math ▁Georges - Louis ▁L ec ler c , ▁Com te ▁de ▁Buff on ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁in ▁his ▁Histoire ▁Nature lle ▁des ▁O ise aux ▁from ▁a ▁spec imen ▁collected ▁in ▁C ay enne , ▁French ▁Gu iana . ▁The ▁bird ▁was ▁also ▁illustrated ▁in ▁a ▁hand - col oured ▁plate ▁eng ra ved ▁by ▁François - N icol as ▁Martin et ▁in ▁the ▁Plan ches ▁En l umin ées ▁D ' H istoire ▁Nature lle ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Ed me - Louis ▁Da ub ent on ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Buff on ' s ▁text . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁plate ▁ca ption ▁nor ▁Buff on ' s ▁description ▁included ▁a ▁scientific ▁name ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁the ▁Dutch ▁natural ist ▁Pi eter ▁Bod da ert ▁co ined ▁the ▁bin omial ▁name ▁Bu cco ▁t ect us ▁in ▁his ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁Plan ches ▁En l umin ées . ▁The ▁pied ▁pu ff bird ▁is ▁now ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁N oth arch us ▁that ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁orn ith olog ists ▁Jean ▁C aban is ▁and ▁Ferdinand ▁He ine ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁generic ▁name ▁comb ines ▁the ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁n ō th ē s ▁meaning ▁" sl ugg ish " ▁and ▁ar kh os ▁meaning ▁" le ader " ▁or ▁" ch ief ". ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁t ect us ▁is ▁Latin ▁for ▁" cover ed " ▁or ▁"