Barnesia Bertoni, 1901 (1 Viewer)

[Taphrospilus]

Barnesia Bertoni, 1901 OD here

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims

Spinetail genus Barnesia Bertoni, 1901 NCR [Now in Synallaxis]
Charles Stanley Barnes (fl.1900) was an Englishman in Paraguay, where he explored and mapped with Bertoni (1893).

The Key to Scientific Names

(Furnariidae; syn. Synallaxis † Rufous-capped Spinetail S. ruficapilla) Charles Stanley Barnes (fl. 1901) English explorer, collector in Paraguay; "Synallaxis (Barnesia) cururuvi W. Bertoni (subgen. n.) - Kururuví (Etím.; Synallaxis n. jenérico; subjenero, de Barnes, dedicado á don Carlos St. Barnes; los nombres específicos se los dí aludiendo á su voz)" (Bertoni 1901); "Barnesia BERTONI, Av. Nuev. Parag., p. 77, 1901—type [by monotypy] Synallaxis cururuvi BERTONI = S. ruficapilla VIEILLOT." (Hellmayr, 1925, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. IV, p. 75).

He was mentioned 1880 here

1 Brazilian Cariama (Cariama cristata). Presented by Charles Stanley Barnes , Esq

No idea about his life dates.

 

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Charles Stanley Barnes

Birth	17 Nov 1848 Camden, Kent, England
Marriage	16 Nov 1902 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Death	Paraguay

Spouse	Blanche Pattison (Born 1866)

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

A "Letter from Charles Stanley Barnes to George Nicholson; from Lansdowne House, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire;
14 Oct 1902 ..." (here):

[...]
Description
Barnes asks Nicholson to identity a collection of dried plant specimens he forwarded last night. All were collected at his home in Paraguay and he believes all but one to be Orchids. He thinks one may be a new species of Cynoches and hopes to have the chance to meet with Nicholson at RBG Kew before departing for South America. ...
[...]

Hopefully of some help/use?

 

[PScofield]

Barnes was an engineer and property developer in Paraguay. In 1912 his sister Lily came to live with him after her parents died. He was still registered with the institute of engineers in London until at least 1915 when I imagine he just retired.

 

[Taphrospilus]

It might be worth to update the BOW key The Key to Scientific Names - Birds of the World with above Charles Stanley Barnes (1848-??).

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Re. the yet not solved years of the dedicatee in/of the Generic name "Synallaxis (Barnesia) cururuvi W. Bertoni (subgen. n.)—Kururuví " (from 1901, OD in Martin's post #1, alt. here):

(Etim.: Synallaxis n. jenérico; subjenero, de Barnes, dedicado á don Carlos St. Barnes; los nombres especificos se los dí aludiendo á su voz).

As James apparently (for some unknown reason) seems to hesitate on the years/Life span on this guy (clearly also regarding his alleged Birth, as given by Paul in post #2), in today's still unaltered Key we find him as nothing but:

... Charles Stanley Barnes (fl. 1901) English explorer, collector in Paraguay; ...

Maybe some additional info could be found in the fairly new Book below:
• Danilo Baratti & Patrizia Candolfi. (November) 2023. Navegandos ríos paraguayos – Moisés S. Bertoni, explorador y cartógrafo del Alto Paraná. Edizioni Casagrande (here, ... even if in limited access/views).

In it he's clearly mentioned quite a few times, in context of/with Bertoni, as (for example):

... Carlos Stanley Barnes, ciudadano inglés establecido desde mucho tiempo en el Paraguay, concertaba un viaje de exploración al Salto Guayrá. ...

Hopefully it will include some additional info, or some (minor or major) clues onwards, in trying to find a final convincing piece, in the puzzle, re. Mr/señor/Don Charles 'Carlos' Stanley Barnes ... (that is, if you understand Spanish of course).

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Of course, even more might be found if read in full . Who knows?

Good luck finding the exact details of him!

Björn

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Another trace might be found here (on p.437, also in Spanish), see footnote:

... Mr. Carlos Barnes posse en Patiño, a pocas ...

Also see here, alt. here: where he's again mentioned as: "Don Carlos Stanley Barnes" (as quoted by/from Bertoni, on p.13).

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Well, that about it, I'm done with Don Carlos ...

I assume (!?!) he's not to be confused with this (later) guy, in Argentina (on p.12) of/in May 1943!

Carlos Barnes avisa haber vendido su negocio de panadería ...

Google translate:

Carlos Barnes announces that he has sold his bakery business ...

If born in "1848" (as claimed by Paul, in post #2), that would make him a very old Baker (surely worthy of retirement) ...

Either way, take the above for what it's worth, hopefully of some use.

And, again: Good luck pinpointing him!

/B

PS. Nor is he to be confused with the other guys commemorated in various species/taxa named barnesi.

 

[PScofield]

There is no doubt that Charles "Carlos" Stanley Barnes (1848) is indeed the man in post #2.

After becoming a widower he returned to England briefly in 1902 where he married the south African widow Blanche Lanxon (nee Pattison).

He returned to Paraguay and after 1915 had retired from his engineering practice as he had a Mr Cyril Smith working as the consultant Engineer in his business and he no longer kept up his registration with the Institute of Engineers in London.

He had a large Estancia in Patiño Cué that was subdivided by Barnes.

Patiño Cué is often quoted as the type locality of insects and plants in the BM (NH) and Kew and Barnes both hosted visiting naturalists and sent material back to Kew and South Kensington. The only fact I currently don't have is the date of his decease. His wife Blanche (Blanca) was still alive living in Paraguay in 1928 according to official records. She later moved back to England dying in Kent in 1943.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Well done Paul!

The updated Key now says:

Barnesia
(Furnariidae; syn. Synallaxis † Rufous-capped Spinetail S. ruficapilla) Charles Stanley Barnes (b. 1848) English engineer, collector and resident in Paraguay; ...

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He had a large Estancia in Patiño Cué that was subdivided by Barnes.

Patiño Cué is often quoted as the type locality of insects and plants in the BM (NH) and Kew and Barnes both hosted visiting naturalists and sent material back to Kew and South Kensington. The only fact I currently don't have is the date of his decease.

...

Note that (if relevant?) he was also connected to the same spot/location (i.e. Patiño-Cué, alt. Patiño) in 1905 (here, in French).

As well, see here (from 1908), while he was (at least I assume it's him?) still going, still alive ... making further efforts to get Carnauba palms. Or here (in 1914), where he's listed as: "C. Stanley Barnes, Patino-cué, Paraguay, S. America" [incl. a connection to/with: "Smith, Cyril" (1887–1904)].

And, in the Publication United Empire, vol. 9 (of 1919) we find him listed (in an unknown context) as:

PARAGUAY.—Charles S. Barnes (Patino-cue).

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Hopefully of some use/help (in trying to find the very End of him).

Well, that's it (at least on my part) ...

Charles 'Carlos' Stanley Barnes ... over and out!

Björn

PS. Also note that in Hardwicke's science-gossip we find a "Charles Stanley Barnes" (as early as back in 1865), who: "... recommends the importation of a hedgehog into the kitchen as the safest cure for the plague of cockroaches." (here).

Maybe just namesake? Or not.