Bluish Flowerpiercer

SCI Name:  Diglossa caerulescens
Protonym:  Diglossopis caerulescens Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(2), 17 p.467
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Diglossa
Taxonomy Code:  bluflo1
Type Locality:  in vie. urbis Caraccas in Venezuela.
Author:  Sclater, PL
Publish Year:  1856
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

DIGLOSSA
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer D. baritula) Gr. διγλωσσος diglōssos  double-tongued  < δι- di-  double  < δις dis  twice  < δυο duo  two; γλωσσα glōssa  tongue; the flowerpiercers have specialized tongues for nectar feeding; "Ordo X.  Corvi (?)  Genus Diglossa Wagl., Doppelzüngler.  (Genus novum.)  Unstreitig gehört der Vogel, welcher die Grundform dieser neuen Sippe ist, zu den interessantesten Mexicos. Im Habitus einem Sänger (Sylvia) ähnlich, hat er den hackigen Oberkiefer einer Barita, den aussteigenden, spitzigen Unterkiefer eines Xenops, und die vorshießbare (?), gleichsam aus zwey Theilen bestehende (sehr tief gespaltene) Zunge einer Nectarinia, mit Endpinseln wie bey Philedon.  Drey schiefe Runzeln hinter dem Hacken des Oberkiefers, so wie der völlige Mangel eines Kinnwinkeis geben außerdem dem Schnabel ein Außehen eigener Art, Die Füße sind denen eines Sängers ähnlich gestaltet und beschildet, mit bestieselter Hinterseite der Fußwurzel.  Flügel und Schwanz, so wie die Structur des Gefieders wie bey Sylvia. Zu beyden Seiten des Schnabelgrundes stehen, wie bey einer Muscicapa, steise Borsten.    Species: Diglossa Baritula Wagl.  ...  Mexico. (Misit Dr. Petz ad mus. Würceb.).  Hernandez hat diesen Vogel nicht." (Wagler 1832); "Diglossa Wagler, 1832, Isis von Oken, col. 280. Type, by monotypy, Diglossa baritula Wagler." (Storer in Peters, 1970, XIII, p. 399).
Synon. Agrilorhinus, Cyanodiglossa, Diglossopis, Melanodiglossa, Pyrrhodiglossa, Serrirostrum, Tephrodiglossa, Uncirostrum.

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).

SUBSPECIES

Bluish Flowerpiercer (saturata)
SCI Name: Diglossa caerulescens saturata
saturata
L. saturatus  richly coloured, darker coloured  < satur, satura  rich, copious  < satis  enough.

Bluish Flowerpiercer (ginesi)
SCI Name: Diglossa caerulescens ginesi
ginesi
Br. Ginés (born Pablo Mandazen Soto) (1912-2011) Spanish missionary to Venezuela, zoologist, founding Director of Fundacion La Salle de Ciencias Naturales 1940 (subsp. Diglossa caerulescens).

Bluish Flowerpiercer (caerulescens)
SCI Name: Diglossa caerulescens caerulescens
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).

Bluish Flowerpiercer (media)
SCI Name: Diglossa caerulescens media
media
L. medius  intermediate, middle.
● "Scolopax media, Frisch. t. 228.  Great Snipe, Br. Zool. ii. Nº 188. - Arct. Zool. p. 470. B.  Lev. Mus.   SIZE between the Woodcock and Snipe" (Latham 1785); "Great Snipe. . . .[SCOLOPAX] Media" (Latham 1787) (Gallinago).

Bluish Flowerpiercer (pallida)
SCI Name: Diglossa caerulescens pallida
pallida
L. pallidus  pallid, pale, wan, sallow  < pallere  to be pale.

Bluish Flowerpiercer (mentalis)
SCI Name: Diglossa caerulescens mentalis
mentale / mentalis
Mod. L. mentalis  pertaining to the chin  < French mental of the chin  < L. mentum  chin (cf. Late L. mentalis  of the mind  < L. mens, mentis  mind).
● ex “Langrayen de Viti” of Hombron & Jacquinot 1843 (Artamus).