Drab Water Tyrant

SCI Name:  Ochthornis littoralis
Protonym:  Elainea littoralis Orn.Brasil. Abth.2 p.108,180
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Ochthornis
Taxonomy Code:  drwtyr1
Type Locality:  Cachoeira Guajara-guacu, Rio Mamore; Cachoeira da Bananeira and Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil; restricted to Borba (J. T. Z.).
Author:  von Pelzeln
Publish Year:  1868
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

OCHTHORNIS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Drab Water Tyrant O. littoralis) Gr. οχθος οχθος okhthos  bank, mound; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos  bird; "7. OCHTHORNIS*.   Under this term I propose to separate a singular species which Herr v. Pelzeln has placed in Elainea, and I in Ochthœca. It is, however, I think most nearly allied to the last-named genus, from which it seems distinct in its much smoother rictus with scarcely any setæ, shorter wings, and shorter tail. In general coloration it is very similar to Sayornis pallida, but much smaller in size. It is found in Guiana and Amazonia.   1. Ochthornis littoralis.   ...   *Oχθος, bank, and ορνις, a bird." (P. Sclater 1888); "Ochthornis Sclater, 1888, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 14, p. 31. Type, by monotypy, Elainea littoralis Pelzeln." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 152).

littorale / littoralis
L. litoralis  littoral, of the shore  < litus, litoris  shore, beach.