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  1. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Mark, the full Title/s (and the correct spelling of the collector's name) is (note, single-f): • The bird collections in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin resulting from Ernst Schäfer’s three expeditions to Tibet and Sikkim, by Michael Abs, Pascal Eckhoff, Jürgen Fiebig & Sylke Frahnert...
  2. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Well, Paul, what can I say ... if Miss Audrey Harris isn't the alleged dedicatee, nor the obvious candidate (as it earlier seemed), and if there's another possible/plausible dedicatee in the vicinity, active in the same Era ... your guess is as good as mine! My post #1 was simply...
  3. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Just to be safe ... Does anyone know the Identity of the OD's "F. A. PETER", the (first-mentioned) collector, of the "Ladakh" specimens (in January 1933) ... ? :unsure:
  4. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Could be on Schäfer's request (even if not mentioned in the OD) ... Or maybe Stresemann was simply 'inspired' by a (talked-about) Lady roaming the same area. This far (even without any dedication), I'd put my money on Miss Audrey Harris. (None of Schäfer's two wives was named Audrey)
  5. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    On top of Paul's reasoning/argumentation ... Apparently, meanwhile (about a year ago), Eastern Visas, by Audrey Harris, 1939, has been up-loaded (here). The Book itself was dedicated: "To MY SISTER RHODA". Clearly connecting our Audrey with Paul's (first) document in post #6, showing a Sister...
  6. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Martin, I think there's no doubt that a "Audrey Mary Harris" was born in 1905, but how do we know (for sure) that she's "our girl" ... ?
  7. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Additional info/pieces about "Miss Harris" a k a "Audrey Malan" (of the Green), here, p.9. 🧩 She's also mentioned here, as well as listed here. If truly born in "1907" (as allegedly claimed, both by the dear old HBW Alive Key, see post #1, and above), or in "1905" (as claimed by Paul in post...
  8. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Well done, Mike! I didn't manage to find them myself, thanks for the assistance ... :t: audreyana/Miss Harris/Mrs Malan ... over and out!
  9. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    And here (alt. here) we find a Photo of Miss Audrey Harris (later Mrs Malan) ... If of any interest? Björn PS. Looks like the Blythburgh Parish News (links in post #1) has been moved. Rather disappointing. --
  10. Björn Bergenholtz

    Miss Harris's Black-headed Mountain-Finch

    Some additional info on ... audreyana as in: • the subspecies* Leucosticte brandti audreyana STRESEMANN 1939 (Note: Full OD** unseen by me!) Today's HBW Alive Key explain this eponym as: And, simply trusting, following that, I would suggest it was/is commemorating ... Miss Audrey Harris...
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