The Dodo and its extinct sister species, the Solitaire, are iconic exemplars of the destructive capabilities of humanity. These secondarily terrestrial columbids became extinct within a century of their first encounter with humanity. Their rapid extinction, with little material retained in natural history collections, led 18th and some early 19th century naturalists to believe that these aberrant birds were mythological. This meant that the nomenclatural publications in which their scientific nomina were established were based on accounts written before the species became extinct. As such, no type specimens were designated for either the Dodo or the Solitaire. Our in-depth historical overview of both species and associated family-group nomina found that the nominal authority of the Dodo-based family group is not what is reported in the literature. Moreover, our detailed review of the family-group nomina based on columbid genera ensures that the current columbid family-group systematization is valid. Changing nomenclatural norms between the 19th and 20th centuries had a profound impact on Dodo nomenclature; so much so that the Dodo is an example of how pervasive nomenclatural ‘ripples’ can be and a warning for our current world of multiple nomenclatural codes.

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渡渡鸟和独行鸟（鸟纲：鸽科）的系统学和命名法，以及鸽科群名称概述


渡渡鸟及其灭绝的姊妹物种——纸龙，是人类破坏能力的标志性典范。这些次生陆生哥伦比亚动物在第一次与人类相遇后的一个世纪内就灭绝了。它们迅速灭绝，自然历史收藏中几乎没有保留任何材料，导致 18 世纪和 19 世纪初的一些博物学家相信这些异常鸟类是神话。这意味着建立其科学命名的命名出版物是基于该物种灭绝之前所写的记录。因此，没有为渡渡鸟或纸牌指定类型标本。我们对这两个物种和相关科群名称的深入历史回顾发现，以渡渡鸟为基础的科群的名义权威并不像文献中报道的那样。此外，我们对基于哥伦比属的科群命名进行了详细审查，确保了当前的哥伦比科群系统化是有效的。 19 世纪和 20 世纪之间命名规范的变化对渡渡鸟命名法产生了深远的影响。以至于渡渡鸟成为了命名法“涟漪”如何普遍存在的一个例子，也是对我们当前的多重命名法世界的警告。