Fringe-backed Fire-eye / Pyriglena atra
Fringe-backed Fire-eye
SCI Name:
Protonym: Drymophila atra Zool.J. 2 p.153
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Pyriglena
Taxonomy Code: fbfeye1
Type Locality: Pitangua, Bafa.
Author: Swainson
Publish Year: 1825
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
PYRIGLENA
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ White-shouldered Fire-eye P. leucoptera) Gr. πυριγληνος puriglēnos fiery-eyed < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; γληνη glēnē eyeball, eye; "Gen. Pyriglena n. gen. (πυριγληνος, mit feurigen Augen). Die Zehen sind stärker entwickelt als bei der vorhergehenden Gattung [Myrmonax], die Aussenzehe ist merklich länger als die innere Zehe; Schwanz verhältnissmässig länger mit breiten Federn; Gefieder vorherrschend kohlschwarz oder dunkel, gegen welche Färbung die feurigrothen Augen lebhaft abstechen. In dieser Gruppe gewinnt die Bekleidung der innern Laufseite am täuschendsten das Ansehen einer Stiefelschiene. 1. P. domicella. ... 2. P. atra. ... *3. P. maura. ... 4. P. picea. ... 5. P. funebris." (Cabanis 1847); "Pyriglena Cabanis, Arch. Naturg., 13, 1847, Bd. 1, p. 211. Type, by subsequent designation, Myiothera domicilla [sic] Pr. Max. = Turdus leucopterus Vieillot (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 42)." (Peters 1951, VII, 218).
Synon. Notodela.
atra
L. ater black, dark, dull, dusky, dead black (cf. niger shining black, glossy black, jet black).
● ex “Martinet à Croupion Blanc” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 244, fig. 1 (?syn. Apus caffer).
● ex “Lori noir de la Nouvelle Guinée” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Black Lory” of Latham 1781 (Chalcopsitta).
● ex “Ardea nigra” of Brisson 1760, “Héron noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black Heron” of Latham 1785 (syn. Ciconia nigra).
● "82. FULICA. ... atra. 1. F. fronte calva, corpore nigro, digitis lobatis. Fulica fronte calva æquali. Fn. svec. 130. Fulica. Bell. av. 36. b. Gesn. av. 390. Aldr. orn. l. 19. c. 13. Will. orn. 239. t. 59. Raj. av. 116. Marsil. danub. 70. t. 33. Alb. av. I. p. 79. t. 83. Hasselq. act. ups. 1751. p. 22. itin. 262. Habitat in Europa; hybernat in Gallia. Edit Semina, Herbas; natat supraque aquam currit." (Linnaeus 1758) (Fulica).
● ex “Coucou noir de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 512 (Monasa).
● ex “Tordo grande” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 60 (syn. Scaphidura oryzivora).
● ex “Tangara à cravate noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 714, fig. 2, “Camail” or “Cravate” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black-faced Tanager” of Latham 1783 (syn. Schistochlamys melanopis).
● ex “Gobe-mouche de l’île de Bourbon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 572, fig. 3 (syn. Setophaga ruticilla).
● ex “Petite Bergeronnette du cap de bonne espérance” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “African Wagtail” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
● ex “Dusky Fly-catcher” of Pennant 1785 (unident.).
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)