PHALACROCORACIDAE, Reichenbach, 1849

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 : 156-157

PHALACROCORACIDAE

Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus J.F. Gmelin ,

1789 [RMNH. AVES.107973]. Loc: Magdalena Island

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

sex: adult ♂. Acq: via Gustav Adolph Frank Sr. Status:

extant, accessed 18 December 2012. Tax: mounted. Pub:

Schlegel 1863a.

Pedestal label: [two hands] Phalacrocorax magellanicus / Graculus magellanicus / m. Cat No 1 / Malouines.

Pedestal underside: [one hand] Graculus / Carbo magellanicus ♂ / Forster voy / Cat No 1 / Frank / Ile Magdalena / Malouines.

Schlegel 1863a (Tome VI, 21: 21): Graculus magellanicus, Cat 1, ♂ adulte, Malouines.

Remark: The collection site on the label, underside and in Schlegel 1863a differ.Ageing only appears in Schlegel 1853a as aged and sexed. Due to the remark of Magdalena Island (52°55’S 70°35’W) on the pedestal underside, the known expedition that visited this place was the voyage de l’Astrolabe et de la Zelee and could be the source. The bird was acquired through the Amsterdam-based dealer Gustav Adolph Frank (see Kelp Goose RMNH. AVES.230433). Only Schlegel’s handwriting appears under the base of the pedestal.

Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus J.F. Gmelin ,

1789 [RMNH. AVES.107972]. Loc: Magdalena Island

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

sex: adult ♀. Acq: via Gustav Adolph Frank Sr. Status:

extant, accessed 18 December 2012. Tax: mounted. Pub:

Schlegel 1863a.

Pedestal label: [two hands] Phalacrocorax magellanicus / Graculus magellanicus / f. Cat No 2 / Malouines.

Tag: [one hand] Graculus magellanicus / Cat: No 2 ♀ / Frank. Malouines.

Pedestal underside: [one hand] Graculus / Carbo magellanicus / Forster voy / Cat No 2 / Frank / Malouines.

Note Pedestal label: [one hand] Ile Magdalena / (unreadable) / le brun / (unreadable) orange / (unreadable).

Schlegel 1863a (Tome VI, 21: 21): Graculus magellanicus, Cat 2, Femelle adulte, Malouines.

Remark: The collection site on the label, underside and in Schlegel 1863a differ. The tag, and Schlegel 1863a all identify the specimen as female, but only the latter identifies it as an adult. Due to the remark of Magdalena Island (52°55’S 70°35’W) on the pedestal underside, the known expedition that visited this place was the voyage de l’Astrolabe et de la Zelee and could be the source. The bird was acquired through the Amsterdam-based dealer Gustav Adolph Frank (see Kelp Goose RMNH. AVES.230433). Only Schlegel’s handwriting appears under the base of the pedestal.

Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus J.F. Gmelin ,

1789 [RMNH. AVES.107971]. Loc: East Falkland (ca.

51° 41′ 40″ S, 57° 51′ 10″ W). Date: in 1860. Col: C.C.

Abbott. Age/sex: ♂. Acq: via John Gould and Gustav

Adolph Frank Sr. Status: extant, accessed 18 December

2012. Tax: mounted. Pub: Abbott 1860, 1861; Gould

1859; Schlegel 1863a; Sclater 1860, 1861, 1862.

Pedestal label: [two hands] Phalacrocorax magellanicus / Graculus magellanicus / m. Cat No 3 / voy. Cap. Abbot / 1861 / Malouines.

Tag: [one hand] Graculus magellanicus / ♂ Cat.3 / Abbot / Frank 1861 / Oost-Falkland.

Pedestal underside: [one hand] Graculus magellanicus / ♂ / Cat No 3 / Abbot / Frank 1861 / Oost-Falkland.

Schlegel 1863a (Tome VI, 21: 21): Graculus magellanicus, Cat 3, Male, habit de passage, ile orientale des Malouines, voyage du captaine Abbot, acquis en 1861.

Remark: The name giving of the location of collecting is differs. The label, underside, and Schlegel 1866 all identify the specimen as male, but is not present at the label. The bird was acquired through the Amsterdam-based dealer Gustav Adolph Frank and arrived on 21 April 1861 (see Kelp Goose RMNH. AVES.230433 as for C.C. Abbott). Only Schlegel’s handwriting appears under the base of the pedestal.