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Eponyms and other names in North American journals (1 Viewer)
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l_raty
laurent raty
●Contributions from the Institute for Regional Exploration. Ann Arbor, Mich.
1954 Bambusicola fytchii rincheni Koelz, 1, pp. 1+
1954 Gallus sonneratii wangyeli Koelz, 1, pp. 1+
1954 Suthora poliotis patriciae Koelz, 1, p. 2
1954 Alseonax muttui khosrovi Koelz, 1, p. 14*
1954 Dicrurus macrocercus tsipi Koelz, 1, p. 15*
1954 Aethopyga gouldiae melittae Koelz, 1, p. 21
...is still unseen. (We have only explained two of the names based on later publications of the same author.)
Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Maybe so, at least here, but there´s nothing in today's HBW Alive Key indicating that those OD's are still unseen. I simply assumed James had found them himself, without informing us here in this thread.
If he did is unknown to me.
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l_raty
laurent raty
Correct -- I should have checked the key itself indeed, but didn't. James received the ODs from Mark, it seems.
BTW, scotti and chubbi are now updated. :t:
(And a Merry Christmas to all.)
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Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Well ... I think that´s it, for the missing Eponyms and other names in North American journals. A fitting Seasonal gift. Wrapped and done! Yet another true team effort.
I assume we have to look for the answers of the few still unexplained ones elsewhere.
If found; don´t hesitate to keep this thread cooking!
Merry Christmas!
I assume we have to look for the answers of the few still unexplained ones elsewhere.
If found; don´t hesitate to keep this thread cooking!
Merry Christmas!
mb1848
Well-known member
Koelz publication available to all.
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3234370&postcount=48 .
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3234370&postcount=48 .
Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
No, I don´t think so ... but most likely for danisi as in:
• Indochinese Fulvetta (Alcippe) Fulvetta (ruficapilla) danisi DELACOUR & GREENWAY 1841 (OD unseen by me) a k a Fulvetta/Alcippe de Danis (in French) or Danis' Nontimalia (in Dutch) ... as today's HBW Alive Key gives us:
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Taphrospilus
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Just a question about the author. Is his name L. Irby Davis of Harlingen, Texas married with Anna Tarrence Davis? Think he was born in 1898. A couple of publications e.g http://bionames.org/authors/L Irby Davis but also here https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/249272#page/88/mode/1up
Anyway the The Eponym Dictionary of Birds is once again wrong with Cichlopsis leucogenys chubbi as OD here states:
So from the names only one is left for the son Ernest Charles Chubb.
Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Martin, in my MS [and notes] I have the following chubbi birds:
• Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi SHARPE 1892 (here), a k a Brown-backed Cisticola
• Rufous-brown/ Chestnut-throated Solitaire ssp. Cichlopsis leucogenys chubbi CHAPMAN 1924 (here, on p.15), as "Cichlopsis chubbi"
[• "Tyrannus chubbi" (or "chubbii"?) DAVIS 1979 (syn: Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus VIEILLOT 1819), simply following/trusting this thread]
= Charles Chubb (1851–1924), ...
• (North Rhodesia/n) Red-capped Crombec ssp. Sylvietta ruficapilla chubbi OGILVIE-GRANT 1910 (here), as "Sylviella [sic] chubbi"
• (Marsabit) Green-backed Twinspot ssp. Mandingoa nitidula chubbi OGILVIE-GRANT 1912 (here), as "Pytelia chubbi"
= (the Son) Ernest Charles Chubb (1884–1972), ...
Thus; two for Ernest ...
However; as always, don't hesitate to prove me wrong.
/B
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Taphrospilus
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Apologize I misread the Eponym dictionary.
Anyway the author is Louie Irby Davis (1897-1987) according p. 57...
BULLETIN OF THETEXAS ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 50 No. 1–2 December 2017 http://www.texasbirds.org/publications/bulletins/bulletin_vol_50_1_and_2.pdf
Anyway the author is Louie Irby Davis (1897-1987) according p. 57...
BULLETIN OF THETEXAS ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 50 No. 1–2 December 2017 http://www.texasbirds.org/publications/bulletins/bulletin_vol_50_1_and_2.pdf
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Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
I know (or knew) nothing (or very little) about "L. Irby Davis" (and absolutely nothing about his wife), but his full name (and years) seems to have been: Louie Irby Davis (1897–1987), a k a "Birdman of the Valley", author of "A Field guide to Birds of Mexico and Central America", etc., etc. ... see here, here, here, here ... or elsewhere.
In 1958 he described (for example) "Corvus sinaloae" (here, on p.163).
In The Auk (of July 1980, Supplement, of Recent litterature, here) you find:
And, in the Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society (2017) you find "Louie" himself (with a Photo), here.
Hopefully of some help/use.
