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Mirafra assamica marionae E. C. S.Baker, 1915 (1 Viewer)

Taphrospilus

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Mirafra assamica marionae E. C. S.Baker, 1915 OD here
I named this new Lark after Mrs. Marion Williamson who obtained the specimens.

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra assamica marionae E. C. S.Baker, 1915 NCR [JS Mirafra erythrocephala]
Lady Marion Williamson (d.1945) was the wife of Sir Walter James Williamson (q.v.)

The Key to Scientific Names
Lady Marion Williamson (d. 1945) wife of English financial adviser Sir Walter J. F. Williamson in Thailand (syn. Mirafra erythrocephala).

So what was Walter James Franklin Williamson's (1867-1954) wifes maiden name and when was she born?
 

PScofield

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Maria Winifred Marion Crozier
1875–1945
BIRTH 13 DECEMBER 1875 • Jamalpoor, Bengal, India.
DEATH 30 MAY 1945 • Kensington, London.
 

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