FALCONIDAE, Leach, 1820

Jansen Introduction, Justin J. F. J., 2018, Specimen labelling errors: birds collected on the Falkland Islands prior to 1861, now in Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands, Bonn zoological Bulletin 67 (2), pp. 145-169 : 165

FALCONIDAE

Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis J.F. Gmelin, 1788 [RMNH. AVES .193332]. Loc: East Falkland (ca. 51° 41′ 40″ S, 57° 51′ 10″ W). Date: in either 1858 or 1859. Col: C.C. Abbott. Age/sex: adult ♂. Acq: via John Gould and Gustav Adolph Frank Sr. Status: extant, accessed 18 December 2012. Tax: mounted. Pub: Abbott 1860, 1861; Gould 1859; Schlegel 1862b; Sclater 1860, 1861, 1862.

Pedestal Label: [one hand] Polyborus australis . / Cat No 1. / voy. Cap Abbot. Falkland.

Pedestal underside: [one hand] 43 / Polyboris australis / ♂ / Feet & bare parts of the head / bright yellow / Cat No 1 / reis van / Capt. Abbot / (Frank 1860) / Oost Falkland.

Schlegel 1862b (Tome II, 9: 3–4): Polyborus australis, Cat 1, ♂ au plumage parfait, ile orientale de Falkland, voyage du capitaine Abbot, obtenu en 1860.

Remark: The collection site on the label, underside and in Schlegel 1862b differ. The name Abbott was transcribed incorrectly at label, underside and in Schlegel. Both label as underside lack ageing, in Schlegel 1862b the bird is aged. The bird was acquired through the Amsterdam-based deal- er Gustav Adolph Frank and arrived on 30 April 1860 (see Kelp Goose RMNH. AVES.230433 as for C.C. Abbott). Only Schlegel’s handwriting appears under the base of the pedestal.

Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis J.F. Gmelin ,

1788 [RMNH. AVES.193333]. Loc: Falklands (ca. 51°

41′ 0″ S, 59° 10′ 0″ W). Col: voyage La Coquille, R.P.

Lesson / P. Garnot. Date: November–December 1822.

Age/sex: adult. Acq: received in exchange with the Paris

Museum. Status: extant, accessed 11 February 2013. Tax:

mounted. Pub: Lesson & Garnot 1826–1830; Schlegel

1862d.

Pedestal label: [one hand] Polyboris australis . / Cat No 2. / voy. de Coquille. Falkland.

Pedestal underside: [two hands] Polyborus australis / Falco novae Zelandia / Lath / 37. / Coquille Pl. / Cat. No 2 / Caracara funèbre . / Temm.Pl.Col.192. / Ost-Falkland / van Diemen / Patagonia.

Schlegel 1862b (Tome II, 9: 3–4): Polyborus australis, Cat 2, Individue au plumage parfait, iles Falkland, voyage de la Coquille.

Remark: The collection site on the label, underside and in Schlegel 1862b differ. Both label as underside lack ageing, in Schlegel 1862b the bird is aged.

Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis J.F. Gme-

lin, 1788 [RMNH. AVES.193334]. Loc: Falkland

(ca. 51° 41′ 0″ S, 59° 10′ 0″ W). Date: –. Col: –. Age/sex:

adult. Acq: via Gustav Adolph Frank Sr. Status: extant,

accessed 11 February 2013. Tax: mounted. Publ: Schle-

gel 1862d.

Pedestal Label: [one hand] Polyborus australis . / Cat No 3. / pr. Mr. Frank. Falkland.

Pedestal underside: [one hand] 29 / Polyborus australis / Falco novae Zeelandiae Lath / Caracara funebre Tem / Pl.Col.192 / Cat No 3 / pr. Frank, Malouines / Falkland.

Schlegel 1862b (Tome II, 9: 3–4): Polyborus australis, Cat 3, Individue au premier plumage, iles Falkland, par Mr. Frank.

Remark: The collection site on the label, underside and in Schlegel 1862b differ. Both label as underside lack ageing, in Schlegel 1862b the bird is aged. For information on the Amsterdam-based dealer Gustav Adolph Frank see: Kelp Goose RMNH. AVES.230433. Two specimens are missing from HMS Beagle ( Steinheimer 2004) . Only Schlegel’s handwriting appears under the base of the pedestal.