Accipiter trivirgatus castroi Manuel & Gilliard, 1952 (1 Viewer)

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Accipiter trivirgatus castroi Manuel & Gilliard, 1952 OD here

This bird is named for Mr. Arturo P. Castro, a promising Filipino natural history collector.

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims

Crested Goshawk ssp. Accipiter trivirgatus castroi Manuel & Gilliard, 1952
Arturo P. Castro (b.1914) was a Filipino collector who was employed at the Philippines National Museum, , Manila (1941– 1949) and thereafter as a laboratory technician. He was on Hoogstraal's Chicago-Philippine expedition (1946–1947).

The Key to Scientific Names

Arturo P. Castro (fl. 1950) Filipino collector (subsp. Accipiter trivirgatus).

Found in here

Castro, Arturo P. (1914 , Tondo , Manila , P.I .; x), B.S.E. graduate, Southeastern College, Pasay City. From 1941-49 in the employ of the National Museum Manila as a Helper; from Apr. 1949 Laboratory Technician, Ateneo de Manila. He accompanied a scientific expedition to Bataan with Dr GILLIARD ( see there ) . COLLECTING LOCALITIES.

So it is possible that he really is born 1914. I have no idea about the middle name nor on the date of death.

 

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Arturo Pascual Castro (1914-).​

married Mary Quimson Thater 1924–2011

Family emigrated to Vancouver in 1990s.

I think he died there.

 

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Vancouver Washington not Vancouver B.C.

 

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Aha I did not know that. Makes more sense now...