Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Following the trails of "Prince Adalbert of Prussia" I came across this almost totally unknown "guy" (not included in my MS, thereby not thoroughly checked, however) commemorated in the eponym ...
beskii as in:
• the invalid hummingbird "Cephalolepis beskii" von PELZELN 1868 (here) [synonym of Green-crested Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi VIEILLOT 1818]:
See the following links; here, here, here and here ... and onwards. No first names found. Nor any years (of birth vs death).
Today's HBW Alive Key explains this eponym as:
And don´t hesitate to prove me wrong/otherwise!
Either way: enjoy!
Björn
Not to confuse with the earlier (J.M.G.) Besecke (!) alt. other Beseckes (that flourished in the late 1700's, in Germany), for examples, see: here, alt. here.
beskii as in:
• the invalid hummingbird "Cephalolepis beskii" von PELZELN 1868 (here) [synonym of Green-crested Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi VIEILLOT 1818]:
= the US natural history dealer, feather trader Mr. Besecke a k a Beske or Beseke, collector in Africa and Brazil, in 1849 described as "young Besecke" ... (of German Heritage, his father seems to have been born in Berlin, but emigrated to North America, where the son was born).Von der hier geschilderten Species erhielt unsere Sammlung ein Exemplar von Herrn B e s k e aus Brasilien und ich glaubte die Beschreibung desselben, obgleich es nicht von N a t t e r e r s Expedition herrührt, doch als eine Bereicherung der brasilischen Vogelfauna hier veröffentlichen zu sollen.
See the following links; here, here, here and here ... and onwards. No first names found. Nor any years (of birth vs death).
Today's HBW Alive Key explains this eponym as:
Anyone know anything additional on this guy?beskii
J. M. G. Beseke (commonly written Beske) (fl. 1860) German naturalist, dealer resident in Nova Friburgo, Brazil (syn. Stephanoxis lalandi).
And don´t hesitate to prove me wrong/otherwise!
Either way: enjoy!
Björn
Not to confuse with the earlier (J.M.G.) Besecke (!) alt. other Beseckes (that flourished in the late 1700's, in Germany), for examples, see: here, alt. here.
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