Heterophasia desgodinsi kingi Eames, JC, 2002 (1 Viewer)

[Taphrospilus]

Heterophasia desgodinsi kingi Eames, JC, 2002 OD here

Etymology. I name this taxon in honor of Ben F. King, senior author of Birds of South-east Asia, which was the first comprehensive bird field guide to the region (q.v. King et al. 1975)

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds

Black-headed Sibia ssp. Heterophasia desgodinsi kingi Eames, 2002
Benjamin Frank King (b.1937) is an American ornithologist specialising in the study of Asian birds. He is President of KingBird Tours, which organises bird-watching tours in Asia. He was appointed a Field Associate of the AMNH (1986). He is the senior author of A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia (1975).

The Key to Scientific Names

Benjamin Francis King (b. 1937) US ornithologist, research associate at AMNH (subsp. Heterophasia desgodinsi).

From here I would tend to Frank rather to Francis.