Iriomote Tit / Sittiparus olivaceus
Iriomote Tit
SCI Name:
Protonym: Sittiparus varius olivaceus Bull.Br.Orn.Club 43 p. 90
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Paridae / Sittiparus
Taxonomy Code: vartit2
Type Locality: Iriomote, Yayeyama Islands, southern Riu Kiu Islands.
Author: Kuroda Sr
Publish Year: 1923
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
SITTIPARUS
(Paridae; Ϯ Varied Tit S. varius) Portmanteau of genera Sitta Linnaeus, 1758, nuthatch, and Parus Linnaeus, 1758, tit; "{Front blanchâtre. Tête non huppée. . . . .5. Sittiparus Selys (Asie orientale). ... Sous-genre V. SITTIPARUS Selys, 1884. ... Dans les Iles du Japon et de Formose, il existe un autre type singulier (P. varius Temm. et Schleg.) chez qui le plastron guttural et la tache nuchale sont comme chez les Periparus, mais qui s'en sépare par le front largement blanchâtre, dessin qui se confond avec la grande tache ordinaire des côtés de la tête, caractère particulier à ce petit groupe remarquable encore par le bec cunéiforme renflé en dessous et par le doigt postérieur et son ongle fort longs, ce qui rappelle les Sittelles, d'ou le nom que je propose." (de Selys-Longchamps 1884).
Synon. Penthornis.
● (syn. Schoeniparus Ϯ Yellow-throated Fulvetta S. cinereus). "Genus SITTIPARUS, n. gen. The genus for which I propose the name of Sittiparus (with S. cinereus as the type) contains two birds which are quite different from Schœniparus on the one hand, and from Proparus and Lioparus on the other. In 1844 (J.A.S.B. xiii, p. 939) Hodgson proposed the name of Certhiparus for S. castaneiceps. This name had, however, been given by Lafresnaye two years previously to some birds from New Zealand, and Hodgson's name therefore cannot be retained. Sittiparus is one of the genera of Timeliine birds with a Tit-like bill. It differs from Schœniparus in having the tail very much shorter than the wing, and from Proparus and Lioparus in having no hairs overhanging the nostrils. ... 181. Sittiparus cinereus. The Dusky-green Tit-Babbler. ... The Dusky-green Hill-Tit, Jerd. ... 182. Sittiparus castaneiceps. The Chestnut-headed Tit-Babbler.. ... The Chestnut-headed Hill-Tit, Jerd." (Oates 1889).
olivaceum / olivaceus
Mod. L. olivaceus olive-green, olivaceous < L. oliva olive.
● ex “Merle olive des grandes Indes” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 564, fig. 1 (syn. Acritillas indica).
● ex “Oliva” of Levaillant 1801, pl. 75 (Chlorophoneus).
● ex “Crimson-breasted Woodpecker” of Latham 1782 (Geocolaptes).
● ex “Troupiale olive de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 606, fig. 2, and “Cayenne Olive Oriole” of Latham 1782 (?syn. Icterus auricapillus).
● ex “White-cheeked Crow” of Latham 1801 (Psophodes).
● ex “Perroquet de l’isle de Luçon” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 287, “Perruche aux ailes chamarées” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lace-winged Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Tanygnathus lucionensis).
● ex "Bruant de S. Domingue" of Brisson 1760 (Tiaris).
● ex “Merle olive du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of Brisson 1760 (Turdus).
● ex “Red-ey’d Fly-catcher” of Catesby 1731, “Muscicapa olivacea” of Edwards 1758, and “Muscicapa jamaicensis” of Brisson 1760 (Vireo).
● ex “Grimpereau olive de Madagascar” of Brisson 1760 (Zosterops).
● ex “Merula olivacea indica” of Brisson 1760 (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)