Buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada)

Buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada)

A male individual in bad condition

Unknown

SNSB, München. Photo: L. Marten

Kring-kring buru

According to the inventory book received in exchange with the Freiburg City Museum

Buru

1906/07

Feather, animal skin, dried leaves

Zoologische Staatssammlung München (SNSB)

1911.1939

As described by Stresemann (1914) and Haffer (1997), Deninger collected a number of bird specimens on the island Buru during his first expedition to Maluku in 1906/07 which were in part transferred to the Bavarian State Collections of Natural History. Today, the collection holds about 24 individuals with this provenance. This specific specimen is poorly preserved, possibly due to preparation conditions.

Sources:

• Haffer, Jürgen. 1997. Ornithologen-Briefe des 20. Jahrhunderts: “We must lead the way on new paths”: The work and correspondence of Hartert, Stresemann, Ernst Mayr – international ornithologists. Ludwigsburg: Hölzinger, p. 858 (Footnote).
• Stresemann, Erwin. 1914. “Beiträge Zur Kenntnis Der Avifauna von Buru (Aus Den Zoologischen Ergebnissen Der II. Freiburger Molukken-Expedition).” Novitates Zoologicae XXI: 358–400, p. 361.