Azure-hooded Jay / Cyanolyca cucullata
Azure-hooded Jay
SCI Name:
Protonym: Cyanocorax cucullatus Proc.U.S.Natl.Mus. 8 p.23
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Corvidae / Cyanolyca
Taxonomy Code: azhjay1
Type Locality: Navarro, Costa Rica.
Author: Ridgway
Publish Year: 1885
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CYANOLYCA
(Corvidae; Ϯ Black-collared Jay C. armillata) Gr. κυανος kuanos dark-blue; λυκος lukos type of crow, perhaps the Jackdaw, mentioned by Aristotle and Hesychius.; "Gen. Cyanolyca nov. gen. *) Dohlenheher. Cyanocitta Bonap. nec Strickl. 1031. 1. C. armillata Nob. — Cyanocorax armillatus Gray Gen. B. No. 21. tab. 74. Cyanurus nigritorques Lafr.? ... 1032. 2. C. ornata Nob. — Pica ornata Less. Rev. Zool. 1839. p. 41. — Cyanocorax ornata Gray Gen. B. No. 19. — Corvus cyanicollis Licht. Bonap. Consp. p. 379. No. 13. ... *) Von κυανεος, blau und λίκος [sic], Dohle. — Die Gruppe weicht von den vorhergehenden [Dolometis] durch stärkern Schnabel, bürstenartige Stirnfedern u.s.w. ab, und nähert sich den folgenden Gruppen [Xanthocitta]. Hierher ferner: 1. Cyanolyca viridicyana. — Garrulus viridicyanus Orb. Lafr. — 2. C. Beachii — Garrulus Beachii Vig. — 3. C. melanocyanea. — Garrulus melanocyaneus Hartl." (Cabanis 1853); "Cyanolyca Cabanis, 1851 [= 1853], Mus. Hein., 1, p. 223. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 62), Cyanocorax armillatus Gray." (Blake in Peters, 1962, XV, p. 216).
cucullata / cucullatus
Late L. cucullatus hooded, cowled < L. cucullus hood.
● ex “Cap-noir” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).
● ex “Hirondelle à tête rousse du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 2 (Cecropis).
● ex “Moineau de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 181, fig. 1 (Coryphospingus).
● ex “Perruche à chaperon bleu” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Eos squamata).
● "62. MERGUS. ... cucullatus. 1. M. crista globosa utrinque alba, corpore supra fusco, subtus albo. Anas cristatus. Catesb. car. I. p. 94. t. 94. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Lophodytes).
● ex “Hooded Flycatcher” of Latham 1801 (Melanodryas).
● ex Loxia coronata of Miller 1776, “Cardinal Dominicain huppé de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 103, and “Crested Cardinal” of Brown 1776 (syn. Paroaria coronata).
● ex “Pinçon du Sénégal” of Brisson 1760, and “Troupiale du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781 (Ploceus).
● "86. STRUTHIO. ... cucullatus. 4. S. pedibus tetradactylis, omnibus unguiculatis. Gallus gallinaceus peregrinus. Clus. exot. 99. t. 100. Olear. mus. 23. t. 13. f. 5. Cygnus cucullatus. Nieremb. nat. 231. Raj. av. 37. Dronte. Bont. jav. 70. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (‡Raphus).
● ex “Gros-bec appelé la Nonnette” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 393, fig. 3 (?syn. Sporophila americana).
SUBSPECIES
Azure-hooded Jay (mitrata)
SCI Name: Cyanolyca cucullata mitrata
mitrata / mitratus
L. mitratus crowned, mitred, turbanned < mitra head-dress < Gr. μιτρα mitra head-band.
● ex “Hooded Titmouse” of Catesby 1731, “Parus carolinensis torquatus” of Brisson 1760, “Gobe-mouche de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 666, fig. 2, “Mésange à collier de la Caroline” of de Buffon 1770-1783, “Gobe-mouche citrin de la Louisiane” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Hooded Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (syn. Cardellina citrina).
● ex “Tangara à tête rousse de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 290, fig. 1 (syn. Tangara cayana).
Azure-hooded Jay (guatemalae)
SCI Name: Cyanolyca cucullata guatemalae
guatemalae / guatemalensis / guatimalensis
Guatemala (Nahuatl name Cuauhtēmallān place of many trees).
Azure-hooded Jay (hondurensis)
SCI Name: Cyanolyca cucullata hondurensis
honduratius / hondurensis
Honduras (Spanish fondura anchorage, a term applied to the Bay of Trujillo).
Azure-hooded Jay (cucullata)
SCI Name: Cyanolyca cucullata cucullata
cucullata / cucullatus
Late L. cucullatus hooded, cowled < L. cucullus hood.
● ex “Cap-noir” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).
● ex “Hirondelle à tête rousse du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 2 (Cecropis).
● ex “Moineau de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 181, fig. 1 (Coryphospingus).
● ex “Perruche à chaperon bleu” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Eos squamata).
● "62. MERGUS. ... cucullatus. 1. M. crista globosa utrinque alba, corpore supra fusco, subtus albo. Anas cristatus. Catesb. car. I. p. 94. t. 94. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Lophodytes).
● ex “Hooded Flycatcher” of Latham 1801 (Melanodryas).
● ex Loxia coronata of Miller 1776, “Cardinal Dominicain huppé de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 103, and “Crested Cardinal” of Brown 1776 (syn. Paroaria coronata).
● ex “Pinçon du Sénégal” of Brisson 1760, and “Troupiale du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781 (Ploceus).
● "86. STRUTHIO. ... cucullatus. 4. S. pedibus tetradactylis, omnibus unguiculatis. Gallus gallinaceus peregrinus. Clus. exot. 99. t. 100. Olear. mus. 23. t. 13. f. 5. Cygnus cucullatus. Nieremb. nat. 231. Raj. av. 37. Dronte. Bont. jav. 70. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (‡Raphus).
● ex “Gros-bec appelé la Nonnette” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 393, fig. 3 (?syn. Sporophila americana).
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)