Little Greenbul

SCI Name:  Eurillas virens
Protonym:  Andropadus virens Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 9 p.34
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Pycnonotidae / Eurillas
Taxonomy Code:  litgre2
Type Locality:  Cape Lopez and River Muni, West Africa.
Author:  Cassin
Publish Year:  1857
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

EURILLAS
(Pycnonotidae; Ϯ Little Greenbul E. virens) Gr. ευρυς eurus  broad, wide; ιλλας illas, ιλλαδος illados  thrush. In ornithology illas refers to an assortment of unrelated, supposedly thrush-like birds. Oberholser, here quoted, frequently used the term for bulbul; "EURILLAS, ¹ new genus.  Chars. gen.—Genus generi "Andropadus" dicto simile, a quo differt rostro latiore et depressiore, naribus rotundatis.  Type.—Andropadus virens Cassin.  The type of the genus Andropadus is A. importunus (Vieillot), from which A. virens differs so much in structural characters that its generic separation seems necessary.  The very much broader, more depressed bill, oval instead of slit-like nostrils, are very distinctive.  The tomia are scarcely or not at all incurved, and the closed bill is thus without the groove which is so conspicuous along the commissure of Andropadus importunus.  The outline of the culmen is nearly straight until near the tip, while in Andropadus it is curved almost from the base.  The rictal bristles are also more strongly developed in Eurillas.  From other related genera, except Stelgidillas, Eurillas may easily be distinguished by the serrations of the subterminal portion of the cutting edge of the maxilla, and from Stelgidillas by the short, broad, and much-depressed bill.   ...   ¹ Eυρυς, latus; ιλλας, turdus." (Oberholser 1899); "Eurillas Oberholser, 1899, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 22, p. 15.  Type, by original designation, Andropadus virens Cassin." (Rand in Peters, 1960, IX, p. 225).

virens
L. virens, virentis  green  < virere  to be green.
● ex “Olive-green Creeper” of Latham 1782 (Chlorodrepanis).
● ex “Gobe-mouche cendré de la Caroline” of Brisson 1760 (Contopus).
● "95. TURDUS.  ...  virens.  16. T. nigro-virens, subtus lutescens, superciliis albis.  Oenanthe americana, pectore luteo. Catesb. car. I. p. 50. t. 50.  Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Icteria).
● ex “Grand Barbu de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 871, “Grand Barbu” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Grand Barbet” of Latham 1783 (Psilopogon).
● ex "Ficedula pensilvanica gutture nigro" of Brisson 1760, "Black-throated Green Fly-catcher" of Edwards 1760, "Figuier à cravatte noire" of de Buffon 1770-1783, and "Green Warbler" of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (Setophaga).
● ex “Merle de St.-Domingue” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 1, and “Merle olive de St.-Domingue” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (unident.;?Vireo sp.).

SUBSPECIES

Little Greenbul (erythroptera)
SCI Name: Eurillas virens erythroptera
erythroptera / erythropteron / erythropterum / erythropterus
Gr. ερυθρος eruthros red; -πτερος -pteros -winged  < πτερον pteron  wing.
● ex “Crimson-winged Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Aprosmictus).
● ex “Podobé du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 354, and “Rufous-winged Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Cercotrichas podobe).
● ex “Petit Guêpier du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 318, “Guêpier rouge et vert du Sénégal” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Red-winged Bee-eater” of Latham 1782 (?syn. Merops hirundineus (per Schmitt & Crémière 2008), syn. Merops pusillus).
● ex "Garnet-winged Pigeon" of Latham 1783 (Pampusana).

Little Greenbul (virens)
SCI Name: Eurillas virens virens
virens
L. virens, virentis  green  < virere  to be green.
● ex “Olive-green Creeper” of Latham 1782 (Chlorodrepanis).
● ex “Gobe-mouche cendré de la Caroline” of Brisson 1760 (Contopus).
● "95. TURDUS.  ...  virens.  16. T. nigro-virens, subtus lutescens, superciliis albis.  Oenanthe americana, pectore luteo. Catesb. car. I. p. 50. t. 50.  Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Icteria).
● ex “Grand Barbu de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 871, “Grand Barbu” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Grand Barbet” of Latham 1783 (Psilopogon).
● ex "Ficedula pensilvanica gutture nigro" of Brisson 1760, "Black-throated Green Fly-catcher" of Edwards 1760, "Figuier à cravatte noire" of de Buffon 1770-1783, and "Green Warbler" of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (Setophaga).
● ex “Merle de St.-Domingue” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 1, and “Merle olive de St.-Domingue” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (unident.;?Vireo sp.).

Little Greenbul (zombensis)
SCI Name: Eurillas virens zombensis
zombensis
Zomba, Nyasaland / Malawi.

Little Greenbul (zanzibarica)
SCI Name: Eurillas virens zanzibarica
zanzibarica / zanzibaricus
Zanzibar.