Antrostomus Vociferus Bird
Antrostomus Vociferus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Caprimulgus vociferus Am.Orn. 5 p.71 pl.41 fig.1,2,3
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Antrostomus
Taxonomy Code: whip-p1
Type Locality: Pennsylvania.
Author: Wilson, A
Publish Year: 1812
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
ANTROSTOMUS
(Caprimulgidae; Ϯ Chuck-will's-widow A. carolinensis) Gr. αντρον antron cavern; στομα stoma, στοματος stomatos mouth. "Son bec depuis son bout jusqu'aux coins de la bouche a un pouce sept lignes de long ... Les bords de la mâchoire supérieure sont garnis de longs poils noirs, tournés en-devant & roides comme des soyes ... Il se nourrit d'Insectes" (Brisson 1760); "Gen. 38. ANTROSTOMUS, Gould. 42. ANTROSTOMUS CAROLINENSIS, Nob. (Caprimulgus Carolinensis, Gm.) Aud. pl. 52. Southern parts" (Bonaparte 1838); "Antrostomus Bonaparte, Geog. & Comp. List, 1838, p. 8 (Type, fixed by Gray, 1840, Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmel.)." (Cory, 1918, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. II (1), p. 131).
Var. Androstomus, Anthrostomus, Anthrostumus.
Synon. Annamornus, Setochalcis.
vociferus
L. vociferus clamorous, noisy < vociferari to shout < vox, vocis voice, cry, sound; ferre to bear.
● ex “Epouskyca” or “Crying Bird” of Bartram 1791 (syn. Aramus guarauna pictus).
● "79. CHARADRIUS. ... vociferus. 4. C. fasciis pectoris colli frontis genarumque nigris, cauda lutea fascia nigra, pedibus pallidis. Pluvialis vociferus. Catesb. car. I. p. 71. t. 71. Habitat in America septentrionali." (Linnaeus 1758) (Charadrius).
● ex "Tell-tale Godwit, or Snipe" of A. Wilson 1813 (syn. Tringa melanoleuca).
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)