As we start the new series about the bird’s Scientific/Latin names, a verse came to mind about His name. Of course, that is referring to God, but I like the “What is His name” part. So, for now (unless some suggest a different one) that will be the name of these articles.
“Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, If you know?” (Proverbs 30:4 NKJV)
Varius means
If you go to Birds of the World – Species and the type the Scientific/Latin name, a list of those birds will show. “The specific epithet varius is the Latin word meaning “various”, “diverse” or “variegated” (Wikipedia)”. Here is the list of birds from “Birds of the World – with “varius“.
Green Junglefowl (Gallus varius) ©WikiC
Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) by Nikhil
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) by Ian
Australian Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) by Ian
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) ©WikiC
Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) by Ian
Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius) from Audubon
Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) by Shanghai Birding
Reunion Starling – (Fregilupus varius) Planet of Birds
A short clip of a Painted Buttonquail
A few previous articles mentioning some of these birds:
Stay tuned as we investigate some more of these Scientic/Latin names.
Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus 
i dont quite understand…
So take any of the species you have listed in a photo, and add the word varius, how is that supposed to be interpreted..
lets use the buttonquail as an example…
that there are various what of the buttonquail?
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“varius” is the Scientic/Latin name that these birds have been named by the birding authorities. When you see the next few articles, it should become clear what is being presented.
The Buttonquail’s “varius” is indicating its multi-colors. The Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius) “Turnix” is the name for buttonquail.
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Gallus varius is a favorite of mine, especially in the form of baked chicken and chicken salad! This was really interesting , Lee. Of course, we know that God values variety: http://www.icr.org/article/valuing-gods-variety !
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