Artemisiospiza Belli Bird

English Name:  Bell's Sparrow
Latin Name:  Artemisiospiza belli
Protonym:  Emberiza belli Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 5 p.104 pl.4
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Passerellidae / Artemisiospiza
Taxonomy Code:  belspa2
Type Locality:  near Sonoma, California.
Author:  Cassin
Publish Year:  1850
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

ARTEMISIOSPIZA
(Passerellidae; Ϯ Bell's Sparrow A. belli) Botanical genus Artemisia sagebrush  < Gr. myth Artemis or Diana, the moon goddess skilled in the use of hallucinogenic plants; Gr. σπιζα spiza  finch  < σπιζω spizō  to chirp; "The type species of Amphispiza is Emberiza bilineata Cassin; therefore, a new generic name must be provided for belli and its close relatives. Klicka and Spellman (2007) suggested that Artemisospiza [sic] would be an appropriate name for belli, commonly called the Sage Sparrow, but did not propose it formally, as it did not meet the requirements of Article 13 of the ICZN (1999) Code. We now modify that suggestion and propose the following: Artemisiospiza, new genus   Type species. Emberiza belli Cassin.   ... The feminine name combines the Latin generic name for sagebrush (Artemisia, from the Greek word Artemis) with the Greek word for finch (spiza)" (Klicka & Banks 2011); "Artemisiospiza Klicka and Banks, 2011, Zootaxa, 2793, p. 67.  Type by original designation, Emberiza belli Cassin, 1850." (JAJ 2020).
Var. Artemisospiza.

belli
• John Graham Bell (1812-1889) US taxidermist, field ornithologist, collector (Artemisiospiza, Basileuterus).
• Raoul 'Roy' Sunday Bell (1882-1966) naturalist born on Sunday I., Kermadecs, ornithologist, photographer, collector (Laurent Raty in litt.) (syn. Chlidonias leucopterus, syn. Cuculus saturatus optatus, syn. Urodynamis taitensis).
• Dr William Abraham Bell (1841-1921) British businessman, real-estate developer in USA 1867-1890, naturalist, subscriber to the Ruwenzori Expedition (Paul Scofield in litt.) (subsp. Cisticola cantans, subsp. Pytilia melba).
• Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell (1864-1952) British colonial administrator, Administrator of Dominica 1899-1906, Commissioner for Uganda 1906-1909, Gov. of Northern Nigeria 1909-1911, Gov. of Leeward Is. 1912-1916, Gov. of Mauritius 1916-1924 (‡syn. Cyanophaia bicolor).
• R. M. Bell (b. 1908) British colonial administrator in Tanganyika 1937-1954 (syn. Eremomela icteropygialis polioxantha).

SUBSPECIES

Bell's Sparrow (belli)
Latin Name: Artemisiospiza belli belli
belli
• John Graham Bell (1812-1889) US taxidermist, field ornithologist, collector (Artemisiospiza, Basileuterus).
• Raoul 'Roy' Sunday Bell (1882-1966) naturalist born on Sunday I., Kermadecs, ornithologist, photographer, collector (Laurent Raty in litt.) (syn. Chlidonias leucopterus, syn. Cuculus saturatus optatus, syn. Urodynamis taitensis).
• Dr William Abraham Bell (1841-1921) British businessman, real-estate developer in USA 1867-1890, naturalist, subscriber to the Ruwenzori Expedition (Paul Scofield in litt.) (subsp. Cisticola cantans, subsp. Pytilia melba).
• Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell (1864-1952) British colonial administrator, Administrator of Dominica 1899-1906, Commissioner for Uganda 1906-1909, Gov. of Northern Nigeria 1909-1911, Gov. of Leeward Is. 1912-1916, Gov. of Mauritius 1916-1924 (‡syn. Cyanophaia bicolor).
• R. M. Bell (b. 1908) British colonial administrator in Tanganyika 1937-1954 (syn. Eremomela icteropygialis polioxantha).

