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[James Jobling]

Subject to verification, the new edition of Clements (see #350) warrants the following genera in The Key being downgraded to synonyms (e.g. from ACANTHOPTILA to Acanthoptila):
Acanthoptila, Aerornis, Aidemosyne, Amoromyza, Analisoma, Antilophia, Anurophasis, Atlantisia, Atthis, Bathilda, Brachypodius, Bubulcus, Buettikoferella, Calamornis, Calocitta, Cataponera (?), Chaetornis, Charmosynoides, Chatarrhaea, Chionodacryon, Chleuasicus, Chloropicoides, Cholornis, Chrysominla, Ciccaba, Clytolaema, Compsospiza, Conostoma, Corythaixoides, Crateroscelis, Criniferoides, Cyanolimnas, Deltarhynchus, Dicranurania, Diplochelidon, Dryotriorchis, Elseyornis, Elvira, Eos, Ephippiospingus, Eurochelidon, Euryonotus, Gennaeodryas, Glossopsitta, Glossoptila, Hapalocrex, Hesperiphona, Ixobrychus (!), Lepidogrammus, Lepidopyga, Madanga (!), Manucerthia, Microptilotis, Milvago, Musophaga, Neochen, Neosuthora, Nesasio, Nystactes, Odontospiza, Oreornis, Parophasma, Parvipsitta, Phaeomyias, Phalcoboenus, Phoenicuropsis, Platystylopterus, Polioxolmis, Porphyrospiza, Protopelma, Psaltria, Pselliophorus, Pseudeos, Psilorhinus, Psittaculirostris, Psittiparus, Psophocichla, Pyrrhurus, Pyrroglaux, Reinwardtipicus, Saudareos, Sceloglaux, Sinosuthora, Siva, Spodiornis, Stictocerthia, Stiltia, Suavipsitta (?), Synorhacma, Territornis, Thaumatibis, Tregellasia, Trichixos,

(?) = consultation and further work necessary.
(!) = I still can’t get to grips with Ixobrychus being combined with Botaurus, or that Madanga is a pipit Anthus — pass the sal volatile!

 

[PScofield]

Cataponera Hartert 1896

The generic name is given in reference to the difficulty and hardships connected with the shooting of these birds in the great altitudes they inhabit

The prefix cata- comes from the Latinized form of the Greek word "kata-", which means "down," "downward," "against," "through," or "concerning". It is used in various English words to convey these meanings, such as in "catastrophe" (a sudden disaster) or "catapult" (a device for hurling objects). I assume "ponera" is derived from "ponere", which means "to put" or "to place" in Latin. This verb is used in various contexts to indicate the act of placing or setting something down.

Suavipsitta Matthews 1917

In this volume, Part I., p. 65, published November, 1916, I introduced the new generic name Nannopsittacus for Cyclopsitta suavissima Sclater. I find that Ridgway, in the Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 25, p. 100, May 4, 1912, had proposed Nannopsittaca for a different group, thus preoccupying my name. I therefore remedy this item by the new name Suavipsitta , with the same species as type.

Thus the name is derived from Sclaters Cyclopsitta suavissima combined with psitta for parrot

 

[l_raty]

I think James' question marks ("consultation and further work necessary") were more about whether the names must indeed be downgraded to synonyms or not, than about their etymology.

Cataponera has been found to be embedded in Turdus : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355931521 . Yet Cataponera was (and still is) retained as a valid genus in the June 2024 Clements spreadsheet.

As, under the current Code, even a single letter difference between two genus-group names is enough to prevent homonymy (ICZN 56.2), Nannopsittaca Ridgway does not preoccupy Nannopsittacus Mathews (contra Mathews 1917), thus 'Suavipsitta' was an unnecessary replacement name and its use is a violation of the Principle of Priority. Yet it was (and still is) used in the June 2024 Clements spreadsheet.

 

[Xenospiza]

Cataponera has been found to be embedded in Turdus : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355931521 . Yet Cataponera was (and still is) retained as a valid genus in the June 2024 Clements spreadsheet.

Yes, it is astonishing that no one seems to be acting on this. Especially if the genus name has such an unpleasant etymology!
I assume the derivation is a combination of "catapulta (a Latin word derived from Greek) + onera (plural of onus - burden)".

 

[James Jobling]

Yes, Laurent is correct in his surmise. My concern is with the position and status of the genera marked (?), rather than their etymology (altho’ thanks Paul for reminding me of Suavipsitta).
I am currently working my way through the list of Clements genera (provided by Jeff Gerbracht of Cornell) that are to be upgraded (e.g. Melionyx to MELIONYX). An obvious hiatus is that they still continue to recognise GYMNOMYZA rather than EUGYMNOMYZA (see Andersen et al., 2022, Avian Systematics, I (2), p. 28).

 

[James Jobling]

Further to #361 and #365 here is the list of genera from The Key being upgraded from synonym to recognised genus in accordance with Clements 2024 (e.g. from Ramosomyia to RAMOSOMYIA) (my parentheses apply (mainly because Clements is not currently mirrored in the BOW site));
Aethomyias, Alcurus, Antiurus (?). Arizelopsar, Chlorophoneus, Gymnomyza (?), Icthyophaga, Kempiella, Melionyx, Nannopsittacus (?), Neosericornis, Onychostruthus, Pampa, Pardipicus, Phaeoptila, Ramosomyia, Spilopelia, Trachylaemus (?)

 

[l_raty]

RAMOSOMYIA

I'm still of the opinion that this is a nomen nudum.

