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  1. Björn Bergenholtz

    Consul Müller's Wren

    Ouups! Missed that one. Thanks! (y)
  2. Björn Bergenholtz

    Campephaga quiscalina muenzneri Reichenow, 1915 and some others

    Martin ('Taphrospilus'), at his point, I'd stick with Max ... Note that the same Feldwebel (Sergeant) "M a x .M ü n z n e r [auf der Expedition des Kaiserl. Hauptmanns a. D. P. Fromm im Gebiet Ufipa südöstlisch von Tanganjika-See (1808–09)"], is/was also mentioned – repeatedly, no less than...
  3. Björn Bergenholtz

    Freiherr von Müller's Birds

    OD for the latter ... • the Auckland (Island) Rail Lewinia muelleri ROTHSCHILD 1893 (here), as "Rallus muelleri": If the latter Rail, and the guy behind it, were included in my MS (which they are not), I'd go for the spelling "von Müller" (just as it was written in the OD). I would certainly...
  4. Björn Bergenholtz

    Freiherr von Müller's Birds

    Either way, the dedicatee above is not to be confused with the following guy, in the same Key/entry presented as: Though, ... in this particular case I'd look into the spelling of the latter's surname. Even if totally unrelated, or not (?), I would (still) assume that the Surname/Family name...
  5. Björn Bergenholtz

    Freiherr von Müller's Birds

    Let's have a look at some birds, and the details of the dedicatee, behind the Scientific name muelleri ... Simply as a result of scrolling through the fairly recent (French) Paper Notices biographiques de naturalistes provençaux et étrangers, by Walter Belis, published in June 2021, in...
  6. Björn Bergenholtz

    Consul Müller's Wren

    As a result of Mark's contribution (alt. added clarification/elucidation), back in March of 2021, in the Taxonomy and Nomenclature Forum, in thread Troglodytes wrens (see post #21, here), I also took a quick look at this case/topic ... so below is a tiny, minor additional piece regarding the...
  7. Björn Bergenholtz

    Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in isidori and a certain geoffroyi …

    And don't forget today's Key entries: Some of the guys in the previous posts are repeatedly mentioned (in various entries) in today's Key, either as (quotation's excluded): "I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire", or "I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire", alt. "I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire", "E. Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire"...
  8. Björn Bergenholtz

    Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in isidori and a certain geoffroyi …

    Some of those guys (and the spelling of their Surname/Family name) were earlier dealt with (also) in thread Minor on hilaira / hilairea / hilairii / hilarii / sanctihilarii (here) [as well, even if only in context, also in the thread Paraclaravis mondetoura (Bonaparte, 1856), here]. For what...
  9. Björn Bergenholtz

    A not on seledon

    I'm glad it's not a Knot on (señor) Zeledón. ;)
  10. Björn Bergenholtz

    Mr Edgar A. Mearns, and "his" Birds

    Yes Martin, we do remember, it is remembered (see the PS. in post #2) ... ;)
  11. Björn Bergenholtz

    Moquin-Tandon's Oystercatcher

    Here's an observation (or even a tiny remark?) regarding Professeur "Moquin-Tandon", commemorated in (for example) ... moquini as in: • African (Black) Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini BONAPARTE 1856 (here, in text), as "Hæmatopus moquini": In today's Key we find the dedicatee in the...
  12. Björn Bergenholtz

    Piaya cayana mogenseni J. L. Peters, 1926

    Also note that the Danes themselves, in an old MS (from 2013), titled: "Ordbog Over Systematiske Fuglenavne" (a k a 'Ordbog A-Z')* by Svend Rønnest, Jørgen Møller Hansen & Mogens Behnke-Pedersen, had him as nothing but: .... : collected by J. Mogensen, collector of birds and mammals in...
  13. Björn Bergenholtz

    Piaya cayana mogenseni J. L. Peters, 1926

    Nothing much to add, but as James seems to hesitate on this one ... In the Key (still) today explained as: In my notes I have him as the Danish taxidermist, and collector, Johan Mogensen, who collected in Argentina between "ca 1910-1930" (according to Fjeldså 2006*). And, just like Paul told...
  14. Björn Bergenholtz

