Dr Rey's Sulu Boobook, alt. ditto Hawk-owl (1 Viewer)

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Ok guys, even if I´m (once again) a bit off my home turf (when dealing with French texts that is, of which I understand very little, close to nothing), but let's have a (renewed*) look at ...

reyi as in:
• the somewhat debated (fairly recently split) species (alt. ssp.) Sulu Boobook/Hawk-owl Ninox (philippensis) reyi OUSTALET 1880 (here), as "Ninox Reyi":

C’est ce qui est arrivé en effet, et dans la collection envoyée récemment au Museum par deux naturalistes chage d’une mission par le Ministère de l’Instruction publique, MM. Les Drs. Montano et Rey, se trouvent non seulement la plupart des espèces mentionnées par M. Sharpe, mais encore deux ou trois espèces ... [...]
Les îles Philippines et les Moluques nourrissent plusiers espèces de ce genre, qui toutes sont différentes de celle que MM. Montano et Rey ont rencontrée aux îles Sooloo. ... [...] Par ce dernier caractère, la Chouette des îles Sooloo, qui pourra ètre appelée Ninox Reyi, resemble ...

In today's Key explained as:

reyi
● ...
● Dr S. Rey (fl. 1880) German naturalist (Ninox).

Also see; List of type specimens of birds in the collections of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris, France). 21. Strigiformes, by Claire Voisin & Jean-François Voisin, 2011 (here, p.25):

HOLOTYPE (by monotypy): C.G. 1880-1997 (N.C. 177C). Pedestal underside: 1. – “Miss. [Mission] Drs. Montano et Rey. / 1880 n° 1997 C.G.” 2. – “Ile Soulou Janv 1880 / ♀ / iris et bec jaune / Ninox Reyi / Type Oust.” Pedestal label [handwritten]: “Ninox Reyi / Oust Type / I. Soulou [a k a "Sooloo islands", alt. Sulu Archipelago] Montano et Rey”.

... as well as the Holotype itself here:

Nom du collecteur: Montano, Joseph & Rey, Paul.

I'd say the dedicatee was/is a Dr. Paul Rey, naturalist, collector, traveller, (and pioneer photographer?), etc., etc. (who visited the Malay Peninsula, and the Philippines, as well as other Islands in its vicinity (in 1879–1881), who, most likely, was French (probably born in 1849) ...


At least his companion Joseph (Marguerite) Montano (1844–"1915"), seems to have been French, (see this blog post), or the BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France) who has Dr. Montano, as: "Docteur en médecine et anthropologie, chef de la mission scientifique en Malaisie et dans la partie méridionale des Philippines de 1879 à 1881" (apparently born in Toulouse, though also note that some sources claim he'd died in 1914?) [*].

As well, see this piece [my blue bolds]:

Docteur en médecine et en anthropologie, Joseph Montano a été nommé chef d’une mission scientifique par le ministère français de l’Instruction publique pour étudier les tribus des Philippines. [...] Entre 1879 et 1881, Joseph Montano, et son collègue le Docteur Paul Rey ont visité Malacca, la partie sud de l’île de Luzon, l’archipel de Sulu, le nord-est de l’île de Bornéo, et seul, Montano est allé sur l’île de Mindanao.

Or this one:

En 1879, Joseph Montano, médecin, anthropologue, naturaliste, explorateur,, est chargé par le Ministère de l'Instruction Publique d'une mission aux Philippines. Il est accompagné du Docteur Paul Rey. Tous deux exploreront pendant près de deux ans divers endroits de l'archipel pour y étudier la faune, la flore et les diverses populations locales, en particulier les Négritos. ‎

Alt. this one: "Drs. Joseph Montano and Paul Rey of Paris, accompanied ..."

Also see Montano's own Book Voyage aux Philippines et en Malaisie (1886, all in French), here, where "M. (Monsieur) Rey" was/is (indeed) mentioned, more than once, as "Paul Rey".

Either way, to me, it looks like Dr Paul Rey ought to be "our guy" ...

Anyone who think otherwise?

However, and (as always) don't hesitate to prove me wrong.

Björn

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*This guy (alt. those guys) was (or were) earlier dealt with in Martin's (tripartite) thread Kleinothraupis reyi (von Berlepsch, 1885) & Ninox reyi Oustalet, 1880 & Anthracoceros montani (Oustalet, 1880), from January last year, here, but I started a new one just to keep these guys (and "their" birds) apart.

