Jim LeNomenclatoriste
Je suis un mignon petit Traquet rubicole
Sorry for this useless thread but I can't find the original falconid topic
I need some clarification please
In his analyse, Vieillot (1816) introduced the name Physeta with Falco sufflator Gmelin as type species. The next year, here he created the genus Herpetotheres for Falco cachinnans Lath. (by monotypy) along with this note: ''Ce genre remplace celui qui est sous le nom de Physète dans l'analyse de mon Ornithologie élémentaire'' (I don't how to translate this sentence). However, he doesn't give the reasons for this change. As both names were assigned to the same bird, can you explain why the name Herpetotheres is used instead of Physeta, which has priority, at least, in theory. Should Physeta not be the true applied name ?, unless it's a nomen oblitum.
Thanks
I need some clarification please
In his analyse, Vieillot (1816) introduced the name Physeta with Falco sufflator Gmelin as type species. The next year, here he created the genus Herpetotheres for Falco cachinnans Lath. (by monotypy) along with this note: ''Ce genre remplace celui qui est sous le nom de Physète dans l'analyse de mon Ornithologie élémentaire'' (I don't how to translate this sentence). However, he doesn't give the reasons for this change. As both names were assigned to the same bird, can you explain why the name Herpetotheres is used instead of Physeta, which has priority, at least, in theory. Should Physeta not be the true applied name ?, unless it's a nomen oblitum.
Thanks
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