In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Cape bulbul in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. He used the French name Le merle brun du Cap de Bonne Espérance and the Latin Merula Fusca Capitis Bonae Spei. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
In 1760, French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Cape bulbul in his Ornithologie based on a specimen from the Cape of Good Hope. He used the French name Le merle brun du Cap de Bonne Espérance and the Latin Merula fusca capitis Bonae Spei. Despite Brisson's creation of Latin names, these do not follow the binomial system and are not accepted by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.