Nilgiri Flycatcher / Eumyias albicaudatus
Nilgiri Flycatcher
SCI Name:
Protonym: Muscicapa albi-caudata MadrasJ.Lit.Sci. 11 p.16
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Eumyias
Taxonomy Code: nilfly2
Type Locality: Neilgherries (= Nilghiris).
Author: Jerdon
Publish Year: 1840
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
EUMYIAS
(Muscicapidae; Ϯ Indigo Warbling Flycatcher E. indigo) Gr. ευ eu fine, beauty; Mod. L. myias flycatcher < Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; πιαζω piazō to seize; "Gen. EUMYIAS nov. gen *) Schmuck-Fliegenfänger. 328. 1. E. indigo Nob. — Muscicapa indigo Horsf. Trans. Lin. Soc. Vol. XIII. pag. 146. id. Zool. Researches in Java cum. tab. — Hypothymis indigo Boie. — Stoparola indigo Blyth. Cat. Calc. Mus. p. 174. — Hypothymis coerulea Bonap. Consp. p. 320. No. 1. (nec Lin. Boie.) Muscicapa coelestina Licht. in Mus. Berol. ... *) Von ευ u. μυια, Fliege, analog wie σπιζιας von σπιζα. Unterscheidet sich von der nahe verwandten Gattung Dimorpha Hodgs., mit welcher sie die Bildung und Färbung der Schwanzfedern gemein hat, durch den breitern Schnabel, durch kürzere Flügel, weniger entwickelte Zehen und die vorherrschend blaue Färbung des Gefiders [sic]." (Cabanis 1853); "Eumyias Cabanis, Mus. Hein. vol. i. p. 53, 1851. Type (by monotypy): Muscicapa indigo Horsfield." (Mathews, 1930, Syst. Av. Austral., II, p. 528).
Synon. Glaucomyias, Stoporala.
albicaudata / albicaudatus
L. albus white; caudatus tailed < cauda tail.
● ex “Aguila coliblanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 10 (Geranoaetus).
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)