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Jansen JJFJ (2017) René Maugé’s ornithological collections from Kupang Bay, West-Timor, Indonesia, August-November 1801, with special regard to type-specimens. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(2): 467-492. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.93.19964
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The French collector René Maugé (1757-1802) conducted some bird-collecting excursions when anchored in Kupang Bay, West-Timor during his time as part of the French government-funded expedition commanded by Nicolas Baudin (1754-1803). The expedition docked at Tenerife (Spanish Canary Islands), Mauritius, Australia, Timor and South Africa between 1800 and 1804. Maugé made the first collections in Timor. Specimens became dispersed after their arrival with the store-ship Le Naturaliste in Le Havre, France on 7 June 1803. Information concerning 153 specimens of 61 species was found in various documents and museums throughout Europe. Only the type-specimens are listed here and include data associated with them. Fifty-two species new to science were described from Maugé’s Timor collections, 28 of which are still taxonomically recognised today.
Lesueur, Levillain, Péron, Birds, Timor, exploration
The Governement supported expedition bound to Australia led by commander Nicolas Thomas Baudin (1754–1803), left Le Havre, France on 19 October 1800. The French Navy 20-gun Serpente-class corvette, Le Géographe, and the store-ship Le Naturaliste, were selected for the voyage, with focus on cartography and natural history. The expedition stopped at Tenerife, Mauritius and at various places in Western Australia (for example Geographe Bay and Shark Bay) before the first ship (Le Géographe) docked opposite Fort Concordia in the Bay of Kupang, West-Timor on 22 August 1801. Soon to be followed by the second ship (Le Naturaliste) at 21 September 1801, both remained here up to 13 November 1801 when both ships departed back to Australia (see for more information,
The designated bird-collectors and ‘scientists’ appointed by the Muséum Nationale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (hereafter
The Baudin expedition was the first expedition with a focus on biological exploration in this part of West-Timor and the nearby island Semau. A few birds were collected by Caspar George Carl Reinwardt (1773–1854) in April 1821. Then followed by Salomon Müller in 1828–1829 (
To the disappointment of the surviving crew no Governmental interest was shown after arrival. The deserters, as the crew-members who had fall-outs with Baudin (who died at Mauritius on 16 September 1803), and when back in France they described him as an incompetent and authoritarian leader. François Péron (1775–1810) and Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779–1841) took on the official expedition narrative, and – for example - Baudin was written out of large parts as landmarks were renamed (
There are no original lists available of the birds collected in Timor, nor are there any publications on Timor, on the 200+ specimens supposedly collected in Timor (
René Maugé was born in 1757 in Cély-en-Bière, in the Seine-et-Marne department near Paris, France. Nothing is known of his life prior to May 1794. In that month, he started work at the
Little is known how far the expedition ventured into the interior of West-Timor during its visit between 22 August and 13 November 1801, but apparently not far (as only daytrips are noted). However, it is known that Maugé lived in a house in Kupang for a while with fellow naturalists including François Péron (
Maugé is often acknowledged as collector on the pedestal undersides, if not mentioned in the descriptive texts by Lesson and Vieillot. Baudin (
Charles Alexandre Lesueur was born on 1 January 1778, in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. At the age of 22, he left France with Le Géographe, ranked as assistant gunner 4th class. He is not specifically mentioned in the various diaries as a bird-collector. However, he did go out collecting with Maugé on Timor on 26 and 29 August. He was hunting ‘macaques’ and maybe also birds (
Stanislaus Levillain (1774–1801) was appointed by Jussieu as a zoologist to the expedition. Levillain also joined Baudin and Maugé on the Caribbean voyage between 1796 and 1798. He actively collected birds when sailing and landing with Le Naturaliste and some of his specimens are still present in the
In ascertaining or clarifying the collecting locality, I considered the available diaries kept by
With the available information on the pedestal underside (see below), the printed (glued on the pedestal) substitute label (added well after the 1850’s), registration books and documents available in Le Havre, it was established that all birds from Timor were only collected during the first visit (most are documented with An XI = arrival with Le Naturaliste (visited only once Timor)). The best proof of this is that Péron kept track of the specimens during the second leg of the voyage and no specimens were entered during the second Timor visit (Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre no 21001).
Taken in account article 76a (ICZN 1999) we find unfortunately, no original notes (e.g. labels), no collector’s notes, no personal communications. For the original description see chapter available information from the specimen. So, we only have the itinerary and the expedition’s narrative (
All birds collected by Maugé arrived on Le Naturaliste in Le Havre, France in one shipment on 7 June 1803. The collection subsequently arrived at the
Specimens returned as skin and were subsequently mounted for the museum showcases. No original tags or collecting lists are known to have been brought back to France (Jansen 2015).
Péron did not only change names given to the various places on the Australian coast but also altered later in works the collectors of the specific specimens (
The specimen information available, part communicated by Péron (and possibly also by Lesueur) personally to the taxidermists, is situated on the pedestal underside, registration books and documents (for example those kept in Le Havre 79054–79127, see
Two of the scientists who survived the expedition, François Péron and Charles Alexandre Lesueur, provided extra information to senior taxidermist, Louis Dufresne, and other
Therefore, I designated in this paper–and therefore correcting this fraud–all specimens as collected by Maugé, despite the mention in the original type-description of Lesueur and Péron as its collectors.
