Short-crested Flycatcher / Myiarchus ferox

Short-crested Flycatcher / Myiarchus ferox

Short-crested Flycatcher

SCI Name:  Myiarchus ferox
Protonym:  [Muscicapa] ferox Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.934
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Tyrannidae /
Taxonomy Code:  shcfly1
Type Locality:  Cayenne.
Author:  
Publish Year:  1789
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias  fly; αρχος arkhos  ruler, chief  < αρχω arkhō  to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1)  Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827.  Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838.      63. 1. M. ferox Cab.  Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel.   ...   64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab.  Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr.   ...   65. 3. M. nigricans Cab.  Tyrannula nigricans Swains.   ...   66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab.  Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar.   ...   67. 5. M. coronatus Cab.  Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel.   ...   68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab.  Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst.   ...     1μυια musca, αρχος princeps.    2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).  
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius pGr.)  ...  1. TYRANNULA setophagoidesBpActItalAnnsextMediolp. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota.  ...  2. TYRANNULA divaricataBp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) ProcZoolSoc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico.  ...  An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte.   1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).

ferox
L. ferox, ferocis  brave, wild, fierce.
● ex Accipiter ferox S. Gmelin, 1771, and “Fierce Eagle” of Latham 1781 (syn. Circaetus gallicus).
● ex “Tyrannus cayenensis” and “Tyrannus cayenensis minor” of Brisson 1760, “Petit tyran de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 571, fig. 1, “Tyran de Cayenne” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Tyrant Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (Myiarchus).
● ex “Caburé” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 49 (syn. Phalaenopsis brasiliana).

SUBSPECIES

Short-crested Flycatcher (brunnescens)
SCI Name: Myiarchus ferox brunnescens
brunnescens
Mod. L. brunnescens, brunnescentis  somewhat brown, brownish  < brunneus  brown  < Med. L. brunius  brown.

Short-crested Flycatcher (ferox)
SCI Name: Myiarchus ferox ferox
ferox
L. ferox, ferocis  brave, wild, fierce.
● ex Accipiter ferox S. Gmelin, 1771, and “Fierce Eagle” of Latham 1781 (syn. Circaetus gallicus).
● ex “Tyrannus cayenensis” and “Tyrannus cayenensis minor” of Brisson 1760, “Petit tyran de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 571, fig. 1, “Tyran de Cayenne” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Tyrant Fly-catcher” of Latham 1783 (Myiarchus).
● ex “Caburé” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 49 (syn. Phalaenopsis brasiliana).

Short-crested Flycatcher (australis)
SCI Name: Myiarchus ferox australis
australe / australis
L. australis  southern  < auster, austri  south.
● Tierra del Fuego; ex “Thorn-tailed Warbler” of Latham 1783 (syn. Aphrastura spinicauda).
● Cayenne; ex “Southern Sandpiper” of Latham 1785 (?syn. Calidris canutus).
● Erroneous TL "Friendly Islands" (= Tasmania); ex "South-Sea Raven" of Latham 1781 (syn. Corvus coronoides).
● Erroneous TL. New Guinea (= Luzon, Philippines); ex “Manikor de la Nouvelle Guinée” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (Dicaeum).
● Australia; ex “New Holland Snipe” of Latham 1801 (syn. Gallinago hardwickii).
● Australia; ex “Pacific Paroquet (var.)” of Phillip 1789 (syn. Glossopsitta concinna).
● Australia; ex “New Holland Pelican” of Latham 1824 (syn. Pelecanus conspicillatus).
● Australia; ex “Cold-river Goatsucker” of Latham 1823 (syn. Podargus strigoides).
● Australia; ex “New Holland Quail” of Latham 1802 (Synoicus).
● Tasmania; ex Brown MS (syn. Lathamus discolor).
● Dusky Sound, New Zealand (syn. Nestor meridionalis).
● Staten I., off Tierra del Fuego (= Isla de los Estados, Argentina); ex “Statenland Eagle” of Latham 1781 (Phalcoboenus).
● Christmas I.; ex "Southern Tern" of Latham 1785 (syn. Procelsterna caerulea) (so identified by Stresemann 1950).
● Kerguelen I.; ex “Southern Tern” of Latham 1785 (?syn. Sterna vittata).
● Madagascar; ex “Palumbus viridis Madagascariensis” of Brisson 1760 (Treron).
● Erroneous TL. Sandwich Is. (= Samoa); ex “Blue-crested Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (Vini).
● Tierra del Fuego; ex “Rusty-collared Finch” of Latham 1783 (subsp. Zonotrichia capensis).