birding-aus Re: RFI: Catharacta a. lonnbergi

To:	"Morten Günther" <>, "EuroBirdNet" <>, "Birding Australia" <>
Subject:	birding-aus Re: RFI: Catharacta a. lonnbergi - Who was Loennberg?
From:	Alain Fossé <>
Date:	Sat, 24 Apr 99 09:24:27 +0100

23.4.99 22:39 Morten Günther 

>The Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) is probably named after a
>Scandinavian,
>but unfortunately I've not been able to find any information about Mr.
>Lønnberg...

In "A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names" by James A. JOBLING, 1991, OUP:

"After Axel Johan Einar Lönnberg (1865-1942) Swedish zoologist".

Best regards.

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