The Key to Scientific Names
- Aethiopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia † Mourning Collared Dove S. decipiens) Gr. Aιθιοπικος Aethiopikos Ethiopian, African < αιθω aithō to burn; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face; πελεια peleia pigeon, dove; "Gattung Streptopelia BONAPARTE ... 2. Aethiopelia subgen. nov. Genotyp: Turtur decipiens HARTLAUB u. FINSCH, Vögel Ostafrikas, 1870, S. 544 (Ostafrika = Dongola, vgl. ZEDLITZ, J. f. O. 62, 1914, 647). Umfang: Streptopelia (Aethiopelia) decipiens (HARTLAUB und FINSCH) und Rassen. Diagnose: Innenfahne der ersten (eigentlich zweiten) Schwinge am distalen Ende nicht durch eine zahnartige Einkerbung verschmälert, hierin von Afropelia und Bertholdipelia abweichend und mit Streptopelia s. str. übereinstimmend. Um das Auge ein sehr breites nacktes Hautfeld, wie bei Bertholdipelia etwa, jedoch abweichend von den Untergattungen Streptopelia s. str. und Afropelia, bei denen nur ein schmaler nackter Hautsam um das herum zu bemerken ist." (von Boetticher 1950) (Laurent Raty in litt.); "Aethiopelia von Boetticher, 1950, Neue Ergebnisse und Probleme der Zoologie (Festschrift für Berthold Klatt zum 65. Geburtsdag), p. 63. Type, by original designation, Turtur decipiens Hartlaub and Finsch, 1870." (JAJ 2020).
- Afropelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia † Ring-necked Dove S. capicola) L. Afer, Afra African < Africa Africa; Gr. πελεια peleia dove; "I consider that our Cape Turtle Dove should be separated from Streptopelia, represented here by S. semitorquata and S. ambigua, under a different generic head, for which I propose the name of AFROPELIA gen. nov., genotype Columba capicola Sundevall." (A. Roberts 1922); "Afropelia A. Roberts, 1922, Annals Transvaal Mus., VIII (4), p. 197. Type, by original designation, Columba capicola Sundevall, 1857." (JAJ 2020).
- Alectryopelia
(Columbidae; artefact; Ϯ Columba carunculata) Gr. αλεκτρυων alektruōn, αλεκτρυονος alektruonos cockerel; πελεια peleia, πελειας peleias pigeon, dove; "Alectryopelia (Verrulia [quid?] FLEMMING), Columbigalline VAILL. Caput ad basin rostri denudatum, gula carunculata. Genus incertum. Cf. GRAY, Gen. of Birds. I. Pref. p. VIII. Sp. Columba carunculata TEMM.; VAILL., Ois. d'Afrique. Pl. 278.; TEMM., Pigeons. Pl. 2." (van der Hoeven 1855) (see Creogenys).
- Amoropelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia † European Turtle Dove S. turtur) Gr. αμορος amoros unlucky, wretched < αμοιρεω amoireō to have no share in; πελεια peleia dove; the new name was doubtless influenced by Richmond’s earlier coinings of Amoropsittaca and Amoromyza; "AMOROPELIA gen. nov. ... SOME years ago when I pointed out the exact usage of the genus name Turtur by Boddaert I was incited to provide a substitute for the genus name Turtur as commonly in use, but instead allowed the usage of Streptopelia. Mr. W. L. Sclater has again suggested the introduction of such a name, at least to be used subgenerically, and I therefore propose the above name for the group of which Columba turtur L. can be considered the type; I have introduced it as a new generic name, but it can be used in a subgeneric sense by workers who make use of subgenera." (Mathews 1921); "Amoropelia Mathews, 1921, Austral Avian Record, IV (6), p. 164. New name for Turtur Selby, 1835, not of Boddaert, 1783." (JAJ 2021).
- AMPELICEPS
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Golden-crested Myna A. coronatus) Genus Ampelis Linnaeus, 1766, waxwing; L. -ceps -headed, -capped < caput, capitis head; "Ampeliceps, Nobis. Allied to Pastor, but the bill more sharp-pointed and widening to its base, having the terminal third moderately compressed, and the ridge of the upper mandible obtusely angular; nostrils large and impended by bristly feathers, and the gape unarmed. Tarse and toes much shorter and more robust than in Pastor, the former not exceeding in length the middle toe with its claw, and the claws also rather short, stout, and much curved. Wings reaching beyond the middle of the tail, having the first primary minute, the 2d and 3d nearly equal, the second being longest. Skin thick, and plumage rather firm and glossy. A. coronatus, Nobis. ... General colour black with a steel shine; the forehead, lores, crown and occiput, chin and throat, together with a large wing-spot on the base of the outer webs of the primaries excepting the first one, —bright yellow; the coronal feathers slender and rigid, and those of the sides of the forehead erect and curving over towards the mesial line, forming a frontal crest somewhat resembling that of Pastor cristatellus" (Blyth 1842); "Ampeliceps Blyth, 1842, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 11, p. 194. Type, by monotypy, Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth." (Amadon in Peters, 1962, XV, p. 115).
Var. Ampuliceps.
Synon. Bucolus.- ampelina / ampelinus
● Genus Ampelis Linnaeus, 1766, waxwing. Bonaparte 1850, considered the Grey Hypocolius to be intermediate between the colies and the cotingas, but included it next to the waxwings in the subfamily Ampelinae (Hypocolius).
● Specific name Hypocolius ampelinus Bonaparte, 1850. This form of the White-collared Yuhina was so-named because of its superficial resemblance to the Hypocolius (subsp. Yuhina diademata).- AMPELIOIDES
(Cotingidae; Ϯ Scaled Fruiteater A. tschudii) Genus Ampelio Cabanis & Heine, 1859 = Ampelion Cabanis, 1846 = Carpornis Gray, 1846, berry-eater; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling. "GENRE NOUVEAU. AMPELIOIDES, J. Verr. ... tarses assez courts, emplumés sur un tiers de leur longueur, à scutelles moins marquées que dans les genre Ampelio et Heliochera [= Ampelion Tschudi, 1845] ... queue assez longue, mais moins proportionellement que dans l'Ampelio, très-ample et arrondie. AMPELIOIDES FLAVITORQUES, J. Verr. ... Cet oiseau tient par sa configuration le milieu entre le genre Ampelio et le genre Heliochera. Il a même quelque analogie de coloration avec le premier, surtout dans les taches de l'extrémité des rémiges, des tectrices caudales, ainsi que celles de la queue, tandis qu'il a la forme trapue de l'Heliochera." (J. Verreaux 1867); "Ampelioides J. Verreaux, 1867, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. [Paris], III, Bull., p. 5. Type, by monotypy, Ampelioides flavitorques J. Verreaux, 1867 = Ampelis cincta von Tschudi, 1843 (not of Kuhl, 1820) = Cotinga tschudii G. Gray, 1846." (JAJ 2022).
Synon. Ampeleia, Stictornis.- AMPELION
(Cotingidae; † Chestnut-crested Cotinga A. rufaxilla) L. ampelion, ampelionis unknown bird, variously identified < Gr. αμπελιων ampeliōn, αμπελιωνος ampeliōnos unknown small bird, mentioned by Dionysius; "Gen. AMPELION Cab. MSS. 1845. Procnias Swains. part. Ampelis Orb. Tsch. part. 1. A. rufaxillus Tsch. Ampelis rufaxilla Tsch. Consp. Av. Nro. 48." (von Tschudi 1845); "Ampelion Tschudi, 1845, Unters. Faun. Peru., Aves, p. 21. Type, by montypy, Ampelis rufaxilla Tschudi." (Snow in Peters, 1979, VIII, p. 285).
