Nothoprocta Cinerascens Bird
Nothoprocta Cinerascens Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Nothura cinerascens J.Orn. 8 p.259
Taxonomy: Tinamiformes / Tinamidae / Nothoprocta
Taxonomy Code: brutin1
Type Locality: Tucuman.
Author: Burmeister
Publish Year: 1860
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NOTHOPROCTA
(Tinamidae; Ϯ Chilean Tinamou N. perdicaria) Gr. νοθος nothos spurious; πρωκτος prōktos tail, rear; "Genus V.— NOTHOPROCTA, GEN. NOV. VIII. 1 perdicaria (Kittl.) ex Chilia. *2 ornata (Gray) ex Bolivia. *3 pentlandi (Gray) ex Bolivia. 4 curvirostris, sp. nov. xxxi. ex Æquatoria. ... VIII.— NOTHOPROCTA, gen. nov. p. 153 (νοθος, spurius et πρωκτος, pars posterior corporis). Genus inter Rhynchotum et Nothuram medium, quoad scuta tarsi illi magis affine, sed digito postico brevi distinguendum. Typus, N. PERDICARIA, i.e. Crypturus perdicarius Kittlitz, ex Chilia." (P. Sclater & Salvin 1873).
cinerascens
Late L. cinerescens, cinerescentis ashen < cinerescere to turn to ashes < L. cinis, cineris ashes.
● ex “Mésange Grisette” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 138 (Melaniparus).
SUBSPECIES
Brushland Tinamou (cinerascens)
Latin Name: Nothoprocta cinerascens cinerascens
cinerascens
Late L. cinerescens, cinerescentis ashen < cinerescere to turn to ashes < L. cinis, cineris ashes.
● ex “Mésange Grisette” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 138 (Melaniparus).
Brushland Tinamou (parvimaculata)
Latin Name: Nothoprocta cinerascens parvimaculata
parvimaculata / parvimaculatus
L. parvus small; maculatus spotted < maculare to make spotted < macula spot, mark.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)