New bird species discovered in Africa

["Chris Sanderson" <>]

Hi Alistair,

I had the same thoughts.  You would think given they only seemed to need DNA
for confirmation they could have taken bloods or even clipped a couple of
feathers.  This collectors mentality that a museum collection needs to be
"complete" was already the downfall of the Great Auk, it would be a shame if
another, poorly known species were to fall the same way.

Regards,
Chris

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Alastair Smith <>wrote:

> Brand new species, unknown to science and yet they 'collected' several
> specimens? Why is this day and age do we need to collect specimens?
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> The newly found olive-backed forest robin (Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus)
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> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080815130415.htm
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