The Key to Scientific Names
- comminutus
- L. comminutus separated, diminished < comminuere to break into small pieces.
- deminuta / deminutus
L. deminutus small, diminutive < deminuere to lessen.
- diminuta / diminutus
L. diminutus diminutive, diminished < deminuere to diminish.
- minutum / minutus
L. minutus little < minuere to make smaller (see also minuta).
● ex “Becque Fleur” of Levaillant 1801-1804, pl. 124 (Anthoscopus).
● ex “Lesser Ibis” (= ☼) of Edwards 1764 (syn. Eudocimus ruber).
● ex “Petit Râle de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 847, and “Little Rail” of Latham 1785 (syn. Hapalocrex flaviventer).
● ex “Little Brown Bittern” of Edwards 1760, and “Blongios” of Brisson 1760 (Ixobrychus).
● "62. MERGUS. ... minutus. 5. M. capite griseo lævi. Fn. svec. 115. Te wezel-coot. Alb. av. l. p. 84. t. 88. Habitat in Europa. In alis macula atra, antice & postice alba." (Linnaeus 1758) (syn. Mergellus albellus ♀).
● ex “Petit Gobe-mouche tacheté de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 831, fig. 2 (syn. Myrmotherula brachyura).- subminuta / subminutus
● L. sub near to; specific name Tringa minuta Leisler, 1812 (Calidris).
● Mod. L. subminutus rather small < L. sub somewhat; minutus small < minuere to diminish (syn. Turnix varia).
