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Peter Kovalik · Nov 12, 2014

Zoological Bibliography

Vol. 3, No. 1 (October, 2014) with Introduction to volume

Williams, R.B. A bibliographical description and publishing history of Edward Forbes's A History of British Starfishes (1840-1841) with exact dates of publication of new taxa and nomenclatural acts. Pp. 1-23.

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Vol. 3, No. 2 (October, 2014)

Lebossé, A. & E.C. Dickinson. Fresh information relevant to the make-up of the livraisons of the “Galerie des Oiseaux” by Vieillot (1748-1831) & Oudart (1796-1860. Pp. 25-58.

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Vol. 3, No. 3 (November, 2014)

Mlíkovský, J. The dating of Vieillot's “Analyse d’une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire”. Pp. 59-62.

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Vol. 3, No. 4 (November, 2014)

Gouraud, C. The authorship of the name Ornismya Parzudaki (Aves: Trochilidae). Pp. 63-68.

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l_raty · Nov 13, 2014

Peter Kovalik said:
Vol. 3, No. 4 (November, 2014)

Gouraud, C. The authorship of the name Ornismya Parzudaki (Aves: Trochilidae). Pp. 63-68.

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There is a problem here: the work includes a nomenclatural act (a reversal of precedence in accordance to Art. 23.9), but it is not published in the sense of the Code (issued electronically, work not registered in Zoobank, Art. 8.5.3 not fulfilled). Thus the precedence currently is not reversed.

(This being said, I'm not fully convinced a reversal is really necessary in the present case. Ornismyia parzudaki Lesson, 1840 seems to be a junior primary homonym of Ornismyia parzudhaki Lesson, 1839 [spellings differ only in aspiration or non-aspiration of a consonant, deemed identical under Art. 58.6], and junior primary homonyms are permanently invalid [Art. 57.2]. Whether senior or not, Ornismyia parzudaki Lesson, 1840 can not replace Trochilus exortis Fraser, 1840 as the valid name of the Tourmaline Sunangel.)

8669 · Nov 13, 2014

l_raty said:
There is a problem here: the work includes a nomenclatural act (a reversal of precedence in accordance to Art. 23.9), but it is not published in the sense of the Code (issued electronically, work not registered in Zoobank, Art. 8.5.3 not fulfilled). Thus the precedence currently is not reversed.

On page 65 it reads:

Thus, the older name Ornismya Parzudaki Lesson, 1840, is a
nomen oblitum while the younger name Trochilus exortis Fraser, 1840, is a nomen protectum.

Theo

l_raty · Nov 13, 2014

Yes, Theo, but the Code reads:

23.9.2. An author who discovers that both the conditions of 23.9.1 are met should cite the two names together and state explicitly that the younger name is valid, and that the action is taken in accordance with this Article; at the same time the author must give evidence that the conditions of Article 23.9.1.2 are met, and also state that, to his or her knowledge, the condition in Article 23.9.1.1 applies. From the date of publication of that act the younger name has precedence over the older name. When cited, the younger but valid name may be qualified by the term nomen protectum and the invalid, but older, name by the term nomen oblitum (see Glossary). In the case of subjective synonymy, whenever the names are not regarded as synonyms the older name may be used as valid.

If "that act" is unpublished, the younger name never starts taking precedence over the older name.

l_raty · Nov 13, 2014

PS - Comparing the wording of the article above to what I see in the work, I'm also unsure that 23.9.2 being fulfilled could not actually be disputed, even if the act was published: the author does not really appear to "state explicitly that the younger name is valid" anywhere in the work. (What comes closest is footnote (1), p. 63.)

This may not be fully appreciated, but a reversal of precedence is not an automatic consequence of the conditions being fulfilled. It is an act, that is passed at a given date, and affects the nomenclatural status of the involved names from this date. In particular: if the conditions are met today, the act can be passed today; but if tomorrow someone else, unaware of this, publishes a single work where (s)he uses the senior name as valid, the time is gone: the act cannot be passed anymore.

Peter Kovalik · Dec 1, 2015

E. C. Dickinson, M. D. Bruce & N. David. A review of the authorship and dates of publication of birds newly described from the "Voyage de la Coquille" (1822‐1825). Zoological Bibliography, Vol. 3, No. 5 (November, 2015).

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mb1848 · Dec 28, 2017

Vol. 4, No. 5 (29 December 2017)
Bousquet, Y. – Book catalogues issued for the Leipzig trade fairs and the dating of taxonomic works. Pp. 93-126.

mb1848 · Feb 25, 2019

Zoological Bibliography Vol. 6, No. 7 (2019: 25 February 2019)
Lee, M. & M.D Bruce – Three additional birds from the "Voyage de La Coquille" (1822-1825). Pp. 103-112.
http://www.avespress.com/uploads/texteditor/ZB_6_7_PDFA.pdf .

Mike Earp · Mar 12, 2019

Three more papers in volume 5 (the Alcide d’Orbigny volume), all by E C Dickinson, were published on 8 March 2019. Papers 8 - Correction to the date of publication of the name of the Gray-Hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara (d’Orbigny, 1839) - and 9 - Conflicting options for the first available use of the name of the Lesser Rhea Rhea pennata d’Orbigny and the date to be used - are available at http://www.avespress.com/featured-periodicals while the link to paper 7 - A study of d’Orbigny’s “Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale”. VII. More original wrappers located and what they tell us - is currently not working but it is available at http://www.avespress.com/uploads/texteditor/ZB_5_7_PDFA.pdf.

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