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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 3275738" data-attributes="member: 113430">No worries, Martin!It was nice to have a look at Nicoll's birds of Egypt 1930. Two magnificent, large volumes, kept in the vault of SUB's Rarity Collection (thereby not allowed to Photo Copy).  It sure is something special, flipping through such genuine, somewhat old, somewhat archaic, but truly beautiful Books!However, it didn´t help much.Mr. Meinertzhagen continues on the following page (p.238):Both the "P. g. adamsoni" and "P. g. gizae" are mentioned by Mr. Meinertzhagen  in the entry of Prinia gracilis deltae [REICHENOW 1904].That´s all! No mentioning of any Adamson anywhere, not that I could find, which isn´t that strange, since he was an acquaintance of Mr. Nicoll, not of Meinertzhagen.Handlist of the birds of Egypt by M.J. Nicoll, <a href="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/14405#/summar" target="_blank">here</a>, with the Prinia gracilis deltae on Plate XXV), fig. 5.But no Adamson there either. Not that I can see anyhow.I think the last clue is to look for a (Mr.) Adamson in some way connected to either Nicoll, Giza or gracilis alt. deltae.  That might lead us a bit further. Or maybe just up another dead end.Good luck in any further attempts!BjörnPS. Martin, Michael John Nicoll did die in Leeds, but the 31st of October 1925. At least according to Meinertzhagen's long Preface in the above-mentioned work. And according to the Obituary you linked to. Typo? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />---</blockquote>

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