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Christidis & Boles Systematics 2008

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Subject: Christidis & Boles Systematics 2008
From: "russ lamb" <>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:49:10 +1000
Like many of you I have been perusing the Species lists section of this 
long-awaited tome.
 Not being literate in the conventions of scientific literature, and having 
failed to find any explanation in either the "Introduction"or "Species lists" 
section of the book, I am puzzled as to why the second column of the species 
lists(untitled, but ?obviously author and date of type specimen?) contains 
unbracketed and bracketed names and dates. For example on page 38 one finds:
     Hirundo noexena   Gould,1842    Welcome Swallow
     Petrochelidon ariel (Gould,1842)  Fairy Martin

There must be a reason for bracketing (which at a guess is the case in more 
than 60% of listed species) but I can't find,or even begin to comprehend, what 
that reason is.

  I await enlightenment.

Russ Lamb,Maleny,SEQ
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