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  1. Björn Bergenholtz

    Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 and others

    Oupps, my error, my slippery fingers (or my muddy eyes – the cover itself, in post #4, does indeed say Lake Rudolf) ... A copy, paste issue/problem, from here, I assume. :rolleyes: Either way, mea culpa. Sorry. And, Mike, thanks a lot for showing us the original Paper! (y) /B
  2. Björn Bergenholtz

    Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 and others

    Another (later) Photo/Portrait of what ought to be "our guy" (Donaldson Smith) is kept in the National Museum of American History (Behring Center), here. And in the Archives of the American Geographical Society (kept by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee), they have some letters, written...
  3. Björn Bergenholtz

    Caprimulgus donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 and others

    I assume that the claim of his alleged Birth (of "1864") could originate from this short Death notice: However, note that the Database Europeans in East Africa has him (even if he wasn't all that 'European') as: For what it's worth ... :rolleyes: Björn
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