ðə spəsˈɪfɪk ˈɛpɪθɪt kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪts ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɔːɹnɪθˈɑːlədʒˌɪst dˈænjəl dʒɜːɹˈɔːd ˈɛlɪət; swˈɪnhoʊ ɛksplˈeɪnd hɪz tʃˈɔɪs ðˈʌs:
The specific epithet  commemorates the American ornithologist Daniel Giraud Elliot; Swinhoe explained his choice thus: