Nutmeg mannikin is the commonly used name for them in Hawaii.
David Callahan, Birdwatch Listcheck, 27 Feb 2014: AOU changes.
But if Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is more closely related to Ruff than it is to [Red] Knot, what else can one do? I'm a little surprised that IOC hasn't lumped Philomachus etc., into Calidris (yet, anyway).Moving all those into Calidris seems totally odd. I mean, Spoonie I can see at a push, but Ruff is a Dunlin...eh? I'll stick to the 'old' way thanks
Obviously less marked differences than in Ruff, but Pec Sand shows a fair degree of sexual dimorphism in both size and plumage (and has lekking behaviour, too). Interestingly, Pec is less of a genetic link between Ruff and other calidrids, than Sharp-tailed is.I'm purely going on the non-scientific facts that Ruff have an amazing breeding plumage and the size difference between the sexes is vast (both - AFAIK - not shown by another Calidris)
I'm purely going on the non-scientific facts that Ruff have an amazing breeding plumage and the size difference between the sexes is vast (both - AFAIK - not shown by another Calidris)
Why ? Nothing justifies the rejection of NyctherodiusA proposal to replace the genus name Nyctanassa with the prior name Nyctherodius was rejected in favor of petitioning the ICZN to continue to use the more recent name.
This is the article I read, but is there any real argument in favor of Nyctanassa other than "he was used more than Nyctherodius"? Not sure
"Nothing justifies the rejection of Nyctherodius"
In 2011 I wrote: AERC March 2011 . But most likely answer why is:
https://www.researchgate.net/public...n_nomenclature_by_G_N_Kashin_during_1978-1982 .
Gregory & Dickinson troublemakers. See Gregory Cerny et al.
Did American ornithologists bring the case before the commission of the iczn to maintain Nyctanassa?The single post-1899 use of the name found by Gregory & Dickinson, in an apparent 1903 reprint of a pre-1900 work, is certainly not the only one.
Also (perhaps in the continuation of the first link above -- Anales de la Academia de ciencias medicas, físicas y naturales de la Habana) : in some more recent works published in Cuba, and which dealt with local bird names, a scientific nomenclature that would have normally been regarded as outdated, including the use of Nyctherodius, seems to have been continued. E.g. :
- 1908 : Anales de la Academia de ciencias medicas, físicas y naturales de la Habana
- 1916 : A contribution to the comparative histology of the femur - Biodiversity Heritage Library
(Usage must be assessed on a global level, and cannot be limited to a subset of arbitrarily chosen works that are felt to be more "strictly ornithological" than the rest; the above works are publications too, and must be taken into account in assessing usage for the purposes of Art. 23.9 as well.)
- 1948 : Enciclopedia popular cubana
- 1959 : Léxico mayor de Cuba
- 1997 : Los aborígenes de la cuenca de Santiago de Cuba
Last : I have not seen Kashin's 1978 text, but if his way to "drew attention" (G&D's words) to the Nyctherodius/Nyctanassa issue was by an affirmative statement that Nyctherodius is not actually preoccupied and must therefore be used instead of Nyctanassa, this would of course represent an instance of usage of the name too.
Did American ornithologists bring the case before the commission of the iczn to maintain Nyctanassa?
What prevents me from using Nyctherodius in my list?
Would this be the case if I used it?or (3) violating of the Code...
You violate the Code every time you use Nyctanassa without petitioning the Commission first.Would this be the case if I used it?
You violate the Code every time you use Nyctanassa without petitioning the Commission first.
Another thing, what more can you add to Andrew's claims in the link below ?
They are however taxa with authors and dates, even if it is not regulated by the Code, the principle of priority can apply in one way or another. In other words, I can use Ardeiformes without violating the Code as it happens 🤔Not much, I'm afraid. These issues are not regulated by the Code for names above the family group.