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Axel Wilhelm Eriksson: A reconstructed “diary” of his life in southern Africa with emphasis on his bird collection, Lanioturdus 55.2

by Eckart Demasius

The orange shaded area in the north of Namibia is indicated as the range for capelli. However, this is not a subspecies that has been recorded in Namibia for a very long time, which makes Read more

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Axel Wilhelm: A reconstructed “diary” of his life in southern Africa with emphasis on his bird collection, Lanioturdus 55.1

by Eckart Demasius

Another good find was a Jackal Buzzard collected on 20 February 1877, not unusual for Namibia, but at Omaruru it would be uncommon.

The fifth unusual bird in the collection is a Broad-billed Roller, which Eriksson Read more

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