The 52 scientific names published between 1807 and 1855 were executed by Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1), George Cuvier (3), René Primevère Lesson (10), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (10), Louis Pierre Vieillot (25), Johann Georg Wagler (2) and William John Swainson (1). All of them visited the
In 1829, the second collection from Timor arrived in Europe, collected by Salomon Müller employed by the Rijksmuseum of Natuurlijke Historie Leiden (now Naturalis). Müller, collected 178 species (196 specimens) in West-Timor and 14 species (16 specimens) at Semau. The number of type-species is 46 (
Descriptions prior to 1829 are exclusively birds collected on the Baudin expedition. Lesson and Vieillot worked only in the
Today, the largest batch of the surviving 395 specimens, from the original 1,055 specimens from the Baudin expedition, is housed in the
List of bird specimens (skins) collected by René Maugé in Timor. Names of abbreviations:
Species | Lat. Name | Reg. Number Present specimens | Lost | Not found |
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Asian Blue Quail | Synoicus c. chinensis |
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Brogniart / Thouin, Rouen | |
Sunda Collared Dove | Streptopelia bitorquata |
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Barred Dove | Geopelia maugeus |
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Brown-capped Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica timorensis |
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Timor Green Pigeon | Treron psittaceus |
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Rose-crowned Fruit-dove | Ptilinopus regina flavicollis |
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Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis timorensis |
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Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta neglecta |
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Pallid Cuckoo | Heteroscenes pallidus |
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Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | Unknown (Lesson 1830: 147) | ||
Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa frontata | Washington (sent in 1935 now absent) | ||
Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis australis |
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Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis coromandus |
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Great White Egret | Ardea alba modesta | Unknown (Cuvier in |
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Great Frigatebird | Fregata m. minor |
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Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
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Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles |
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Rouen | |
Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea | Rouen | ||
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes |
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Red-backed Buttonquail | Turnix maculosus |
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Australian Pratincole | Stiltia isabella |
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Southern Boobook | Ninox boobook fusca |
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Brown Goshawk | Accipiter fasciatus |
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Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus |
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Brogniart / Thouin, Moulins, |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis bengalensis |
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Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus c. chloris |
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Blois | |
Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus s. sanctus |
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Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher | Todiramphus australasia |
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Spotted Kestrel | Falco moluccensis |
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Marigold Lorikeet | Trichoglossus capistratus | Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy 2013.0.69 |
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Jonquil Parrot | Aprosmictus jonquillaceus |
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Red-cheeked Parrot | Geoffroyus geoffroyi |
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Naturalis | |
Flame-eared Honeyeater | Lichmera flavicans |
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Helmeted Friarbird | Philemon buceroides |
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Streaky-breasted Honeyeater | Meliphaga reticulatus |
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Timor Figbird | Sphecotheres viridis |
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Timor Oriole | Oriolus melanotis |
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Golden Whistler | Pachycephala pectoralis calliope |
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Wallacean Cuckooshrike | Coracina personata |
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White-shouldered Triller | Lalage sueurii |
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Black-faced Woodswallow | Artamus cinereus perspicillatus |
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White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus albiventer |
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Timor Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris |
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Wallacean Drongo | Dicrurus densus |
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Broad-billed Flycatcher | Myiagra ruficollis |
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Red-chested Flowerpecker | Dicaeum maugei |
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Ashy-bellied White-eye | Zosterops citrinella |
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Common Myna | Acridotheres t. tristis | Unknown (illustrated by Lesueur) | ||
Short-tailed Starling | Aplonis minor |
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Orange-sided Thrush | Geokichla peronii |
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Rouen | |
Timor Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis hyacinthinus |
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Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata pyrrhonota |
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White-bellied Bush Chat | Saxicola gutturalis |
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Flame-breasted Sunbird | Cinnyris solaris |
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Black-faced Munia | Lonchura molucca |
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Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata particeps |
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Five-coloured Munia | Lonchura quinticolor |
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Pale-headed Munia | Lonchura pallida |
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Timor Sparrow | Lonchura fuscata |
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Timor Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata |
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Tricolored Parrotfinch | Erythrura tricolor |
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The following list summarizes the information on specimens collected in Timor during the Baudin expedition (1800–1804). The taxonomical order and current names are those according to del Hoyo and Collar (2014, 2016).
The catalogue is structured as follows:
Protonym (original spelling ICZN 1999 art. 31.1.3.)
Author and year of publication
Publication + page (abbreviation)
Type locality (as in the original description)
Valid scientific name + Author
Publication (reference to (type-) publications and corrections of type locality and collector).
Type status
Registration-number (current and old)
Sex / age
Collecting locality
Date
Collector
Information on Pedestal underside and Pedestal label
The type locality has been fixed for all available type specimens to date to the exact collecting locality (article 76 in ICZM 1999).
Coturnix excalfactoria Temminck, 1815, Hist. nat. Gen. des Pig. Liv. 3 – 516 (Batavia, Timor, Moluques, Manilla, Luçon, China, Sumatra).
Synoicus chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus 1766). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal Underside: 1 -- (Sticker) Asie Australe Cvte Le Natte / Expedit. du Captne Baudin / an 11 / 115 / (illegible). 2. -- Coturnix excalfactoria / ♀ Tem / Tet. Chinensis L. / Perd. Chinensis / P. Manillensis Lath. / Excalfactoria chinensis / Timor / 12653 / 417 / (illegible) T. manillensis. Pedestal label: Excalfactoria chinensis / (L.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: No 171 Péron Maugé / Cap Baudin / an 11 / Le Naturaliste / 12647 / Excalfactoria chinensis / Timor / Coturnixchinensis Lath. Pedestal label: Excalfactoria chinensis / (L.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Many individuals were examined by Temminck, including birds from Batavia (Java), Moluccas, Timor, Manilla, Luçon and from China. The Timorese specimens were catalogued around 1854 (
Columba bitorquata Temminck, 1809, Hist. nat. Gen. des Pig. Liv. 86: pl. 40 (l’Inde).
Streptopelia
bitorquata
(Temminck 1809). See
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Australia / L. Naturaliste. / Cap. Baudin / M. Maugé / 11464 Type / Turtur bitorquata / Tem. Pedestal label: Turtur bitorquatus/ (Tem.) / Type / M. Maugé Timor.
