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<blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 3439801" data-attributes="member: 113430"><p><strong>Yokana alt. Yokana's Scrub Warbler & (Blue-throated) Sunbird</strong></p><p></p><p>"Solifuge", while checking some of the birds collected by the van Someren Brothers I stumbled upon one guy that might be of interest for your book (and a minor addition for James and his <em>HBW Alive Key</em>), commemorated in:</p><p></p><p>● the invalid "<em>Bradypterus yokanae</em>" VAN SOMEREN 1919 (<a href="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100942#page/289/mode/1up" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>) [Junior synonym of White-winged Scrub-Warbler<em> Bradypterus carpalis</em> CHAPIN 1916] a k a "Yokana Scrub Warbler" ● the subspecies (or species) Kenya (Plain-backed) Sunbird (<em>Euchloridia</em><span style="color: Blue">?</span>) <em>Anthreptes </em>(<em>reichenowi</em>) <em>yokanae </em>VAN SOMEREN 1921 (<a href="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100930#page/93/mode/1up" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>) as "<em>Anthreptes yokanæ</em>" a k a "Yokana Sunbird" alt. "Yokana's (Blue-throated) Sunbird" [No dedication, nor explanation … more than: "… on behalf of Dr. V. G. L. van Someren"]</p><p></p><p>= the Bugandan collector <strong>Yokana Kiwanuka</strong> (<strong>fl. 19<u>46</u></strong>), collector (in Kenya and Uganda) for the van Someren brothers.</p><p></p><p>Mr. Yokana Kiwanuka retired during the late 1940's, after more than 25 years of collecting service for the van Somerens! No birth year, nor death year found. Maybe the following links; <a href="https://books.google.se/books?id=ViPUCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT294&lpg=PT294&dq=Yokana+%22van+Someren%22&source=bl&ots=0gDUQ_Z_T7&sig=6tKgFWVAfUS_zp6NZAS-3It-cKM&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9i86NobHOAhVFIJoKHeGVAVEQ6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=Yokana%20%22van%20Someren%22&f=false" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>, <a href="https://books.google.se/books?id=x90PAQAAMAAJ&q=yokana+%22van+someren%22&dq=yokana+%22van+someren%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA_qi_qbHOAhXLGCwKHSuBDwAQ6AEIJzAB" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>, <a href="https://books.google.se/books?redir_esc=y&hl=sv&id=T1pBAAAAYAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Yokana" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>, <a href="https://books.google.se/books?id=BIwEAQAAIAAJ&q=yokana+%22van+someren%22&dq=yokana+%22van+someren%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA_qi_qbHOAhXLGCwKHSuBDwAQ6AEIUDAH" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>, <a href="https://books.google.se/books?hl=sv&id=c68rAQAAMAAJ&dq=yokana+%22van+someren%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=yokana" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> and <a href="https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16975/USNMP-124_3633_1967.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> (bottom p.10) can help you onwards.</p><p></p><p><u>Not</u> to confuse with his brother <em>Yoanna Kiwanuka</em> (who specialized in collecting butterflies) <u>nor</u> with his namesake <em>Yokana Kiwanuka</em>, Gunner, East African Artillery, who died in 1944, in WW2 … <em>Kiwanuka </em>seems to be a pretty common name.</p><p></p><p>Good luck tracing him! </p><p></p><p>Björn</p><p><span style="color: White">---</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Björn Bergenholtz, post: 3439801, member: 113430"] [b]Yokana alt. Yokana's Scrub Warbler & (Blue-throated) Sunbird[/b] "Solifuge", while checking some of the birds collected by the van Someren Brothers I stumbled upon one guy that might be of interest for your book (and a minor addition for James and his [I]HBW Alive Key[/I]), commemorated in: ● the invalid "[I]Bradypterus yokanae[/I]" VAN SOMEREN 1919 ([URL="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100942#page/289/mode/1up"][U]here[/U][/URL]) [Junior synonym of White-winged Scrub-Warbler[I] Bradypterus carpalis[/I] CHAPIN 1916] a k a "Yokana Scrub Warbler" ● the subspecies (or species) Kenya (Plain-backed) Sunbird ([I]Euchloridia[/I][COLOR="Blue"]?[/COLOR]) [I]Anthreptes [/I]([I]reichenowi[/I]) [I]yokanae [/I]VAN SOMEREN 1921 ([URL="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100930#page/93/mode/1up"][U]here[/U][/URL]) as "[I]Anthreptes yokanæ[/I]" a k a "Yokana Sunbird" alt. "Yokana's (Blue-throated) Sunbird" [No dedication, nor explanation … more than: "… on behalf of Dr. V. G. L. van Someren"] = the Bugandan collector [B]Yokana Kiwanuka[/B] ([B]fl. 19[U]46[/U][/B]), collector (in Kenya and Uganda) for the van Someren brothers. Mr. Yokana Kiwanuka retired during the late 1940's, after more than 25 years of collecting service for the van Somerens! No birth year, nor death year found. Maybe the following links; [URL="https://books.google.se/books?id=ViPUCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT294&lpg=PT294&dq=Yokana+%22van+Someren%22&source=bl&ots=0gDUQ_Z_T7&sig=6tKgFWVAfUS_zp6NZAS-3It-cKM&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9i86NobHOAhVFIJoKHeGVAVEQ6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=Yokana%20%22van%20Someren%22&f=false"][U]here[/U][/URL], [URL="https://books.google.se/books?id=x90PAQAAMAAJ&q=yokana+%22van+someren%22&dq=yokana+%22van+someren%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA_qi_qbHOAhXLGCwKHSuBDwAQ6AEIJzAB"][U]here[/U][/URL], [URL="https://books.google.se/books?redir_esc=y&hl=sv&id=T1pBAAAAYAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Yokana"][U]here[/U][/URL], [URL="https://books.google.se/books?id=BIwEAQAAIAAJ&q=yokana+%22van+someren%22&dq=yokana+%22van+someren%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA_qi_qbHOAhXLGCwKHSuBDwAQ6AEIUDAH"][U]here[/U][/URL], [URL="https://books.google.se/books?hl=sv&id=c68rAQAAMAAJ&dq=yokana+%22van+someren%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=yokana"][U]here[/U][/URL] and [URL="https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16975/USNMP-124_3633_1967.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y"][U]here[/U][/URL] (bottom p.10) can help you onwards. [U]Not[/U] to confuse with his brother [I]Yoanna Kiwanuka[/I] (who specialized in collecting butterflies) [U]nor[/U] with his namesake [I]Yokana Kiwanuka[/I], Gunner, East African Artillery, who died in 1944, in WW2 … [I]Kiwanuka [/I]seems to be a pretty common name. Good luck tracing him! Björn [COLOR="White"]---[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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