    Mr. Mocquerys's Crested Bobwhite

    Nothing much, just a (sort of) confirmation ... The "fanciful" statement (Paul's wording above) that he was born in "Baie d'Antongil, Madagascar" (as told in my post #1), wasn't based on an official Birth record, but originated from a "Plant collector" site (somewhere), which, as of today...
  15. Björn Bergenholtz

    Mirandolle's (Forest) Falcon

    Here's a quick look at the dedicatee behind the Scientific name ... mirandollei as in: • the Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei SCHLEGEL 1862 (here, and here), as "Astur Mirandollei": ... thus, a k a Mirandolle's Forest-Falcon. As well, note that the dedicatee also was mentioned...
  16. Björn Bergenholtz

    Anthracothorax nigricollis miki Dunajewski, 1938

    Laurent, I haven't got a clue (I've never seen the name Mikołaj before). Though, now I note that there's a "Mikołaj Dunajewski" (whomever he was) listed on the very same (Polish) genealogy site (see post #2). Either way, if relevant, or not, is (way, way) beyond my understanding. :rolleyes:
  17. Björn Bergenholtz

    A. von Middendorff , and "his" Birds

    Here's a look at the Scientific name ... middendorffii as in: • the (Taiga) Bean Goose ssp. Anser fabalis middendorffii SEVERTSOV 1873 ("1872"), here (see page 70, and more important p.149 – all in Russian), as "Anser Middendorffii". Also see Dementiev's French piece, in Alauda (1936), here...
  18. Björn Bergenholtz

    Notes on Johann Christian Mikan

    Martin, note that the Richmond card (here) dates it: "1870" See BHL (here): Or here.
  19. Björn Bergenholtz

    Anthracothorax nigricollis miki Dunajewski, 1938

    But ... isn't "Mik" a Polish male given (nick-) name (like "Mike") ... ?!? If it's a female name (or a nickname for Maria), also consider that Andrzej Dunajewski had a Sister (Maria Julia Dunajewska, at least according to here, alt. here, here, or here), that just as well (if so?) might/could...
  20. Björn Bergenholtz

    Mr. Miketta's Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo

    Nothing much, just a sort of confirmation ... In the (Non-Bird) Paper; Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador, by Carolina Reyes-Puig, et al. (October 2020), we find the following part [which incl. a part about...
  21. Björn Bergenholtz

    Meleager's (Helmeted) Guineafowl?

    I assume (if relevant, of course) that the same would also concern ... • the Generic/genus name Meleagris LINNAUES 1758 (here) In today's Key explained as: /B
  22. Björn Bergenholtz

    Meleager's (Helmeted) Guineafowl?

    Linnaeus's very first reference takes us to the Swedish traveller Fredric Hasselquist (1722–1752), and his Iter Palæstinum, eller Resa till Heliga Landet [or Voyage to the Holy Land] förrättad ifrån år 1749 til 1752 ... [conducted in-between year 1749 until 1752] ..., published in 1757...
  23. Björn Bergenholtz

    Meleager's (Helmeted) Guineafowl?

    Here's a possible background, a plausible origin, or nothing but a tale (maybe worth considering, or not), alt. just a fun-to-know/read, about the old Greek name μελεαγρις meleagris (for the Guineafowl) used in the Latin/Greek Scientific name ... meleagris as in: • the Helmeted Guineafowl...
  24. Björn Bergenholtz

    F. W. A. von Mechow, and "his" Birds

    Here's a short question, re. the Scientific name ... mechowi as in: • the Dusky (or Whistling) Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi CABANIS 1882 (here, in text) as "C. [Cercococcyx] Mechowi", a k a Coucou de Mechow (in French) • • • • four other taxa (two subspecies, and two synonyms –...
  25. Björn Bergenholtz

    Eponyms and other names in South American journals

    As the Cuban naturalist Orlando H. Garrido (1931–2024) passed away recently [R.I.P.], Melanie informed us (here) about a "longer obituary for Orlando H. Garrido in the current issue of the BBOC", written by Arturo Kirkconnell, with help from Orlando Garrido Jr. And, note that in this Obituary...
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