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  1. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Effusive thanks, Laurent, for the OD of Rheinardia. Another piece of the jigsaw!
  2. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Perdicula Hodgson, 1837. No sooner the word, than the deed. Martin has kindly sent me a copy of the OD of Perdicula, and I have incorporated that into the text of the Key, being the last of the currently recognised genera which I had not had a view of. Much appreciated, Martin. Björn, Re...
  3. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Excellent and much appreciated work, Mark. Now only Perdicula of current names is outstanding.
  4. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Sakesphoroides Björn, line breaks come under Technical & Engineering and are beyond my pay grade. I have, however, tinkered with the entry and that may help. As for the removal of Sakesphoroides from "Diagnoses not yet seen" I think the quotation from Martens & Bahr provides a synthesis of the...
  5. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    KSNO. The same but later. Further to posts #210, #216, and #235, the list of unseen diagnoses has been reduced to a mere dozen names, which stand as follows (listed alphabetically, rather than by citation): 1. CARPOSPIZA (Passeridae; Ϯ Pale Sparrow C. brachydactyla) Genus Carpodacus Kaup...
  6. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Mesosericornis and Santaplonis. Mark, I believe your hunch about Mesosericornis is a move in the correct direction. Mathews 1912 coined Neosericornis, and, until proved otherwise, I will treat Mesosericornis as a misspelling of that name. I cannot find Santaplonis, and may have only seen it as a...
  7. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Björn, I don't mind visiting libraries (NHM London is next, when I can steel myself to undertake a journey on our third-world train services). However, for those who want a challenge here is my list of unseen generic diagnoses (you will have seen the names and references before, so apologies for...
  8. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Again, effusive thanks Laurent for Macdonald & Grant's paper on Smith including Malcorus. Fascinating, including the misspellings (Necrosyates, Occipiter, Perinopterus) (thanks also to Bjorn). Key updated.
  9. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Laurent, Thanks for the Russian references. My list of unseen genera has now been cut down to just 29, mainly synonyms; of these four are still unverified (Hypsiphornis, Mesosericornis, Nyctipornis, Santaplonis), and another four are currently used (Carpospiza, Malcorus, Perdicula, Rheinardia)...
  10. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Many thanks, Björn. The OD is very close to the "copy" indicated by Mark, but there are some interesting original errors ("mollin" for "Molina," and "Gen.," for "Gmel."), and I cannot quite make out whether Gmelin's specific name leucocephala is misspelled leucocphala or leucoephala. Anyone?
  11. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    A fruitful visit to the Ornithology Library at Tring, where Alison Harding's guidance was much appreciated, enabled me to reduce the "Diagnosis not yet seen" list to 38 generic names (cf. this thread #129). Some of these may be held in Tring's huge Separates Collection, which I was only able to...
  12. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Hirundo tahitica Gm. is the correct name. Mathews 1930, Systema Avium Australasianarum, II, p. 438, gives a synonymy of Hypurolepis tahitica (currently Hirundo tahitica) as follows: Hirundo tahitica Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 1016, April 20th, 1789: Tahiti. Hirundo taitensis Lesson, Voy...
  13. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Many thanks, Mark. Arnoldia is not held at Tring (but is in London), so your attachments have been of great help (duly acknowledged in the Key).
  14. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Thanks again, Björn. The Pseudocolopteryx citation quoted in the Key is from Peters 1979, VIII, p. 50. I hope to compare the original at Tring with your useful 'snippet' (which I have quoted pro tem).
  15. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Congratulations are in order for finding this title, Björn, which is held neither in the Ornith. Library Tring nor in NHM London Library. Much appreciated..
  16. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Interesting possibility, although the "visiting ornithologist from Europe" was the Hungarian Dr. Miklos Udvardy not Wolters.
  17. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Laurent, the point you make is valid. However, in the Key I follow the nomenclature of the HBW & BLI Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, 1 and 2, and have added del Hoyo & Collar's comment therein (1, p. 380) under Lugensa.
  18. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    I have booked a visit to the Ornithology Library at Tring for next month, and hope to resolve many of the outstanding queries/diagnoses not seen, including Pan American Studies.
  19. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    As each day passes the list of Key diagnoses unseen becomes smaller and smaller; as at 23.15 this evening the number of generic ODs still to be viewed totalled only 108 (cf. #34, #35, #41). I can only thank, especially, Björn Bergenholtz, Laurent Raty, Martin Schneider and Mark Brown for their...
  20. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Hemiprocne (syn. Collocalia) I have already included the Richmond Card Index quotation, which I assume is part of the original diagnosis, in the Key entry. It does not contain the name Hemiprocne, hence still the need to see the OD.
  21. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Thank you, Laurent, for Fringilloides. I have taken the liberty of including your translation in the Key entry. My list of generic diagnoses not yet seen has now been reduced to 164 names in 76 titles. A visit to Tring later this year should reduce that number quite significantly.
  22. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Well found, Björn - and Niltava, too!
  23. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Atraphornis I appreciate your input here, Laurent. You are correct re the basis of the type given in the Key (i.e. Watson in Peters, XI, p. 125:"Type, by original designation, Atraphornis platyura Severtsov." = Scotocerca inquieta platyura). However, since Severtsov did not designate a type...
  24. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    Laurent, I agree, and had noted that Brandt treated Nigellii and altaica as separate taxa; Vaurie 1965, p. 264, includes the Tarbagatai in the range of Tetraogallus himalayensis sewerzowi Zarudny, 1910. Megaloperdix Nigellii Brandt, 1845 = Tetraogallus Nigellii J. E. Gray, 1832 (preoccupied by...
  25. J

    "diagnosis not seen" for genus names in the Key A through S

    For the time being I am treating Megaloperdix Nigellii Brandt 1845 as a new taxon and as a synonym of Tetraogallus altaicus, since that appears to be the only snowcock occurring within the areas explored by Chikhachef, and as such it currently appears in the Key. I am prepared to be enlightened.
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