In the original description Temminck mentioned that it was described from a single specimen. This specimen was catalogued around 1854 (
Columba Maugei Temminck, 1809, Hist. nat. Gen. des Pig. Liv. 115: pl. 52 (Iles de I’Australe-Asie).
Geopelia
maugeus
(Temminck, 1809). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Cap.ne / Baudin / M. Maugé / an 11 / 11721 / Geopelia Maugei / Tem. Type. Pedestal label: Geopelia Maugei / (Tem.) / Type / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Cap / Baudin / an 12 / M. Maugé / 11722 / Geopelia Maugei / Tem. / Type. Pedestal label: Geopelia maugei / (Tem.) / Type / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE (lost): The information available for the
Two individuals in the
Columba Psittacea Temminck, 1808, Hist. nat. Gen. des Pig. Liv. 28, pl. 4 (Timor, Java).
Treron psittaceus (Temminck, 1808). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / Exp. Capne Baudin / an 11 / 11138 / Treron psittacea / Tem. Pedestal label: Treron psittacea / (Tem.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal label: n. 129 C. psittacea Temminck / tab. 4 / Columbar unicolor / XXXVII 16 / aus Paris 1815 gekauft Dufresne / 118.
SYNTYPE (lost): The information available for the
Temminck examined more than 30 birds in various collections, including specimens from the island of Timor as well as Java, as stated in the original description. The
Ptilinopus flavicollis Bonaparte, 1855, Consp. Gen. Avium 2: 20 (Timor).
Ptilinopus
regina
flavicollis
(Bonaparte, 1855). See
PARALECTOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1. Timor / M. Maugé / Exp. d. la Découverte / an 12 / 11.209 / Ptilopus Ewingii / Gould. 2. =11201 [added with blue pen]. Pedestal label: Ptilopus Ewingii / (Gould.) / Exp. Baudin Timor. (added with pen) Type de Pt. flavicollis / Bp.
PARALECTOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / Exp. de la Découverte / an 12 / 11.199 / Ptilopus Ewingii / Gould / Type de Ch. Bp. Pedestal label: Ptilopus Ewingii / (Gould.) / Exp. Baudin Timor; added with pen: Type de Pt. flavicollis / Bp.
Bonaparte explicitly stated that he described this taxon from specimens in the British Museum and Paris. The
measurements of 122 and 126 mm (average of both wings) were taken from both
Cuculus variegatus Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 8: 224 (Australasie).
Heteroscenes
pallidus
(Latham, 1801). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / 1954 / Cacomantis pallidus / Lath. / Cacomantis variegatus / Vieill. Type. Pedestal label: Cacomantis pallidus / Lath, / M. Maugé / Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / 1956 / Cacomantis pallidus / Lath. Pedestal label: Cacomantis pallidus / (Lath.) / M. Maugé Timor.
Vieillot does not mention the number of birds examined, but his description mentions both adults and immature birds, so clearly more birds were involved. He also does not mention which collection were used, but as most of the birds he examined for his contributions to the Nouveau Dictionnaire d’Histoire Naturelle (1816–19) were housed in the
Cuculus tenuirostris Lesson, 1830, Traité d’Orn. 3: 146–147 (Bengale and Timor).
Cuculus saturatus (Blyth, 1843). – Now.
‘type’ (lost): Relevant line in the type description: Coucou tenuirostre; Cuculus tenuirostris, Mus. de Paris. Variété de Timor. Habite le Bengale (Duvaucel) et Timor (Maugé).
In the registration book drafted around 1854 (
Ardea australis Cuvier, 1831, in Lesson, Traité d’Orn. 8: 572 (no locality).
Ixobrychus
flavicollis
australis
(Cuvier 1831). See
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Exp. Baudin / Ardea flavicollis (Lath.) / A. australis (Cuv.) type / Exp Baudin / 13960 N.C. No 219. Pedestal label: no longer present.
Lesson did not mention the number of specimens examined from the Baudin expedition. The
Ardea
timoriensis
Cuvier, 1831, in
Ardea
alba
modesta
(J. E. Gray, 1831). See
‘type’ (lost). At least one specimen was collected near Kupang Bay, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, West-Timor (10°11'0"S; 123°35'0"E) between 22 August and 13 November 1801, by René Maugé (
Cuvier did not mention how many specimens he examined for his description. He did mention, however, that it originated from Timor with Lesueur as the source. It could not be traced in the
Vanellus gallinaceus Lesson, 1831, Traité d’Orn. 7: 542 (Timor).
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cte Le Natte. / Expedit. du Captne Baudin / an 11 / Timor – Maugé. (Sticker 2) (large part crossed and illegible) / Van gallinaceum / Jard. Et Selb / pl. 24 / (illegible) gallinace / Vanellus gallinaceus Tem. / Ch. Gallinaceus / Wagl. / Timor. Pedestal label: Vanneau gallinace / Vanellus gallinaceus, Jard. Et Selb. / Chetusia gallinacean, G.R. Gr. / Charadrius gallinaecueus, Wagl. / de Timor, par Maugé.
Lesson did not mention how many individuals he examined. Reference is made by Lesson that the type locality was Timor and the collector Maugé. The
Totanus brevipes Vieillot, 1816, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 6: 410 (no locality).
Tringa
brevipes
(Vieillot, 1816). See Cuvier 1829: 521 (note 2),
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cte le Natte / Expedit. du Capitne Baudin / an 11 / Timor p. Mgé / T. brevipes Cuv. (type). Pedestal label: Le Chevalier aux pieds courts / Tringa brevipes. Cuv. / de Timor: par Maugé.
Vieillot referred to a mounted bird. The
Totanus pedestris Lesson, 1831, Traité d’Orn. 7: 552 (Mariannes, Timor).
Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816). –Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cte le Natte / Expedit. du Capitne Baudin / an 11 / Timor p. Mgé / T. brevipes Cuv. (type). Pedestal label: Le Chevalier aux pieds courts / Tringa brevipes. Cuv. / de Timor: par Maugé.
