Rusty Pitohui

SCI Name:  Pseudorectes ferrugineus
Protonym:  Rectes ferrugineus Compt.Rend. 31 p.563
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Pachycephalidae / Pseudorectes
Taxonomy Code:  ruspit1
Type Locality:  Lobo, Triton Bay, southwestern New Guinea.
Author:  Bonaparte
Publish Year:  1850
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

PSEUDORECTES
(Pachycephalidae; Ϯ Rusty Pitohui P. ferrugineus) Gr. ψευδος pseudos  false; genus Rectes Reichenbach, 1850, pitohui; "b⁶. Head with a slight crest, the plumes not elongated; bill simply notched at the end and not serrated; rectal bristles as in the preceding. . . . .7. PSEUDORECTES, p. 287.   ...   7. PSEUDORECTES.  Rectes (pt.), auct. recent.  ...  1. Pseudorectes ferrugineus.  ...  2. Pseudorectes leucorhynchus." (Sharpe 1877); "Pseudorectes Sharpe, 1877, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 3, p. [271 (in key),] 287. Type, by virtual monotypy, Rectes ferrugineus Bonaparte." (Mayr in Peters 1967, XII, 45).
Var. Pseudorectus, Pseudorhectes.

ferrugineum / ferrugineus
L. ferrugineus  ferruginous, rusty  < ferrugo, ferruginis  iron rust  < ferrum  iron.
● ex “Perruche des Terres Magellaniques” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 85 (Enicognathus).
● ex “Rusty Oriole” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Euphagus carolinus).
● ex “Grande caille de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Hackled Partridge” of Latham 1783 (syn. Gallus gallus).
● ex “Ferrugineous-bellied Shrike” of Latham 1781 (Laniarius).
● ex “Merle à cravate de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 560, fig. 2 (Myrmoderus).
● ex “Red-breasted Rail” of Latham 1785 (unident. Rallus sp?).

SUBSPECIES

Rusty Pitohui (leucorhyncha)
SCI Name: Pseudorectes ferrugineus leucorhyncha
leucorhyncha / leucorhynchos / leucorhynchus
Gr. λευκορυγχυς leukorhunkhos white-nosed < λευκος leukos white; ῥυγχος rhunkhos bill.
● ex “Ispida americana caerulea” of Brisson 1760, “Martin-pêcheur à bec blanc” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “White-billed Kingsfisher” of Latham 1782 (?syn. Galbula albirostris).

Rusty Pitohui (fuscus)
SCI Name: Pseudorectes ferrugineus fuscus
fuscus
L. fuscus  brown, dusky, dark-coloured, black (see also fusca).
● ex “Merula Philippensis” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Acridotheres tristis).
● ex “Brown Thrush” of Latham 1783, and Pennant 1785 (syn. Catharus swainsoni).
● ex “Alondra parda” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 147 (Cinclodes).
● ex “Sucrier Namaquois” or “Sucrier à Caleçon Blanc” of Levaillant 1812, pl. 296 (Cinnyris).
● "77. SCOLOPAX.  ...  fusca.  3. S. rostro arcuato, pedibus rubris, corpore fusco, cauda basi alba.  Numenius fuscus. Catesb. car. I. p. 83. t. 83.  Habitat in America.  Antecedentes 1. 2. 3. structura nimis affines, sed colore corporis diversæ." (Linnaeus 1758) (syn. Eudocimus albus ☼) (see ruber and albus).
● ex “Brown-headed Oriole” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Euphagus carolinus).
● ex “Martin-pêcheur de la côte Malabar” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 894 (syn. Halcyon smyrnensis).
● "69. LARUS.  ...  fuscus.  4. L. albus, dorso fusco. Fn. svec. 126.  Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Larus).
● ex “Brown Merganser” (= ♀) of Pennant 1785 (?syn. Lophodytes cucullatus).
● ex “Mésange Brune à Poitrine Noire” of Levaillant 1804, pl. 139, fig. 1 (syn. Melaniparus afer).
● ex “Brown-headed Oriole” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Molothrus ater).
● (Boddaert 1783) ex “Vautour de Malthe” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 427 (= ☼) (syn. Neophron percnopterus).
● (J. Gmelin 1788) ex “Vultur fuscus” of Brisson 1760, “Vautour de Malthe” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 427, and de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Avoltojo Griffone” of Cetti 1776 (syn. Neophron percnopterus).
● ex “Brown Pelican” of Latham 1785 (syn. Pelecanus occidentalis).
● ex Tringa lobata Linnaeus, 1758, and “Phalarope cendré” and “Phalarope brun” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Phalaropus lobatus).
● ex “Little Dusky Parrot” of Edwards 1764 (Pionus).
● ex “Merle huppé du cap de bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 563, fig. 1 (syn. Pycnonotus cafer).
● ex “Black-cap Fly-catcher” of Catesby 1731-1743, and Latham 1783, “Muscicapa carolinensis fusca” of Brisson 1760, “Gobe-mouche noirâtre de la Caroline” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black-headed Fly-catcher of Pennant 1785 (syn. Sayornis phoebe).
● ex “Brown Tody” of Latham 1781 (unident.).

Rusty Pitohui (brevipennis)
SCI Name: Pseudorectes ferrugineus brevipennis
brevipennis
Mod. L. brevipennis  short-winged  < L. brevis  short; -pennis  -winged  < penna  feather.

Rusty Pitohui (ferrugineus)
SCI Name: Pseudorectes ferrugineus ferrugineus
ferrugineum / ferrugineus
L. ferrugineus  ferruginous, rusty  < ferrugo, ferruginis  iron rust  < ferrum  iron.
● ex “Perruche des Terres Magellaniques” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 85 (Enicognathus).
● ex “Rusty Oriole” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Euphagus carolinus).
● ex “Grande caille de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Hackled Partridge” of Latham 1783 (syn. Gallus gallus).
● ex “Ferrugineous-bellied Shrike” of Latham 1781 (Laniarius).
● ex “Merle à cravate de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 560, fig. 2 (Myrmoderus).
● ex “Red-breasted Rail” of Latham 1785 (unident. Rallus sp?).

Rusty Pitohui (holerythrus)
SCI Name: Pseudorectes ferrugineus holerythrus
holerythrus
Gr. ὁλος holos complete, entire; ερυθρος eruthros red.

Rusty Pitohui (clarus)
SCI Name: Pseudorectes ferrugineus clarus
clarum / clarus
L. clarus  distinct, clear, bright.