Either way; enjoy!
Björn
PS. Ouups! While I was typing away, inserting links, etc., etc, ... you managed to answer your own query.
Thus, no real need for this post, but instead of deleting it I will leave it here (as it might, could be, of value for someone).
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Taphrospilus
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Martin, in my MS [and notes] I have the following chubbi birds:
• Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi SHARPE 1892 (here), a k a Brown-backed Cisticola
• Rufous-brown/ Chestnut-throated Solitaire ssp. Cichlopsis leucogenys chubbi CHAPMAN 1924 (here, on p.15), as "Cichlopsis chubbi"
[• "Tyrannus chubbi" (or "chubbii"?) DAVIS 1979 (syn: Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus VIEILLOT 1819), simply following/trusting this thread]
= Charles Chubb (1851–1924), ...
• (North Rhodesia/n) Red-capped Crombec ssp. Sylvietta ruficapilla chubbi OGILVIE-GRANT 1910 (here), as "Sylviella [sic] chubbi"
• (Marsabit) Green-backed Twinspot ssp. Mandingoa nitidula chubbi OGILVIE-GRANT 1912 (here), as "Pytelia chubbi"
= (the Son) Ernest Charles Chubb (1884–1972), ...
Thus; two for Ernest ...
However; as always, don't hesitate to prove me wrong.
/B
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What about Oceanites nereis chubbi probably a syn of Garrodia nereis?
Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
According to my "reference library"; the dear old HBW (no longer Alive) Key had the following entry (per 8th of July, 2017):
Note: my MS is far, far less comprehensive in comparison to James's ditto (and certainly so when it comes to scientific names), simply as I've been focusing on the Common/Vernacular Bird names (and mostly the Swedish ones, which makes it even less complete).
There's no need to reinvent the wheel
/B
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Taphrospilus
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Thank's :t:.
Taphrospilus
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Only short what The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
I assume it is very difficult to get his life dates.
mb1848
Well-known member
Martin said: I assume it is very difficult to get his life dates.
A long shot but there was a person who travelled in the 30's in the area with Sir Charles Bell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngawang_Wangyal .
A long shot but there was a person who travelled in the 30's in the area with Sir Charles Bell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngawang_Wangyal .
Yes Mark I wondered the same but this guy was a monk:
"When the Communist Chinese invaded Tibet in the early 1950s, Geshe Wangyal escaped to India. Then in 1955, he was sent to the United States by the Dalai Lama to work as a lama"
There is a chance it was but I think Wangyel is quite a common name...Ngawang Wangyal is quite famous and even worked for the CIA and I assume Koelz would have mentioned this - unless Koelz was a deep-cover CIA agent masquerading as an ornithologist - stranger things have happened.
Charles Bells "Wangyel" was Sönam Wangyel (Kusho) Palhese.
He is illustrated here: https://lecatablog.wordpress.com/20...e-des-nations-lettres-charles-bell-1927-1928/ and is too old.
P
"When the Communist Chinese invaded Tibet in the early 1950s, Geshe Wangyal escaped to India. Then in 1955, he was sent to the United States by the Dalai Lama to work as a lama"
There is a chance it was but I think Wangyel is quite a common name...Ngawang Wangyal is quite famous and even worked for the CIA and I assume Koelz would have mentioned this - unless Koelz was a deep-cover CIA agent masquerading as an ornithologist - stranger things have happened.
Charles Bells "Wangyel" was Sönam Wangyel (Kusho) Palhese.
He is illustrated here: https://lecatablog.wordpress.com/20...e-des-nations-lettres-charles-bell-1927-1928/ and is too old.
P
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mb1848
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"unless Koelz was a deep-cover CIA agent masquerading as an ornithologist - stranger things have happened."
Koelz traveled to Iran on a project of plant exploration (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) from late 1939 to early 1941.
https://www.press.umich.edu/11396345/persian_diary_1939_1941 .
And in 43 and 44.
https://lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/ummz-assets/ummz-docs/koelziranlocalities.pdf . notice Vaurie as author.
Ripley from the Smithsonian was a spy:
The Lives of Dillon Ripley: Natural Scientist, Wartime Spy, and Pioneering Leader of the Smithsonian Institution
Roger D. Stone
University Press of New England, 2017
Koelz traveled to Iran on a project of plant exploration (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) from late 1939 to early 1941.
https://www.press.umich.edu/11396345/persian_diary_1939_1941 .
And in 43 and 44.
https://lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/ummz-assets/ummz-docs/koelziranlocalities.pdf . notice Vaurie as author.
Ripley from the Smithsonian was a spy:
The Lives of Dillon Ripley: Natural Scientist, Wartime Spy, and Pioneering Leader of the Smithsonian Institution
Roger D. Stone
University Press of New England, 2017