Lesson referred to (a) bird(s) from the Marianas (Quoy and Gaimard), an additional one from the Marianas and the bird from the Baudin expedition. Lesson aged the Maugé bird incorrectly as a young bird. The
Hemipodius maculosus Temminck, 1815, Hist. Nat. Gen. Pigeons Gallinaces 3: 631, 757 (le continent de la Nouvelle-Hollande).
Turnix
maculosus
(Temminck, 1815). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cvtt Le Natte / Expedit. Du Captne Baudin / an XI / 134 / Vieill. (partially illegible) planche 217. 1. 11676 / (illegible) maculatus / Hempidus maculosus (illegible). 2. Turnix maculosus (Tem.). Pedestal label: Turnix maculosa (Tem.) / T. maculata (V.) Type / Exp. Baudin Asie.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: He. maculosus / T. mauchete / male / Vieill. Pl 217 / Oceanie. Pedestal label: Turnix maculosa / Cat. 1. / Hemipodius maculosus / Turnix mouchete / Temm. Pig et Gall. / Viell. Pl. 17 / Oceanie / ♀ / Type / ♂ / 1812. Pedestal label: absent.
SYNTYPE (lost): near Kupang Bay, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, West-Timor (10°11'0"S; 123°35'0"E), between 22 August and 13 November 1801, by René Maugé.
Temminck stated that the Baudin expedition brought back three specimens which entered the
Turnix maculatus Vieillot, 1819, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 35: 47 (Assam).
Turnix
maculosus
Temminck, 1815. See
The three SYNTYPES are the same as Hemipodius maculosus Temminck.
Vieillot refers to the Baudin expedition and an Australian orgin, but not to the number of specimens examined. Vieillot referred to Temminck (1815) for the birds he examined. The three syntypes form part of the type series of Hemipodius maculosus Temminck 1815, as well. The type locality is erroneous (Assam), and therefore corrected and restricted to: West-Timor near Kupang Bay (article 76a.2.A (ICZN 1999)). Vieillot, described this species and named it maculatus or ‘spotted’ (
Glareola isabella Vieillot, 1816, Ana. d’une nouv. orn. élém.: 69 (l’Australasie).
Stiltia
isabella
(Vieillot, 1816). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: n°161 de Péron / asie australe / expédition de découverte / an 11. / Glareola australis / Leach ♂. 3. Glareola grallaria Tem. / Glareola / isabella / Vieill. type / gal. 263. Pedestal label: Glareola grallaria (Tem.) / M. Péron Australie / Gl. isabellina V. (T.).
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: De Péron / No 161 / A. / Glareola isabella Vieillot / Glareola grallaria Temm. / Glareola Australia Leach / F 3 / ♀ / A. Pedestal label: Glareola grallaria ♀ / (Tem.) / M. Péron Australie
Vieillot did not mention the number of specimens he examined. The
Glareola grallaria Temminck, 1820, Man. d’Orn.: 503 (l’Austral-Asie).
Stiltia
isabella
(Vieillot, 1816). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: n°161 de Péron / asie australe / expédition de découverte / an 11. / Glareola australis / Leach ♂. 3. Glareola grallaria Tem. / Glareola / isabella / Vieill. type / gal. 263. Pedestal label: Glareola grallaria (Tem.) / M. Péron Australie / Gl. isabellina V. (T.).
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: De Péron / No 161 / A. / Glareola isabella Vieillot / Glareola grallaria Temm. / Glareola Australia Leach / F 3 / ♀ / A. Pedestal label: Glareola grallaria ♀ / (Tem.) / M. Péron Australie
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Glareola grallaria /♀ Temm Manuel / Cat. N.o 1 / Mus. Par / Australie. Pedestal label: Glareola grallaria ♀ ad: Cat. 1 / Musée de Paris Australie.
Temminck did not mention the number of specimens or in which collection he examined them. The
Ninox fusca Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 7: 22 (Saint-Domingue and Porto-Rico).
Ninox
boobook
fusca
(Vieillot, 1817). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Strix maugei / Tem. / Expédition du Cap. Baudin / en Amérique aux Antilles / tué par Maugé / Strixfusca, Vieillot / L. renseigt d. localit. / me parait fort / douteux / Athene boobook / Lath. / vient / d’Australie / et nondes Antilles / [illegible]. Pedestal label: Athene boobook ♀ / Latham / Maugé Australie.
The type description lists the wrong collecting location (Saint-Domingue and Porto-Rico) and it refers to two specimens. In the catalogue, notes can be found under the old registration number
Both specimens are the only ‘old’ Australian-Timor specimens in the
Strix maugei Temminck, 1823, Planches Coloriees 3: pl. 46 (Antilles).
Ninox
boobook
fusca
(Vieillot, 1817). See
The SYNTYPE is the same as Ninox fusca Vieillot.
Temminck mentioned that the species was present in the
Nisus australis Lesson, 1830, Traité d’Orn. 1: 61 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Accipiter
fasciatus
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Asie Australe / Cvte le Naturaliste / Exp. du Cap. Baudin / an 11 / 656 / jeun d l’annee / Astur torquatus Tem. / Nisus australis (Less.) / Type de Lesson. Pedestal label: Astur torquatus (Tem.) / Nisus australis (Less.) Type / Exp. Baudin, Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Asie Australe / Cvte le Naturaliste / Exp. du Cap. Baudin / an 11 / par Maugé / 660 / Astur torquatus Tem. / Nisus australis (Less.) / Type de Lesson. Pedestal label: Astur torquatus (Tem.) / Nisus australis (Less.) Type / Exp. Baudin, Timor.