PPS. Also don't hesitate to remark if there's any typos in the quotes above (I'm just typing away, not knowing, not understanding, what I'm doing/writing) ... 🙄

 

[Taphrospilus]

And not to be confused with Paul Rey (1918-2016). Even if we can read here:

A M. le Dr Montano , mission en Malaisie pour recherches d'histoire naturelle et d'anthropologie; le Dr Paul Rey est adjoint à cette expédition , comme botaniste;

Salarias reyi Sauvage, 1880 (today Andamia reyi (Sauvage, 1880)) OD here is also named for him.

 

[Taphrospilus]

At least his companion Joseph (Marguerite) Montano (1844–"1915"), seems to have been French, (see this blog post), or the BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France) who has Dr. Montano, as: "Docteur en médecine et anthropologie, chef de la mission scientifique en Malaisie et dans la partie méridionale des Philippines de 1879 à 1881" (apparently born in Toulouse, though also note that some sources claim he'd died in 1914?) [*].

Léonore has his death 30/11/1914. Could be that he died in Toulouse according filae.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Thanks, Martin!

That's additional info about the dedicatee commemorated in the Critically Endangered Sulu Hornbill Anthracoceros montani OUSTALET 1880, as "Buceros Montani", a k a Montano's Hornbill (same OD as "Ninox Reyi", above, first link in post#1).

In today's Key explained as:

montani
Joseph Montano (fl. 1881) French anthropologist, explorer in the Philippines (Anthracoceros).

Not often Bibliothèque nationale de France has got it wrong!

Either way, the more important question (in this particular thread/topic) is:
Could Dr Paul Rey be found in Léonore as well?

I myself couldn't find him there , but as you (all) know, by now, my French isn't the best.

In some texts the Birth year (of Dr Paul Rey) is given as "1849" ... ?

🧩

/B

 

[Taphrospilus]

Some more on the journey here.

Regarding Léonore to many Paul Reys. But he seems from Toulouse if I read here

(1) M. le docteur Paul Rey de Toulouse, comme M. Montano

According filae there was a Pierre Paul Rose Marie Rey born around 1849. I did not find this records in archve en ligne Toulouse (all slow and/or couldn't be found) but I maybe to stupid to manage. But that name would fit to one member Société de géographie which was a Dr.

Picture of him here saying born August 1849 in Toulouse.

I think he was in Greece as well if I read here:

Le lac Copaïs, en Grèce.- Le Ministre de l'instruction publique vient de confier à M. le docteur Paul Rey la mission d'aller explorer le lac Copaïs , en Grèce. Ce lac , très célèbre dans l'ancienne Grèce, est connu maintenant sous le nom de Livadia, M. Rey doit aller y recueillir des matériaux pour les collections scientifiques de l'État.

 

[l_raty]

Picture of him here saying born August 1849 in Toulouse.

It also says "[...] actuellement en mission au lac Copaïs, compagnon du Dr Montano en Malaisie", which quite clearly matches "our" guy.

 

[l_raty]

d. 29 Nov 1901, Paris, 9e Arrondissement: here (cote V4E 8884), 26/31.

("Docteur en médecine" (i.e., physician), 52 yo, and born in Toulouse indeed. The Toulouse archive doesn't work for me either right now.)

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Thanks guys! Wow! Quick as ever, and that'll do the trick regarding ...

reyi as in:
• the Sulu Boobook/Hawk-owl Ninox (philippensis) reyi OUSTALET 1880 (OD in post #1), as "Ninox Reyi"
= (in short) the French Doctor Paul Rey (1849–1901), naturalist, traveller, collector, etc., etc., (as above), whose full name was Pierre Paul Rose Marie Rey.

Once again: thanks!

Now I have all I need (on my own behalf, that is).

Docteur Rey... over and out!

Björn

 

[PScofield]

Born Aug 16 1849 - Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

 

[l_raty]

Born Aug 16 1849 - Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

Born Aug 15 1849.
(Record dated "du seizième jour du mois d'août", but telling us that he was "né le jour d'hier, à une heure du matin".)

This is consistent with what is written on the back of the picture found by Martin (post #5 above, quoted in my post #6), which I believe to be in his own hand:

à Mr Jackson
archiviste de la société
de géographie
souvenir amical.

[signature: "DrPaulRey"]

né à Toulouse le
15 Août 1849
actuellement en
mission au Lac
Copaïs, compagnon du
Dr Montano en Malaisie.

(where "Mr Jackson" = James Jackson, 1843-1895.)

 

[l_raty]

For the sake of completeness:

m. (1) Marie Céleste Thiébaut, 12 Oct 1892, Paris, 1er Arrondissement: here (cote V4E 5421), 12/31. Divorced 29 Jun 1897.
m. (2) Aline Marguerite Chrétien, 5 Apr 1898, Paris, 9e Arrondissement: here (cote V4E 8847), 13/28.

(His signature on the marriage records is the same as on the back on the pic -- "DrPaulRey")