White-thighed Swallow

SCI Name:  Atticora tibialis
Protonym:  Petrochelidon(?) tibialis Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 6 p.370
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Atticora
Taxonomy Code:  whtswa1
Type Locality:  'probably South America''; Hellmayr, 1935, suggests vicinity of Rio de Janeiro as type locality.
Author:  Cassin
Publish Year:  1853
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

ATTICORA
(Hirundinidae; Ϯ White-banded Swallow A. fasciata) Gr. Ατθι κορα Atthi kora epithet of the swallow < Αττικος Attikos Attic, Athenian; κορα kora maiden. In ornithology Attic place-names and personal names were commonly coined for swallows and swifts; "ATTICORA LEUCOSTERNON, Gould   ...   For the present I have placed this new and elegant Swallow with the members of the genus Atticora; the type of which is the Hirundo fasciata of authors, a bird inhabiting South America, from which country I have seen two species, while South Africa presents us with a third; the present, therefore, may be considered as a representative of the genus in Australia" (Gould 1842);  "8. Atticora B.   1) Corpus aterrimum, fasciis niveis saepius insignitum.   2) Longitudo 4-7".   3) Cauda forficata.   4) Remigum prima longissima.    Iris braun. Schnabel von mittelmäßiger Stärke. Schwungfedern straff. Füße schwach. Schwanz eine vollkommene Gabel bildend.   Heller gefärbte Art: H. ambrosiaca." (Boie 1844); "Atticora Boie, 1844, Isis von Oken, col. 172. Type, by subsequent designation, Hirundo fasciata Gmelin (Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 13)." (Peters 1960, IX, 90); "ATTICORA Gould, 1842  F — Hirundo fasciata auctorum; type by original designation = Hirundo fasciata J. F. Gmelin, 1789 ⁴  ...  ⁴ For correction of author and date see Gregory & Dickinson (2012)" (Dickinson and Christidis (eds.), H. & M. Complete Checklist, 4th ed., 2014, 2 (Passerines), p. 484).
Var. Acticora, Alticora.
Synon. Microchelidon, Neochelidon, Notiochelidon.

tibialis
L. tibialis  pertaining to the shin, tibial  < tibia  shin-bone, tibia.
● ex “Faucon à Culotte Noire” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 29 (unident.).

SUBSPECIES

White-thighed Swallow (minima)
SCI Name: Atticora tibialis minima
minima / minimum / minimus
L. minimus  smallest, least  < super. parvus  small.
● ex “Cabaret” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 485, fig. 2 (syn. Acanthis cabaret).
● ex “Petit Sénégali rouge” of Vieillot 1805 (syn. Lagonosticta senegala).
● ex “Petite Becassine” of Brisson 1760 (Lymnocryptes).
● "60. TROCHILUS.  ...  minimus. 18.  T. rectricibus lateralibus margine exteriore albis, corpore fusco nitente, subtus albido.  Avis mellivora minima. Edw. av. 105. t. 105. s. infima.  Habitat in America.  Avis minima inter omnes notas." (Linnaeus 1758) (Mellisuga).
● ex “Long-legged Warbler” of Latham 1783 (syn. Xenicus longipes).

White-thighed Swallow (griseiventris)
SCI Name: Atticora tibialis griseiventris
griseiventer / griseiventris
Med. L. griseum  grey; L. venter, ventris  belly.

White-thighed Swallow (tibialis)
SCI Name: Atticora tibialis tibialis
tibialis
L. tibialis  pertaining to the shin, tibial  < tibia  shin-bone, tibia.
● ex “Faucon à Culotte Noire” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 29 (unident.).