Synon. Heliochera.
● (Cotingidae; quasi-syn. Ampelion † Red-crested Cotinga A. rubrocristatus) "Ampelion CABANIS in TSCHUDI, Faun. Peru, Aves, p. 137, 1846—type by subs. desig. (GRAY, Cat. Gen. and Subgen. Birds, p. 56, 1855) 2 "Ampelis" [= Procnias] cucullata SWAINSON. ... 2 In the Appendix of the same work (p. 147) Gray selected Ampelis rubrocristata LAFRESNAYE and D'ORBIGNY, the other species originally included in the genus Ampelion, but under the rules there is no justification in reversing the earlier action." (Hellmayr, 1929, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VI, p. 101) (see below).
● (Cotingidae; syn. Carpornis † Hooded Berryeater C. cucullata) "7. Gen. AMPELION, Cab. Characteres generalis familiæ. Genus Ampelidis simile sed rostro breviore, altiore, magis curvato, basi latiore, versus apicem compresso; cauda longiore, ptilosi minus nitido. Typi: Procnias cucullata Swains. Ampelis rubrocristata Orb." (Cabanis 1846); "Ampelion Cabanis in Tschudi, 1846, Unters. Faun. Peru., Aves, p. 137. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 56), Ampelis [= Procnias] cucullata Swainson." (Snow in Peters, 1979, VIII, p. 284) (see above).
Var. Ampelio.- Ampelis
Gr. αμπελις ampelis, αμπελιδος ampelidos bird mentioned by Aristophanes, not further identified. According to Pennant 1773, Linnaeus used Ampelis (< Gr. αμπελος ampelos vine), “because the Bohemian chatterer [= Bombycilla garrulus ], the bird he places at the head of this genus, feeds sometimes on grapes.”
● (Bombycillidae; syn. Bombycilla † Bohemian Waxwing B. garrulus) “AMPELIS. In the A. O. U. Check-List Bombycilla is used for the Waxwings, owing to what appears to the Committee to be a wrong determination of the type of the Linnean genus. The original genus Ampelis contains “garrulus” and a number of South American birds now considered to belong to quite distinct families. Gray (List Gen. Bds. 1st ed. 1840, p. 34) undoubtedly designated Ampelis cotinga as the type, though in the following year, in the next edition (p. 46), he altered this to Ampelis garrulus. An examination of the descriptions and synonyms of the species included in Linnaeus’ original genus shows that there is only one “Ampelis” referred to, and this is the Ampelis of the ‘Fauna Suecica,’ which appears in the Syst. Nat. as Ampelis garrulus. We may therefore conclude that Linnaeus undoubtedly intended the Waxwing to be the type of his genus, which may be considered fixed by Linnean tautonymy.” (BOU 1915).
Var. Ampeylis.
● (Coraciidae; syn. Coracias † European Roller C. garrulus) "Ampelis garrula, Roller." (F. Morris 1837) (OD per Björn Bergenholtz); "Ampelis F. O. Morris, 1837, The Naturalist (ed. N. Wood), II (9), p. 124. New name for Coracias Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021) (see Seiren).
● (Cotingidae; syn. Cotinga † Purple-breasted Cotinga C. cotinga) "108. AMPELIS. Rostrum rectum, convexum: Mandibula superiore longiore, subincurvata, utrinque emarginata. Lingua acuta, cartilaginea, bifida. Garrulus. 1. ... Pompadora. 2. ... carnifex. 3. ... Cotinga. 4. ... Maynana. 5. ... cayana. 6. ... tersa. 7." (Linnaeus 1766); "Ampelis LINNAEUS, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., I, p. 297, 1766—type by subs. desig. (Gray, List Gen. Birds, p. 34, 1840) Ampelis cotinga LINNAEUS." (Hellmayr, 1929, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VI, p. 104).
● (Cotingidae; syn. Querula † Purple-throated Fruitcrow Q. purpurata) "RODZÀY IV. (91.) JEDWABNIK. AMPELIS. Piauhou. Fran. ... n. p. Muscicapa rubricollis. GL. Ten rodzáy składà się z cztérech gatunków, które mieszkaią w Ameryce. Náleżą one do okazałszych i powabnie ubarwionych Ptáków. Opisy jch czytámy w dziełach dawnieyszych przy rodzaiach Muscicapa, Coracias, i Ampelis. Wszystkich ulubionym pkarmem są Owady. Głos maią nie przyiemny, wrzaskliwy." (Jarocki 1821); "Ampelis Jarocki, 1821, Zoologiia, 2, p. . Type, by monotypy, Muscicapa rubricollis Gmelin, 1789 = Muscicapa purpurata Statius Müller, 1776." (JAJ 2020).
● (Cotingidae; syn. Xipholena † Pompadour Cotinga X. punicea) "Of Linnæus’s [1766] six identifiable species of Ampelis, A. cayana and A. maynana are congeneric with A. cotinga, the type of Cotinga; A. garrulus is congeneric with the type of Bombycilla Vieillot, 1807; A. carnifex became the type of Phœnicircus Swainson (1832) by designation of Gray in 1840; A. pompadora became the type of Xipholena Gloger (1842) by designation of Gray in 1855. If Ampelis is not to be construed as a substitute name for Cotinga, its type is A. pompadora, the last species removed from the genus.” (Allen 1910).- apeliotes
- L. apeliotes east wind < Gr. απηλιωτης apēliōtēs east wind.
- APLOPELIA
(Columbidae; Ϯ Lemon Dove A. larvata) Gr. ἁπλοος haploos simple; πελεια peleia dove; "Nous instituons un troisième genre APLOPELIA, Bp., pour trois espèces africaines: l'une du Cap, Col. larvata, Temm. (sylvestris, Forst. nec Vieill.), de l'Afrique méridionale; la seconde, de l'Abyssinie, Col. bronzina, Ruppell, qui s'en distingue à peine; et la dernière de l'Afrique occidentale, Peristera simplex, Hartl., décrite et figurée par cet auteur, et qui rappelle le genre de Colombiens Turturœna." (Bonaparte 1855 (Comptes Rend.)); "*57. Aplopelia, Bp. 1854. (Peristera part. Boie, 1837. nec Sw. 1827. - Turtur et Peristera, part. Gr.) Remigum secunda tertiam aequante: cauda mediocris, truncata. Afr. 3. 1. COLUMBA larvata, Temm. ... 2. COLUMBA bronzina, Rüpp. ... 3. TURTUR simplex, Hartl." (Bonaparte,1855, Conspectus Generum Avium, II, p. 66); "Aplopelia Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40, 1855, p. 18. Type, by subsequent designation, Columba larvata Temminck. (G. R. Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 150.)" (Peters, 1937, III, p. 120).
Var. Aplopeleia, Haplopeleia, Haplopelia.
