Taphrospilus
Well-known member
Orthotomus sutorius fernandonis Whistler, 1939 OD here
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
The mammal Mus fernandoni Phillips, 1932 (swcribed as Leggadilla fernandoni) in
Haven't seen William Watt Addison Phillips publication.
But note here in 1952/53 is written:
and here
I feel it is likely that the death 1966 is for the son and not (assume) for Edward C. Fernando, Sen. But feel free to prove me wrong.
It is named after Mr. E. C Fernando of the Colombo Museum in acknowledgment of his excellent work in carrying out the field collecting of the Ceylon Survey on behalf of the British Museum and the Colombo Museum.
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
The Key to Scientific NamesCommon Tailorbird ssp. Orthotomus sutorius fernandonis Whistler, 1939
E. C. Fernando (c.1900–1966) was a hunter and collector for the Colombo Museum, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) (1931). He worked as taxidermist and collector for the Field Museum, Chicago. He tanned the pelt of of the largest leopard ever shot in Sri Lanka – 2.7 m long. A mammal is named after him. One of his 10 children, Dr Henry Fernando (1928–2008), was an entomologist with the Department of Agriculture in Colombo.
E. C. Fernando (d. 1966) Singhalese collector, taxidermist at Colombo Mus., Ceylon (subsp. Orthotomus sutorius)
The mammal Mus fernandoni Phillips, 1932 (swcribed as Leggadilla fernandoni) in
Phillips, W.W.A. (1932a). Additions to the fauna of Ceylon. No. 1. Two new rodents from the hills of Central Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica, 16(3): 323–327.
Haven't seen William Watt Addison Phillips publication.
But note here in 1952/53 is written:
... February ist this year (1953) one was secured by Mr. E. C. Fernando Junior son of the late Taxidermist ...
and here
... Ceylon, very valuable evidence has recently been provided by Mr. Edward C. Fernando, Junr., son of the retired taxidermist of the Colombo Museum.
I feel it is likely that the death 1966 is for the son and not (assume) for Edward C. Fernando, Sen. But feel free to prove me wrong.