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Réunion Fody
The Réunion fody (''Foudia delloni'') is an extinct bird species from the family of weavers. It was endemic to the Mascarene island of Réunion. Taxonomy This bird was first mentioned in a report by traveller Gabriel DellonCheke & Hume p. 43 & p. 228 and a second time in 1674 by Dubois.Cheke & Hume p. 228 The species, of which no museum specimen exist was formally described as new species by Anthony Cheke and Julian Pender Hume in the Book ''Lost Land of the Dodo'' in 2008. A type of fody on Réunion was previously mentioned as ''Foudia bruante'' by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (25 April 1725 – 5 January 1776) was a German zoologist. Statius Müller was born in Esens, and was a professor of natural science at Erlangen. Between 1773 and 1776, he published a German translation of Linnaeu ... in the work '' Planches Enluminées'' in 1776. But after a hypothesis by Cheke and Hume ''Foudia bruante'' might be just a colour morph of the red f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Cheke
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include '' Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; '' Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; ''Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; '' Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |