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. ...
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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-??).