Oceanodroma Furcata Bird
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Oceanodroma Furcata Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Procellaria furcata Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.561
Taxonomy: Procellariiformes / Hydrobatidae / Oceanodroma
Taxonomy Code: ftspet
Type Locality: icy seas between America and Asia.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1789
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
Oceanodroma
(syn. Hydrobates Ϯ Fork-tailed Storm-petrel H. furcata) Gr. ωκεανος ōkeanos ocean; -δρομος -dromos -runner < τρεχω trekhō to run; "Genera et Species typicæ. ... d. Oceanodroma Rchb. furcata (Proc. — L. Gm.) Ic. Av. t. 16. ic. 785. t. 18. ic. 2245—46." (Reichenbach 1853); "185. Oceanodroma, Reich. (Thalassidroma, p. Gr.) Rostrum majusculum; tubo nasali recto: alae modicae: cauda furcata: pedes breves, podiis angustis; unguibus parvulis, compressis. Dilute cinereae. M. Atl. et Pac. 2. 1. PROCELLARIA furcata, Gm. ... 2. THALASSIDROMA hornbyi, Gr." (Bonaparte 1857). Var. Oceanododroma, Oceandodroma.
furcata
Med. L. furcatus forked < L. furca two-pronged fork < ferre to tend.
● ex “Mellisuga Jamaicensis violacea cauda bifurca” of Brisson 1760, “Oiseau-mouche violet à queue fourchue” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lesser fork-tailed Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (Thalurania).
SUBSPECIES
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (furcata)
Latin Name: Oceanodroma furcata furcata
furcata
Med. L. furcatus forked < L. furca two-pronged fork < ferre to tend.
● ex “Mellisuga Jamaicensis violacea cauda bifurca” of Brisson 1760, “Oiseau-mouche violet à queue fourchue” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lesser fork-tailed Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (Thalurania).
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (plumbea)
Latin Name: Oceanodroma furcata plumbea
plumbea
L. plumbeus leaden, plumbeous, lead-coloured < plumbum lead.
● ex “Garza Aplomada” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 347 (syn. Ardea cocoi).
● ex “Spotted-tailed Hobby” of Latham 1781 (Ictinia).
● ex “Todus supra ex plumbeo canus ...” of Pallas 1769, and “Plumbeous Tody” of Latham 1782 (Polioptila).
● ex “Plumbeous Warbler” of Latham 1787 (unident.).
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)