Described by Lesson as originating from ‘Nouvelle-Hollande’ or Australia, with Péron as its origin; the number of specimens is not cited. They were the only two specimens in the
Falco torquatus Cuvier, 1821, in Temminck, Planches Coloriees liv. 8: 43, 93 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Accipiter
fasciatus
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827). See
The two SYNTYPES are the same as Nisus australis Lesson.
Cuvier mentioned that specimens were present in both the
Alcedo moluccana Lesson, 1826, Zool. de la Coq. 1: 343 (no locality; the specific epithet suggests Moluccas).
Alcedo atthis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788). – Now.
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / Exp. Cap. Baudin / Cte Natte / 3559 / Alcedo Bengalensis / Gm. Pedestal label: Alcedo bengalensis / (Gm.) / M. Maugé Timor.
Lesson provided no details on where and how many specimens were examined. Given that he only studied birds in the
Alcedo australasia Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 19: 419 (no locality; the specific epithet suggests Australasia).
Now: Todiramphus australasia (Vieillot, 1818). See
HOLOTYPE:
Tag: Halcyon Australasia / Exp. Baudin Timor (Vieill.) / M. Maugé (no 139) other side: Cat. des. gal. 184 (3488).
The type description by Vieillot provides no details as to how many specimens were involved and from which collection they were examined. This specimen was the sole representative of the species up to the early 1900’s (
Psittacus jonquillaceus Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 25: 352 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Now: Aprosmictus jonquillaceus (Vieillot, 1817). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1346 / Platycerque ensanglanté / Platycercus vulneratus / Wagl. / un der types / Wagler. / Exp. De Cap. Baudin / Maugé / C’est de jonquillaceus / Vieillot. (un des types). Pedestal label: Platycercus vulneratus / P. jonguillaceus (V.) T. / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1345 / Platycerque ensanglanté / Platycercus vulneratus Wagl. / Timor (illegible) / Maugé / un der types / Wagler (illegible) / P. jonquillaceus / Vieillot (illegible) types. Pedestal label: Platycercus vulneratus / P. jonquillaceues (V.) T. / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE: NMS_Z 1929.186.12, adult, near Kupang Bay, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, West-Timor (10°11'0"S; 123°35'0"E), between 22 August and 13 November 1801, by René Maugé.
The information available for the
Vieillot referred neither to the number of available specimens nor to the collection where he examined the species. Both
Platycercus vulneratus Wagler, 1832, Monographia Psittacorum: 704 (Timor).
Aprosmictus
jonquillaceus
(Vieillot, 1817). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1346 / Platycerque ensanglanté / Platycercus vulneratus / Wagl. / un der types / Wagler. / Exp. De Cap. Baudin / Maugé / C’est de jonquillaceus / Vieillot. (un des types). Pedestal label: Platycercus vulneratus / P. jonguillaceus (V.) T. / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1345 / Platycerque ensanglanté / Platycercus vulneratus Wagl. / Timor (illegible) / Maugé / un der types / Wagler (illegible) / P. jonquillaceus / Vieillot (illegible) types. Pedestal label: Platycercus vulneratus / P. jonquillaceues (V.) T. / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Wagler did not mention how many specimens he examined, but clearly those in the
Psittacula batavensis Wagler, 1832, Monographia Psittacorum: 624 (Java, Nova Hollandia australi).
Geoffroyus
geoffroyi
(Bechstein, 1811). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Cap. Baudin / 1481 / ♂ / Geoffroyus batavensis / Wagl. / Type (added with pen: Geoffroyus geoffroyigeoffroyi / (Bechstein)). Pedestal label: Geoffroyus batavensis / ♂ / (Wagl.) Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Cap. Baudin / an XI / nº 3 / 1482 / ♀ / Geoffroyus bataviensis / Wagl. / Type. Pedestal label: Geoffroyus batavensis / ♀ / (Wagl.) Exp. Baudin Timor.
These two syntypes were the only two specimens in the
Melithreptus flavicans Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 14: 325 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Lichmera
flavicans
(Vieillot, 1817). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Baudin / Le Naturaliste / Péron et Lesueur / an XI / 10176 No 29 / Ptilotis / flavicans V. / Type. Pedestal label: Ptilotis flavicans / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Cte Naturaliste / Cap. Baudin / an XI / 10177 / Ptilotis flavicans / V. / Type. Pedestal label: Ptilotis flavicans / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Vieillot did not describe how many birds were involved and where they were examined. They were the only two specimens in the
Meliphaga maculata Temminck, 1820, Man. d’Orn. Liv. 5: plate 29, fig. 1 (l’Océanie).
Lichmera
flavicans
(Vieillot, 1817). See
The two SYNTYPES are the same as Melithreptus flavicans Vieillot.
Temminck did not mention the number of specimens he examined in the
Philedon buceroides Swainson, 1837, Anim. Menag.: 325–326 (New Holland).
Philemon
buceroides
Swainson, 1837. See
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Australie / Cette L. Naturaliste / M. Maugé / Capte Baudin / 10.100 / Philemon = / (illegible) = buceroides / P. timoriensis SW / (Mull) Type. Pedestal label: Philemon buceroides (Sw.) / timoriensis (Mull.) Type / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Swainson studied one bird in the
Meliphaga reticulata Temminck, 1824, Planches Coloriees 5: pl. 29, fig. 2 (Timor).
Meliphaga
reticulatus
Temminck, 1824. See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / an XI Baudin / Péron et Lesueur / Le Naturaliste / 10178 / Ptilotis reticulate / (Type) (Tem.). Pedestal label: Ptilotis reticulata / Type (Tem.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Le Naturaliste / Exp. Baudin / Péron et Lesueur / an XI / 10179 / Ptilotis reticulata / Tem. / Type. Pedestal label: Ptilotis reticulata / Type (Tem.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Temminck only mentioned that the species could be found in the
Sphecotera viridis Vieillot, 1816, Ana. d’une nouv. élém. orn.: 68 (l’Australasie).
