The Key to Scientific Names
- barbatus
L. barbatus bearded < barba beard (see barbata).
● "There are two South-African specimens of a Swift in the Leyden Museum labelled "Cypselus barbatus," which differs from European examples principally in their lighter colour above, particularly on the secondaries and scapulars, in the white feathers of the gular patch presenting a narrow black central line, and in the feathers of the lower back, belly, and under wing-coverts being narrowly margined with white. Two specimens from Natal, collected by Mr. Ayres are similar. It is possible that this form may be entitled to rank as a species, to which Temminck's MS. name may be applied." (P. Sclater 1865) (Apus).
● "DENDRORTYX BARBATUS. Bearded Partridge. ... Head slightly crested, the feathers of which are dark brown; forehead brownish buff; stripe above and behind the eye, throat and sides of the neck leaden grey" (Gould 1846) (Dendrortyx).
● "40. VULTUR. ... barbatus. 5. V. albidus, dorso fusco, jugulo barbato, rostro incarnato, capite linea nigra cincto. Vultur aureus. Gesn. av. 783. t. 781. Vultur barbatus. Edv. av. 106. t. 106. Habitat in Africa. Ad basin maxillæ inferioris barba dependet; frons oculorumque regio atra." (Linnaeus 1758) (Gypaetus). This epithet is the fifth name and first adjectival in avian nomenclature.
● ex “Barbichon de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 830, and “Whiskered Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (Myiobius).
● ex “Bearded Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Psittacula alexandri).
● ex “Merle barbu” of Desfontaines 1789: “Le bec est noir, un peu arqué, long de six à sept lignes; de sa base naissent cinq à six petites soies brunes, roides, de la grosseur d’un crin de cheval” (Pycnonotus).
● ex “Pic à Doubles Moustaches” of Levaillant 1808, pl. 251 (syn. Thripias namaquus).- caeruleobarbatus
L. caeruleus dark-blue; barbatus bearded < barba beard.
- griseobarbata / griseobarbatus
- Med. L. griseum grey; L. barbatus bearded < barba beard.
- longibarbatus
L. longus long; barbatus bearded < barba beard (cf. Med. L. longibarbus long-bearded).
- pseudobarbata / pseudobarbatus
Gr. ψευδος pseudos false; specific name Crithagra barbata von Heuglin, 1864; "Serinus pseudobarbatus, sp. nov. This new species of Serinus is very much like Serinus icterus barbatus, but is much larger, and thus resembles somewhat S. punctigula of Cameroon. ... Obs. This bird occupies the same area as S. dorsostriatus." (Van Someren 1919) (syn. Crithagra mozambica barbata).
