ML617257194

Observation details

These birds are under the heading of "Tribura major" (Sharpe, 1891: 73) which, according to Lepage (2024), is a variant of Dumeticola major, the protonym of Locustella major major 'Brooks, 1871', i.e. Long-billed Bush-Warbler [Locustella major (Clements, 2023)]. "Nos. 1845, 1850. Kugiar, June 2, 1874." (Sharpe, 1891: 73) Note: The location of "Kugiar" could not be traced, therefore its position is placed on the route described, and north-west of Chiklik, where the expedition reached on 4 June and whose location is known approximately (https://ebird.org/checklist/S168107602). Plate from (Sharpe, 1891: Plate IX) References: Clements, J.F., Rasmussen, P. C., Schulenberg, T. S., Iliff M.J., Fredericks T.A., Gerbracht J.A., Lepage D., Spencer A., Billerman, S.M., Sullivan, B.L., and Wood, C.L. (2023) ‘The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023’. Available at https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ [Accessed 12 April 2024]. Lepage, D. (2024) 'Long-billed Bush-Warbler Locustella major major', Avibase. Available at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=3D97D81A0E5F98C5&sec=synonyms [Accessed 12 April 2024]. Sharpe, R.B. (1891) Scientific Results of The Second Yarkand Mission [1873-1874]: Based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka, PhD. London: Taylor and Francis.