Taphrospilus
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Just a small remark on battyi in HBW key of today:
From OD it is not clear to whom Rothschild dedicated the dove. It is very likely that it is in fact the author of Practical taxidermy, and home decoration: together with general information for sportsmen as he collected in Panama Falsified Data Associated with Specimens of Birds, Mammals, and Insects from the Veragua Archipelago, Panama, Collected by J. H. Batty
In last articles is written as well:
Nevertheless I am not sure if he was born 1846. Maybe what's written here is correct?
In Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal of year 1982 is written:
But maybe there is a reliable source I missed?
Joseph H. Batty (1846-1906) professional collector in tropical America 1896-1906 (Leptotila).
From OD it is not clear to whom Rothschild dedicated the dove. It is very likely that it is in fact the author of Practical taxidermy, and home decoration: together with general information for sportsmen as he collected in Panama Falsified Data Associated with Specimens of Birds, Mammals, and Insects from the Veragua Archipelago, Panama, Collected by J. H. Batty
In last articles is written as well:
On his last expedition. Batty was "killed instantly by the accidental discharge of his gun while collecting near Pijijiapan, in the southern part of the State of Chiapas, Mexico, on May 26, 1906"
Nevertheless I am not sure if he was born 1846. Maybe what's written here is correct?
Batty, Joseph H. (1850–1906), taxidermist and specimen hunter recently accused of fraudulent practices, “killed instantly by the accidental discharge of his gun,” age 55, in Mexico.
In Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal of year 1982 is written:
Joseph H. Batty (ca. 1846-1906), naturalist and taxidermist, was born in Springfield, Mass. where he received a high school education.
But maybe there is a reliable source I missed?
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