Synon. Sericopelia.- Bertholdipelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia Ϯ Red-eyed Turtle Dove S. semitorquata) Prof. Paul Erich Berthold Klatt (1885-1958) German zoologist; Gr. πελεια peleia dove; "Gattung Streptopelia BONAPARTE: 1. Bertholdipelia subgen. nov. Genotyp: Columba semitorquata RUEPPELL, Neue Wirbelthiere, Vögel, 1837, S. 66 (Taranta-Gebirge, Abessinien). Umfang: Streptopelia (Bertholidpelia) semitorquata (RUEPPELL) und Rassen. Diagnose: Innenfahne der ersten (eigentlich zweiten|) Schwinge mit zahnartiger Einkerbung, distal von dieser die Fahne deutlich verschmälert, ähnlich wie bei Afropelia, bei der aber die absetzende Stufe einen flacheren Winkel bildet (vgl. KLEINSCHMIDTs Abbildungen in J. f. O. 53, 1905, Taf. VI, Fig. 1 bzw. 3 u. 5). Um das Auge ein breites nacktes Hautfeld, wie bei der folgenden Untergattung, doch relativ weniger breit als bei dieser; hierin von Streptopelia s. str. und Afropelia abweichend. Den Namen wählte ich zu Ehren meines Freundes Herrn. Prof. Dr. BERTHOLD KLATT, der am 4. April 1950 sein 65. Lebensjahr vollendet hat, und dem ich aus diesem Anlaß diese vorliegende Studie widme, gleichzeitig als Erinnerung an unsere im Jahr 1913 gemeinsam unternommene Studien- und Forschungsreise nach Eritrea, die uns u.a. auch in die "terra typica" der Nominativrasse dieses Genotyps, in die Gegend um das Taranta-Gebirge, führte, wo wir u.a. auch diese Vogelform in der Freiheit kennenlernen konnten und sie beobachtet und gesammelt haben." (von Boetticher 1950) (Laurent Raty in litt.); "Bertholdipelia von Boetticher, 1950, Neue Ergebnisse und Probleme der Zoologie (Festschrift für Berthold Klatt zum 65. Geburtsdag), Zoologischer Anzeiger, 145, p. 62. Type, by original designation, Columba semitorquata Rüppell, 1837." (JAJ 2020).
- Calopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Turtur Ϯ Blue-headed Wood Dove T. brehmeri infelix) Gr. καλος kalos beautiful; πελεια peleia dove; "19. CALOPELIA. Calopelia, Salvad. MS. . . . Type. C. puella." (Salvadori 1893); "Turtur brehmeri 1 infelix nom. nov. Columba (Peristera) puella Schlegel, Bijdr. tot de Dierk., 1, 1848, p. 17, col. pl. (Dabocrom, Gold Coast.) Not Columba puella Lesson 1827. ... 1 I can find no structural characters that would warrant the retention of the genus Calopelia for this species: its somewhat different coloration appears to have prompted its segregation originally. While the other three species of Turtur are inhabitants of arid and semi-arid country, this appears to be a forest inhabiting species." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 113).
- Catoptropelicanus
(Pelecanidae; syn. Pelecanus † Australian Pelican P. conspicillatus) Gr. κατοπτρον katoptron mirror; genus Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758, pelican; "Genera et Species typicae. ... 3. *Catoptropelicanus RCHB. perspicillatus (Pel. — Temm.) R. Ic. Av. t. 70. ic. 380—381. t. 71. ic. 2319—20." (Reichenbach 1853); "Catoptropelicanus Reichenbach, 1853, Avium Systema Naturale, p. VII. Type, by original designation, Pelecanus perspicillatus "Temm." Reichenbach, 1853, i.e. Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824." (JAJ 2020).
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Chaemepelia (See: Chamaepelia)
Chamaepelia Gr. χαμαι khamai on the ground; πελεια peleia dove.
● (Columbidae; syn. Columbina † Common Ground Dove C. passerina) "CHÆMEPELIA. ... Types. Columbæ passerina, Linn., squamosa, Temm. This group is nearly allied to the last [Peristera], both in structure and economy. The first quill feather is unusually broad and entire; and there is a narrow row of small feathers down the sides of the tarsi" (Swainson 1827); "Swainson's name was originally spelled Chaemepelia and had been unofficially altered to Chamaepelia by most authors prior to the appearance of Opinion 61 of the Int. Comm. Zool. Nomencl., sanctioning such emendation." (Peters, 1937, III, 105); "Chaemepelia [rectius Chamaepelia]3 Swainson, Zool. Journ., 3, No. 11, p. 361, Dec., 1827—type, by subs. desig. (Gray, List Gen. Subgen. Bds., 2nd ed., p. 75, 1841), Columba passerina Linnaeus ... 3 This generic name has been variously changed and emended by subsequent authors [see Var. below]." (Hellmayr and Conover, 1942, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. I (1), p. 513).
Var. Chamaepeleia, Chamaeopelia, Chamoepelia, Chamaepelea, Chaemapelia, Chaemepelia, Chaemepella, Choemepelia, Chamapelia, Chamepelia, Chamaepilea, Chaemepilia, Choepelia.
● (Columbidae; quasi-syn. Columbina † Ruddy Ground Dove C. talpacoti) “Chæmepelia, Sw. Wings short, rounded; the four first quills nearly equal, and not much longer than the tertials; the feathers very broad. Tail moderate, rounded. A line of feathers on the tarsus. America. C. cinnamomina. Spix, ii. 75. a. f. 1.” (Swainson 1837) (see above); “Chaemepelia Swainson, 1837, Nat. Hist. Classification Birds, II, p. 349. Type, by monotypy, Chamaepelia cinnamomina “Spix” Swainson, 1837 = Columba talpacoti Temminck, 1810.” (JAJ 2023).- Chalcopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Turtur † Blue-spotted Wood Dove T. afer) Gr. χαλκος khalkos bronze, copper; πελεια peleia dove; "59. Chalcopelia, Bp. 1854. (Peristera, part. Boie 1837. Hartl. 1854. nec Sw. 1827.) Remiges conformes: cauda mediocris truncata. As. Afr. Oc. 3. 1. COLUMBA afra, L. (chalcospilos var. Wagl. - Turtur senegalensis, Briss.-chalcospilos, Sw. ... 2. COLUMBA AFRA, var. Temm. (chalcospilos, Wagl. - Peristera afra, Licht. - chalcospilos, Gr. nec Rüpp.) ... 3. COLUMBA puella, Schleg. nec. Less. hinc pulchella! nec Temm. (Peristera puella, Schleg. - Chalcopelia puella, Bp.)" (Bonaparte 1855); "Chalcopelia Bonaparte, 1855, Conspectus Generum Avium, II (I), p. 67. Type, by subsequent designation (Bonaparte, 1855, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, XL (1), p. 19), Columba afra Linnaeus, 1766." (JAJ 2021).
Var. Chalcopeleia, Chalcoptera.- Collurampelis
(Tityridae; syn. Laniisoma † Elegant Mourner L. elegans) Portmanteau of genera Collurio Kaup, 1829, shrike, and Ampelis Linnaeus, 1766, cotinga; "V. Pie-grièches Ampélides ou syndactyle. Genres: Ptilochloris, Sw. (Collurampélis, Less.) - Amér. - Pachycephala, Sw. - Australie. - ?Eopsaltria, Sw. - ?Leiothrix, Sw. - ?Pteruthius, Sw." (Lesson 1839); "Collurampelis Lesson, 1839, Revue Zoologique, II, p. 134. Alternative name for Ptilochloris Swainson, 1837 (although the accented 'Collurampélis' could indicate merely a vernacular name)." (JAJ 2021).
- Cosmopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Phaps † Brush Bronzewing P. elegans) Gr. κοσμος kosmos ornament; πελεια peleia dove; "Phaps elegans (Temm.) Gould, ex Australia, a Phapibus propriis ala fronteque hujus subdiv:s distincta, cum Haplopelia, vel Oreopelia, bene convenit, nec nisi pictura alæ splendide ænea caudaque magis rotundata differt. Si vero distinguenda censeretur, Cosmopelia dici posset" (Sundevall 1873); "Cosmopelia Sundevall, Meth. Nat. Av. Disp. Tent. pt. ii. p. 100, before June 12th, 1873. Type (by original designation): Columba elegans Temminck." (Mathews, 1927, Syst. Av. Austral., I, p. 68).
