Falco antillarum J. F. Gmelin, 1788
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a16 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12667100 |
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Falco antillarum J. F. Gmelin, 1788 |
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19. Buffon’s “Mansfeni” (full species)
19.1. Linnaeus (1758): not considered.
19.2. Brisson (1759a: 361, 1763a: 104-105): “ FAUCON DES ANTILLES ”, “ FALCO ANTILLARUM ”, species 13 of genus VIII (“Épervier”, “ Accipiter ”), order III, section 1.
OBSERVATION. — No direct observation. Description borrowed from Du Tertre.
REFERENCES. — Du Tertre (1667: 252), “Mansfeny”; possible direct observation; Ray (1713: 19 no. 1), based on Du Tertre.
DISTRIBUTION. — Antilles.
MODERN IDENTIFICATION. — The species cannot be identified. Ray and Brisson rely on Du Tertre’s very imprecise description (a bird of prey resembling an eagle, same size as a falcon but with bigger claws; eats birds and snakes); furthermore, the word “mansfeni” (whose origin is unclear) seems to have designated several birds in the Antilles, including the frigatebird.
19.3. Linnaeus (1766): not considered.
19.4. Buffon in Buffon & Guéneau de Montbeillard (1771a: 144- 145), quarto edition; (1771b: 112-113), folio edition: “ MANSFENI ”.
OBSERVATION. — No direct observation. Description borrowed from Du Tertre.
REFERENCE. — Du Tertre (1667: 252).
DISTRIBUTION. — Antilles.
MODERN IDENTIFICATION. — Unidentified bird of prey: see the comments on Brisson.
19.5. Gmelin (1788: 264): “ FALCO ANTILLARUM ” G42, S65, order “ Accipitres ”. REFERENCES. — Brisson (1763a: 104); Ray (1713: 19 no. 1); “Du Tartre” = Du Tertre (1667: 252); Buffon & Guéneau de Montbeillard (1771a: 144); Latham (1781: 47 no. 27), “Mansfeny”, based on Brisson, Buffon, Du Tertre, Ray.
DISTRIBUTION. — Antilles.
MODERN IDENTIFICATION. — Unidentified bird of prey: see the comments on Brisson. Gmelin says that the top of the head is black and the abdomen white, which obviously results from a confusion between Brisson’s “ Falco Antillarum ” and “ Falco piscator Antillarum ”; however, Gmelin mentions the latter in the list of references for “ Falco carolinensis ”: see above.
MODERN NOMENCLATURE. — Falco antillarum J. F. Gmelin, 1788 , is a nomen dubium.
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Falco antillarum J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Schmitt, Stéphane & Gouraud, Christophe 2024 |
FALCO ANTILLARUM
GMELIN J. F. 1788: 264 |
LATHAM J. 1781: 47 |
BUFFON G. - L. & LECLERC COMTE DE & GUENEAU DE MONTBEILLARD P. 1771: 144 |
BRISSON M. J. 1763: 104 |
RAY J. 1713: 19 |
DU TERTRE J. B. 1667: 252 |
FALCO ANTILLARUM
BRISSON M. J. 1763: 104 |
BRISSON M. J. 1759: 361 |