Lesser Striped Swallow

SCI Name:  Cecropis abyssinica
Protonym:  Hirundo abyssinica Rev.Zool. 6 p.322
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Hirundinidae / Cecropis
Taxonomy Code:  lessts1
Type Locality:  Ethiopia.
Author:  Guérin-Méneville
Publish Year:  1843
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

CECROPIS
(Hirundinidae; Ϯ Greater Striped Swallow C. cucullata) Gr. Κεκροπις Kekropis  Athenian woman. Seemingly despite its generic appellation the Greater Striped Swallow breeds in southern Africa, but the epithet reflects the use of Attic place names and proper names for swallows (see Atticora); "I. Fam. Hirundinidae Vigors.  Hirundo Lin.  ...   Cecropis. Hir. capensis Gm.; rustica Gm. u.s.w." (Boie 1826); "Cecropis Boie, 1826, Isis von Oken, Heft 10, col. 971. Type, by subsequent designation, Hirundo capensis Gmelin = Hirundo cucullata Boddaert (Salvadori, 1881, Orn. Pap. Mol., pt. 2, p. 1)." (Peters, 1960, IX, p. 113).    
Var. Acropis, Cercropis.   
Synon. Baruwaia, Herophilus, Lillia, Phoenichelidon.

abyssinaica / abyssinica / abyssinicus / abyssinus
Mod. L. Abyssinicus Abyssinian, of Abyssinia or Ethiopia (Arabic name Habaš for the area < Geez, the classical language of Ethiopia, used Habaśā for the peoples of the region). In ornithology ‘Abyssinian’ is often still used, since it covers both Eritrea and Ethiopia and cannot be confused with ‘Ethiopian’, a former term for the Afrotropical zoögeographical region.
● ex “Grand Calao d’Abyssinie” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 779, “Calao d’Abyssinie” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Abyssinian Hornbill” of Latham 1781 (Bucorvus).
● ex “Rollier d’Abyssinie” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 626, and “Abyssinian Roller” of Latham 1781 (Coracias).
● ex "Gros bec d'Abyssinie" of de Buffon 1770-1786, and "Abyssinian Grosbeak" of Latham 1783 (subsp. Ploceus cucullatus).
● ex “Waalia Pigeon” of Bruce 1790 (syn. Treron waalia).
● ex “Merle brun d’Abissinie” of Brisson 1760, and “Abyssinian Thrush” of Latham 1783 (Turdus).
● See: habessinicus

SUBSPECIES

Lesser Striped Swallow (abyssinica)
SCI Name: Cecropis abyssinica abyssinica
abyssinaica / abyssinica / abyssinicus / abyssinus
Mod. L. Abyssinicus Abyssinian, of Abyssinia or Ethiopia (Arabic name Habaš for the area < Geez, the classical language of Ethiopia, used Habaśā for the peoples of the region). In ornithology ‘Abyssinian’ is often still used, since it covers both Eritrea and Ethiopia and cannot be confused with ‘Ethiopian’, a former term for the Afrotropical zoögeographical region.
● ex “Grand Calao d’Abyssinie” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 779, “Calao d’Abyssinie” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Abyssinian Hornbill” of Latham 1781 (Bucorvus).
● ex “Rollier d’Abyssinie” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 626, and “Abyssinian Roller” of Latham 1781 (Coracias).
● ex "Gros bec d'Abyssinie" of de Buffon 1770-1786, and "Abyssinian Grosbeak" of Latham 1783 (subsp. Ploceus cucullatus).
● ex “Waalia Pigeon” of Bruce 1790 (syn. Treron waalia).
● ex “Merle brun d’Abissinie” of Brisson 1760, and “Abyssinian Thrush” of Latham 1783 (Turdus).
● See: habessinicus

Lesser Striped Swallow (unitatis)
SCI Name: Cecropis abyssinica unitatis
unitatis
L. unitas, unitatis  unity, uniformity, oneness  < unus  one.

Lesser Striped Swallow (puella)
SCI Name: Cecropis abyssinica puella
puella
L. puella  girl, maiden  < puellus  little boy  < dim. puer  boy.
● ex “Fairy Roller” of Latham 1787 (Irena).

Lesser Striped Swallow (maxima)
SCI Name: Cecropis abyssinica maxima
maxima / maximi
L. maximus greatest < super. magnus great.

Lesser Striped Swallow (bannermani)
SCI Name: Cecropis abyssinica bannermani
bannermani
Dr David Armitage Bannerman (1886-1979) Scottish ornithologist, collector (subsp. Anthus similis, subsp. Apus affinis, syn. Buccanodon duchaillui, subsp. Buteo buteo, subsp. Cecropis abyssinica, syn. Criniger ndussumensis, syn. Cursorius cursor, Cyanomitra, syn. Cyornis rubeculoides klossi, syn. Plocepasser superciliosus, Ploceus, Puffinus, syn. Scopus umbretta, subsp. Terpsiphone batesi, Tauraco).

Lesser Striped Swallow (ampliformis)
SCI Name: Cecropis abyssinica ampliformis
ampliformis
L. amplus  large, splendid  ?< preposition ambi-  around; plenus  full; formis  formed  <  forma  figure, form.