Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Anyone of you guys know who Monsieur Longuemare is, commemorated in the Common name Longuemare's Sunangel for the species (or subspecies) Heliangelus (amethysticollis) clarisse LONGUEMARE 1841? This Hummingbird was described by "M. Gouye de Longuemare" himself in the French Journal Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne 1841 (Attached).
Does this short article reveal anything of who he was or what he did (more than the obvious, describing it) to deserve a Sunangel of "his own"?
For example, what does the first sentences mean:
It´s been suggested that we´re talking about the fairly unknown French (amateur?) ornithologist (M.= Monsieur) Mr. Henri Victor Goüye de Longuemare (1823–1890?) ... even if he (in my opinion) seem to have been a bit young?
Or is he ,and it, the same Longuemare as in the scientific name of Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus Lesson 1832 a k a "Longuemare’s Hermit"? (It does seem a bit likely, two Humming-birds whitin a decade?) And is there any truth behind Beolens/Watkins claim (in Whose Bird? 2003) that the latter is named after the French military and archaeologist Alphonse Pierre François Le Touze de Longuemare (1803–1881)?
Are they maybe the same person? And if not; were they related in any way?
Maybe both those Humming-birds in their respective Common and Scientific name, commemorate the same person? If so; who´s he?
Anyone know?
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PS. Not to be confused with the earlier French lawyer and Historian Gouye de Longuemare (1715–1763).
Does this short article reveal anything of who he was or what he did (more than the obvious, describing it) to deserve a Sunangel of "his own"?
For example, what does the first sentences mean:
With only limited knowledge (close to none!) of French I hope that any of Bird Forums readers feel like translating this quote for me!? If so, please as accurate as possible, as I might need to quote it myself in Swedish. And don´t hesitate to remark on any errors that I might have done transcribing it."Cette jolie espèce, destinée à figurer dans une des prochaines livrasion du Magasin de Zoologie, a été découverte à Santa-Fé de Bogota. Voici ses caractères essentiels, que nous extrayons de la notice que M. de Longuemare nous a remise pour le magasin."
It´s been suggested that we´re talking about the fairly unknown French (amateur?) ornithologist (M.= Monsieur) Mr. Henri Victor Goüye de Longuemare (1823–1890?) ... even if he (in my opinion) seem to have been a bit young?
Or is he ,and it, the same Longuemare as in the scientific name of Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus Lesson 1832 a k a "Longuemare’s Hermit"? (It does seem a bit likely, two Humming-birds whitin a decade?) And is there any truth behind Beolens/Watkins claim (in Whose Bird? 2003) that the latter is named after the French military and archaeologist Alphonse Pierre François Le Touze de Longuemare (1803–1881)?
Are they maybe the same person? And if not; were they related in any way?
Maybe both those Humming-birds in their respective Common and Scientific name, commemorate the same person? If so; who´s he?
Anyone know?
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PS. Not to be confused with the earlier French lawyer and Historian Gouye de Longuemare (1715–1763).