Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
I see no reason at all to doubt that the Scientific name masafuerae in Masafuera Rayadito Aphrastura masafuerae PHILIPPI & LANDBECK 1866 (here) as "Synallaxis Masafucrae" [sic!] is aimed at the Island formerly known as "Isla Más Afuera" [today's, since 1966; Isla Alejandro Selkirk (a k a Más Afuera Island, in English, today: Alexander Selkirk Island), the westernmost Island in the Juan Fernández Island Group, Chile].
I would only like to understand what went down. In the OD it is written:
And: does anyone know exactly when, in what year (or even month, date?) the Type was collected?
Greatful for any help.
Björn (who doesn´t understand more than the most basic German)
I would only like to understand what went down. In the OD it is written:
Anyone feel like helping translating it?Unter den Vögeln, welche Dr. P h i l i p p i neuerlich von der Nachbar-Insel Juan Fernandez mitbrachte war der beschriebene Vogel nicht enthalten, obgleich derselbe einen tüchtigen Jäger und Sammler bei sich hatte; wonach es scheint, dass unser Vogel der Kleinen, von Juan Fernandez etwa 40 Leguas entfernten Felsen-Insel Masafucra [sic] eigenthümlich ist.
And: does anyone know exactly when, in what year (or even month, date?) the Type was collected?
Greatful for any help.
Björn (who doesn´t understand more than the most basic German)