Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Here´s a sixth list of some small additional information regarding the Etymology of ten various Bird Names that I´ve happened to stumble upon trying to understand various Swedish Bird Names … for your sake (as well as I can?) in English.
As far as I understand the following birds commemorates the following persons:
No. 1 – macconnelli in …
● MacConnell's Flycatcher (Pipromorpha) Mionectes macconnelli CHUBB 1919
● McConnell's Spinetail Synallaxis macconnelli CHUBB 1919
● the debated Sclerurus (obscurior) macconnelli CHUBB 1919
● the subspecies Picumnus cirratus macconnelli SHARPE 1901
● … as well as several other's; both sub-species and synonyms
= the British traveler and collector Frederick Vavasour McConnell (1868–1914), who during several Expeditions "… spent some years in British Guiana " – where he collected both birds and Mammals, as well as Spiders and Plants for the British Museum.
Born in 1968, second son of John McConnell … and he died 26 January 1914. See attached (as pdf) Obituary from the Auk 1914 (pp. 322-322). Link to full volume (here).
Also see this link to the Manuscript Collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell (1868-1914) in NHM.
No. 2 – schalowi in …
● Schalow's Wheatear Oenanthe (lugens/lugubris) schalowi FISCHER & REICHENOW 1884
● Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi REICHENOW 1891 a k a "Schalow's Loerie", "Schalow's Lourie" alt. "Schalow's Tauraco" or "Schalow's Touraco"
= The fairly well-known German ornithologist Herman Schalow (1852–1925), whose first name was written (at least by himself!) with (only) one, single ending n.
No. 3 – shelleyi in …
● Shelley's Francolin (Francolinus) Scleroptila shelleyi OGILVIE-GRANT 1890 … a k a "Shelley's Partridge" … : “I have now the pleasure of describing a third species of this group, of which there are three males in Capt. Shelley’s collection.” – made even clearer, by the same Ogilvie-Grant in 1892, when mentioned as: "Captain G. E. Shelley"
= the well-known British naturalist, ornithologist, geologist, explorer, collector and Army Captain George Ernest Shelley (1840–1910), originally sent out to investigate the Geology of South Africa.
No. 4 – steinbachi in …
● Steinbach's Canastero (Pseudasthenes/Thripophaga) Asthenes steinbachi HARTERT 1909 a k a "Chestnut Canastero "
= the fairly unknown German collector Joseph Steinbach Kemmerich (1876–1930), who (after having emigrated to South America, where he later became a Bolivian Citizen) became known as "José Steinbach" (and a "hard working gringo"
) – that (probably almost on a professional basis) collected various Naturalia (birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies etc. etc.) in both Bolivia and Argentina for several (South American, North American and European) Museums. He was also a farmer and cattle rancher, in his new Homeland.
No. 5 – krameri in …
● Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri SCOPOLI 1769 a k a "Ring-necked Parakeet" (in Spanish: Cotorra de Kramer or Periquito de Kramer)
= the relatively unknown Austrian naturalist, zoologist and most of all botanist, Doctor Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer (1724–1765), born on the 10th of June 1724.
No. 6 – lowi in …
● the subspecies Lowe’s (!?) Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus lowi SHARPE 1879 as "Cypselus lowi" … "I have examined two large collections sent by the Hon. Hugh Low"
= the multi-tasking British Colonial administrator, amateur naturalist and collector Hugh Brooke Low (1824–1905), without any e at the end of his name.
This [the Honorable] Hugh Low was stationed in Southeast Asia, in major parts of his life, where he and his native collaborators collected mostly Plants (preferably orchids) but also Birds and Mammals to both Private collections anddifferent Museums in Europe. He was knighted in 1879 and thereafter mostly knowns as just Sir Low.
This Swiftlet has, as far as I understand, nothing to do with (as has been claimed) either the British ornithologist Willoughby P. Lowe (1872–1949) commemorated in Iringa Akalat Sheppardia lowei GRANT & MACKWORTH-PRAED 1941 nor their fellow countryman Percy Roycroft Lowe (1870–1948), remembered in the extinct Penguin ”Archaeosphenicus lowei” MARPLES 1952. They were both kids when the Swiftlet was firstly described in 1879!
