The Key to Scientific Names
- cordifera
L. cor, cordis heart; -fera bearing < ferre to carry; alluding to the shape of the frontal plate (Jan van der Brugge in litt.) (syn. Jacana spinosa).
- crumenifer / crumenifera / crumeniferus
Mod. L. crumenifera pouch-bearing < L. crumena leather money-pouch carried around the neck, purse; -fera -carrying < ferre to bear.
- DORYFERA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Green-fronted Lancebill D. ludoviciae) Gr. δορυ doru, δορατος doratos spear; φερω pherō to carry (cf. Med. L. doriferus spearman < Gr. δορυ doru spear; L. -fera carrying < ferre to carry); "DORYFERA, gen. nov. Char. gen.— Rostrum forte, ad tertiam partem apicalem, quæ sursum curvatur, rectum. Alæ subgrandes. Cauda rotundata, subrigida, rectricibus singulis mucronatis. Tarsi aliqua parte vestiti. Pedes magnitudini mediocri. Digitus et unguis postico digito et ungui medio longitudine æquales. ... The species are — Trochilus (Doryfera) Louise. TROCHILUS (DORYFERA) VIOLIFRONS." (Gould 1847); "Doryfera Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 15, 1847, p. 95. Type, by subsequent designation, [Trochilus (Doryfera) Louise =] Trochilus ludovicae Bourcier and Mulsant. (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 22.) ... Replaces Hemistephania Reichenbach, 1854, of Sharpe's Hand-list. Doryfera Gould is not preoccupied by Doryphora Illiger, 1809 [Coleoptera]." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 3).
Var. Dorifera, Doryphora ("Von δορυ (Spiess) und φερω (tragen)" (Cabanis & Heine 1860)).
Synon. Hemistephania.- ensifera
L. ensifera sword-bearing < ensis sword; -fera -bearing < ferre to bear.
- ENSIFERA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Sword-billed Hummingbird E. ensifera) Specific name Ornismya ensifera Boissonneau, 1839; "les ESPADONS, ensifera, Lesson. Bec excessivement long, cylindrique; queue fourchue; ailes robustes. (Pl. 14 et 15).— Ois. m. espadon, ornismya ensifera, Boiss., Rev. zool., 1839, p. 354: trochilus derbianus, Fraser, proceed., 1840, p. 16. T. rostro recurvo, quoad longitudinem, corpus cum capite æquiparante; cauda mediocri, paululum furcata; colore viridi, corpore subtus albido variegato; gula nigrescente. Cet oiseau mouche par la longueur démesurée de son bec qui simule un long espadon, est une des espèces les plus curieuses que l'on puisse signaler. Il vit à Santa Fé-de-Bogota, et nul doute qu'il n'atteigne sa nourriture dans les longues cloches des fleurs des bignonia. ... Ce bec est gigantesque, cylindrique ou légèrement comprimé sur les côtés, légèrement infléchi vers en haut et disproportionné avec la taille de l'oiseau. Son plumage est vert émeraude à reflets un peu cuivrés." (Lesson 1843); "Ensifera Lesson, Écho du Monde Savant, 1843, col. 734. Type, by monotypy, Ornismya ensifera Boissoneau." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 103).
Synon. Docimastes.- fera
L. ferus wild, savage, rough, untamed.
- filifera / filiferus
Mod. L. filiferus thread-bearing < L. filum, fili thread; -ferus bearing < ferre to bear.
• "Sp. 11. Hi? filifera. HI. vertice nucha colloque superne rufis; corpore supra cærulescente, subtus alba, alis caudaque nigris; rectricibus, duabus mediis exceptis, macula alba, externis utrinque longissimis filiformibus. ... Wire-tailed Swallow. Lath. Gen. Hist. vii. 309. pl. cxlii." (Stephens 1825) (subsp. Hirundo smithii).- flabellifera / flabelliferus
L. flabellifera fan-bearer < flabellum small fan < dim. flabra breezes < flare to blow; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
● ex “Fan-tailed Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (syn. Rhipidura fuliginosa).
