Blue Bustard
Blue Bustard
Here the details of the Blue Bustard named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Otis Caerulesens Tabl.Encyc.Meth.Orn. 1 p.334
Taxonomy: Otidiformes / Otididae / Eupodotis
Taxonomy Code: blubus1
Type Locality: Kaffraria.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1820
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
EUPODOTIS
(Otididae; Ϯ Senegal Bustard E. senegalensis) Gr. ευπους eupous, ευποδος eupodos swift of foot < ευ eu perfection; πους pous, ποδος podos foot; ωτις ōtis, ωτιδος ōtidos bustard; "14e genre OUTARDE, Otis, L. ... 3e sous-genre Eupodotis. Quatorze espèces: O. rhaad, O. arabs, O. afra, O. afraoides, O. Denhami, O. nuba, O. caffra, O. cœrulescens, O. Vigorsii, O. melanogaster, O. ferox, O. scolopacea, O. Senegalensis, O. nigriceps." (Lesson 1839); "Eupodotis Lesson, Rev. Zool., 1839, p. 47. Type, by subsequent designation, Otis rhaad Rüppell not of Gmelin = Otis senegalensis Vieillot. (Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 64.)" (Peters, 1934, II, p. 222).
Synon. Trachelotis.
caerulescens
Unattested L. caerulescens, caerulescentis bluish (neither caerulescere nor caerulescens have been found in Classical Latin, but their existence may be inferred from caeruleus azure-blue, by the example, amongst others, of rufus red, ruddy, giving rufescere to become reddish, and rufescens reddish).
● "61. ANAS. ... cærulescens. 10. A. grisea, subtus alba, tectricibus alarum dorsoque postico cærulescentibus. Anser canadensis, alis cæruleis. Edw. av. 152. t. 152. Habitat in Canada." (Linnaeus 1758) (Anser).
● "43. LANIUS. ... cærulescens. 8. L. cauda forficata, corpore nigro cærulescente, abdomine albo. Lanius cauda forcipata. Edv. av. 96. t. 56. Habitat in Benghala." (Linnaeus 1758) (Dicrurus).
● ex “Héron bleuâtre de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, “Crabier bleu à cou brun” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Blue Heron” of Latham 1785 (syn. Egretta caerulea).
● ex “Blue Roller” of Latham 1785 (syn. Eurystomus glaucurus).
● "41. FALCO. ... cærulescens. 7. F. cera palpebris pedibus subtusque luteus, dorso nigro-cærulescente, temporibus linea alba inclusis. Accipiter minimus benghalensis. Edv. av. 108. t. 108. Habitat in Asia." (Linnaeus 1758). This epithet is the thirteenth name in avian nomenclature. (Microhierax).
● ex "Oiseau bleu" of Dubois 1671, and "Gros oiseau" of Brown 1724 (‡Porphyrio).
● ex “Blue-necked Rail” of Latham 1785 (Rallus).
● ex "Fauvette bleuâtre de S. Domingue" of de Buffon 1770-1783, and "Blue-grey Warbler" of Latham 1783 (Setophaga).
● ex “Batara negro y aplomado” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 213 (Thamnophilus).
● ex “Caerulean Creeper” of Latham 1801 (syn. Zosterops lateralis).
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)