Varied Bunting / Passerina versicolor
Varied Bunting
SCI Name:
Protonym: Spiza versicolor Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1837) (1837), Pt5 no.59 p.120
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Cardinalidae / Passerina
Taxonomy Code: varbun
Type Locality: near Temascaltepec, Mexico.
Author: Bonaparte
Publish Year: 1838
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PASSERINA
(Cardinalidae; † Indigo Bunting P. cyanea) L. passerinus sparrow-like (i.e. sparrow-sized) < passer, passeris sparrow; "55. PASSERINE, Passerina. Fringilla, Emberiza, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec entier, moins large que la tête, un peu fort, droit, rétréci vers le bout, à bords inférieurs, quelquefois, les supérieurs fléchis en dedans, à ouverture dirigée obliquement et en en bas; mandibule supérieure à palais aplati, épais, lisse. — Ongle postérieur quelquefois plus long que le pouce, un peu crochu, ou droit et subulé. 3 sections. Esp. Ministre. — Ortolan de riz, — de neige, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Passerina Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 30. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, ed. 1, p. 46), "Le Ministre" of Buffon = Tanagra cyanea Linnaeus." (Paynter in Peters, 1970, XIII, pp. 237-238).
Synon. Aurella, Coccoborus, Cyanospiza, Goniaphea, Guiraca, Spiza.
• (Passerellidae; syn. Ammospiza † Saltmarsh Sparrow A. caudacutus) "AMMODRAMUS, Swains. Oriolus, Gm. Fringilla, Wils. Passerina, Vieill. Spiza, Bonap. A. caudacutus, (Gm.) Swains. Wils. Am. Orn., pl. 34. f. 3." (G. Gray 1840); "Passerina "Vieill." G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 46 (nom. oblit.). Type, by original designation, A. caudacutus Gm., i.e. Oriolus caudacutus Gmelin, 1788." (JAJ 2021).
• (Emberizidae; syn. Emberiza † Yellowhammer E. citrinella) "EMBERIZA, L. Fringilla, L. Passerina, Vieill. Cynchramus, Boie. E. citrinella, L., Pl. enl. 30. f. 1." (G. Gray 1840); "Passerina "Vieill." G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 47 (nom. oblit.). Type, by original designation, Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
• (Passerellidae; syn. Junco † Dark-eyed Junco J. hyemalis) "STRUTHUS, Bonap. nec Boie. Emberiza, Gm. Passerina, Vieill. S. hyemalis, (Gm.) Bonap." (G. Gray 1840); "Passerina "Vieill." G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 46 (nom. oblit.). Type, by original designation, S. hyemalis (Gm.), i.e. Fringilla hyemalis Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
• (Passerellidae; syn. Passerculus † Savannah Sparrow P. sandwichensis) "PASSERCULUS, Bonap. Fringilla, Wils. Zonotrichia, Jard. Passerina, Vieill. Cynchramus, Boie. P. savanus, (Wils.) Bonap. Wils. Am. Orn., pl. 34. f. 4. P. savannarum, Vieill." (G. Gray 1840); "Passerina "Vieill." G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 46 (nom. oblit.). Type, by original designation, P. savanus (Wils.) = Emberiza sandwichensis Gmelin, 1789." (JAJ 2021).
• (Calcariidae; syn. Plectrophenax † Snow Bunting P. nivalis) "Genre PASSERINE, Passerina. ... Ce genre contient deux espèces qui ne sont que de passage en France. 1. PASSERINE DE NEIGE, Passerina nivalis. ... 2. PASSERINE GRAND-MONTAIN, Emberiza lapponica" (Vieillot 1825); "Passerina Vieillot, 1825, Faune Française, Oiseaux, I, p. 85. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 47), Emberiza nivalis Linnaeus, 1758." (JAJ 2021).
• (Passerellidae; syn. Spizella † Field Sparrow S. pusilla) "SPIZELLA, Bonap. Fringilla, Wils. Emberiza, Jard. Passerina, Vieill. Linaria, Boie. S. pusilla, (Wils.) Bonap. Am. Orn., pl. 16. f. 2." (G. Gray 1840); "Passerina "Vieill." G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 46 (nom. oblit.). Type, by original designation, Fringilla pusilla A. Wilson, 1810." (JAJ 2021).