 

[kweetal]

In The Key: two cases of -iiinae (=triple i), although both inside quotes (but unguarded by [sic]'s)
maybe worth correcting (so that searching, sometime downstream, will work):

ZIMMERIUS:
Elaeniiinae

RANDIA
Sylviiidés de Madagascar

 

[l_raty]

In The Key: two cases of -iiinae (=triple i), although both inside quotes (but unguarded by [sic]'s)
maybe worth correcting (so that searching, sometime downstream, will work):

ZIMMERIUS:
Elaeniiinae

The spelling is correct in the OD : v.148 (1977-1979) - Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College - Biodiversity Heritage Library

RANDIA
Sylviiidés de Madagascar

Ditto : L'Oiseau et la Revue française d'ornithologie | 1931 | Gallica

 

[kweetal]

(I'm impressed that you find these texts so quickly. I still have to learn this taxonomy search-fu.)

 

[l_raty]

(I'm impressed that you find these texts so quickly. I still have to learn this taxonomy search-fu.)

Well, I'm not finding them on the fly, actually -- I have researched most of the available (avian) genus-group names in the past.
It doesn't take much time to copy-paste two links from the .ods file where I keep them...

 

[James Jobling]

The Key (see #358); more novelties and synonym / variant upgrades.
—Acanthizetta, Actinura, Anodontorhynchus, Aulonax,
—Budiculus,
—Callicephalus, Callipsittacus, Catamblyrhamphus, Chlamydodera, Chordediles, Cittocincla, Cynura,
—Dendranthus,
—Geocincla, Graculus,
—Helminthothera, Henicocichla, Henicognathus, Heniconetta, Henicornis, Hieracococcyx,
—Ithagenes,
—Knathodon,
—Leucospizia, Liothrix, Lophospizia,
—Phasmatoptynx, Phlogopsis, Phoenicocercus, Phoenicosoma, Praticola, Ptilorhynchus,
—Rhamphocorys, Rhamphodon, Rhamphomelus, Rhamphomicron, Rhodocichla,
—Sericosomus, Strachyrhis, Stringopsis, Symposiarchus,
—Temnorhis,
—Urospizia,

 

[James Jobling]

O Ceratopipo, Ceratopipo, wherefore art thou Ceratopipo?

In The Key I list Ceratopipo as a variant of Ceratopipra Bonaparte, 1854. I recently considered upgrading Ceratopipo with a separate entry/definition. However, I am unable to find when Ceratopipo was first coined/used, despite checking the usual publications (e.g. Cat. Birds British Mus. XIV, 1888, Waterhouse 1889, Richmond 1902-1927, Cat. Birds Americas XIII, 1929, Peters Check list VIII, 1979). Am I going mad? Did I make it up? Where else might I have seen it? Can someone come to my aid, and put me out of my misery?

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

No idea, James, I've never seen it. Typo/mix-up? By someone, somewhere ... (maybe from here, alt. here) ...

Ceratopipra, Bp. + Corapipo, Schiff. = Ceratopipo ?

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Typing the name on Google books, there were no results. I wonder if you are the creator by mixing the two names XD

 

[l_raty]

No idea either, sorry.
In an "O be some other name" idea, I would like to note, however, that the opposite mingling "Corapipra" was used (doubtless inadvertently) by Chubb 1921. And is not cited in the Key.

 

[James Jobling]

I appreciate your comments, Björn, Jim and Laurent, in confirming that I need to book a room at the nearest asylum!
Ceratopipo will be removed from The Key, and Corapipra defined—thanks, Laurent.

 

[kweetal]

I appreciate your comments, Björn, Jim and Laurent, in confirming that I need to book a room at the nearest asylum!
Ceratopipo will be removed from The Key, and Corapipra defined—thanks, Laurent.

Still, Google presents this as being on the birdsoftheworld / Cornell:

* Scarlet-horned Manakin - Ceratopipra cornuta
It was formerly placed in its own genus, Ceratopipo, and the Scarlet-horned Manakin occupies the smallest range of any of its superspecies being practically ..."

Not exactly an OD but the name must've had some currency... (I have no BOW access so perhaps the text has changed).

 

[James Jobling]

Erikjan,
You are correct. Ceratopipo appears in the current CornellLab BOW article on Scarlet-horned Manakin (accessed this very moment). Yet, I've referred to that article at least twice in the last few days. How did I miss it?! Obviously, I expected to read Ceratopipra and the expectation over-ruled the reality. I have cancelled my room at the asylum - thank you.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

I just happened to see that the Editio secunda/second Editon of Elementa Ornithologica (Iconibus), 1779, by (Iacobi Christiani Schaefferi) Jacob Christian Schäffer, has now been added to the BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library) collection (here), which includes SECTIO III. TABULAE GENERUM ..., with a few names of Genera unfamiliar to me (regardless of contemporary spellings/typings like; Pluuialis [for Pluvialis], or Vria [Uria], Gallo-Pauo [Gallopavo], etc., etc.).

Also note variations like:
Genus 6. ... Ostralega [i.e. Ostralegus]
Genus 44. ... Rychopsalia [for Rynchopsalia/Rygchopsalia?]

But, in this Work we also find two names (alt. spellings/variations) not included in today's Key:
Genus 38. ... Corira
Genus 57. ... Goibula

A digitized copy of the (very) First Edition (of 1774), with its pages bound in a somewhat different order, is kept by SUB Göttingen/Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum (GDZ) = here, with SECTIO III. ... (here), which, as well, incl. the exact same names/spellings; "Genus 38. ... Corira" (here), and "Genus 57. ... Goibula" (here).

Or, are they just typos? If so, of Corrira BRISSON 1760 resp. Galbula ... ?

Just some observations.

/B