Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Here are some additional pieces, found along the way (when looking for/checking up some completely different jacksoni Birds), this time regarding the guy commemorated in ...
jacksonii as in:
• in the invalid (European/Common Herring) Gull "L. [Larus] Jacksonii" COUCH 1838 (here):
Which, to me, in itself, are adding some parts, to the explanation found in In today's Key:
As of right now, simply trusting the OD, with a First given name, and an exact location, maybe it will be easier to find the dedicatee behind "Jackson's Gull", Mr. Clement Jackson, of East Looe, who flourished in 1837, most likely to be found in Cornwall, as this taxon was described in Jonathan Couch's Publication A Cornish Fauna, being a compendium of the natural history of the county : intended to form a companion to the collection in the Museum of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (1838).
Possibly as of this guy? "Will of Clement Jackson, Druggist of Borough of East Looe , Cornwall" (dated 09 July, 1856), and note that he was still active (if it's him of course) in the early 1850s (here).
Also see here (from 1838). He's equally mentioned by Yarrell (in 1843), here. And in a far more modern blog post, by Derek Spooner (here, which incl. some nice Bird Photos):
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To me, it looks like "our guy", Mr Jackson, was still around, well into the 1850's ...
Though, I (strongly) doubt it's either one of the following Clement Jackson/s, both from East Looe; Senior ("abt. 1700 - 1767"), or Junior ("abt. 1739 - 1819"), but I think he might be descendant of theirs ... possibly in a long line of guys by the name Clement Jackson.
Eiter way; he's not to confuse with any of the other Jacksons, commemorated in various different Birds (see the Key here), nor with the British explorer (of the Siberian Arctic) Frederick (George) Jackson, 1860-1938, who (among other places) visited Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa [Franz Josef Land] in 1896. Those were all far away from Cornwall.
All in all, enjoy!
Björn
PS. Also see Schinz 1840, here, where the same Gull was called Jacksons Meve (i.e. same name, same meaning, but in German), and erroneously cut short, as "Larus Jacksoni " (with single ending-i).
jacksonii as in:
• in the invalid (European/Common Herring) Gull "L. [Larus] Jacksonii" COUCH 1838 (here):
Which, to me, in itself, are adding some parts, to the explanation found in In today's Key:
As of right now, simply trusting the OD, with a First given name, and an exact location, maybe it will be easier to find the dedicatee behind "Jackson's Gull", Mr. Clement Jackson, of East Looe, who flourished in 1837, most likely to be found in Cornwall, as this taxon was described in Jonathan Couch's Publication A Cornish Fauna, being a compendium of the natural history of the county : intended to form a companion to the collection in the Museum of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (1838).
Possibly as of this guy? "Will of Clement Jackson, Druggist of Borough of East Looe , Cornwall" (dated 09 July, 1856), and note that he was still active (if it's him of course) in the early 1850s (here).
Also see here (from 1838). He's equally mentioned by Yarrell (in 1843), here. And in a far more modern blog post, by Derek Spooner (here, which incl. some nice Bird Photos):
🧩🧩🧩
To me, it looks like "our guy", Mr Jackson, was still around, well into the 1850's ...
Though, I (strongly) doubt it's either one of the following Clement Jackson/s, both from East Looe; Senior ("abt. 1700 - 1767"), or Junior ("abt. 1739 - 1819"), but I think he might be descendant of theirs ... possibly in a long line of guys by the name Clement Jackson.
Eiter way; he's not to confuse with any of the other Jacksons, commemorated in various different Birds (see the Key here), nor with the British explorer (of the Siberian Arctic) Frederick (George) Jackson, 1860-1938, who (among other places) visited Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa [Franz Josef Land] in 1896. Those were all far away from Cornwall.
All in all, enjoy!
Björn
PS. Also see Schinz 1840, here, where the same Gull was called Jacksons Meve (i.e. same name, same meaning, but in German), and erroneously cut short, as "Larus Jacksoni " (with single ending-i).
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