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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mb1848" data-source="post: 3262909" data-attributes="member: 31036">As to the citation for the original diagnosis for Struthio molybdophanes, Zoonomen talks about it.  The citation was given as conventionally citedStruthio molybdophanes Reichenow 1883 Mitt.Orn. p.202 Concept, however there is some uncertainty here. Using bibliographic tools and library searches, I have not identified with certainty the entity "Mittheilungen des Ornithologischen Vereins [Vereines] in Wien". I suspect that this may be the title of a subsection of a larger work.The Richmond Index gives the source as:"Sonntagsb. d. Norddeutsch. Allgemein. Zeitung no.37, 16 Sept. 1883" with a note saying:'orig. diag. ? repr. in J.f.O. 1883, 399.Mitth. des Orn.. Vereines in Wien, VII, no.10 Oct., 1883 p.202 (in text).'On a second card detailing the J. fur Orn. 1884 listing is a note in Richmond's hand stating:'probably first described in a newspaper - "Norddeutschen Allg. Zeitung."no.37 of Sept. 16, 1883!'This "probably" is written above a "possibly" which is crossed out.There was a German newspaper "Norddeutsche allgemeine Zeitung" published 1870-1942 which would appear to be the paper referred to.By date, this would certainly appear to have priority, and if it satisfies the requirements for adequacy of description would appear to be the appropriate citation.My guess is that Richmond did not actually see the Norddeutsh. Allg. Zeitung entry. His changing "possibly" to "probably" suggests he got some additional information, but NOT certainty regarding this question.Norbert Bahr helpfully writes (2009.12.13):     In his work "Die Vögel Afrikas", Reichenow cited     first his publication in the newspaper `Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung"    , supporting that that article has priority over the description in     Mitt. Orn. Ver. Wien, and perhaps the source on which Richmond     based his change from `possibly' to `probably' (?).The No.37 Sonntagsblatt evidently has an imprint date of 16 Sept. 1883 (a Sunday), but was published on Saturday 15 Sept. 1883, based on Reichenow's note in the DieVog.Afr. (vol.1 p.12).2002.11.02; 2009.12.13.Here is the newspaper;<a href="http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/en/list/title/zdb/28028685//1883/?no_cache=1" target="_blank">http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/en/list/title/zdb/28028685//1883/?no_cache=1</a> . Go to September 16, 1883 and go to the last few lines of the last page..  I was hoping some German reader could check it.  The page is 148 of Nr. 37 of the Sonntags-Beilage part of the Norddeutsche allgemeine Zeitung.</blockquote>

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