- Cyrtopelicanus
(Pelecanidae; syn. Pelecanus † American White Pelican P. erythrorhynchos) Gr. κυρτος kurtos curved, bulging < κυπτω kuptō to stoop; genus Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758, pelican; "Genera et Species typicæ. ... 1. Cyrtopelicanus RCHB. trachyrhynchus (Pel. — Lath.) R. Ic. Av. t. 72. ic. 881—882." (Reichenbach 1853); "Cyrtopelicanus Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., 1852 (1853), p. vii. Type, by original designation, Pelecanus trachyrhynchus Latham = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 80).
Var. Cystopelicanus.- DYSMOROPELIA
‡ (Columbidae; Ϯ St Helena Pigeon D. dekarchiskos) Gr. δυσμορος dusmoros ill-fated < δυσ- dus- hard, bad; μορος moros fate; πελεια peleia pigeon; "Genus Dysmoropelia, new genus. TYPE.—Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos, new species. ... ETYMOLOGY.—From the Greek dysmoros (ill-fated) plus pelia (a wild pigeon). ... Dysmoropelia was a most peculiar and distinctive bird and considering the disproportianately small wings and pectoral girdle in relation to its otherwise large size, it was probably flightless." (Olson 1975); "Dysmoropelia Olson, 1975, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, no. 23, p. 29. Type, by original designation, Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos Olson, 1975." (JAJ 2021). The St Helena Pigeon is known only from subfossil remains, but may have survived until the 16th century.
- Eupelia
(Columbidae; syn. Columbina † Croaking Ground Dove C. cruziana) Gr. ευ eu fine, good; πελεια peleia dove; "Genus CHÆMEPELIA Swainson. ... As characterized by this and most later authors the genus includes six species, but one of these is clearly not congeneric with the others, and before attempting to formulate any intelligible diagnosis of Chæmepelia it becomes necessary to remove it therefrom under the name EUPELIA genus novum. Similar to Chæmepelia Swainson, but bill relatively much longer and stouter, with base more turgid, and nostrils wider, more open; feet also somewhat stouter; inner web of seventh primary entire; and lesser coverts with a metallic band. Similar in style of coloration to Columbina Spix (Columbula of authors), but bill and feet stouter and tail relatively shorter and not double rounded. Type, Columba cruziana Prévost and Knip, which will thus stand as Eupelia cruziana." (Todd 1913); "Columbigallina cruziana (Prévost)2 ... 2 In view of the many points of similarity between this and other members of the genus I cannot see my way clear to recognizing Eupelia Todd; those who wish to maintain that genus on its slight structural divergences must recognize Talpacotia Bonaparte and create a new genus for buckleyi if they wish to be consistent." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 109).
- GEOPELIA
(Columbidae; Ϯ Zebra Dove G. striata) Gr. γεω- geō- ground- < γη gē earth; πελεια peleia dove; "Geopelia, Sw. Size small. Wings short, rounded; the first three quills graduated, the first generally narrowed towards the tip. Tail lengthened, graduated, obtuse. Hinder toe shorter than the tarsus. India. The tenuirostral type. G. lineata. Mus. Carl. pl. 67." (Swainson 1837); "Geopelia Swainson, Classif. Bds., 2, 1837, p. 348. Type, by monotypy, Geopelia lineata Mus. Carl. pl. 67 = Columba striata Linné. ... Geopelia striata striata (Linné) Columba striata Linné, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 1, 1766, p. 282. (East Indies, restricted type locality Java.)2 ... 2 It has been claimed that Columba sinica Linné, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, 1758, p. 164, based entirely on the Chinese Dove of Albin, p. 43, pl. 46, is an earlier name for this bird; in my opinion there are too many discrepancies in Albin's description to permit it to be used with any degree of certainty as the basis for this or any other dove." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 100).
Var. Geopeleia, Geopilia.
Synon. Chrysauchoena, Erythrauchaena, Stictopeleia, Tomopeleia.- Gymnopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Metriopelia † Bare-faced Ground Dove M. ceciliae) Gr. γυμνος gumnos bare, naked; πελεια peleia dove; "VII.- GYMNOPELIA, gen. nov. p. 133. Habitus Chamæpeliæ, sed orbitis nudis dignoscenda. Typus, G. ERYTHROTHORAX, i.e. Columba erythrothorax, Meyen, Nov. Act. Acad. Leopold. Car. xvii, Suppl. p. 98. t. xvi.: Columba anais, Lesson" (P. Sclater & Salvin 1873); "Gymnopelia Sclater and Salvin, Nomencl. Av. Neotr., pp. 133, 156, 1873—type, by orig. desig., Columba erythrothorax Meyen = Columba (Chamoepelia) ceciliae Lesson." (Hellmayr and Conover, 1942, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. I (1), p. 510).
- Histriopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Ducula † Zoe’s Imperial Pigeon D. zoeae) L. histrio, histrionis harlequin; Gr. πελεια peleia pigeon (JG; see Manuscript-names).
- Homopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Nesoenas † Madagascan Turtle Dove N. picturata) Gr. ὁμος homos uniform; πελεια peleia dove; "Key to the Subgenera ... b''. Upper wing-coverts not mottled, but uniform. . . .β. HOMOPELIA ... β. HOMOPELIA. Homopelia, Salvad. MS. . . . Type T. picturatus" (Salvadori 1893); "Homopelia Salvadori, 1893, Cat. Birds British Museum, XXI, p. 409. Type, by original designation, T. picturatus, i.e. Columba picturata Temminck, 1813." (JAJ 2021).
- keppeli
Keppel I. / Niuatoputapu, Tonga.
- Leptopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Columbina † Ruddy Ground Dove C. talpacoti) Gr. λεπτος leptos delicate, slender; πελεια peleia dove; "Genus Leptopelia Heine [Talpacotia (!) Bp. 1854]" (Heine 1890); "Leptopelia Heine, in Heine and Reichenow, 1890, Nomencl. Musei Heineani Ornith., p. 283. New name for Talpacotia Bonaparte, 1854, considered barbarous because of its vernacular roots." (JAJ 2020)..
- Leptopelicanus
(Pelecanidae; syn. Pelecanus † Brown Pelican P. occidentalis) Gr. λεπτος leptos delicate, slender; genus Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758, pelican; "Genera et Species typicæ. ... 2. Leptopelicanus RCHB. fuscus (Pel. — L. Gm.) R. Ic. Av. t. 70. ic. 382—383." (Reichenbach 1853); "Leptopelicanus Reichenbach, 1853, Avium Systema Naturale, p. VII. Type, by original designation, Pelecanus fuscus J. Gmelin, 1789 = Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766." (JAJ 2020).
- Megapelia
● (Columbidae; syn. Goura † Western Crowned Pigeon G. cristata) Gr. μεγας megas, μεγαλη megalē great; πελεια peleia dove; "Riesentaube. Megapelia. (Lophyrus, Vieill.) Mit großen ungeschilderten Füßen, ziemlich langem dünnem Schnabel und einem von der Seite zusammengedrückten Federbusch. Man kennt nur eine Art, die in ihren Sitten nicht von den Tauben abweicht. Gekrönte Riesentaube. Columba coronata. Sie erreicht eine ungeheure Größe und gleicht hierin einem starken Hahn." (Kaup 1836); "Megapelia Kaup, 1836, Das Thierreich, II (1), p. 47. Alternative name for Lophyrus Vieillot, 1816 (perhaps this pigeon's large, chicken-like size was considered more worthy of commemoration than its crest) (Columba coronata Linnaeus, 1766 = Columba cristata Pallas, 1764)." (JAJ 2021).