● ex “Gros-becs appellés queue en éventail de Virginie” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 380 (erroneous TL. Virginia = Brazil) (unident; ?syn. Sporophila sp.).- flammifer / flammifera
L. flammifer flame-bearing, fiery < flamma flame < flagrare to burn; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
- furcifer / furcifera
L. furcifer fork carrier < furca two-pronged fork < ferre to tend; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
● ex “Pica flores cola de tixera” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 299 (Heliomaster).
● ex “Ibiyau cola de tixera” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 309 (subsp. Hydropsalis torquata).-
Globicifera (See: Globicera)
Globicera (Columbidae; syn. Ducula † Pacific Imperial Pigeon D. pacifica) Specific name Columba globicera Wagler, 1829 (= syn. Ducula pacifica); "Notre premier genre est GLOBICERA, Bp., dont les mâles, au moins dans le temps des amours, le plus souvent les deux sexes durant toute l'année, portent sur la base du bec un tubercule charnu plus ou moins turgescent. .. » 1. C. pacifica, Gm. (globicera, Wagl.), figurée sous le nom de C. ænea sur la Pl. 29 du Voyage de l'Uranie" (Bonaparte 1855); "*28. Globicera, Bp. (Carpophaga, partim, Gr.) Cera carnosa, globosa, ante frontem erecta, nuptiarum tempore, in mare saltem, tugescens. As. m. et Oc. 9. 1. COLUMBA pacifica, Gm. ... 2. COLUMBA forsteri, Wagl. ... 3. COLUMBA oceanica, Less. ... *4. CARPOPHAGA microcera, Bp. in litt. ... 5. COLUMBA myristicivora, Scopoli. ... *6. CARPOPHAGA tarrali, Bp. in litteris. ... *7. CARPOPHAGA rubricera, Gr. ... *8. G. sundevalli, Bp. ... 9. C. aurorae, Peale." (Bonaparte 1855); "Globicera Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, vol. xxxix. p. 1072, Dec. 11th, 1854. Type (by tautonymy): Columba globicera Wagler = Columba pacifica Gmelin." (Mathews, 1927, Syst. Av. Austral., I, p. 44).
Var. Globicifera.- globifer / globifera
Mod. L. globifer ball-carrying, globe-carrying < L. globus ball; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
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Houppifera (See: Houppifer)
Houppifer (Phasianidae; syn. Lophura † Malayan Crestless Fireback L. erythrophthalma) French houppe tuft, crest; L. -fer carrying < ferre to carry; "Les HOUPPIFÈRES. Tem. Ont avec les joues nues communes à tout ce genre la queue verticale et les couvertures arquées propres aux coqs, des plumes qui peuvent se redresser et former sur leur tête une aigrette analogue à celle du paon. ... Phasianus Ignitus, Sh. Nat. Misc. 321" (Cuvier 1816); "[Oiseaux. Pl. 43.] ... 2. Houppifer Diardi. Gal.e du Mus. 3. Tête de Houppifer ignitus. Sch. Cuv. 1. 479" (Guérin-Ménéville 1844); "Houppifer Guérin-Méneville, Icon. Règne Anim., 1829-1844 (1844), Ois., p. 26. Type, by subsequent designation, Houppifer diardii Guérin-Méneville = Phasianus erythropthalmus Raffles. (Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 22, 1893, p. 283.)" (Peters, 1934, II, p. 116).
Var. Houppifera, Houppifere, Houppiferus.- ignifera / igniferum / igniferus
L. ignifer fire-bearing < ignis fire; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
- Lophofera
(Phasianidae; syn. Lophophorus † Himalayan Monal L. impejanus) Gr. λοφος lophos crest; L. -fera -carrying < ferre to carry; "Cheeks naked. 4. LOPHURA. Tail vertical, with the middle feather arched. Phasianus ignitus. 5. LOPHOFERA. Tail horizontal. Phasianus Impyanus." (Fleming 1822); "Lophofera Fleming, 1822, Philosophy of Zoology, II, p. 230. Type, by monotypy, Phasianus impyanus, i.e. Phasianus impejanus Latham, 1790." (JAJ 2021) (see Lophura).
