Minor on (non-existing) mardi (1 Viewer)

[janvanderbrugge]

Quote from HBW Alive Key to scientific names:
Mardi (fl. 1951) taxidermist at Bogor Mus., Java (Cyornis banyumas).

The source of this is in Hoogerwerf's publication: "Some ornithological notes on the smaller islands around Java", in Ardea, no.50 (3/4), 1962. On p.190 he described his new subspecies Niltava banyumas mardii, from Tjiharashas, Prinsen Island, West Java, leg. A.Hoogerwerf. The description ends on p.192 with: The subspecific name is dedicated to one of the senior taxidermists of the Bogor Museum who accompanied us to Prinsen Island.

All the types which are mentioned in this publication, are still in the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense. In 2006 the Indonesian ornithologists Sudaryanti, Somadikarta and Darjono gave a reevaluation and designation of all the paratypes, lectotypes and paralectotypes, because in describing his 16 new taxa of bird from Java, from 1962 to 1967, Hoogerwerf "seems not to have bothered with the existence of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1961, 1964)" (Article 73 and Recommendations about the rules for types and holotype). After treating Niltava banyumas mardii
and designating a lectotype from Hoogerwerf's 22 specimens (he had designated 2 specimens as type), on p.24 the authors give this remark:
"Hoogerwerf (1962, p.192) stated that this new subspecies is named after one of the senior taxidermists at MZB. The name of the senior taxidermist, who was with Hoogerwerf in the field at that time was Madi (not Mardi). Five paralectotypes (MZB 21013 - MZB 210178) were collected by Madi."
They add a remark that three paralectotypes are in RMNH (Leiden, the Netherlands), of which RMNH 27882 (was MZB 21013) and RMNH 27883 (was MZB 21015) were collected at Ciharashas, Prinsen (= Panaitan) Island, on 1 and 2 September 1951 by Madi (No.1 and No.7).
(Treubia, no.34, 2006, pp.1-35; there are some other intriguing personal names here, but that's for another thread).

Well, it is obvious that the actual Bogor/Javan ornithologists have to live with their subspecies called mardii, but they won't have good memories of their old taxidermist of that name, because he simply did not exist . . .
Who Madi was (fl. 1951 is correct anyway), might become a challenging topic now; searching for Mardi would be useless.
Cheers,
Jan van der Brugge

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Also see here:

• RMNH.AVES.27882: Syntype of Niltava banyumas mardii Hoogerwerf, 1962d: 190, current name: Niltava banyumas banyumas (Horsfield, 1821) ♂, Ad, skin (Muscicapidae Flemming, 1822, Passerines, Aves). Loc.: Tjiharashas, Prinsen Island [= Pulau Panaitan], W Java, [Indonesia], 1.ix.1951. Leg.: Madi.
• RMNH.AVES.27883: Syntype of Niltava banyumas mardii Hoogerwerf, 1962d: 190, current name: Niltava banyumas banyumas (Horsfield, 1821) ♀, Ad, skin (Muscicapidae Flemming, 1822, Passerines, Aves). Loc.: Tjiharashas, Prinsen Island [= Pulau Panaitan], W Java, [Indonesia], 2.ix.1951. Leg.: Madi.

Or/alt. here:

Niltava banyumas mardii Hoogerwerf, 1962

Niltava banyumas mardii Hoogerwerf, 1962d: 190.

Syntype, RMNH 27882 (formerly MZB 21013), Ad. , skin. Loc.: Tjiharashas, Prinsen Island [= Pulau Panaitan], W Java, [Indonesia], 1.ix.1951. Leg.: Madi.

Syntype, RMNH 27883 (formerly MZB 21015), Ad. , skin. Loc.: Tjiharashas, Prinsen Island [= Pulau Panaitan], W Java, [Indonesia], 2.ix.1951. Leg.: Madi.

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Current name: Niltava banyumas banyumas (Horsfield, 1821).

Who "Madi" was? I haven´t got a clue!

Good luck finding him.

Björn

PS. The "Sudaryanti, Somadikarta and Darjono" Paper, in Treubia 24, 2006, is found (here)
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[Taphrospilus]

At least A. Hoogerwerfs full name is Andries Hoogerwerf: But no idea on Mardi.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Could "Madi" maybe, possibly be short (or a "nick-name") for "Madzoed, preparator MZB" (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense/Bogor Zoology Museum), here .. ?

Just an idea? Based on nothing more than a hunch ...

This guy, Madzoed (a k a "Madzud") was a local collector, in the East Indies, during the 1920's and -30's, together with, among others, Chasen, de Jong and Hoogerwerf, etc. etc., here, p.78 and here, p.14 ... and so on).

He´s the guy said to be commemorated in:
• the debated, valid or invalid, subspecies Tersiphone paradise madzoedi CHASEN 1939 [OD unseen by me, Treubia 17 (3), p.206] a k a "Madzoed Asian Paradiseflycatcher" (by some a junior synonym of Tersiphone paradise affinis BLYTH 1846)

Note; according to the Richmond Card, here, was he a "Sudanese collector"!? Isn´t Sundanese a more likely explanation? The latter explanation is also confirmed by the bottom foot-note in Treubia 16, p.248, attached.

However, enjoy!

Björn

PS. If you understand Dutch maybe something is told by the lines, bottom p.242, here. What does "... mantri Madzoed" mean? A phrase also used in one of the earlier, English texts/links above.
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[l_raty]

mantri is not Dutch.

Rigg 1862, A dictionary of the Sunda language of Java [here]:

Mantri, a petty official on Java. The official assistant of a native chief. Mantri kopi, such an official charged with looking after coffee gardens. Mantri kantor, a petty official attached to a Resident's office, mantri, C. 517, a minister, a counsellor, an adviser; a king's minister; one of the names of Brihaspati , tutor of the gods. This title has thus lost caste on Java, and become degraded.

Crawfurd 1820, History of the Indian archipelago, vol.III [here]:

The influence of Hindu manners, as stated in the chapter on Government, appears to have had no small share in the establishment of absolute power, and its influence may be traced in the titles of nobility, particularly in Java. The Hindu word Măntri, meaning a viceroy, has, among the Javanese, been strangely degraded, in modern times, to the lowest class of nobility; among the Malays it is more appropriately applied. The probability is that, with the former, it was driven from its station, like many other words of the same origin, by becoming too familiar, and, consequently, vulgar.

(What the Dutch texts says (starting with "Niet in the minst" in the original):
"Not the least, a large collection, brought back in 1930 by the mantri Madzoed of the Zoölogisch Museum te Buitenzorg, one of the best Native collectors that this museum ever had, contributed to our ornithological knowledge, particularly of the higher parts of Adjeh. This mantri worked generally in places, that were located not that far from those visited by myself during said expedition."
But I can't say whether this might be the same person. Although, this would, I guess, not be fully impossible, I see no real suggestion that it was.)