Sphecotheres
viridis
Vieillot, 1816. See Quoy and Gaimard 1824: 103 and
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aus.C.te Le Nat.te. Expedit. Du Capt Baudin / an 11 / Timor / Maugé (the remainder of the pedestal is faded). Pedestal label: Sphecothere verte, ♂ / Sphectothere viridis / Sphectotherus virescens / Grauculus viridis, Quoy and Gaimard / de Timor, par Maugé.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Pie grieche (illegible) / (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cvtte Le Nat.te / Expedit. Du Capt.te Baudin / an 11 / Sphecothera grisca, Less / Type. Pedestal label: Sphecothere australe / Sphectothera / australis / panicollis / Sw. / Sphectotherus grisea, Less (T.) / Lanius asturinus Geoff. St. H. (T) / Nouvelle-Hollande par Péron et Lesueur.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Pie grieche (illegible) / (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cvtte Le Nat.te / Expedit. Du Capt.te Baudin / an 11 / Sphecothera grisca, Less / Type (illegible) Sphectothere. Pedestal label: Sphecothere verte, ♂ / Sphectothere viridis / Sphectotherus grisea, Less (T.) / Lanius asturnius, Geof. St H. (T) / de Timor, par Péron et Lesueur
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Sphecothere verte (Sticker) Asie Aus.C.te Le Natte. Expedit. Du Cap. Baudin / an 11 / Timor / Maugé / (illegible) colliera Viell / Viello (illegible). Pedestal label: Sphecothere verte, ♂, Vieill. Gal, 147 (T) / Sphectothere viridis / Sphectotherus virescens Vieill. (T.) / Grauculus viridis, Quoy et Gaimard / de Timor, par Maugé.
SYNTYPE (lost). The information available for the
Vieillot did not mention the number of specimens he examined or from which collection. These were the only specimens in the
Sphecothera grisea Lesson, 1830, Traité d’Orn. 5: 351 (terres Australes).
Sphecotheres
viridis
(Vieillot, 1816). See Quoy and Gaimard 1824: 103 and
The five SYNTYPES are the same as Sphecotera viridis Vieillot.
Lesson did not mention the number he examined nor in which collection. The syntypes of Sphecothera grisea are also part of the type series of Sphecothera viridis Vieillot 1816. The type locality is erroneous (terres Australes), and therefore corrected and restricted to: West-Timor, near Kupang Bay (article 76a.2.A (ICZN 1999)). Lesson named this species grisea or ‘grey’ (
Lanius asturinus Lesson, 1830, Traité d’Orn. 5: 351 (terres Australes).
Sphecotheres
viridis
(Vieillot, 1816). See Quoy and Gaimard 1824: 103 and
The five SYNTYPES are the same as Sphecotera viridis Vieillot.
Lesson did not mention the number of specimens he examined or the collection. These were the only specimens in the
Turdus Suerii Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 20: 270 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Lalage
sueurii
(Vieillot, 1818). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Australie / Exp. Baudin / Timor / 9821 / Lalage timoriensis / Turdus sueri / type Vieill. Pedestal label: Lalage timorensis (Mull) / T. sueurii Type (V.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Baudin / Maugé / 9823 / an 11 / >Lalaga timorensis / Mull / L. leucopoea / Type et Vieill. Pedestal label: Lalage timorensis (Mull) / S. leucophaca Type (V.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
This species was only present in the
Sylvia leucophœa Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 11: 189 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Lalage sueurii (Vieillot, 1818). – Now.
The two SYNTYPES are the same as Turdus Suerii Vieillot.
An unknown number of specimens was described by Vieillot. These specimens represent the only two in the registration book (
Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 17: 297 (Timor).
Artamus
cinereus
perspicillatus
(Bonaparte, 1850). See
LECTOTYPE:
Tag: from O. Finsch hand (drafted around 1900): Kat. No 1 ad. Type temminck / Artmaus cinereus Vieill. 1817 / Sharpe Cat. Brit. M. XIII p. 16 / Cabinet
PARALECTOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1 (Sticker) Asie aust. Covtte Le Natte / Expedit. du Captt Baudin / an XI / Timor par Maugé. 2. Lanrayer ligne blanc. 3. Art. luneaus Vieillot juene age / Type de Vieillot / Ocypetrus albovittatus / (illegible) / (illegible) / fig 2. Pedestal label: Le Langrayen a lignes blanches Cuv. / Ocypetrus albo-vittatus Val. Mem.Mus VS Pl 8, 1 / de Timor: par Maugé.
PARALECTOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Sticker: Asie Aust. Cvette Natte / Expedit. Du Cap. Baudin / an XI / Par Maugé. 1. Artamus cinereus / Vieillot / type de Vieillot. Pedestal label: Artamus cinereus / T. (V.) / Maugé Timor.
PARALECTOTYPE: NMS_Z 1929.186.134, adult, near Kupang Bay, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, West-Timor (10°11'0"S; 123°35'0"E), between 22 August and 13 November 1801, by René Maugé.
The information available for the
No original label.
Vieillot only mentioned the type locality and not the number of specimens examined. The
Ocypterus albiventer Lesson, 1831, Traité d’Orn. 5: 370 (Timor).
Artamus
leucorynchus
albiventer
(Lesson, 1831). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie. Aust. Cvte le Natte / Expedit. du. Captne Baudin / au 11 / Timor par Maugé. 2. Lelangrayer / ent.9.f.1. / Lanius leucorhynchos, L. / Artamus leucorhynchos / Vieillot. Pedestal label: Le Langrayen a ventre blanc. / Val. Mem. Mus. VI. Pl. 7. fig. 87? / Lanius leucorhynchos. Lan. Dominicanus. Gm. / De Timor: par Maugé.
