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Syrmaticus humiae (Hume, 1881) (1 Viewer)

Taphrospilus

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Syrmaticus humiae (Hume, 1881) OD here
As named Mrs Hume's Pheasant

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:
Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae A.O. Hume, 1881 [Alt. Hume's Pheasant, Bar-tailed Pheasant]
Mary Ann Hume née Grindall (d. 1890) was the wife of the describrr, Allan Hume (q.v.)

The Key to Scientific Names
Mary Anne Hume née Grindall (?1824-1890) wife of English ornithologist Allan O. Hume (Syrmaticus).

So the exact birth date may found here?
 

PScofield

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Mary Anne Grindall
Birth26 May 1824 Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
ResidenceIndia
Marriage8 Mar 1853 West Bengal, India
Death30 Mar 1890 India
FatherRivers Francis Grindall (1786-1831)
MotherJane Munn (1801-1865)
SpouseAllan Octavian Hume (1829-1912)
 

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