Bermuda Night-Heron / Nyctanassa carcinocatactes

Bermuda Night-Heron / Nyctanassa carcinocatactes

Bermuda Night-Heron

SCI Name:  Nyctanassa carcinocatactes
Protonym:   Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(2) 326-337.
Taxonomy:  Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae /
Taxonomy Code:  bernih1
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Publish Year:  2006
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DEFINITIONS

NYCTANASSA
(Ardeidae; Ϯ Yellow-crowned Night Heron N. violacea) Gr. νυξ nux, νυκτος nuktos  night; ανασσα anassa  queen, lady  < αναξ anax, ανακτος anaktos  king (cf. νασσα nassa  duck); "1842.— Nycterodius* MACGILLIVRAY, Man. Brit. Orn., II, p. 126 (same type) (nec REICHENB., 1852.)  ...  *It will be seen that this name antedates Nyctherodius REICHENBACH by ten years. As no other generic name seems available for the Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Ardea violacea LINN.), I propose Nyctanassa (νυξ, night, ανασσα, queen) as a new name for this type, which should stand as Nyctanassa violacea." (Stejneger 1887).
Var. Nyctinassa.
Synon. Nyctherodius.

carcinocatactes
Gr. καρκινος karkinos  crab; κατακτης kataktēs  killer  < κατακτεινω katakteinō  to kill.