Turdus olivaceus williami White, CMN, 1949 (1 Viewer)

[Taphrospilus]

Turdus olivaceus williami White, CMN, 1949 OD here

Named after an African, William Washa Chikundulo who helped me to collect there.

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims.

African Thrush ssp. Turdus olivaceus williami C. M. N. White, 1949 NCR [JS Turdus pelios stormsi]
William Washa Chikundulo was an African collector for the describer in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).

The old key:

William Washa Chikundulo (fl. 1949) African collector with C. White in Northern Rhodesia (=Zambia) (syn. Turdus pelios stormsi).

For sure harder to trace these african native collectors life dates. Nevertheless give him a try.

 

[Taphrospilus]

Similar for:

• Bradypterus yokanae Van Someren, 1919 here
• Anthreptes yokanae Hartert, E 1921 here

Where The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:

Scrub Warbler Bradypterus yokanae Van Someren, 1919 NCR [Alt. Whitewinged Swamp Warbler; JSBradypterus carpalis]
Yokana's (Bluethroated) Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi yokanae Hartert, 1921 [Alt. Plainbacked Sunbird ssp.]
Yokana (DNF) was Van Someren's chief collector of bird specimens in Kenya and Uganda.

As we have seen already here:

= the Bugandan collector Yokana Kiwanuka (fl. 1946), collector (in Kenya and Uganda) for the van Someren brothers.

Mr. Yokana Kiwanuka retired during the late 1940's, after more than 25 years of collecting service for the van Somerens! No birth year, nor death year found. Maybe the following links; here, here, here, here, here and here (bottom p.10) can help you onwards.

Not to confuse with his brother Yoanna Kiwanuka (who specialized in collecting butterflies) nor with his namesake Yokana Kiwanuka, Gunner, East African Artillery, who died in 1944, in WW2 … Kiwanuka seems to be a pretty common name.

Good luck tracing him!

Björn
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