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Myzomela wakoloensis elisabethae van Oort, 1911 OD here
Just adding that as I first thought different claims as Coenraad Willem van Dedem isn't mentioned in the key.In fact both deal with the same Elisabeth, Baroness van Dedem
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
So take above as informational only and what's worth. More on her in Wikipedia. The only thing to question if she was still a Baroness after marriage with William Edward Hartpole Lecky in 1871? Or has she lost her title if she married a civil person?
I have the honour to name this bird after Mrs. Elisabeth Baroness van Dedem.
Just adding that as I first thought different claims as Coenraad Willem van Dedem isn't mentioned in the key.In fact both deal with the same Elisabeth, Baroness van Dedem
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
The Key to Scientific NamesWakolo Myzomela ssp. Myzomela wakoloensis elisabethae van Oort, 1911
Elisabeth, Baroness van Dedem (DNF), was daughter of Baron Coenraad Willem van Dedem, a general in the Dutch army, and sister of Baron Frederik Karel van Dedem (1873– 1959). She married (1871) William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1938–1903), an Irish historian.
Catharina Elisabeth Boldewina Lecky Baroness van Dedem (1842-1912) sister of Dutch naturalist Frederik Karel Baron van Dedem, lady-in-waiting to Queen Sophia of The Netherlands, and wife of Irish essayist William Edward Hartpole Lecky (subsp. Myzomela wakoloensis).
So take above as informational only and what's worth. More on her in Wikipedia. The only thing to question if she was still a Baroness after marriage with William Edward Hartpole Lecky in 1871? Or has she lost her title if she married a civil person?
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