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  1. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    Martin, I don't see why this would be a better version? If you look at the link to the Official Death certificate you'll see that it clearly states: Why would a, or any, Geni page (managed by an anonymous "Private user") be more reliable than a scanned document "REPORT OF THE DEATH OF AN...
  2. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    19 + 1 = 20 No. 20 - harrisoni … in the subspecies (Carduelis) Chloris chloris harrisoni CLANCEY 1940 = the British ornithologist and taxidermist James Maurice Harrison (1892–1971). Obituary (here)
  3. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    18 + 1 = 19 Just a quick note, while checking some Swedes by the name Andersson I happened to stumble upon this guy … No. 19 – andersoni … as in the extinct "andersoni " GRAY 1862 (based on Tetrao australis ANDERSON, in Bank's MS) a k a "Anderson's Megapode" = the Scottish Doctor William...
  4. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    James, you´re doing it the way it ought to be done. And crave you should ... Fully understandable, there is, for sure, no rush ... it all takes (and both should and must take) whatever time is required, to get it right in the end. Sorry if my reply seemed impatient, it wasn´t my intention...
  5. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    17 + 1 = 18 No. 18 – voelckeri ● in the subspecies Seicercus ruficapilla voelckeri ROBERTS 1941 as "Seicercus ruficapillus voelckeri" = the British (or British-South African?) Accountant and later businessman Mr. John Voelcker (1898–1968) He was born, raised and educated in the UK and moved...
  6. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    16 + 1 = 17 And here goes … another last "Christmas time puzzle" of mine: No. 17 – watlingi ● in the Extinct (sub-fossil) Viti Levu Rail Vitirallus watlingi WORTHY 2004 (OD here): = the "British" (?), at least of British Origin, later Fijian (he has Double Citizenship: both in UK and Fiji)...
  7. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    15 + 1 = 16 Here´s yet another small addition on an eponym, this time regarding; No. 16 – whymperi ● in the subspecies Prunella collaris whymperi STUART BAKER 1915 as "Laiscopus collaris whymperi" = the British ornithologist, oologist, big-game-hunter, traveler and collector Samuel ("Sam")...
  8. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    14 + 1 = 15 And; just two small, short additions … regarding: No. 15 – ascensi ● in the the subspecies Macronyx fuellebornii ascensi SALVADORI 1907 = the almost totally unknown Italian Doctor (Dottore) Michele Ascenso (xxxx-xxxx), of San Remo, collector in Central Africa in the early...
  9. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    13 + 1 = 14 Just a quick one… without checking it any further, I just (once again) simply happened to stumble upon it!? And him. No. 14 – nagtglasii ● ... in the invalid "Buceros nagtglasii" SCHLEGEL 1863 [syn. (Tropicranus) Tockus hartlaubi GOULD 1861] According to James's HBW Alive Key...
  10. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    12 + 1 = 13 No. 13 – thilohoffmanni & (the English Common name) Serendib ● ... in the relatively newly discovered (heard 1995, seen 2001 and described as) Otus thilohoffmanni WARAKAGODA & RASMUSSEN 2004 a k a Serendib Scops Owl. See article in Birding Asia 2006 (here), by its discoverer...
  11. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    Amendment … of No. #12 I saw that James was hesitating on Mr. Aagaard in his HBW Alive Key ... So here´s a small amendment, and correction, of aagaardi … once again due to that often (in English) changed K in Karl turning it to C, as Carl On page 12 in the long article Birds of Northern...
  12. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    11 + 1 = 12 Well, nothing on TV ... so here´s: No. 12 – aagaardi ● in the subspecies Ketupa ketupu aagaardi NEUMANN 1935 as "Bubo ketupu aagaardi": "Named after Herr C. J. Aagaard, the well-known author of the ʻBirds of Bangkok." (OD, here) = the Danish naturalist and collector Carl Johan...
  13. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    10 + 1 = 11 Here´s another "missing" Mr. Buxton ... No. 11 – buxtoni ● … in the invalid "Alauda buxtoni" ALLEN 1905 [syn. Alauda arvensis pekinensis] = most likely the US naturalist and collector (later successful businessman and banker) Norman G. Buxton (1872–1947), of Johnstown, Ohio, who...
  14. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    That was quick! Directly James managed to add even more! From the HBW Alive Key today: Well done! PS. More on No. 3: Neptune ('Ned') Beresford Blood … of the Department of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries … See link (here) ... and here [far down the page, with a photo (if him?) of...
  15. Björn Bergenholtz

    10 small additions to various Etymologies

    Here´s some more additional info regarding ten birds I´ve happened to stumble upon while searching for others … Note: I haven´t gone the full length researching them, as they just happened to pop up during my own research, but I thought these minor additions could be worth to mention as mere...
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