- margaritifera / margaritiferus
L. margaritifer pearl-bearing, containing pearls < margarita pearl < Gr. μαργαριτης margaritēs pearl; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
- mortifera
L. mortifer or mortiferus death-dealing, deadly, fatal < mors, mortis death < mori to die; ferre to bring, to carry.
- Nyctivociferator
(Caprimulgidae; syn. Caprimulgus † European Nightjar C. europaeus) Gr. νυκτι- nukti- night- < νυξ nux, νυκτος nuktos night; L. vociferator, vociferatoris shouter < vociferari to shout < vox, vocis voice; ferre to carry (cf. genus Vociferator W.H.H., 1834, nightjar); "In relation to the name of the species which visits Britain, a correspondent has recently asked as follows: - "Would not the name Nyctivociferator europæus be preferable to Caprimulgus europæus L., or to Nyctichelidon europæus Rennie? All the kinds of the genus 'Caprimulgus' are addicted to screeching: some in the night. - W.H.Y. [= W.H.H.] Sept. 10. 1834." As we suspect that our correspondent's proposed generic name of seven syllables, the first two Greek, the rest Latin, will scarcely be well received, we may state that he had previously proposed, in a communication, dated July 5., "Vociferator europæus," as the name of the nightjar which visits Britain. "Vociferator," as a generic name, is free from the literary objections to which "Nyctivociferator" is subject. ... So impossible is it to construct generic names that will express the peculiarities of the species they represent, that I quite agree with those who think a good unmeaning name by far the best that can be contrived" (W. H. H. in Loudon (ed.) 1834); "Nyctivociferator W. H. Y. in Loudon's Mag. of Nat. Hist. vol. iii. p. 636, Dec. 1834: substitute name for Caprimulgus L." (Mathews, 1927, Syst. Av. Austral., I, p. 395).
- plumifer / plumifera / plumiferus
L. plumifer bearing soft feathers or plumes < pluma plume; -ferus
-bearing < ferre to bear.- rostrifera
L. rostrum beak; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
- setifer / setifera / setiferum
L. saeta or seta bristle; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
- sigillifer / sigillifera
L. sigilla image, mark < dim. signum mark, sign; -fera -bearing < ferre to carry.
- speculifer / speculifera / speculiferum / speculiferus
Mod. L. speculifer bearing mirrors < L. speculum, speculi mirror < specere to look at; -fera -bearing < ferre to bear.
- spicifer / spicifera / spiciferum
L. spicifer spike-bearing < spica spike, point; -fera bearing < ferre to carry (cf. spicifer wearing ears of corn).
- squamifer / squamifera
L. squamifer scale-bearing, scaly < squama scale; -fera bearing < ferre to carry.
- sulphurifera / sulphuriferus
L. sulphur, sulphuris sulphur; -fer bearing < ferre to carry.
- velocifera
L. velox, velocis speedy, rapid; ferre to carry.
- vociferans
L. vociferans, vociferantis shouting < vociferari to shout < vox, vocis voice, cry; ferre to carry.
● ex “Chachalacametl” of Hernandez 1651, and Ray 1713, “Chacamel” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Crying Curassaw” of Latham 1783 (unident.; ?Ortalis sp.).- Vociferator
(Caprimulgidae; syn. Caprimulgus † European Nightjar C. europaeus) L. vociferator, vociferatoris shouter < vociferari to shout < vox, vocis voice; ferre to carry (see Nyctivociferator); "Vociferator W. H. Y., in Loudon, 1834, Mag. of Nat. Hist., III, p. 636. New name for Caprimulgus Linnaeus, 1758, considered misleading." (JAJ 2020).
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volifera (See: violifer)
violifer L. viola violet; -fer carrying < ferre to carry.