● (Strigidae; syn. Scotopelia † Pel’s Fishing Owl S. peli) Gr. μεγας megas, μεγαλη megalē great; specific name Strix peli “Temminck” Bonaparte, 1850 (cf. genus Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850); “Subgenus KETUPA, Less. … To this subgenus also belongs — 10. B. peli, Kp.; Strix peli, Temm.; Scotopelia peli, Bp. It is the largest of all, and is from Western Africa. I am very sorry that circumstances did not give me an opportunity to describe this very interesting species, which is typical of the whole subgenus Ketupa and the genus Bubo.” (Kaup, 1853, Contributions to Ornithology for 1852, p. 117); “MEGAPELIA Pelii KAUP, Contrib. Ornith. 1851. = Ulula Peli SCHLEG.” (Giebel 1875); “Megapelia “Kaup” Giebel, 1875, Thesaurus Ornithologiae, II, p. 545 (not of Kaup, 1836). New name or lapsus for Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850.” (JAJ 10/4/2024).- Melopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Zenaida † West Peruvian Dove Z. meloda) Gr. μελος melos song; πελεια peleia dove; "C'est aux dépens de mon genre Zenaida que j'ai fondé le neuvième MELOPELIA avec deux grandes espèces à orbites dénudées, à queue longue et large, à peine arrondie à l'extrémité; à rectrices dilatées: l'une est Col. leucoptera, L. (trudeaui, Audubon), des Antilles, du Texas et du Mexique; l'autre est la meloda, Tschudi, dont souleyetiana, Gay, ne diffère pas; elle ne se trouve que le long de la côte occidentale de l'Amérique méridionale, mais sur une grande étendue de pays." (Bonaparte 1855 (Comptes Rend.)); "*70. Melopelia, Bp. (Zenaida part. Gr.) Cauda elongata, vix rotundata: orbitae valde denudatae. Am. 2. 1. COLUMBA leucoptera, L. ... 2. COLUMBA meloda, Tschudi." (Bonaparte 1855 (Conspectus)); "Melopelia Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40, No. 3, p. 98, for Jan. 15, 1855—type, by subs. desig. (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., p. 100, after Apr. 6, 1855), Columba meloda Tschudi." (Hellmayr and Conover, 1942, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. I (1), p. 495).
Var. Melopeleia.- METRIOPELIA
(Columbidae; Ϯ Black-winged Ground Dove M. melanoptera) Gr. μετριος metrios modest < μετρον metron measure; πελεια peleia dove; "La simplicité du plumage nous a suggéré le nom du quatrième genre METRIOPELIA Bp., qui contient six espèces d'un brun plus ou moins gris; à bec grêle, à pieds faibles vu la famille dont il fait partie, à ailes longues quoique arrondies, à rémiges aiguës, les extérieures échancrées en dehors, dont la première, allongée, égale la cinquième, les deuxième et troisième étant les plus longues: la queue courte, presque carrée, à rectrices larges. 1. Col. melanoptera, Gm. (nom mal appliqué par Temminck), ou du moins l'oiseau de Molina que nous ne croyons pas différent de C. boliviana, Orb., à épaulettes blanches, en est pour nous le type. 2. C. aymara, Orb., de Bolivie ... 3. Il est impossible de ne pas en voir une troisième dans la Chamæpelia anais, Lesson ... 4. C. inornata, Gr., nouvelle espèce du Brésil ... 5. C. erythrothorax, Meyen, qu'il ne faut pas confondre avec celle de Temminck. C'est la C. monticola, Tschudi, non celle de Vieillot ... Elle est propre au Pérou. 6. La prétendue Zenaida plumbea, Gosse, de la Jamaïque" (Bonaparte 1855 (Comptes Rend.)); "*66. Metriopelia, Bp. (Columbina, Zenaida et Chamaepelia part. Gr.) Rostrum gracillimum, subincurvum, nigrum; orbitae nudae: pedes debiles: alae elongatae, rotundatae; remigibus acutis, prima quintam aequante, secunda et tertia longissimis: cauda subaequalis, rectricibus latis. Am. m. 5. 1. COLUMBA melanoptera, Gm. ex Molina, nec Temm. ... 2. COLUMBA aymara, Orb. ... 3. CHAMAEPELIA anais, Less. ... *4. COLUMBINA inornata, Gr. ... 5. ZENAIDA? plumbea, Goss." (Bonaparte 1855 (Conspectus)); "Metriopelia Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40, 1855, p. 23. Type, by original designation, Columba melanoptera Gmelin = Columba melanoptera Molina." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 102).
Var. Metriopeleia, Metropeleia, Metropelia.
Synon. Gymnopelia, Leptophaps.- Micropelia
(Columbidae; syn. Columbina † Scaled Dove C. squammata) Gr. μικρος mikros small; πελεια peleia dove; "Genus Micropelia Heine [Scardafella (!) Bp. 1854]" (Heine 1890); "Micropelia Heine, in Heine and Reichenow, 1890, Nomencl. Musei Heineani Ornith., p. 283. New name for Scardafella Bonaparte, 1854, considered barbarous because of its vernacular roots." (JAJ 2020).
- Nesopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Zenaida † Galápagos Dove Z. galapagoensis) Gr. νησος nēsos island (= Galápagos Is.); πελεια peleia dove; "Nesopelia n. g. (Zenaida gallapagensis Gould, Bp.), sp.minor, rostro longiore, paullum deflexo, tenui; ala longa pennis cubiti brevibus (anticæ mediam alam vix excedunt!); cauda brevi, rotundata; pedibus fortibus. Color fuscescens, alis scapulisque longit. nigro alboque variis. A Zenaidis Columbisque reliquis omnibus bene distincta. (Nησος, insula)." (Sundevall 1873); "Nesopelia Sundevall, Met. Nat. Av. Disp. Tent., 1873, p. 99. Type, by monotypy, Zenaida gallapagensis Gould, Bp. = Zenaida galapagoensis Gould." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 88).
- Oenopopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia † Red Turtle Dove S. tranquebarica) Gr. οινωπος oinōpos ruddy (cf. οινοψ oinops wine-red, deep-red); πελεια peleia dove; "Genus ŒNOPOPELIA, nov. The little ruddy Ring-Dove is distinguished from all other species by its long wing, with the first primary nearly or quite equal to the second, and by having the sexes dissimilar in plumage. Two species are generally attributed to this group, but I cannot see that they are sufficiently distinct to deserve separation. 1311. Œnopopelia tranquebarica. The Red Turtle-Dove" (Blanford 1898); " Œnopopelia Blanford, Fauna Brit. Ind., Bds., 4, 1898, p. 28 (in key), p. 47. Type, by monotypy, Columba tranquebarica Hermann." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 88).
Var. Onopopelia.-
Oreopelia (See: Oreopeleia)
Oreopeleia (Columbidae; syn. Geotrygon † Ruddy Quail Dove G. montana martinica) Gr. ορος oros, ορεος oreos mountain (i.e. mountains of Martinique); πελεια peleia dove; "Genera et Species typicae. ... δ. *Oreopeleia Rchb. martinicana (Col. — Briss.) Ic. Av. t. 257. ic. 1431—32. t. 257b. ic. 3382. t. 224. ic. 1259. t. 258. ic. 1439. t. 266. ic. 2882—83." (Reichenbach 1853); "Oreopeleia Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., 1852 (1853), p. xxv. Type, by original designation, Columba martinicana Brisson = Columba martinica Linné." (Peters, 1938, III, p. 128).
