Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Let's have a look at some birds, and the details of the dedicatee, behind the Scientific name muelleri ...
Simply as a result of scrolling through the fairly recent (French) Paper Notices biographiques de naturalistes provençaux et étrangers, by Walter Belis, published in June 2021, in Faune-PACA Publication No. 107: pp. 1–154 (here) , in which we we find Freiherr von Müller (on page 110–112) as:
In any case, apparently, he's commemorated in (for example) ...
muelleri as in:
• Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri CASSIN 1857 (here), as "Meropiscus Mülleri":
In my MS he's only mentioned, in context (and in comparison) with other Naturalists (by the Family/Surname Müller).
Either way, his (full) name seems to be all in line with what's told in today's Key, where we find his with his correct/original German name/s contrary to Cassin's anglicized dittos, in the OD above (also re. the noble von,– which indeed ought to be written in lower case letters)
To me the Key's version looks perfectly correct.
Björn
Disclaimer; if anyone are to follow any pieces/clues given in the above-mentioned Paper by Monsieur Belis, note that he clearly have made some erroneous claims (at least re. some of the other ones, of "our guys"), thereby, I would recommend it to be read with some extra care, with some healthy scepticism (alt. skepticism), but while doing so, there are a lot of texts with different stories, and quite a few nice Photos, as well as some Good illustrations to look at. Maybe, if nothing else, it might/could possibly include some important clues, onwards ... who knows?
Simply as a result of scrolling through the fairly recent (French) Paper Notices biographiques de naturalistes provençaux et étrangers, by Walter Belis, published in June 2021, in Faune-PACA Publication No. 107: pp. 1–154 (here) , in which we we find Freiherr von Müller (on page 110–112) as:
... even if his Birth location (at least in my mind) ought to have been written: Kochersteinsfeld, Baden-Württemberg (in today's Germany, see here, and here).
In any case, apparently, he's commemorated in (for example) ...
muelleri as in:
• Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri CASSIN 1857 (here), as "Meropiscus Mülleri":
In my MS he's only mentioned, in context (and in comparison) with other Naturalists (by the Family/Surname Müller).
Either way, his (full) name seems to be all in line with what's told in today's Key, where we find his with his correct/original German name/s contrary to Cassin's anglicized dittos, in the OD above (also re. the noble von,– which indeed ought to be written in lower case letters)
To me the Key's version looks perfectly correct.
Björn
Disclaimer; if anyone are to follow any pieces/clues given in the above-mentioned Paper by Monsieur Belis, note that he clearly have made some erroneous claims (at least re. some of the other ones, of "our guys"), thereby, I would recommend it to be read with some extra care, with some healthy scepticism (alt. skepticism), but while doing so, there are a lot of texts with different stories, and quite a few nice Photos, as well as some Good illustrations to look at. Maybe, if nothing else, it might/could possibly include some important clues, onwards ... who knows?
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