth. bear the name Titania, such as two daughters of the Titans Prometheus and Coeus, and the goddesses Diana and Circe as sister and daughter respectively of Sol (syn. Yuhina nigrimenta).

Urania

(Trochilidae; syn. Coeligena Bronzy Inca C. coeligena) Gr. ουρανιος ouranios  heavenly; "Mellisuga Briss.  ...  Urania Fitz. (Ornismya coeligena Less.)" (Fitzinger 1863); "Urania Fitzinger, 1863, Sitzungsb. Math.-Naturwiss. Classe Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., XLVI, Band 1 (1862), p. ?235.  Type, by monotypy, Ornismya coeligena Lesson, 1833." (JAJ 2020).


uraniae / uranie

French corvette L’Uranie, on scientific voyage to Australia and the South Pacific 1817-1820 (was shipwrecked, and made the return journey under the name La Physicienne) (syn. Acanthiza iredalei, ‡subsp. Rhipidura rufifrons).


Utamania

(Alcidae; syn. Alca Razorbill A. torda) “Bellonius [1555] ...writes, that there is a peculiar sort of Sea-diver in Candy [Khania, Crete], differing from the Phalacro-corax, and other divers, which he thinks to be the Aethyia of Aristotle. The Inhabitants of the Candy-shores (saith he) call it Utamania ...This bird in many things resembles the Auk [Razorbill], and perchance it may be the same” (Ray 1678); "Utamania Torda.  Common Razorbill.  ...  Utamania Pica. White-throated Razorbill." (Leach 1816 (ed. Salvin 1882)); "Utamania Leach, 1816, Syst. Cat. Specimens Indigenous Mammalia Birds, p. 42.  Type, by virtual monotypy, Utamania torda, i.e. Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).


Violania

(Psittacidae; syn. Platycercus Pale-headed Rosella P. adscitus) Dr Carlo Violani (b. 1946) Italian zoologist at University of Pavia; "Violania Subgen. nov.  Type Species: Psittacus adscitus Latham, 1790.  ...  Etymology: Named for Dr. Carlo Violani of the Departimento di Biologia Animale, Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Italy" (Wells & Wellington 1992); "Violania Wells and Wellington, 1992, Sydney Bay Naturalist, 1, p. 107+.  Type, by original designation, Psittacus adscitus Latham, 1790." (JAJ 2021).


vulcania / vulcanica / vulcanius

Mod. L. vulcanius  volcanic, of a volcano  < Italian volcano or vulcano  volcano  < Roman myth. Volcanus or Vulcanus Vulcan, the god of fire.
• Volcán San Miguel, El Salvador (subsp. Aulacorhynchus prasinus).
• Volcán de Tacaná, Chiapas, Mexico (subsp. Campylopterus zonatus).
• Java (Horornis).
• Volcán Viejo / Volcán Cosigüina, Chinandega, Nicaragua (subsp. Peucaea botterii).


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