• (Passerellidae; syn. Zonotrichia † White-crowned Sparrow Z. leucophrys) "ZONOTRICHIA, Swains. Emberiza, Wils. Spiza, Bonap. Passerina, Vieill. Z. leucophrys, (Wils.) Swains. Wils. Am. Orn., pl. 31. f. 1." (G. Gray 1840); "Passerina "Vieill." G. Gray, 1840, List Genera Birds, p. 46 (nom. oblit.). Type, by original designation, Z. leucophrys (Wils.), i.e. Emberiza leucophrys Forster, 1772." (JAJ 2021).
passerina
L. passerinus sparrow-like (e.g. small) < passer, passeris sparrow (see passerinum).
● "92. COLUMBA. ... passerina. 22. C. rectricibus remigibusque obscurioribus, corpore purpurasecente, rostro pedibusque flavis. Turtur minimus guttatus. Sloan. jam. 2. p. 305. t. 261. f. 3. Catesb. car. I. p. 26. t. 26. Turtur minimus, alis maculosis. Raj. av. 184. n. 25. Turtur barbadensis minimus. Raj. av. 62. n. 5. Will. orn. 135. t. 36. Columba sylvestris minima brasiliensis. Raj. av. 62. n. 6. Picuipinima. Marcgr. bras. 204. Habitat in America inter tropicos. Alæ extus tectricibus punctis s. maculis fuscis adspersæ." (Linnaeus 1758) (Columbina).
● ex “Borin” of Aldrovandus 1599-1603, Jonston 1650-1653, Ray 1713, and Willughby 1676, “Curruca minor” of Brisson 1760, “Passerinette” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 579, fig. 2, and de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Passerine Warbler” of Latham 1783 (syn. Sylvia cantillans).
● ex “Passerine Fly-catcher” of Latham 1787 (unident.).
versicolor
L. versicolor, versicoloris of various colours < vertere to change; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Perroquet de La Havane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 360 (Amazona).
● ex “Barbu des Maynas” of Brisson 1760 (Eubucco).
● ex “Perruche à gorge tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 144, “Perruche, no. 2” of Fermin 1769, “Perruche à gorge variée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Wave-breasted Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pyrrhura picta).
● ex "Pato pico de tres colores" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 440 (Spatula).
● ex “Variable Crow” of Latham 1801 (Strepera).
SUBSPECIES
Varied Bunting (dickeyae)
SCI Name: Passerina versicolor dickeyae
dickeyae
Florence Van Vechten Dickey née Murphy (fl. 1940) wife of US zoologist Donald R. Dickey (subsp. Icterus graduacauda, subsp. Passerina versicolor).
Varied Bunting (versicolor)
SCI Name: Passerina versicolor versicolor
versicolor
L. versicolor, versicoloris of various colours < vertere to change; color, coloris colour.
● ex “Perroquet de La Havane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 360 (Amazona).
● ex “Barbu des Maynas” of Brisson 1760 (Eubucco).
● ex “Perruche à gorge tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 144, “Perruche, no. 2” of Fermin 1769, “Perruche à gorge variée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Wave-breasted Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pyrrhura picta).
● ex "Pato pico de tres colores" of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 440 (Spatula).
● ex “Variable Crow” of Latham 1801 (Strepera).
Varied Bunting (pulchra)
SCI Name: Passerina versicolor pulchra
pulchra
L. pulcher, pulchra beautiful.
● ex “Rufous-headed Rail” of Latham, 1824 (Sarothrura).
Varied Bunting (purpurascens)
SCI Name: Passerina versicolor purpurascens
purpurascens
L. purpurascens, purpurascentis purplish, somewhat purple < purpurascere to grow purple < purpura purple < Gr. πορφυρα porphura purple.
● ex “Purple-headed Crow” of Latham 1787 (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)