Monarchidae

General

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The Monarchidae show conflicting naming in the Malaysian ornithological names.

1. The local species of Hypothymis monarch flycatcher is described by several authorities as a Kelicap 'twitterer', which possibly represents an accepted local name, but (24) uses Sambar 'flycatcher' instead, probably under the influence of English.

2. The Terpsiphone paradise flycatchers are generally known as Murai 'thrush', but (24) uses Sambar 'flycatcher' for the Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) only.

Both Murai 'thrush' and Sambar 'flycatcher' are used extensively for passerine species in the Malaysian naming.

Murai is a standard Malay word used for 'thrush-sized' species and is used for the Turdidae (thrushes) Rhipiduridae (fantails), Pachycephalidae (Mangrove Whistler), Oriolidae (Black-and-Crimson Oriole), Muscicapidae (Rock Thrush and Stonechat), Leiothrichidae (some minlas), and Irenidae (Fairy Bluebird).

Sambar, on the other hand, was coined as an equivalent of English 'flycatcher' and is often used for species that are (or were originally) known as flycatchers in English. Depending on the authority, these include the Muscicapidae (flycatchers), Pachycephalidae, Rhipiduridae (Burung Sambar Gila 'crazy snatcher bird'), Stenostiridae (Culicapa), and Vangidae (Philentoma).

Indonesian names

The Indonesian ornithological names are generically based.

1. Kehicap 'twitterer' (clearly related to Kelicap 'twitterer') is used for the Hypothymis monarch flycatcher.

2. Seriwang is used for the Terpsiphone flycatchers, where seri is etymologically from Sanskrit sri- 'royal'.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MALAY			OTHER S. E. ASIAN		EAST ASIAN
Hypothymis
Latin	English	Malaysian	Other M	Indonesian	Thai	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Hypothymis azurea	Black-naped monarch Black-naped blue monarch Black-naped monarch flycatcher	Burung Kelicap Ranting 'twig twitterer (bird)' (onomat.) (26, 27) Burung Sambar Uban Hitam 'black [&] grey-haired flycatcher (bird)' (24)		Burung Kehicap Ranting 'twig twitterer (bird)' (onomat.)	นกจับแมลงจุกดำ nók càp-ma-laeeŋ cùk-dam 'black-topknotted insect-catcher (bird)'	Chim Đớp ruồi xanh gáy đen 'black-naped blue/green fly-snapping bird' (12, 13, 34)	黑枕王鹟 (黑枕王鶲) hēi-zhěn wáng-wēng 'black-naped king-flycatcher' Taiwan: (黑枕蓝鹟) 黑枕藍鶲 hēi-zhěn lán-wēng 'black-naped blue flycatcher'	クロエリヒタキ (黒襟鶲) kuro-eri hitaki 'black-collared flycatcher'
Terpsiphone
Latin	English	Malaysian	Other M	Indonesian	Thai	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Terpsiphone paradisi	Indian Paradise-flycatcher Asian Paradise-flycatcher Asiatic paradise flycatcher Paradise flycatcher	Burung Murai Ekor Gading 'ivory-tailed thrush (bird)' (26) Burung Murai Ekor Gading Biasa 'common ivory-tailed thrush (bird)' (27) Burung Murai Ekor Panjang 'long-tailed thrush (bird)' (24)		Burung Seriwang Asia Asian paradiseflycatcher (bird)' (seri from Sanskrit sri- 'royal')	นกแซวสวรรค์ nók saeew sa-wăn 'paradise saew bird'	Chim Thiên đường đuôi phướn 'malkoha-tailed paradise bird' (12, 13, 34)	寿带 (壽帶) shòu-dài 'longevity ribbon' or 寿带鸟 (壽帶鳥) shòu-dài-niǎo 'longevity ribbon bird' (alt in 1) Taiwan: (亚洲寿带) 亞洲壽帶 yàzhōu shòu-dài 'Asian longevity ribbon'	カワリサンコウチョウ (変り三光鳥) kawari sankōchō 'variable three-lights bird'
Terpsiphone atrocaudata	Japanese paradise-flycatcher Black paradise flycatcher	Burung Murai Ekor Gading Jepun 'Japanese ivory-tailed thrush (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Sambar Jepun 'Japanese flycatcher (bird)' (24)		Burung Seriwang Jepang 'Japanese paradiseflycatcher (bird)' (seri from Sanskrit sri- 'royal')	นกแซวสวรรค์หางดำ nók saeew-sa-wăn hăaŋ-dam 'black-tailed paradise saeew bird'	Chim Thiên đường đuôi đen 'black-tailed paradise bird' (12, 13, 34)	紫寿带 (紫壽帶) zǐ shòu-dài 'purple longevity ribbon' or 紫寿带鸟 (紫壽帶鳥) zǐ shòu-dài niǎo 'purple longevity ribbon bird' (alt in 1) Taiwan: (紫寿带) 紫壽帶) zǐ shòu-dài 'purple longevity ribbon'	サンコウチョウ (三光鳥) sankōchō 'three-lights bird' (cry sounds like 'tsuki hi hoshi = moon sun stars, i.e., the 'three lights')

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