Olivaceous Siskin / Spinus olivaceus
Olivaceous Siskin
SCI Name:
Protonym: Spinus olivaceus Ibis p.387
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Spinus
Taxonomy Code: olisis1
Type Locality: Vitoc, Junin, Peru.
Author: von Berlepsch & Stolzmann
Publish Year: 1894
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
SPINUS
(Fringillidae; Ϯ Eurasian Siskin S. spinus) Gr. σπινος spinos unidentified bird mentioned by Aristophanes, Dionysius, Hesychius, and others, usually treated as a type of finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp (cf. specific names Fringilla Spinus J. Gmelin, 1789, and Emberiza Spinus von Schrank, 1798); "SYS, in 't Latyn Spinus. Hy is by LINNÆUS. Syst. Nat. [ed. 9, 1756] gesl. 80. oder de Vinken gebracht" (Moehring 1758); "LV. Gattung. Zeisig. Spinus. ... Die Zeisige sind sehr zierliche muntere Vögelchen. ... Ihre Nahrung besteht in kleinen Saamen. Sie nisten auf Bäume. Vier Arten. 146. Distel-Zeisig. Spinus carduelis. ... 147. Lein-Zeisig. Spinus Linaria. ... 148. Citronen-Fink. Spinus Citrinella. ... 149. Erlen-Zeisig. Spinus viridis. ... Fringilla Spinus. Gmel. Linn. S. I. p. 194. n. 25." (Koch 1816); "Spinus Koch, 1816, Syst. Baierischen Zool., Säug. Vögel, 1, p. 232. Type, by tautonymy, Fringilla spinus Linnaeus." (Howell & Paynter in Peters 1968, XIV, 234).
Synon. Acanthilis, Acanthis, Astragalinus, Chrysomitris, Loximitris, Melanomitris, Pseudomitris, Pyrrhomitris, Sporagra.
• (Emberizidae; syn. Emberiza † Corn Bunting E. calandra) "SPINUS Mœhr. (1752). Cynchramus, (Antiq.) Bonap. (1838). Miliaria b, Brehm. (1831). Emberiza, L. S. miliarius, (L.) G. R. Gray. Pl. enl. 233. M. europæa, Swains. ... b Employed in Botany." (G. Gray 1841); "Spinus "Moehr." G. Gray, 1841, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 61 (not of Koch, 1816). Type, by original designation, S. miliarius (L.), i.e. Emberiza miliaria Linnaeus, 1766 = Emberiza calandra Linnaues, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
spinus
Gr. σπινος spinos unidentified bird mentioned by Aristophanes, Dionysius, Hesychius, and others, usually treated as a type of finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp.
● "98. FRINGILLA. ... Spinus. 19. F. remigibus medio luteis: primis quatuor immaculatis, rectricibus basi flavis apice nigris. Fn. svec. 203. Acanthus avicula. Gesn. av. I. Spinus s. Ligurinus. Aldr. orn. l. 18. c. 4. Will. orn. 192. t. 46. Raj. av. 91. n. 1. Alb. av. 3. p. 71. t. 76. Frisch. av. 2. t. 11. f. 1. 2. Olin. av. 15. Habitat in Europæ juniperetis.” (Linnaeus 1758) (Spinus).
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)