The Key to Scientific Names
- diversicolor
L. diversus different, diverse < divertere to differ; color, coloris colour.
- versicolor
L. versicolor, versicoloris of various colours < vertere to change; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Perroquet de La Havane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 360 (Amazona).
● ex “Barbu des Maynas” of Brisson 1760 (Eubucco).
● ex “Perruche à gorge tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 144, “Perruche, no. 2” of Fermin 1769, “Perruche à gorge variée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Wave-breasted Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pyrrhura picta).
● ex "Pato pico de tres colores" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 440 (Spatula).
● ex “Variable Crow” of Latham 1801 (Strepera).- versicolora / versicolorus
L. versicolorus of various colours, parti-coloured < versicolor, versicoloris of various colours < vertere to change; color, coloris colour.