Var. Oropeleia, Oropelia, Oreopelia.- Oxypelia
(Columbidae; syn. Columbina † Blue-eyed Ground Dove C. cyanopis) Gr. οξυς oxus sharp, pointed; πελεια peleia dove; "Key to the Genera. ... b'. First primary sharply attenuated at the tip. c''. Tail longer than the wing. . . . . . . 12. OXYPELIA, p. 490. ... 12. OXYPELIA. Oxypelia, Salvad. . . . . . . . . Type. O. cyanopis." (Salvadori 1893); "Oxypelia Salvadori, 1893, Cat. Birds British Mus., XXI, p. 490. Type, by original designation, O. cyanopis, i.e. Peristera cyanopis von Pelzeln, 1870." (JAJ 2021).
Var. Oxypelua.- peli
Hendrik Severinus Pel (1818-1876) Gov. of Dutch Gold Coast 1840-1850, naturalist, taxidermist (Gymnobucco, syn. Nicator chloris, syn. Peliperdix lathami, Scotopelia (ex “Strix peli” of Temminck MS)).
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Pelicanopus (See: Pelecanopus)
Pelecanopus (Laridae; syn. Thalasseus † Greater Crested Tern T. bergii) Gr. πελεκαν pelekan, πελεκανος pelekanos pelican; πους pous, ποδος podos foot; "Genus Pelecanopus Wagl., Scharbenschwalbe. (Genus novum.) Wesentliches äußeres Kennzeichen: pollex interno-transversalis, cum digito indice palama ut in Halieis et Pelecanis connexus. Hierher: Sterna pelecanoïdes King Voy. to New. Holland. Appendix." (Wagler 1832); "Pelecanopus Wagler, 1832, Isis von Oken, Heft III, col. 277. Type, by monotypy, Sterna pelecanoides King, 1827 = Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823." (JAJ 2020).
Var. Pelicanopus, Pelanopus.- Pelicanus
Gr. πελεκαν pelekan, πελεκανος pelekanos pelican.
• (Fregatidae; syn. Fregata † Ascension Frigatebird F. aquila) Considered by some to be a lapsus or deliberate amendment of Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758; "197. PELICANUS. Tail forked. P. aquilus, or Frigatebird." (Fleming 1822); "Pelicanus Fleming, 1822, Philosophy of Zoology, II, p. 259. Type, by monotypy, P. aquilus, i.e. Pelecanus aquilus Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
• see Pelecanus- Pelicinius
Gr. πηληξ pēlēx, πηληκος pēlēkos helmet, crest.
• (Malaconotidae; syn. Laniarius † Yellow-crowned Gonolek L. barbarus); "Fam. Myiotheridae ... Pelicinius: Lanius barbarus Gm. u.s.w." (Boie 1826); "Pelicinius Boie, 1826, Isis von Oken, col. 973. Type, by monotypy, Lanius barbarus Gm., i.e. Linnaeus, 1766." (JAJ 2021).
• (Malaconotidae; syn. Telophorus † Bokmakierie T. zeylonus) "XVI. PELICINIUS, Boie. (Laniarius, pt., Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 150, 1883.) [Cf. Shelley, Ibis, 1896, pp. 234-236.] 1. gutturalis (P. L. S. Müll.). (p. 162.) S. Africa (Cape Colony to Natal, and N. to Benguela)" (Sharpe 1903); "GENUS TELOPHORUS SWAINSON 1 ... 1 Includes Pelicinius as used in Sharpe's "Hand-list", but properly Pelicinius Boie, 1826. Type L. barbarus, is a synonym of Laniarius" (Mayr & Greenway in Peters, 1960, IX, p. 333).- Pelidna
(Scolopacidae; syn. Calidris † Dunlin C. alpina) Gr. πελιδνος pelidnos livid < πελιος pelios bruised, black and blue; "LES ALOUETTES DE MER. (PELIDNA. Cuv.) Ne sont que de petites maubèches à bec un peu plus long que la tête et dont les pieds n'ont ni bordures ni palmures. Elles ressemblent aux alouettes par la taille et par les couleurs et volent en troupes le long des bords de la mer, où elles forment un bon gibier. Elles déposent leurs œufs sur le sable. L'Alouette de mer ordinaire. (Tringa cinclus. L.) Enl. 851, et Scol. subarcuata. Gm. ... Πελιδνος, fuscus." (Cuvier 1816); "Pelidna CUVIER, Règne Animal, I, 1817, 490, Type, by subs. desig., Tringa cinclus LINNÆUS, 1766 = Tringa alpina LINNÆUS, 1758 (Gray, 1840)." (AOU Check-List, ed. 3, 1910, 115); "Pelidna Cuvier, Règne Anim., 1, p. 490, "1817" (= Dec. 7, 1816)—type, by monotypy,2 Tringa cinclus Linnaeus = Tringa alpina Linnaeus ... 2 The two "species" listed by Cuvier are both referable to Tringa alpina." (Hellmayr and Conover, 1948, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. I (3), p. 179).
Var. Pelinox, Peldina, Melidra.- pelingense / pelingensis / pelingi
Peling I., Banggai Is., Celebes, Dutch East Indies / Peleng I., Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- Peliocichla
(Turdidae; syn. Turdus † African Thrush T. pelios) Specific name Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1851; κιχλη kikhlē thrush; "Dier Mehrzahl der afrikanischen Drossel-Arten bildet eine dem afrikanischen Continente eigenthümliche Gruppe, welche, als Untergattung, mit dem Namen Peliocichla abgesondert werden kann. ... Die Arten von Peliocichla sind über ganz Afrika (bis jetzt mit Ausnahme der nördlichen Theile) verbreitet und findet sich jede derselben auf gewisse Landstriche beschränkt. Es sind somit vicariirende Formen, welche man zum Theil als climatische Abarten eines Urtypus betrachten kann, denen man aber doch, zur Vermeidung fernerer seichter Bestimmungen, lieber die Species-Dignität ertheilt; denn noch bis auf heut' dient z. B. der Speciesname "pelios" vielfach als Collectivname für diejenigen Formen, welche man nicht scharf zu unterscheiden vermochte." (Cabanis 1882); "Peliocichla Cabanis, 1882, Journal für Ornithologie, XXX, p. 318. Type, by subsequent designation (Cabanis, 1884, Journal für Ornithologie, XXXII, p. 434), Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1851." (JAJ 2021).
- Pelionetta
(Anatidae; syn. Melanitta † Surf Scoter M. perspicillata) Gr. πελιος pelios black and blue, bruised; nētta duck; "1. Anas perspicillata. ... 1. Brillenente. Pelionetta *). E[ntwickelung]. Wie gewöhnlich. Ch[arakter]. Tauchenten mit sehr breitem Schnabel dessen nackte Haut bis zu den Augen geht. L[ebensart]. Hierin gleichen sie den Sammtenten, füttern aber ihr Nest mit Dunen aus. ... *) πελιος, schwarzbraun und νηττα, Ente. ... 273. Pelionetta (A. perspicillata)." (Kaup 1829); "Pelionetta Kaup, 1829, Skizzirte Entwickelungs-Geschichte Europäisch. Thierwelt, pp. 107, 196. Type, by monotypy, Anas perspicillata Linnaeus." (Johnsgard in Peters, 1979, I, 2nd ed., p. 492).
- pelios
- Gr. πελιος pelios bruised, black and blue, livid.
- PELIPERDIX
(Phasianidae; † Latham's Francolin P. lathami) Hendrick Severinus Pel (1818-1876) Gov. of Dutch Gold Coast 1840-1850, naturalist, taxidermist; Gr. περδιξ perdix, περδικος perdikos partridge; "67. Peliperdix. Bp. 186. lathami, Hartl. (peli, Temm.)" (Bonaparte 1856); "Peliperdix Bonaparte, 1856, Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, XLII, p. 882. Type, by monotypy, Francolinus lathami Hartlaub, 1854." (JAJ 2020).
