Velvet-browed Brilliant / Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Velvet-browed Brilliant
SCI Name:
Protonym: Heliodoxa xanthogonys Ibis p.80
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Trochilidae / Heliodoxa
Taxonomy Code: vebbri1
Type Locality: Merume'' Mts., British Guiana.
Author: Salvin & Godman
Publish Year: 1882
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
HELIODOXA
(Trochilidae; † Violet-fronted Brilliant H. leadbeateri) Gr. ἡλιος hēlios sun; δοξα doxa glory, magnificence < δεχομαι dekhomai to approve; "Genus HELIODOXA, Gould. Bill straight or slightly curved downwards, of moderate length; nostrils covered by an operculum; wings pointed, rigid, of moderate size, and well-adapted for sustaining flight; tail of moderate size, considerably forked; feet of moderate size; the outer toe and claw shorter than the inner toe and claw; the hind toe and claw the shortest of all; tarsi clothed with fine feathers. Species, H. jacula, H. Leadbeateri (H. Otero?), H. rubinoïdes, and H. rubinia? " (Gould 1850); "Quatre espèces constituent le genre Delattria, qui a pour type Ornysmia henrica, Less. ... il est voisin du genre Heliodoxa, fondé tout dernièrement par Gould, mais dont le type est Trochilus Leadbeateri." (Bonaparte 1850); "Heliodoxa Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 17, 1849 (Jan.-June, 1850), p. 95. Type, by subsequent designation, Trochilus leadbeateri Bourcier, (Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 30, 8 Apr., 1850, p. 380.) Heliodoxa "Gould" Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 30, 8 Apr., 1850, p. 380. Type, by original designation, Trochilus leadbeateri Bourcier. ... On the basis of the evidence available, I am quite unable to discover whether Heliodoxa Gould or Leadbeatera Bonaparte is the prior generic name. In using Heliodoxa I follow the principle of auctorum plurimorum." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 87).
Synon. Agapeta, Agapetornis, Aspasta, Eugenia, Hypolia, Iolaema, Ionolaima, Lampraster, Leadbeatera, Phaiolaima, Placophorus, Polyplancta, Smaragdochroa, Strophiolaemus, Xanthogenyx, Xanthogonys.
• (Trochilidae; syn. Clytolaema † Brazilian Ruby C. rubricauda) "Heliodoxa GOULD 1849. ... * β. Heliodoxa rubinea (Tr. — us LATH. 1781.) GOULD. — Brasil. Guiana. —— Matthewsii (Tr. — BOURC. 1847.) RCHB. — Peru." (Reichenbach 1854); "Heliodoxa Reichenbach, 1854, Journ. für Ornith., I, Extraheft, Aufzählung der Colibris, p. 9. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 140 (Appendix)), Trochilus rubineus Lath., i.e. Trochilus rubineus Gmelin, 1788 = Trochilus rubricauda Boddaert, 1783." (JAJ 2020).
xanthogonys
Gr. ξανθος xanthos yellow; Mod. L. gonys gonys, lower mandible < Gr. γωνια gōnia angle.
Xanthogenyx
(Trochilidae; syn. Heliodoxa † Velvet-browed Brilliant H. xanthogonys) Gr. ξανθος xanthos yellow; γενυς genus jaw; "En conséquence nous proposons la création d'un nouveau genre d'Oiseaux-Mouches, que nous appelerions Xanthogenyx, dont l'Heliodoxa xanthogenys de Salvin serait le type et que nous définirions ainsi: Genre XANTHOGENYX ... Xanthogenya Salvini Nob. XANTHOGENYE DE SALVIN Syn. Heliodoxa xanthogenys Salvin, Ibis, 1881" (d'Hamonville 1883); "Xanthogenyx d'Hamonville, 1883, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, VIII, p. 77. Type, by original designation, Heliodoxa xanthogenys Salvin = Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin and Godman, 1882." (JAJ 2020) (see Xanthogonys).
Var. Xanthogenix, Xanthogenya, Xanthogenys.
Xanthogonys
(Trochilidae; syn. Heliodoxa † Velvet-browed Brilliant H. xanthogonys) Gr. ξανθος xanthos yellow; Mod. L. gonys gonys, lower mandible < Gr. γωνια gōnia angle (cf. specific name Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin and Godman); "En terminant cette notice, nous signalerons un errata de notre précédent travail sur les Colibris. Le copiste a écrit Xanthogenys [sic], tandis qu'il fallait écrire Xanthogonys, que ce nom soit employé spécifiquement ou génériquement" (d'Hamonville 1886); "Xanthogonys d'Hamonville, 1886, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, XI, p. 318. Belated correction of Xanthogenys = Xanthogenyx d'Hamonville, 1883." (JAJ 2020) (see Xanthogenyx).
SUBSPECIES
Velvet-browed Brilliant (xanthogonys)
SCI Name: Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys
xanthogonys
Gr. ξανθος xanthos yellow; Mod. L. gonys gonys, lower mandible < Gr. γωνια gōnia angle.
Velvet-browed Brilliant (willardi)
SCI Name: Heliodoxa xanthogonys willardi
willardi
Dr David Ela Willard (b. 1946) US ornithologist, collector (subsp. Heliodoxa xanthogonys, subsp. Laniarius poensis).
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)