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    Friedrich August von Gebler (1781-1850) and Vladimir Mikhailovich Loskot (1938-2021)

    Русский орнитологический журнал Мликовский, Йиржи, and Ярослав Андреевич Редькин. [Mlíkovský, Jiří, and Yaroslav Andreevich Red’kin.] 2023. Таксономическая ревизия сибирской завирушки Prunella montanella (Pallas, 1776) (Aves: Prunellidae). [Taxonomic revision of the Siberian Accentor Prunella...
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    Prunellidae

    Мликовский, Йиржи, and Ярослав Андреевич Редькин. [Mlíkovský, Jiří, and Yaroslav Andreevich Red’kin.] 2023. Таксономическая ревизия сибирской завирушки Prunella montanella (Pallas, 1776) (Aves: Prunellidae). [Taxonomic revision of the Siberian Accentor Prunella montana (Pallas, 1776) (Aves...
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    Cockatoo/corella in the Netherlands (exotic)

    This is an older record of an observation (not by me) of a supposed Cacatua goffiniana (Tanimbar Corella) from back in 2013 in the Netherlands, accompanied by 3 photos. I am apprehensive about posting someone else's pictures, so I add the link to the photos here I feel that it might actually be...
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    Undescribed

    Fjeldså, J. 2006. Danske ornitologer langt fra hjemmet: fra P.W. Lund til international fuglebeskyttelse. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift, 100: 265-275. In the text caption under Figure 4, a suggestion seems to be made that an undescribed species of swift from eastern Democratic...
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    Subspecies groups and future splits

    Rare indeed, but this is an example among frogmouths from not too long ago: Cleere, N., A.W. Kratter, D.W. Steadman, M.J. Braun, C.J. Huddleston, C.E. Filardi, and G. Dutson. 2007. A new genus of frogmouth (Podargidae) from the Solomon Islands – results from a taxonomic review of Podargus...
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    Subspecies groups and future splits

    Dear Mysticete, Instead of "Simeleu Eared Nightjar", it should read "Simeulue Eared Nightjar". Note that in older literature, this Indonesian island (off NW Sumatra) is often referred to as Simalur, or a variant spelling thereof.
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    The German G. A. Fischer and "his" Turaco …

    With regards to George Fischer, I would like to add the following newspaper announcement (Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad of 18 August 1908). In a somewhat liberal (to break up the otherwise awkward sentence structure) translation it reads: On the 2nd of August the noble sir [not a noble title, but...
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    Father Erwin (Schmutz) and "his" new Short-toed Snake-eagle

    Dear all, It would seem that Fr. Schmutz passed away last year: + Erwin Schmutz SVD - Steyler Mission
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    Corvoidea

    I would be interested in it too, thanks in advance
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    The Eponym Dictionary of Birds

    Thanks Laurent - that sounds very convincing. The following newspaper notices announcing Hermann Schlegel's and Cornelia Buddingh's daughter (1838), Cornelia's death (1864), and a thank-you for condolences received after her death (1865) all consistently mention her name as "Buddingh" without...
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    The Eponym Dictionary of Birds

    Would agree that it is a rare sight indeed to see apostrophes used in family names. But apparently this is an exception. There was a Dutch poet (C. Buddingh' - Wikipedia) with the same last name (incl. apostrophe). And on a sidenote, I see that there have been discussions online on how to...
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    Myzomela wakoloensis elisabethae van Oort, 1911

    I suspect that the wrong Elisabeth might be referred to here... If we are to look up Van Oort (1911: 59 v.34 (1911-1912) - Notes from the Leyden Museum. - Biodiversity Heritage Library), we read in the introductory line: "The new birds, of which the descriptions follow here, have been collected...
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    Zosterops dehaani van Bemmel, 1939

    Dear all, I fear that there has maybe been a misunderstanding with regards to the nature of De Haan’s internment. The newspaper magazine that you - Laurent - found indeed reports that De Haan has been among people captured. But upon closer reading, it is evident that it was the Dutch government...
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    Pternistis squamatus doni (Benson, 1939)

    The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims: To facilitate searching, “Witwaterstrand” [sic] should be Witwatersrand - to be clear: not a typo by you, Martin, but by Beolens et al. (2014)
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    Dicrurus hottentottus faberi Hoogerwerf, 1962

    The birth date of Dirk Anthonie Faber - September 29th, 1925 (Medan, Sumatra) - may be found in the following two newspaper announcements. Note that the surname of the mother corresponds with that given in the death certificate retrieved by both Laurent and Roland...
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    Psilopogon henricii (Temminck, 1831)

    Although no explicit etymological comment accompanied the original description of Dammeria henrici Hartert, 1899 - a year later, Hartert (1900: 15) shed some light on the name's derivation, when he stated "Mr. Heinrich Kühn sent nine specimens of this most interesting bird. The bird is named in...
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    Psilopogon henricii (Temminck, 1831)

    For (slightly) more on him, please see: https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-institute-of-natural-sciences-biologie/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-institute-of-natural-sciences-biology/77-2007/biologie-2007-77_5-22.pdf
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    Cranioleuca henricae Maijer & Fjeldså, 1997

    Sadly it seems she passed away last year: https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/henrica-gertruida-truus-maijer-van-der-werf-8804595/
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    Phasianus michailowski Zadury, 1909

    With regards to your P.S., and the wikipedia-page you provide, it says so right there... If you scroll down a little bit, you’ll find that rotmistr (in Latin alphabet; in Cyrillic ротмистр) is the Russian equivalent of Rittmeister.
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    Heteroglaucis philippinae T. E. Penard, 1922

    This confirms 1926 as year of her death, although day is regrettably not specified here (but narrowed down to 17-24 December at least)...
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    Pitta elegans maria ... Marie's or Maria's!?

    Here a birth advertisement of someone that could fit the bill - sex, name, approximately right age and born in the Dutch East Indies. But nothing (yet) that links her to M. Th. de Korte, hopefully her father & subsequent civiel gezaghebber on Sumba (note that this island was sometimes referred...
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    "Van-Ernest", mysterious Dutch naturalist of late 18th century

    Thanks for that additional reference re:fish parasite! And Laurent, indeed it crossed my mind too that the name as quoted by Daudin might contain an error or mis-spelling beyond that weird hyphen... On the other hand, with their longer-term correspondence & actually meeting up, that would be...
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    "Van-Ernest", mysterious Dutch naturalist of late 18th century

    Dear people, With some reluctance – because the person is not commemorated in any ornithological eponym – I’d like to ask for your assistance in figuring out who “Van-Ernest” was. Always impressed by what forum members here are able to figure out collectively. He is accredited with the names...
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    Mendeni and the mystery J. J. Menden

    Sody, H. J. V. 1941 (December). On a collection of rats from the Indo-Malayan and Indo-Australian regions (with descriptions of 43 new genera, species and subspecies). Treubia, 18 (2): 255-325. Rattus sapoensis Sody, 1941 – Treubia 18: 306 “Type: ♂ ad., Malengi, Togian islands, E. of Celebes...
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    Mendeni and the mystery J. J. Menden

    Collecting dates & localities by mysterious J. J. Menden in chronological order 1927-10-06 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Collocalia francica javensis Stresemann, 1931 1927-10-09 – Java (Jawa Barat) – Ninox scutulata javanensis Stresemann, 1928 1927-12-08 – Java (Jawa Timur) – Pachycephala pectoralis...
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