SYNTYPE:
Tag: Artamus leucorhynchus albiventris (Lesson) / Timor / (other side) “expedition du Capitaine Baudin / Artamus par Maugé” / “ Langrayen a ventre Blache.
SYNTYPE:
No original label.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal label: N 29 Lanius / 127 / leucorhynchus / Pie-Grieche de Manille / v. pariser Museum / Artamus / leucorhynchus / 1815.
Lesson did not specify how many birds were examined, only that they originated from Timor and were brought back by Maugé. These were the only specimens in the collection until a specimen arrived from the Philippines via Maison Verreaux in 1837 (
Platyrhynchos rufiventris Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 27: 21–22 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Rhipidura
rufiventris
(Vieillot, 1818). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Asie / australe / Timor / Cvtte l. Naturaliste / (Péron) Exp. Baudin / 9417 an 11 / Rhipidura / rufiventris / V. Pedestal label: Rhipidura rufiventris / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Péron et Lesueur / 9418 / Rhipidura rufiventris / Less. Type V. Pedestal label: Rhipidura rufiventris / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Vieillot did not specify how many specimens were in the
Platyrynchos ruficollis Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 27: 13 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Myiagra
ruficollis
(Vieillot, 1818). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Cvtte le Naturaliste / Exp. Baudin / an 11 / 9349 / Myiagra rufigula / (illegible) Vieill. / (V). Pedestal label: Myiagra ruficollis / (V.) / Exp. Baudin Timor
SYNTYPE: NMS_Z 1819.20.1.67., adult male, near Kupang Bay, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, West-Timor (10°11'0"S; 123°35'0"E), between 22 August and 13 November 1801, by René Maugé.
The information available for the
Vieillot did not specify how many specimens were present in the
Dicæum Maugei Lesson, 1830, Traité d’Orn. 4: 303 (Timor).
Dicaeum maugei (Lesson, 1830). – Now.
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / par M. Maugé / Dicaeum maugei / type (Less.) / 10423. Pedestal label: Dicaeeum hirundinaceum / (Shaw) / Exp. Baudin Australie
Lesson did not say how many specimens he examined, only refering to a female collected by Maugé. This female was the sole specimen from the Baudin expedition that entered the registration book around 1854 (
Sylvia australasiae Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 11: 235 (l’Australasie).
Zosterops
citrinella
(Bonaparte, 1850). See
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Exp. Du cap. Baudin / Timor / Maugé an 11 / Zosterops citronella / (Mull.) / 10293. Pedestal label: Zosterops citrinella / (Mull) / M. Maugé Timor.
Vieillot did not specify how many specimens he had studied. This bird is the only specimen that had entered the registration books around 1854 (
Turdus peronii Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 10: 212 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Geokichla
peronii
(Vieillot, 1817). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / Exp. Baudin / an 11 / 8394 / Geocichla peroni / Type V. Pedestal label: Geocichla peronii / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Baudin / M. Maugé an 11 / 8393 / Geocichla peroni / Type V. Pedestal label: Geocichla peronii / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal label: 12210 (alte no 1815.XXXVII.32) / Geoleichla / Turdulus peronii o esp? / Australie?? (Timor) / last line illegible. Old tag: 1815.XXXII.32 / (144) / Turdus peronii Vieill. / Neu Holland? / Von Dufresne gekft.
Vieillot did not describe how many specimens were available to him when preparing the species description. The two
Turdus Novœ Hollandiœ Lesson, 1831, Traite d’Orn. 6: 411 (no locality; the specific epithet suggests Nouvelle Hollande).
Geokichla peronii (Vieillot, 1817). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / M. Maugé / Exp. Baudin / an 11 / 8394 / Geocichla peroni / Type V. Pedestal label: Geocichla peronii / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Baudin / M. Maugé an 11 / 8393 / Geocichla peroni / Type V. Pedestal label: Geocichla peronii / Type (Vieill.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Lesson did not mention the number of specimens examined. The two
Muscicapa hyacinthina Temminck, 1820, Planches Coloriees 3: 119 (Timor).
Cyornis hyacinthinus (Temminck, 1820). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Baudin / Lesueur / 9861 / ♂ / Siphia / Cyornis / hyacintina / Mnacyanea / Tem. / Typ. de Vieillot. Pedestal label: Siphia hyacinthina ♂ / Type (Tem.) / Exp. Baudin Timor
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Timor / Exp. Baudin / Lesueur / 9862 / ♀ / Spihia / Cyornis / hyacintina / Tem. / Typ. de Vieillot. Pedestal label: Siphia hyacinthina ♀ / Type (Tem.) / Exp. Baudin Timor.
Temminck did not mention the number of specimens he examined in the
Muscicapa cyanea Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 21: 447 (no locality).
Cyornis
hyacinthinus
(Temminck, 1820). See
The two SYNTYPES are the same as Muscicapa hyacinthina Temminck.
Vieillot did not record how many specimens were available to him when examening the species. The two syntypes are the only specimens of this taxon that where registered (
Œnanthe pyrrhonota Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 21: 428 (Nouvelle Hollande).
Saxicola
caprata
pyrrhonota
(Vieillot, 1818). See
‘type’ (lost). Specimen
A single bird was selected and described by Vieillot; a female. However, this bird is no longer present. Unknown if the bird, that ended up in
Œnanthe gutturalis Vieillot, 1818, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 21: 421 (Nouvelle-Hollande).
Saxicola
gutturalis
(Vieillot, 1818). See
HOLOTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie aust. Cvtte le Natte / Expedit. du captne Baudin / an 11 / N. tr. Par Lesueur. 2. Sylvia? / Vieill. / type d. Vieillot. Pedestal label: Traquent a gorge blanche, o. / Saxicola gutturalis. / Sylviagutturalis, Vieill. (T) / de la Nouvelle-Hollande (?) / par Péron et Lesueur / = Oreica melanoleuca (Vieil.) ♀.