Synon. Afrocolinus, Perdicideus.- Perdicopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Starnoenas † Blue-headed Partridge Dove S. cyanocephala) Gr. περδιξ perdix, περδικος perdikos partridge; πελεια peleia pigeon; "Perdicopelia, Starnaenas (quid?) BONAP. ... Sp. Columba cyanocephala L." (van der Hoeven 1855); "Perdicopelia van der Hoeven, 1855, Handb. d. Zool., II, p. 449. New name for Starnaenas, i.e. Starnoenas Bonaparte, 1838, considered unsuitable by reason of its unknown meaning." (JAJ 2021).
- rueppelii / rueppelli / rueppellii
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (1794-1884) German zoologist, explorer in north-east Africa and the Middle East (pub. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika 1826/28; Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig 1835/40; Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's 1845) (syn. Accipiter badius sphenurus, syn. Ardea alba melanorhyncha, syn. Galerida theklae praetermissa, Gyps, Heterotetrax, syn. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, subsp. Onychognathus morio, syn. Plectropterus gambensis, syn. Plocepasser superciliosus, Poicephalus, syn. Prinia buchanani, syn. Pternistis clappertoni, syn. Tachymarptis aequatorialis) (see also ruppeli).
- ruppeli / ruppelii / ruppelli
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (1794-1884) German zoologist, explorer in north-east Africa and the Middle East (subsp. Anas undulata, syn. Argya squamiceps, Curruca, Eurocephalus, syn. Xiphidiopicus percussus (Erikjan Rijkers in litt.)) (see also rueppelii).
- SCOTOPELIA
(Strigidae; Ϯ Pel's Fishing Owl S. peli) Gr. σκοτος skotos darkness, gloom; specific name Strix peli Bonaparte, 1850 (cf. erroneous “peli (black), referring to large ‘black’ eyes of ... Pel’s Fishing-Owl” (Hockey et al. 2005)); "*112. Scotopelia, Bp. Permagna: plumae auriculares nullae: tarsi digitique nudi. Africa occ. 1. *STRIX PELI, Temm. Mus. Lugd. Figura nulla, ex Ashantee." (Bonaparte 1850); "Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850, Conspectus Generum Avium, I, p. 44. Type, by monotypy, Strix peli Temm. MS, i.e. Bonaparte, 1850." (JAJ 2022).
Synon. Megapelia, Scotoglaux.- Sericopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Aplopelia † Lemon Dove A. larvata) Gr. σηρικον sērikos silken < σηρικον sērikon silk < Σηρες Sēres the people from whom silk was obtained, the Chinese; πελεια peleia dove; "LI. Haplopeleia (Aplopeleia BP. Consp. II. 66. 57.) RCHB. Atlastaube. 178. H. larvata (Col. — TEMM. pig. gall. I, 266. KNIP I. sect. 3. pl. 31.) BP. ... *179. H. erythrogastra RCHB. Novit. t. ... Es fragt sich, ob nicht diese beiden afrikanischen langbeinigen Arten H. erythrogastra und bronzina von der kurzbeinigen larvata TEMM. und SELBY ganz getrennt und als eigene Gattung, etwa "Sericopeleia" genannt, in die Nähe von Pampusana als Erdtauben weit naturgemässer gesetzt werden sollten. Der P. xanthura t. 226. ic. 1270. sind sie z. B. sehr ähnlich. ... 180. H. bronzina (Col. — RUPP. Abyss. Wirbelth. p. 65. t. 23. f. 1.) BP. RCHB. t. 258. ic. 1440. ... *181. H. simplex (Col. — HARTL. Rev. Mag. de Zool. 1849. 497. Beitr. z. Orn. Westafrikas p. 55. t. 10.) BP. RCHB. t. 266. ic. 2872—73. ... Anm. In Bezug auf ihre langen Beine, welche nicht mit C. larvata TEMM., wohl aber mit denen der übrigen Arten, die ich als Sericopelia zu sondern vorschlag, übereinstimmen, gilt das, was ich oben sagte" (Reichenbach 1861); "Sericopelia Reichenbach, 1861, Die vollständigste Naturgeschichte der Tauben, pp. 77, 78. Type, by virtual monotypy, Columba larvata Temminck, 1810 (Haplopeleia erythrogastra Reichenbach, 1861 = syn. Columba larvata Temminck, 1810; Columba bronzina Rüppell, 1837, and Turtur simplex Hartlaub, 1849, are currently treated as subspecies of Aplopelia larvata.)" (JAJ 2021).
Var. Sericopeleia.-
Shizampelis (See: Spizampelis)
Spizampelis (Spindalidae; syn. Spindalis † Western Spindalis S. zena pretrei) Gr. σπιζα spiza finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; αμπελις ampelis, αμπελιδος ampelidos unknown bird; "Tanagra portoricensis. ... The species of Tanager generally united under the name of Spindalis form two distinct groups, in the first of which the plumage of the female is somewhat like the male and the bill is much stronger than in the second. This is the type of Spindalis, and contains the species T. nigricephala. In the second the plumage bears no resemblance to that of this male, and the bill is weaker; if the absurd system of forming genera on every little difference is to be adopted this might be called Spizampelis - it contains three species, T. Pretrei, T. zena, and the present bird." (Bryant 1866); "Spizampelis Bryant, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., 10, p. 253, 1866—type, by subs. desig. (Sclater, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 11, p. 165, 1886), Tanagra pretrei Lesson." (Hellmayr, 1936, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. IX, p. 239).
Var. Shizampelis.- Spilopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia † Spotted Dove S. chinensis tigrina) Gr. σπιλος spilos spot; πελεια peleia dove; "Spilopelia n. g. (C. chinensis L., et C. suratensis Gm; tigrina Temm.) etiam sp. Turturis rec., sed ala brevi, aliter formata; cauda longiore, subgradata; colore maculato; plumis cervicis cordatis (s. bifidis), nigris apicibus albis, torquem alboguttatum formantibus, bene distinctæ et inter Columbas maxime peculiares" (Sundevall 1873); "Spilopelia Sundevall, Meth. Nat. Av. Disp. Tent. p. 100, 1872. Type (by subsequent designation, Salvadori, Orn. Pap e Mol. vol. iii. p. 151, 1882): Columba chinensis Scop." (Mathews, 1927, Syst. Av. Austral., I, 63); "Spilopelia Sundevall, Meth. Nat. Av. Disp. Tent., p. 100, 1873—type, by subs. desig. (Sundevall, l.c., p. 186), Columba tigrina Temminck." (Hellmayr and Conover, 1942, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. I (1), p. 504).
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Stictopelia (See: Stictopeleia)
Stictopeleia (Columbidae; syn. Geopelia † Diamond Dove G. cuneata) Gr. στικτος stiktos spotted < στιζω stizō to tattoo; πελεια peleia dove; "Genera et Species typicae. ... δ. *Stictopeleia Rchb. cuneata (Col. — Lth.) R. Ic. Av. t. 265. ic. 1478—79. t. 250. ic. 1387—89." (Reichenbach 1853); "Stictopeleia Reichenbach, 1853, Avium Systema Naturale, p. XXV. Type, by original designation, Columba cuneata Latham, 1801." (JAJ 2020).
