I'd like your opinion about this use of parentheses entries, in Peters' Checklist, like in this example from volume 1 (ed. 2):
Nycticorax magnificus (Ogilvie-Grant)
Nycticorax magnificus Ogilvie-Grant, 1899, Ibis, p. 586—
Five-finger Mountain, Hainan.
(see here: v.1:ed.2 (1979) - Check-list of birds of the world - Biodiversity Heritage Library )
My question is: do the parentheses have a meaning in such cases, where the genus does not change, or is it always an error on the part of the compiler? There are a few more entries like this.
Thanks.
Nycticorax magnificus (Ogilvie-Grant)
Nycticorax magnificus Ogilvie-Grant, 1899, Ibis, p. 586—
Five-finger Mountain, Hainan.
(see here: v.1:ed.2 (1979) - Check-list of birds of the world - Biodiversity Heritage Library )
My question is: do the parentheses have a meaning in such cases, where the genus does not change, or is it always an error on the part of the compiler? There are a few more entries like this.
Thanks.
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