No. 7 – ludwigii in …
● Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii RÜPPELL 1837: "Meine vorgeschlagene Artbenennung ist zu Ehren des Herrn von Ludwig in der Capstadt" a k a "Ludwig's Paauw"
= the German Noble, naturalist, Pharmacist, business man, zoo keeper, museologist and botanist baron (Freiherr) Karl Ferdinand Heinrich von Ludwig (1784–1847), whose first name sometimes is written with C as Carl – collector (for several Museums in Germany) of both reptiles and birds, but most of all plants. He was locally known as "Carl", in Cape Town, South Africa, where he lived from 1805 till he died.
No. 8 – virginiae in …
● the debated subspecies Mandingoa nitidula virginiae AMADON 1953 (sometimes, as by HBW/IBC treaded as synonymous to M. n. schlegeli SHARPE 1870)
= the almost totally unknown Virginia Correia (xxxx–xxxx), wife of the almost as unknown Portuguese-US taxidermist José Gonçalves Correia (xxxx–xxxx).
No. 9 – malbranti in …
● the questioned sub-species (or species) Mirafra (africana) malbranti CHAPIN 1946
= the relatively unknown French "Chief Veterinarian of French Equatorial Africa" René Malbrant (1903–1961), who during his service in Central Africa collected both Mammals and Birds to various European and US museums.
No. 10 – sumichrasti in …
● Sumichrast's Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti LAWRENCE 1871 a k a "Slender-billed Wren "
= the fairly unknown Swiss naturalist and collector professor Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast (1828–1882), who settled down in Mexico, in 1855 – whose name thereafter, often (at least in English contexts) is interpreted as Francis.
Anyone of a different view?
Björn Bergenholtz, Stockholm, Sweden
PS. Don´t hesitate to prove me wrong. Any additional info regarding these etymologies are warmly welcomed! And; if I you feel like adding something, please clearly state which one you are commenting on … just to avoid confusion.
As far as I understand the following birds commemorates the following persons:
No. 1 – macconnelli in …
● MacConnell's Flycatcher (Pipromorpha) Mionectes macconnelli CHUBB 1919
● McConnell's Spinetail Synallaxis macconnelli CHUBB 1919
● the debated Sclerurus (obscurior) macconnelli CHUBB 1919
● the subspecies Picumnus cirratus macconnelli SHARPE 1901
● … as well as several other's; both sub-species and synonyms
= the British traveler and collector Frederick Vavasour McConnell (1868–1914), who during several Expeditions "… spent some years in British Guiana " – where he collected both birds and Mammals, as well as Spiders and Plants for the British Museum.
Born in 1968, second son of John McConnell … and he died 26 January 1914. See attached (as pdf) Obituary from the Auk 1914 (pp. 322-322). Link to full volume (here).
Also see this link to the Manuscript Collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell (1868-1914) in NHM.
No. 2 – schalowi in …
● Schalow's Wheatear Oenanthe (lugens/lugubris) schalowi FISCHER & REICHENOW 1884
● Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi REICHENOW 1891 a k a "Schalow's Loerie", "Schalow's Lourie" alt. "Schalow's Tauraco" or "Schalow's Touraco"
= The fairly well-known German ornithologist Herman Schalow (1852–1925), whose first name was written (at least by himself!) with (only) one, single ending n.
No. 3 – shelleyi in …
● Shelley's Francolin (Francolinus) Scleroptila shelleyi OGILVIE-GRANT 1890 … a k a "Shelley's Partridge" … : “I have now the pleasure of describing a third species of this group, of which there are three males in Capt. Shelley’s collection.” – made even clearer, by the same Ogilvie-Grant in 1892, when mentioned as: "Captain G. E. Shelley"
= the well-known British naturalist, ornithologist, geologist, explorer, collector and Army Captain George Ernest Shelley (1840–1910), originally sent out to investigate the Geology of South Africa.