A single bird was selected and described by Vieillot; a female. Three other Baudin expedition birds still exists (female,
Loxia variegata Vieillot, 1807, Ois. Chant.: 82 (Moluccas).
Lonchura molucca (Linnaeus, 1766). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1 (Sticker) (illegible) Cvte Le Natte / expedit. Du Capte Baudin / an XI Timor mer / Maugé. 2. Vieill. / variegate V / Munia (illegible). Pedestal label: Muniavariegata / (V.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Asie austr. Cvte Le Natte / expedit. du Capt Baudin / an XI Timor par / Maugé L. variegate. 2. Vieillot Ois Chat N 3 / Loxia variegate / Munia variegata / V. Pedestal label: Muniavariegata / (V.) / M. Maugé Timor.
Vieillot did not mention the number of specimens he examined or which collections he used to describe the species. The two specimens in the
Loxia atricapilla Vieillot, 1807, Ois. Chant.: 84 (Les Grandes Indes).
Lonchura punctulata particeps (Riley, 1920). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside:
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Munia / punctularia / Timor / Maugé / an X. Pedestal label: Munia punctularia / (L.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE (lost): Specimen
SYNTYPE (lost). The information available for the
The original description does not indicate how many specimens were involved, only that the species was described from the
Loxia quinticolor Vieillot, 1807, Ois. Chant.: 85 (Timor).
Lonchura quinticolor (Vieillot, 1807). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker): Asie Aust Cvtte Le Natte / Loxia quinticolor, Vieill. / Expedit. du Capne Baudin / an 11 Timor / Maugé. 2. Munia quinticolor (V.). Pedestal label: Munia quinticolor ♂ / (V.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cvtte le Natte / Loxia quinticolor / Expedit. du Catne Baudin / an 11 Timor / Vieill. / Maugé. 2. Munia quinticolor (V.). Pedestal label: Munia quinticolor ♂ / ((V.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal label: Amadina quinticolor / 1815 XXXVI – 117 / Von Pariser Mus. In kauf / Molukken / no 121.
SYNTYPE (lost): The bird is documented in a
The number of specimens is not mentioned in the type-description nor is the collection mentioned. The two
Loxia fuscata Vieillot, 1807, Ois. Chant.: 95 (Timor).
Lonchura fuscata (Vieillot, 1807). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: 1. (Sticker) Asie austr. Cvte le Natte / expedit. du Capte Baudin / an XI du Moluques / Padda brun. 2. (illegible) 95 pl 62 / Padda fuscata Vieill. / Loxia. Pedestal label: Padda fuscata / (V.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: (Sticker) Asie Aust. Cvtte Natte / Expedit. Du Capten Baudin. an 11 / le Padde brun ♂. 1. Loxia fuscataPadda (vieill.) pl 45. Pedestal label: Padda fuscata / ♂ / (V.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Loxia madagascar / Padda / Sticker: Asie Aust. Cvtte Natte / Expedit. De Capt Baud / An XI Timor / ♀ Maugé. Pedestal label: not present.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal label: Amadina fuscata Gray / 1815-XXXVII-38 (153) / Dufresne gekft.
SYNTYPE (lost). The information available for the
The number of specimens is not mentioned by Vieillot (1807: 95), but the descriptions of a male, female and first year birds indicate multiple specimens. The three
Fringilla guttata Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 12: 233 (îles Moluques).
Taeniopygia
guttata
(Vieillot, 1817). See
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Taeniopygia insularis / (Wall) / Maugé / M. Maugé / an 11 Timor / Exp. du Cne Baudin. Pedestal label: Taeniopygia insularis / (Wall.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Taeniopygia / insularis (Wall) / Maugé / Timor / an 11 / Exp. du Capne / Baudin. Pedestal label: Taeniopygia insularis / (Wall.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Taeniopygia / insularis (Wall.) / Exped. du Maugé / Cne Baudin Timor / an 11. Pedestal label: Taeniopygia insularis / (Wall.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Taeniopygia / insularis (Wall.) / Maugé Timor / an 11 / Exp. Cne / Baudin. Pedestal label: Taeniopygia insularis / (Wall.) / M. Maugé Timor.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal label: 1815 XXXVII 24 / Amadina castanotis Gould fem. / Von Lalande gekft / Molukken / 305.
SYNTYPE (lost). The information available for the
SYNTYPE (lost). The information available for the
The number of specimens is not mentioned by Vieillot, but the descriptions of a male, female and first year birds indicate multiple specimens. The four Baudin expedition birds are the only specimens that had entered the registration books around 1854 (
Fringilla tricolor Vieillot, 1817, Nouv. Dict. Nat. éd. 12: 233 (Timor).
Now: Erythrura tricolor (Vieillot, 1817). – Now.
SYNTYPE:
Pedestal underside: Erythrura tricolor / Mr Maugé ♂ (V.) / Timor / acq. Temminck. Pedestal label: Erythrura tricolor / V. / M. Maugé Timor.
The number of specimens was not specified by Vieillot, but he does mention a difference between the male and female. There was only one specimen noted in the inventory catalogue (
Although no lists or diary entries exist on the bird specimens collected in Timor, this paper aims to give final clarity regarding type-specimens and type localities. The Maugé collection provides us with a rare view of the biodiversity of the location where the city of Kupang now stands. It is the largest city and port on the island of Timor, with an estimated population of 350.000 in 2011.
During his visit to Timor in 1801, René Maugé collected at least 153 specimens (61 species) (table 1). To date, 117 specimens still exist and are held in five European collections; the
There is a possibility that additional specimens collected by Maugé on Timor may still be found and the author urges others to continue searching for such material.
My thanks a due to the curators, volunteers and all other people involved with the Baudin expedition: Patrick Boussès, Jérôme Fuchs, Anne Previato and Claire Voisin (