Chestnut-capped Blackbird

SCI Name:  Chrysomus ruficapillus
Protonym:  Agelaius ruficapillus Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 34 p.556[=536]
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Icteridae / Chrysomus
Taxonomy Code:  chcbla2
Type Locality:  Paraguay.
Author:  Vieillot
Publish Year:  1819
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

CHRYSOMUS
(Icteridae; † Yellow-hooded Blackbird C. icterocephalus) Gr. χρυσωμα​ khrusōma, χρυσωματος  khrusōmatos  wrought gold, that which is made of gold, gold plate  < χρυσος khrusos  gold; σωμα  sōma, σωματος sōmatos  body; "CHRYSOMUS, Sw.  ...  Bill resembling Zanthornis; but the margin of both mandibles inflexed. Wings moderate; the first quill rather shorter than the second. Tail rounded. Feet formed for walking. Toes large, very long, and slender  ...  Claws long, very slender, and but slightly curved.    icterocephalus. Edw. pl. 323.  zanthopygius. Part 5. No. 190." (Swainson 1837); based on “Yellow-headed Starling” of Edwards 1764; "Chrysomus (not Chrysoma Risso, 1826) Swainson, Nat. Hist. & Classif. Bds., 2, p. 274, July, 1837—type, by monotypy, ¹ Oriolus icterocephalus Linnaeus.   ...   ¹ The second species mentioned by Swainson, C. zanthopygius, is a nomen nudum here, and was not characterized until six months later (Anim. Menag., p. 345, Dec. 31, 1837)." (Hellmayr, 1937, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. X, p. 159).     
Var. Chrysocomus, Crhysomus.   
Synon. Cornix, Erythropsar, Xanthosomus.

chrysomus
Gr. χρυσωμα khrusōma, χρυσωματος khrusōmatos  wrought gold, that which is made of gold, gold plate  < χρυσος khrusos  gold; σωμα sōma, σωματος sōmatos  body.

ruficapilla / ruficapillum / ruficapillus
L. rufus  red, ruddy, rufous; -capillus  -capped  < capillus  hair of the head.
● ex “Tutu” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 52, and “Motmot Oranroux” of Levaillant 1806 < French orange orange; roux red (Baryphthengus).
● ex “Tordo del corona de canela” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 72 (Chrysomus).
● ex “Rousse-Tête” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 124 (syn. Cisticola fulvicapillus).
● ex “Ficedula martinicana” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à tête rousse” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Bloody-side Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (subsp. Dendroica petechia).
● ex “Tachurí corona de canela” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 164 (syn. Euscarthmus meloryphus).
● ex “Suirirí cabeza y rabadilla de canela” (= ♀) of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 178 (syn. Knipolegus cyanirostris).
● ex “Guêpier Rousse Tête” or “Guêpier Bonelli” of Levaillant 1814, pl. 19 (syn. Merops superciliosus).
● ex “Ortolan de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 158, fig. 1 (syn. Zonotrichia leucophrys).

SUBSPECIES

Chestnut-capped Blackbird (frontalis)
SCI Name: Chrysomus ruficapillus frontalis
frontale / frontalis
L. frontalis  fronted, frontal  < frontalia or frontale  frontlet  < frons, frontis  forehead, brow (ref. distinctive, contrastingly coloured forehead patch, usually black or red).
● ex “Faucon Huppé” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 28 (syn. Crinifer piscator).
● Front Range, Rocky Mts., Colorado, USA (syn. Otus flammeolus).
● ex “Perruche Ara à Bandeau Rouge” of Levaillant 1801 (Pyrrhura).

Chestnut-capped Blackbird (ruficapillus)
SCI Name: Chrysomus ruficapillus ruficapillus
ruficapilla / ruficapillum / ruficapillus
L. rufus  red, ruddy, rufous; -capillus  -capped  < capillus  hair of the head.
● ex “Tutu” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 52, and “Motmot Oranroux” of Levaillant 1806 < French orange orange; roux red (Baryphthengus).
● ex “Tordo del corona de canela” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 72 (Chrysomus).
● ex “Rousse-Tête” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 124 (syn. Cisticola fulvicapillus).
● ex “Ficedula martinicana” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à tête rousse” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Bloody-side Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (subsp. Dendroica petechia).
● ex “Tachurí corona de canela” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 164 (syn. Euscarthmus meloryphus).
● ex “Suirirí cabeza y rabadilla de canela” (= ♀) of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 178 (syn. Knipolegus cyanirostris).
● ex “Guêpier Rousse Tête” or “Guêpier Bonelli” of Levaillant 1814, pl. 19 (syn. Merops superciliosus).
● ex “Ortolan de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 158, fig. 1 (syn. Zonotrichia leucophrys).