Variegated Flycatcher

SCI Name:  Empidonomus varius
Protonym:  Muscicapa varia Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 21 p.458
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Empidonomus
Taxonomy Code:  varfly
Type Locality:  Paraguay.
Author:  Vieillot
Publish Year:  1818
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

EMPIDONOMUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Variegated Flycatcher E. varius) Gr. εμπις empis, εμπιδος empidos  gnat, mosquito; -νομος -nomos  -ruling  < νεμω nemō  to hold sway over; "Gen. EMPIDONOMUS *) nov. gen. — Fleckentyrann.   Tyrannus Rchb. 1850 (nec Cuv. 1799-1800).    250. 1. E. varius Nob.   Suiriri chorreado debaxo Azar. Apunt. no. 187. — Muscicapa varia Vieill. N. D. XXI. p. 459. — Id. Enc. p. 832. — Muscicapa rufina Spix Av. Bras. II. p. p. 22. t. 31. — Muscipeta ruficauda Wied Beitr. III. p. 920. — Tyrannus leucotis Sws. Quart. Journ. XX. p. 276. 11. — Tyrannula Tschudii Hartl. R. Z. 1844. p. 369. — Tyrannus rufinus Cab. Schomb. Reis. Guian. III. p. 700. 152. — Scl. B. Bogot. p. 22. 233. — Burm. Th. Bras. II. p. 466. — Myiobius leucotis Gray Gen. B. I. p. 249. 19. — Myiobius Tschudii Id. l. l. p. 249. 44. — Myiobius rufinus Id. l. l. p. 249. 78. — Tityra ruficauda Id. l. l. p. 254. 43. — Myiobius varius Id. l. l. III. App. p. 11. — Muscicapa dux Licht. in Mus. Berol.   ...   *) Von εμπις (Mücke) und νεμω (herrschen).  Diese Gruppe, welche sich deutlich durch den kleinen Schnabel und die eigenthümliche, an Myiodynastes erinnernde Fleckenzeichnung von den eigentlichen typischen Tyrannen absondert, hat schon Reichenbach von derselben unter den ihr nicht gebührenden Namen Tyrannus generisch getrennt." (Cabanis & Heine 1859); "Empidonomus Cabanis and Heine, 1859, Mus. Heineanum, 2, p. 76. Type, by monotypy, Muscicapa varia Vieillot." (Traylor in Peters, 1979, VIII, p. 220).
Var. Epidonomus.

varius
L. varius  various, diverse, variegated.
● ex “Cassican de la Nouvelle Guinée” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 628, and “Pied Roller” of Latham 1781 (syn. Cracticus cassicus).
● ex “Suirirí chorreado debaxo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 187 (Empidonomus).
● ex “Huppe du cap de bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 697, “Huppe noire et blanche” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Madagascar Hoopoe” of Latham 1783 (Fregilupus).
● ex “Basterd Baltimore female” of Catesby 1731-1743, “Carouge de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 607, fig. 1, and “Chesnut and black Baltimore” of Latham 1782 (syn. Icterus spurius).
● ex “Bunter Fasan” of Frisch 1735, “Phasianus albus et rufo varius” of Brisson 1760, and "Faisan varié” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Phasianus colchicus).
● ex “Varied Parrot” of Latham 1822 (Psephotellus).
● ex “Yellow-belly’d Wood-pecker” of Catesby 1731 (Sphyrapicus).
● ex “Pied Shag” of Latham 1785 (Stictocarbo).
● ex “Ispida indica” of Aldrovandus 1599-1603, “Todus varius” of Brisson 1760, and “Todier varié” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (unident.; ?Nectariniidae).

SUBSPECIES

Variegated Flycatcher (rufinus)
SCI Name: Empidonomus varius rufinus
rufinus
Med. L. rufinus golden, golden-red < L. rufus ruddy.
● ex “Coucal Rufin” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 221 (syn. Centropus benghalensis).

Variegated Flycatcher (varius)
SCI Name: Empidonomus varius varius
varius
L. varius  various, diverse, variegated.
● ex “Cassican de la Nouvelle Guinée” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 628, and “Pied Roller” of Latham 1781 (syn. Cracticus cassicus).
● ex “Suirirí chorreado debaxo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 187 (Empidonomus).
● ex “Huppe du cap de bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 697, “Huppe noire et blanche” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Madagascar Hoopoe” of Latham 1783 (Fregilupus).
● ex “Basterd Baltimore female” of Catesby 1731-1743, “Carouge de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 607, fig. 1, and “Chesnut and black Baltimore” of Latham 1782 (syn. Icterus spurius).
● ex “Bunter Fasan” of Frisch 1735, “Phasianus albus et rufo varius” of Brisson 1760, and "Faisan varié” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Phasianus colchicus).
● ex “Varied Parrot” of Latham 1822 (Psephotellus).
● ex “Yellow-belly’d Wood-pecker” of Catesby 1731 (Sphyrapicus).
● ex “Pied Shag” of Latham 1785 (Stictocarbo).
● ex “Ispida indica” of Aldrovandus 1599-1603, “Todus varius” of Brisson 1760, and “Todier varié” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (unident.; ?Nectariniidae).