Odontophorus Melanotis Bird
Odontophorus Melanotis Bird
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Latin Name:
Protonym: Odontophorus melanotis Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1864) (1864), Pt3 p.586
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Odontophoridae / Odontophorus
Taxonomy Code: bewqua1
Type Locality: Tucurrique, Costa Rica.
Author: Salvin
Publish Year: 1865
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ODONTOPHORUS
(Odontophoridae; Ϯ Marbled Wood Quail O. gujanensis) Gr. οδοντοφορος odontophoros bearing teeth < οδους odous, οδοντος odontos tooth; φερω pherō to carry; "188. TOCRO, Odontophorus. Tetrao, Linn. Gm. Perdix, Lath. Bec nu à la base, convexe en dessus, très-comprimé, crochu vers le bout; mandibule inférieure bidentée près la pointe. — Orbites et lorum nus. — Queue arrondie. — Rectrices 12. Esp. Tocro, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Odontophorus Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 51. Type, by monotypy, "Tocro," Buffon = Tetrao gujanensis Gmelin." (Peters 1934, II, 51).
Var. Odonthophorus, Dentophorus (L. dens, dentis tooth).
Synon. Strophiortyx.
MELANOTIS
(Mimidae; Ϯ Blue Mockingbird M. caerulescens) Specific name Turdus melanotis Temminck, 1830 (< Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -ωτις -ōtis -eared < ους ous, ωτος ōtos ear); "573. Melanotis, Bp. (Mimus, p. Boie. - Orpheus, p. Sw. - Turdus, p. Gr.) Mexico. 1. TURDUS melanotis, Temm. nec Gould. (Orpheus caerulescens, Sw. - Melanotis caerulescens, Bp.) Pl. col. 498. ex Mexico." (Bonaparte 1850); "Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850, Consp. Gen. Av., 1, p. 276. Type, by monotypy, Turdus melanotis Temminck = Orpheus caerulescens Swainson." (Davis & Miller in Peters 1960, IX, 441).
melanotis
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -ωτις -ōtis -eared < ους ous, ωτος ōtos ear.
SUBSPECIES
Black-eared Wood-Quail (verecundus)
Latin Name: Odontophorus melanotis verecundus
verecunda / verecundus
L. verecundus shy, coy, shame-faced, modest < vereri to be afraid.
Black-eared Wood-Quail (melanotis)
Latin Name: Odontophorus melanotis melanotis
MELANOTIS
(Mimidae; Ϯ Blue Mockingbird M. caerulescens) Specific name Turdus melanotis Temminck, 1830 (< Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -ωτις -ōtis -eared < ους ous, ωτος ōtos ear); "573. Melanotis, Bp. (Mimus, p. Boie. - Orpheus, p. Sw. - Turdus, p. Gr.) Mexico. 1. TURDUS melanotis, Temm. nec Gould. (Orpheus caerulescens, Sw. - Melanotis caerulescens, Bp.) Pl. col. 498. ex Mexico." (Bonaparte 1850); "Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850, Consp. Gen. Av., 1, p. 276. Type, by monotypy, Turdus melanotis Temminck = Orpheus caerulescens Swainson." (Davis & Miller in Peters 1960, IX, 441).
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)