Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Following the footsteps of Constantine "Con" Benson I noticed the recently published book Birders of Africa: History of a Network, by Nancy J. Jacobs (2016), that apparently have a chapter called The Honor of Collecting that:
He´s not "one of my guys" (i.e. not commemorated in any Swedish Common Bird name), but as today's HBW Alive Key has the following entry:
Maybe this book gives us a better view of who this fairly unknown man was (and maybe even his full years, birth and death), who knows?
Either way; enjoy!
Björn
Full Abstract here.... presents the life of Jali Makawa, a celebrated collector whose grounding in the world of vernacular birding appears to have mitigated his experience of exclusion. He first met birds as a boy in rural Mozambique and Malawi, and as a young man demonstrated an exceptional interest and knowledge of them. ...
He´s not "one of my guys" (i.e. not commemorated in any Swedish Common Bird name), but as today's HBW Alive Key has the following entry:
... I simply thought it was worth mentioning, for anyone interested, as I happened to notice that this book have been published.makawa / makawai
Jali Makawa (fl. 1965) Malawian hunter, taxidermist, collector for C. W. Benson ...
Maybe this book gives us a better view of who this fairly unknown man was (and maybe even his full years, birth and death), who knows?
Either way; enjoy!
Björn