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  1. J

    Mr. & Mrs. Heinrich in Heinrich's Birds

    Thanks for highlighting the omission, Björn. In The Key I shall treat Dryobates hyperythrus heinrichi as a synonym of Dendrocopos hyperythrus. James
  2. J

    Geokichla piaggiae hadii Macdonald, 1940

    Effendi is a Turkish title, equivalent to Mr or Esq. I have commented elsewhere on the free-for-all in transliterating Arabic names which do not fit our systems.
  3. J

    Calliste tanagnathus Eyton, 1856'

    Laurent, I appreciate your observation. As our late lamented Queen said, “Recollections may vary.” My take is still that the entry for Calliste tanagnathus refers to two consecutively numbered specimens (e.g., as per the listings of Calliste labradoroides (pp. 277-278,) and Nemosia guira (p...
  4. J

    Calliste tanagnathus Eyton, 1856'

    Calliste tanagnathus Eyton, 1856. I have unearthed this specific name in Eyton, 1856, Cat. Species of Birds in his Possession, p. 277 (two examples, one from Demerara/Guyana, the other from Guatemala). I assume it is a synonym for one of the tanagers, but, despite checking the usual Neotropical...
  5. J

    Sensu latu vs sensu strictu vs sensu amplificato

    The differences between Erithacus sens. str. and Erithacus sens. lat. merely reflect the different interpretations of the available evidence by authors as to the position and validity of the various genera. The authors in Peters X, based on morphology and physiology, considered the genera...
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    Sensu latu vs sensu strictu vs sensu amplificato

    In the Cornell BOW Key to Scientific Names (freely available online) I give an expansive list of standard abbreviations and symbols in ornithology, including sens. lat. and sens. str. As examples, the genus Erithacus sens. str. includes just the single species Erithacus rubecula (the modern...
  7. J

    BOW Key

    Recently returned from a vacation in the Wild West (Monument Valley, etc.) I have updated The Key from threads in the Bird Name Etymology subforum created 16 September to date. If I have missed anything, or failed to acknowledge anybody (in the appropriate texts or by emoji), my apologies —...
  8. J

    BOW Key

    The Key (see #372); novelties and variant upgrades. —Acanthidositta, Aenicurus, Amblyrhamphus, Amblyrhynchus, —Bucco, —Ceratopipo, Cercotrichas, Ceropia, Chatorhea, Chimarrhornis, Cnipolegus, Coccygius, Corapipra, Cynaedium, —Diucopsis, Dromocercus, —Euscarthmus, —Goibula, —Heilicura...
  9. J

    Mallorca 2024

    Derban, With the aid of my newly acquired ID Handbook of European Birds, 1, pp. 224-228, I would agree that your buzzard was Pernis apivorus, the European Honey Buzzard.
  10. J

    Fred Ruhe passed away 17 August 2024

    Dear Lilian, I am deeply shocked and saddened at Fred’s passing. He was happy to share his comprehensive knowledge of avian palaeontology, and I shall miss his contributions to our forums. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends. James
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    ID Handbook of European Birds - thoughts, comments thread

    My wife ordered the ID Handbook of European Birds on 6th August (for £65) as a birthday surprise for me. Both volumes arrived today (missing my birthday, but I had no problem with that). Not being a fan of photographic bird guides and reviewing earlier comments on this thread I was slightly...
  12. J

    Laridae

    What about Silk Tern, from the German Seidenschwalbe used as a vernacular by Wagler 1832 when he coined Gygis?
  13. J

    Ceciliae and cecilae

    In the absence of a birth certificate for Dulcie Marian, the probate provided by Paul (#19) must serve as the official record. Mathews was prone to error and anything he wrote (even about his own family) should be corroborated by other evidence.
  14. J

    Laridae

    So, should Sternula nereis, the Australian Fairy Tern/Fairytern/Fairy-tern/Fairy-Tern, be transferred to Gygis Wagler, 1832, or Gygis Wagler, 1832, be subsumed in Sternula Boie, 1822?
  15. J

    Bubo blakistoni doerriesi Seebohm, 1895 and others

    Ah, technology and engineering – I am glad you brought that up, Björn! Yes, the definitions with umlauts are relicts from the “dear old” HBWAlive Key. I can include umlauts (and other accents) in the broader text definitions, but not in the Additional Search Items box (only available to me)...
  16. J

    Bubo blakistoni doerriesi Seebohm, 1895 and others

    Valid comment, Björn. However, post-transfer from Lynx to Cornell, I am unable to insert vowels with umlauts into header definitions. They are forbidden in nomenclature, anyway, so I’m afraid we shall have to live with dorriesi and doerriesi. Re Fritz, Heinz, Bob, Joe, Jim, etc. I prefer that...
  17. J

    BOW Key

    Thanks, Björn, Corira I shall treat as a variant of Corrira (an artefact). Goibula (what an ugly name!) is a lapsus for Galbula (the plate shows a bird that could be Brachygalba lugubris), but I am pondering whether the name (an obvious nom. nud.) warrants a separate definition in The Key.
  18. J

    Procellariiformes

    Bond & Lavers 2024, A feathered past.... As soon as I read, “Colonial influences …,” I knew we were in for some politically scripted illiberal drivel. I cannot believe that the “cultural importance” of “traditional owners” will be slighted one jot by the blinkered authors, purely for their own...
  19. J

    BOW Key

    Erikjan, You are correct. Ceratopipo appears in the current CornellLab BOW article on Scarlet-horned Manakin (accessed this very moment). Yet, I've referred to that article at least twice in the last few days. How did I miss it?! Obviously, I expected to read Ceratopipra and the expectation...
  20. J

    BOW Key

    I appreciate your comments, Björn, Jim and Laurent, in confirming that I need to book a room at the nearest asylum! Ceratopipo will be removed from The Key, and Corapipra defined—thanks, Laurent.
  21. J

    BOW Key

    O Ceratopipo, Ceratopipo, wherefore art thou Ceratopipo? In The Key I list Ceratopipo as a variant of Ceratopipra Bonaparte, 1854. I recently considered upgrading Ceratopipo with a separate entry/definition. However, I am unable to find when Ceratopipo was first coined/used, despite checking...
  22. J

    Cuvier, and "his" many Birds ...

    I am convinced. Vale et vale, adieu et au revoir, Fred.
  23. J

    Cuvier, and "his" many Birds ...

    Aaaaaaaaaggghhh!!! Perhaps now is the time for me to retire gracefully?! Not yet convinced about Falco cuvierii and Cuvieria.
  24. J

    Cuvier, and "his" many Birds ...

    Thanks indeed, Björn and Laurent, for researching and resolving Cuvier’s many names. I took the Léopold Chrêtien Frédéric Dagobert Baron Cuvier version from the Chambers Biographical Dictionary, Centenary (6th) ed., usually a reliable source. Odd that some of the names proceed from one of his...
  25. J

    Cuvier, and "his" many Birds ...

    Cuvier’s Kinglet/Cuvier’s Wren; “Plate LV … Plate legend (two variants): 1. No. 11. […] PLATE 55. .. Cuvier’s Wren, Male. REGULUS CUVIERI. … 2. No. 11. […] PLATE LV. Cuvier's Regulus, / REGULUS CUVIERII. / Male. … No bird like this has been seen since, and it is one of the five controversial...
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