Taphrospilus
Well-known member
Brachypteryx montana andersoni Rand & Rabor, 1967 OD here
Dedication see the key.
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims
The Key to Scientific Names
Maybe here is someone able to through some light on his live dates? Sure he was already dead in 1967.
Dedication see the key.
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims
White-browed Shortwing ssp. Brachypteryx montana andersoni Rand & Rabor, 1967
William Anderson (DNF) was a former Comptroller of Silliman University, Negros, Philippines, and aided others in their fieldwork. He owned an aeroplane and twice flew Rabor in order that he could do aerial suveys of prospective collecting regions (1956).
The Key to Scientific Names
"The new race is named in honor of the late Mr William Anderson, former Comptroller of Silliman University [Negros, Philippines], who aided field work in former years" (Rand & Rabor 1967) (subsp. Brachypteryx montana).
Maybe here is someone able to through some light on his live dates? Sure he was already dead in 1967.