Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Here´s a question on the Toponym ...
chiriquensis as in:
● Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove (Oreopeleia/Geotrygon) Zentrygon chiriquensis SCLATER 1856 (here) a k a Chiriquí Quail-Dove alt. Chiriqui Quail Dove (alt. chiriquívaktelduva, in Swedish)
● and Chiriqui Yellowthroat Geothlypis chiriquensis SALVIN 1872 (here) a k a Chiriquí Yellowthroat (chiriquígulhake in Swedish).
From the OD of the Quail-Dove:
Both located in Panama. The province was officially established on May 26, 1849. In the case of the Quail-Dove it sure does look in favour of the Province (as in the title of the paper), but what about the Yellowthroat?
I guess the key phrases in this case are; of Chiriquí, vs in Chiriquí…?
Anyone (with complete understanding of English) have an opinion?
Björn
PS. Note the proper way of spelling/writing it, with accent over the last letter (í not i), contrary the way it was written in the English text in the ODs. Fairly easy to miss ...
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chiriquensis as in:
● Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove (Oreopeleia/Geotrygon) Zentrygon chiriquensis SCLATER 1856 (here) a k a Chiriquí Quail-Dove alt. Chiriqui Quail Dove (alt. chiriquívaktelduva, in Swedish)
● and Chiriqui Yellowthroat Geothlypis chiriquensis SALVIN 1872 (here) a k a Chiriquí Yellowthroat (chiriquígulhake in Swedish).
From the OD of the Quail-Dove:
and from the Yellowthroat's:LIST OF MAMMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED BY MR. BRIDGES IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWN OF DAVID IN THE PROVINCE OF CHIRIQUI IN THE STATE OF PANAMA.
The town of David lies in a beautiful plain on the left bank of the river of the same name, about twenty-five miles above its exit into the Pacific at Boca Chica. On the west of the town rises the extinct volcano of Chiriqui, a peak …
Does this mean that chiriquensis are coined after the Volcano Chiriquí or the District Chiriquí?Some months ago our collector in Veragua, Enrique Arce, sent us a single specimen of a Geothlypis, from the slopes of the Volcano of Chiriqui, which has perplexed me not a little
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We now find that, in addition to these, another race exists in Chiriqui, which is almost as distinct from the others as they are from one another.
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Our Chiriqui specimen is unfortunately unique ; …
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… the fact of the Chiriqui bird being somewhat more closely related to the Brazilian race than to any of the others, singular as it may at first sight seem, is in strict conformity with other instances of a similar distribution in other allied forms, not only of birds, but also of other animals. The science of geographical distribution demands that all such cases should receive close investigation. Our single specimen, which I propose to call Geothlypis CHiRiQUENSiS, is a male in adult plumage, and differs from an …
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… and forcing a small detached remnant northwards into the recesses of the remote volcano of Chiriqui. Isolated from its parent stock and incapable of stemming the tide of invasion by an antagonistic race, this small remnant was prevented from spreading over Central America by the contemporary form of G. poliocephala, which then occupied Costa Rica and held its own against pressure from the south. Thus hemmed in, it found at last a resting-place in Chiriqui, where alone it has survived, and where it gradually assumed the features which now distinguish it.
Both located in Panama. The province was officially established on May 26, 1849. In the case of the Quail-Dove it sure does look in favour of the Province (as in the title of the paper), but what about the Yellowthroat?
I guess the key phrases in this case are; of Chiriquí, vs in Chiriquí…?
Anyone (with complete understanding of English) have an opinion?
Björn
PS. Note the proper way of spelling/writing it, with accent over the last letter (í not i), contrary the way it was written in the English text in the ODs. Fairly easy to miss ...
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