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Liste des types d'oiseaux des collections du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. 9 : Rapaces diurnes (Accipitridae), seconde partie

Claire VOISIN & Jean-François VOISIN

fr Zoosystema 23 (3) - Pages 619-633

Published on 28 September 2001

List of bird types in the collections of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 9: Diurnal Raptors (Accipitridae), second part

The type specimens of 22 diurnal Raptor taxa are reviewed critically. Lectotypes are designated for the following taxa : Falco poecilonotus Cuvier in Temminck, 1822, Buteo pallidus Lesson, 1830, Buteogallus carthartoides Lesson, 1830, Buteo tricolor d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837, Falco cirtensis Levaillant, 1850, Falco senegalus Cuvier, 1829, and Falco cristatellus Temminck, 1824. Eight specimens labelled as types, which they are not according to the Code, are also treated.


Keywords:

Aves, Accipitridae, types, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.

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