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Case 3730: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 (Aves: Thamnophilidae): proposed conservation of usage by suppression of Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1835

Edward C. Dickinson, Remsen, James V. Jr, “Case 3730: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 (Aves: Thamnophilidae): proposed conservation of usage by suppression of Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1835”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 74, pp. , 2017.

The purpose of this application, under Article 81 of the Code, is to conserve the accustomed usage of the name Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838, for an antshrike confusingly treated in the works that dealt with the findings of d’Orbigny during his travels in southern South America almost....

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Opinion 2441: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 (Aves, Thamnophilidae): name conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2441: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 (Aves, Thamnophilidae): name conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1838 for a species of antshrike by suppressing the name Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny 1835, a senior primary homonym.

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Case 3734: Sylvia ruficeps d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 (Aves: Thraupidae): proposed conservation of usage by partial suppression of Hylactes ruficeps d’Orbigny, 1836 and 1838

Edward Dickinson, Remsen, James V. Jr, “Case 3734: Sylvia ruficeps d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 (Aves: Thraupidae): proposed conservation of usage by partial suppression of Hylactes ruficeps d’Orbigny, 1836 and 1838”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

(Acknowledgement of receipt published in BZN 74: 2; Case not published). Following correspondence with the authors, the Case is now closed and has been published as a Nomenclatural Note (see BZN 75: 82).

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Case 3754: Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828 and Circus approximans Peale, 1848 (Aves, Accipitriformes): conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828, and suppression of Circus juxta, Peale, 1848

Stephen J.S. Debus, Ian A.W. McAllan, Richard Schodde, “Case 3754: Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828 and Circus approximans Peale, 1848 (Aves, Accipitriformes): conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828, and suppression of Circus juxta, Peale, 1848”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

This application has two purposes. The first is to conserve, by neotypification under Articles 75.6 and 81.1 of the Code, usage of the species group name  assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828, universally employed for the Australo-Wallacean spotted harrier in the genus  Circus  Lacépède, 1799 from the end of....

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Opinion 2472: Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828 and Circus approximans Peale, 1848 (Aves, Accipitriformes): usage conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2472: Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828 and Circus approximans Peale, 1848 (Aves, Accipitriformes): usage conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the specific name of Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828 for the Australo-Wallacean spotted harrier by designating a neotype for this nominal species. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has also conserved current usage of the....

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Case 3799: Anas boschas domestica Brünnich, 1764 (Aves, Anatidae) (currently Anas platyrhynchos domestica) and Anas anser domesticus Brünnich, 1764 (Aves, Anatidae) (currently Anser anser domesticus): proposed conservation of subspecific names in conformance with prevailing usage, and resolution of type species for the genus Anser Brisson, 1760 by reversing priority of Anas adunca Linnaeus, 1758 in favour of Anas boschas domestica Brünnich, 1764 and further by either (i) recognising authorship by Brisson (1760) of Anser domesticus or (ii) deeming Brünnich’s two names not to be primary homonyms and deeming Anas anser Linnaeus, 1758 as type species of Anser Brisson, 1760

Thomas M. Donegan, “Case 3799: Anas boschas domestica Brünnich, 1764 (Aves, Anatidae) (currently Anas platyrhynchos domestica) and Anas anser domesticus Brünnich, 1764 (Aves, Anatidae) (currently Anser anser domesticus): proposed conservation of subspecific names in conformance with prevailing usage, and resolution of type species for the genus Anser Brisson, 1760 by reversing priority of Anas adunca Linnaeus, 1758 in favour of Anas boschas domestica Brünnich, 1764 and further by either (i) recognising authorship by Brisson (1760) of Anser domesticus or (ii) deeming Brünnich’s two names not to be primary homonyms and deeming Anas anser Linnaeus, 1758 as type species of Anser Brisson, 1760”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

Noticed in BZN 76 (30 Aug 2019): 98.

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Case 3817: Turdus ustulatus Nuttall, 1840 (currently Catharus ustulatus; Aves, Passeriformes, Turdidae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage by designation of a neotype

Matthew R. Halley, “Case 3817: Turdus ustulatus Nuttall, 1840 (currently Catharus ustulatus; Aves, Passeriformes, Turdidae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage by designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

Noticed in BZN 76 (20 Dec 2019): 166. Case closure notice published in BZN 77: 156.

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Case 3827: Dates of publication of bird names introduced by Coenraad Temminck in the first twenty livraisons of the Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées in 1821–1822

Edward C. Dickinson, Pepijn Kamminga, Alain Lebossé, Steven van der Mije, “Case 3827: Dates of publication of bird names introduced by Coenraad Temminck in the first twenty livraisons of the Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées in 1821–1822”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,

Noticed in BZN 77: 113 on 30 December 2020.

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