Var. Stictopelia.- Stigmatopelia
(Columbidae; syn. Streptopelia † Laughing Dove S. senegalensis) Gr. στιγμα stigma, στιγματος stigmatos spot, brand < στιζω stizō to tattoo; πελεια peleia dove; "Stigmatopelia n. g. (Col. senegalensis L. et cambayensis Gm) ut sp. Turturis a recentioribus relictæ, quod, inter Columbas, nimium divisas, admirandum. Hæ enim, cum nullo alio subgenere conjungi possunt et pictura gutturis infimi (s. antepectorali) crebre nigromaculata, præter alias notas, distincta. Ala hujus subdivisionis ab ala Turturis longe differt." (Sundevall 1873); "Stigmatopelia Sundevall, Meth. nat. Av. disp. Tent. p. 100 [= pt. II, 1873], 1872. Type by subsequent designation (Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. xxi, p. 448, 1893), Columba senegalensis Linn." (W. Sclater, 1924, Syst. Av. Aethiop., I, p. 170).
- STREPTOPELIA
(Columbidae; Ϯ Eurasian Collared Dove S. decaocto) Gr. στρεπτος streptos collar, neck-chain < στρεφω strephō to twist; πελεια peleia dove; "Nous avons institué un second genre pour les Tourterelles à collier, dont la queue est plus courte et moins arrondie, et nous le nommons STREPTOPELIA. Il contient neuf espèces, quatre africaines et cinq asiatiques, dont la synonymie est tellement embrouillée, que nous préférons renvoyer à notre Conspectus, où nous n'avons rien épargué pour en venir à bout, et la rendre exacte et complète. Disons ici seulement qu'on est aussi peu fondé à n'admettre que deux espèces de Streptopelia pour l'Afrique occidentale qu'à les multiplier outre mesure. Quant à nous, qui en reconnaissons trois, conservant, comme de raison, le nom de vinacea, Gm., à l'espèce de moyenne grandeur, nous appelons Str. erythrophrys, Sw., la plus grande, nommée, quant aux exemplaires du Cap, C. levaillantii par A. Smith, sinon par Temminck, et semitorquatus par Ruppell, pur ceux d'Abyssinie; et nous laissons le nom de semitorquatus, Sw., à la plus petite. La quatrième espèce d'Afrique, C. lugens, Ruppell, est propre à l'Abyssinie, et se rapproche beaucoup, même par la taille, de T. erythrophrys, Sw. Les cinq espèces asiatiques sont: 1. C. risoria, L., ou plutôt le type sauvage (dowraca,Hodgs., var.) de la Tourterelle blonde à collier, qu'on a eu grand tort de chercher en Afrique; la petite blanche n'est qu'une variété albine perpétuée en domesticité, comme le Pigeon blanc. 2. Col. bitorquata, Temm., Pig. I, t. 40, de la Malaisie, si commune à Java, à double collier noir et blanc. 3. Col. dussumieri, Temm., Pl. col. 188, de la Malaisie et des Philippines, à large collier dilaté. 4. Streptopelia gaimardi, Bp., à collier beaucoup plus étroit, à doigts beaucoup plus courts, rapportée des îles Mariannes par MM. Quoy et Gaimard. 5. La plus petite et la plus jolie espèce, à la fois de l'Inde, de Ceylan et des Philippines (OEna muroensis, Hodgs.), dont la prétendue femelle, Pl. col. 259, est le mâle de l'humilis de Temminck; son soi-disant mâle, Pl. col. 258, en étant la femelle, connue dans le commerce, probablement à cause de cette confusion, sous le nom de Turtur terrestris, traduction du nom français de la susdite planche." (Bonaparte 1855 (Comptes Rend.)); "*56. Streptopelia, Bp. (Turtur, part. Gr.) As. Afr. Oc. 9. a. AFRICANAE. 1. TURTUR erythrophrys, Sw. ... 2. COLUMBA lugens, Rupp. ... 3. COLUMBA VINACEA, Gm. nec Temm. ... 4. TURTUR semitorquatus, Sw. nec Rupp. ... b. ASIATICAE ET OCEANICAE. 5. COLUMBA risoria, L. ... 6. COLUMBA bitorquata, Temm. ... 7. COLUMBA dussumieri, Temm. ... *8. Str. gaimardi, Bp. ... 9. COLUMBA humilis, Temm." (Bonaparte 1855 (Conspectus)); "Streptopelia Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40, Jan., 1855, p. 17; Id., Consp. Av., 2, June, 1855, p. 63. Type, by subsequent designation, Columba risoria Linné. (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 150.)" (Peters, 1937, III, p. 88).
Var. Streptopeleia.
Synon. Afropelia, Amoropelia, Bertholdipelia, Oenopopelia, Peristera, Spilopelia, Stigmatopelia, Turtur.-
Tomopelia (See: Tomopeleia)
Tomopeleia (Columbidae; syn. Geopelia † Barred Dove G. maugei) Gr. τομος tomos sharp, cutting < τεμνω temnō to cut; πελεια peleia dove; "Genera et Species typicae. ... Turtur GESN. .. d. α. *Tomopeleia Rchb. Maugei (Col. — T.) R. Ic. Av. t. 253b. ic. 3380." (Reichenbach 1853); "Tomopeleia Reichenbach, 1853, Avium Systema Naturale, p. XXV. Type, by original designation, Columba maugei Temminck, 1811." (JAJ 2020).
Var. Tomopelia.- Turdampelis
(Cotingidae; syn. Lipaugus † Cinnamon-vented Piha L. lanioides) Portmanteau of genera Turdus Linnaeus, 1758, thrush, and Ampelis Linnaeus, 1766, cotinga; "Turdampelis lanioides, Lesson, g. et sp. nov. L'oiseau qui sert de type à notre nouveau genre est remarquable en ce qu'il a des caractères qui le rapprochent des merles, des piauhaus et des pie-grièches ... Le cotingatourde a presque tous les caractères de notre genre tijuca (chrysopteryx de Swainson), près duquel on devra le placer. ... C'est un oiseau de transition qui joint au bec d'une pie-grièche et d'un cotinga le plumage de certains merles, et les tarses faibles et grêles des piauhaus" (Lesson 1844); "Turdampelis LESSON, Écho du Monde Savant, 11, 2nd sem., No. 7, p. 156, 1844—type by monotypy Turdampelis lanioides LESSON." (Hellmayr, 1929, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VI, p. 156).
- UROPELIA
(Columbidae; † Long-tailed Ground Dove U. campestris) Gr. ουρα oura tail; πελεια peleia dove; "Nous plaçons ici, comme le sixième, le petit genre UROPELIA, Bp., à ailes encore plus courtes, à queue encore plus allongée que dans le précédent [Scardafella]; à couleur rousse uniforme. Il ne contient que la Columb. campestris, Spix, du Brésil, qui méritait si bien le nom de venusta sous lequel Temminck aussi l'a fait figurer. ... o. Zenaideæ. ... 69. Uropelia, Bp. 255. campestris, Spix." (Bonaparte 1855 (Comptes Rend.)); "*74. Uropelia, Bp.(Columbina! part. Spix.) Alae brevissimae: cauda longissima, valde cuneata: Minimae: Color rufescens uniformis. Am. mer. or. 1. COLUMBA campestris, Spix. (venusta, Temm. - Columbina campestris, Gr.) Av. Brasil. II. t. 75. f. 2." (Bonaparte 1855 (Conspectus)); "Uropelia Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40, [Jan. 7] 1855, p. [24,] 220. Type, by monotypy, Columbina campestris Spix." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 104); "The name Uropelia is credited by certain authors to Bonaparte (Consp. Gen. Av., 2, p. 85, "1854"), but it is extremelty doubtful whether the second volume of this work can be considered as actually published prior to 1857" (Hellmayr and Conover, 1942, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. I (1), p. 551).
Synon. Uropeleia.- xerampelinus
Gr. ξηραμπελινος xērampelinos of the colour of withered vine-leaves, bright red, scarlet < ξηρος xēros dry; αμπελινος ampelinos of the vine < αμπελος ampelos vine.