No. 4 – steinbachi in …
● Steinbach's Canastero (Pseudasthenes/Thripophaga) Asthenes steinbachi HARTERT 1909 a k a "Chestnut Canastero "
= the fairly unknown German collector Joseph Steinbach Kemmerich (1876–1930), who (after having emigrated to South America, where he later became a Bolivian Citizen) became known as "José Steinbach" (and a "hard working gringo"
) – that (probably almost on a professional basis) collected various Naturalia (birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies etc. etc.) in both Bolivia and Argentina for several (South American, North American and European) Museums. He was also a farmer and cattle rancher, in his new Homeland.No. 5 – krameri in …
● Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri SCOPOLI 1769 a k a "Ring-necked Parakeet" (in Spanish: Cotorra de Kramer or Periquito de Kramer)
= the relatively unknown Austrian naturalist, zoologist and most of all botanist, Doctor Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer (1724–1765), born on the 10th of June 1724.
No. 6 – lowi in …
● the subspecies Lowe’s (!?) Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus lowi SHARPE 1879 as "Cypselus lowi" … "I have examined two large collections sent by the Hon. Hugh Low"
= the multi-tasking British Colonial administrator, amateur naturalist and collector Hugh Brooke Low (1824–1905), without any e at the end of his name.
This [the Honorable] Hugh Low was stationed in Southeast Asia, in major parts of his life, where he and his native collaborators collected mostly Plants (preferably orchids) but also Birds and Mammals to both Private collections anddifferent Museums in Europe. He was knighted in 1879 and thereafter mostly knowns as just Sir Low.
This Swiftlet has, as far as I understand, nothing to do with (as has been claimed) either the British ornithologist Willoughby P. Lowe (1872–1949) commemorated in Iringa Akalat Sheppardia lowei GRANT & MACKWORTH-PRAED 1941 nor their fellow countryman Percy Roycroft Lowe (1870–1948), remembered in the extinct Penguin ”Archaeosphenicus lowei” MARPLES 1952. They were both kids when the Swiftlet was firstly described in 1879!
No. 7 – ludwigii in …
● Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii RÜPPELL 1837: "Meine vorgeschlagene Artbenennung ist zu Ehren des Herrn von Ludwig in der Capstadt" a k a "Ludwig's Paauw"
= the German Noble, naturalist, Pharmacist, business man, zoo keeper, museologist and botanist baron (Freiherr) Karl Ferdinand Heinrich von Ludwig (1784–1847), whose first name sometimes is written with C as Carl – collector (for several Museums in Germany) of both reptiles and birds, but most of all plants. He was locally known as "Carl", in Cape Town, South Africa, where he lived from 1805 till he died.
No. 8 – virginiae in …
● the debated subspecies Mandingoa nitidula virginiae AMADON 1953 (sometimes, as by HBW/IBC treaded as synonymous to M. n. schlegeli SHARPE 1870)
= the almost totally unknown Virginia Correia (xxxx–xxxx), wife of the almost as unknown Portuguese-US taxidermist José Gonçalves Correia (xxxx–xxxx).
No. 9 – malbranti in …
● the questioned sub-species (or species) Mirafra (africana) malbranti CHAPIN 1946
= the relatively unknown French "Chief Veterinarian of French Equatorial Africa" René Malbrant (1903–1961), who during his service in Central Africa collected both Mammals and Birds to various European and US museums.
No. 10 – sumichrasti in …
● Sumichrast's Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti LAWRENCE 1871 a k a "Slender-billed Wren "
= the fairly unknown Swiss naturalist and collector professor Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast (1828–1882), who settled down in Mexico, in 1855 – whose name thereafter, often (at least in English contexts) is interpreted as Francis.
Anyone of a different view?
Björn Bergenholtz, Stockholm, Sweden
PS. Don´t hesitate to prove me wrong. Any additional info regarding these etymologies are warmly welcomed! And; if I you feel like adding something, please clearly state which one you are commenting on … just to avoid confusion.
