Woolly-necked Stork

SCI Name:  Ciconia episcopus
Protonym:  Ardea Episcopus TablePlanchesEnlum. p.54
Taxonomy:  Ciconiiformes / Ciconiidae / Ciconia
Taxonomy Code:  wonsto1
Type Locality:  Coromandel Coast.
Author:  Boddaert
Publish Year:  1783
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

CICONIA
(Ciconiidae; Ϯ White Stork C. ciconia) L. ciconia  stork; the White Stork is encouraged to nest on rooftops, stacks and chimneys in Europe, where its presence is hoped to bring good fortune; "LA CICOGNE BLANCHE.  Ciconia alba; oculorum ambitu nudo, nigro; remigibus nigricantibus; rectricibus candidis. . . .CICONIA ALBA" (Brisson 1760): based on "Ciconia" of Gessner 1555, "Ciconia" or "Ciconia alba" of numerous other references, "Ardea alba" of Linnaeus 1746, and Ardea ciconia Linnaeus, 1758; "Ciconia Brisson, Orn., 1, 1760, p. 48; 5, 1760, p. 361. Type, by tautonymy, Ciconia = Ardea Ciconia Linné." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 129).   
Var. Coconia ("Mit dem Schnabel klappt er durch Zusammenschlagen wie Coconia" (Kaup 1857). Although indexed in the Richmond Card series, Kaup's name is a lapsus for Ciconia Brisson, 1760).   
Synon. Abdimia, Diplura, Diplocercus, Dipluravis, Dissoura, Euxenura, Melanopelargus, Pelargos, Prociconia, Sphenorynchus.

ciconia
L. ciconia  stork; "76. ARDEA.  ...  Ciconia.  7. A. alba, remigibus nigris, cute sanguinea.  Ardea alba, remigibus rubris. Fn. svec. 136.  Ciconia. Bell. av. 45. a. Gesn. av. 262. Aldr. orn. l. 20. c. 1. Jonst. av. 147. t. 50. Marsil. danub. 5. p. 26. t. 11.  Ciconia alba. Will. orn. 210. Raj. av. 97. Alb. av. 2. p. 59. t. 64.  Habitat in Europa, Asia, Africa.  Cutis corporis sub pennis sanguinea. Nidus ad pagos in altis, resonans Passeribus; huic bonos serpentum exitio tantus, ut occidere nefas; noctu stridet; migrat trans pontum in Ægyptum, Æthiopiam; æstivat inter Sveciam & Italiam." (Linnaeus 1758) (Ciconia).

episcopus
Late L. episcopus  bishop  < Gr. επισκοπος episkopos  guardian, teacher, overseer; ref. black cap, or purple or blue plumage.
● ex “Héron de la côte de Coromandel” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 906, and “Héron violet” of de Buffon 1770-1785. "Bishop Stork, Parson-bird  ...In the adult, the hindhead and neck are white, with a black 'parson's cap'" (Hancock et al. 1992) (Ciconia).
● “Bishop Hermit ...in this little section of the Phaethorni the males of some of the species have their breasts crossed by a distinct patch of lengthened purplish-black plumes” (Gould 1861) (Phaethornis).
● Dr Louis B. Bishop (fl. 1911) US physician, ornithologist (syn. Sialia sialis fulva).
● ex “Evesque” or “Episcopus avis” of Brisson 1760; “It is called by the inhabitants of Cayenne, L’Evêque” (Latham 1783) (Tangara).

SUBSPECIES

Woolly-necked Stork (African)
SCI Name: Ciconia episcopus microscelis
microscelis
Gr. μικροσκελης mikroskelēs  short-legged  < μικρος mikros  short; σκελος skelos  leg.

Woolly-necked Stork (Asian)
SCI Name: Ciconia episcopus episcopus/neglecta
CICONIA
(Ciconiidae; Ϯ White Stork C. ciconia) L. ciconia  stork; the White Stork is encouraged to nest on rooftops, stacks and chimneys in Europe, where its presence is hoped to bring good fortune; "LA CICOGNE BLANCHE.  Ciconia alba; oculorum ambitu nudo, nigro; remigibus nigricantibus; rectricibus candidis. . . .CICONIA ALBA" (Brisson 1760): based on "Ciconia" of Gessner 1555, "Ciconia" or "Ciconia alba" of numerous other references, "Ardea alba" of Linnaeus 1746, and Ardea ciconia Linnaeus, 1758; "Ciconia Brisson, Orn., 1, 1760, p. 48; 5, 1760, p. 361. Type, by tautonymy, Ciconia = Ardea Ciconia Linné." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 129).   
Var. Coconia ("Mit dem Schnabel klappt er durch Zusammenschlagen wie Coconia" (Kaup 1857). Although indexed in the Richmond Card series, Kaup's name is a lapsus for Ciconia Brisson, 1760).   
Synon. Abdimia, Diplura, Diplocercus, Dipluravis, Dissoura, Euxenura, Melanopelargus, Pelargos, Prociconia, Sphenorynchus.