Bell's Sparrow (canescens)
Latin Name: Artemisiospiza belli canescens
canescens
L. canescens, canescentis  greyish  < canescere  to become hoary or white  < canere  to be grey  < canus grey.
● ex “Van Diemen’s Warbler” of Latham 1787 (subsp. Phylidonyris novaehollandiae).
● ex “Cinereous Godwit” of Pennant 1768, and Latham 1785 (syn. Tringa nebularia).

Bell's Sparrow (clementeae)
Latin Name: Artemisiospiza belli clementeae
clementae / clementeae
San Clemente I., California, USA.

Bell's Sparrow (cinerea)
Latin Name: Artemisiospiza belli cinerea
cinerea
L. cinereus  ash-grey, ash-coloured  < cinis, cineris  ashes.
● ex “Cinereous Creeper” of Latham 1781 (??syn. Anthobaphes violacea).
● "76. ARDEA.  ...  cinerea.  10. A. occipite crista pendula, dorso cærulescente, subtus albida, pectore maculis oblongis nigris.  Ardea crista dependente. Fn. svec. 133.  Ardea cinerea major. Aldr. orn. l. 20. c. 9. Gesn. av. 212. Jonst. av. 151. t. 50. Will. orn. 203. t. 49. Raj. av. 98. Mars. danub. 5. p. 8. t. 2. Alb. av. 1. p. 64. t. 67. & 3. p. . . t. 78.  Habitat in Europa; nidificant in arboribus plures simul." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ardea).
● ex “Cendrille” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Cinereous Lark” of Latham 1783 (Calandrella).
● ex “Tractrac” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 184, fig. 1 (syn. Cercomela tractrac).
● ex “Grand Gobe-mouche cendré de Madagascar” of Brisson 1760 (Coracina).
● ex “Cinereous Coot” of Latham 1785 (syn. Fulica americana).
● ex “Crested Gallinule” of Latham 1785 (Gallicrex).
● ex “Cotinga Cendré” of Levaillant 1801 (syn. Lipaugus vociferans).
● ex “Cinereous Finch” of Latham 1783, and Pennant 1785 (syn. Melospiza insignis).
● (Tunstall 1771) ex “Hoche-queue” or “Bergeronette jaune” of Brisson 1760, and “Gray Water Wagtail” of Pennant 1766 (Motacilla).
● (J. Gmelin 1789) ex “Motacilla cinerea” of Brisson 1760, “Bergeronnette grise” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 674, fig. 1, and de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Cinereous Wagtail” of Latham 1783 (syn. Motacilla cinerea).
● ex “Hirondelle du Pérou” of Brisson 1760, “Petite Hirondelle noire à ventre cendré” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Ash-bellied Swallow” of Latham 1783 (syn. Notiochelidon murina).
● ex "Pétrel cendré" of de Buffon 1770-1783, and "Cinereous Fulmar" of Latham 1785 (Procellaria).
● ex “Hirondelle de rivage” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 543, fig. 2 (syn. Riparia riparia).
● ex “Cinereous Owl” of Latham 1781, and “Sooty Owl” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Strix nebulosa).
● ex “Pie-griesche grise” of Brisson 1760, and “Pie-griêche grise de Cayenne” (= ♂) and “Pie-griêche tachetée de Cayenne” (= ♀) of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pll. 304, 377 (syn. Tityra cayana).
● ex “Lanius nengeta var. β” of J. Gmelin 1788, “Cotinga gris de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 699, and “Variété du Guirarou” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (?syn. Xipholena punicea).
● ex “Larus niger fidipes alter, alis brevioribus” of Ray 1713, “Sterna cinerea” of Brisson 1760, and “Cinereous Tern” of Latham 1785 (unident.).
● ex “Muscicapa cayennensis rufa” of Brisson 1760, and “Rufous-bellied Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (unident.).