The occurrence of Alca torda torda (Lin) in Malta

Dr. C.B. Ticehurst classified separately the British razorbills from Swedish and Greenland birds under the name brittanica on account of their smaller size. This name was accepted by the British List Committee in 1937. It was later discovered that Iceland rozarbills were small in size like the Briti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vella Gaffiero, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Malta Ornithological Society 1973
Subjects:
Birds > Malta
Razor-billed auk > Malta
Alca
Alcidae
Charadriiformes
Greenland
Alca torda
Iceland
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/40132
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Summary:Dr. C.B. Ticehurst classified separately the British razorbills from Swedish and Greenland birds under the name brittanica on account of their smaller size. This name was accepted by the British List Committee in 1937. It was later discovered that Iceland rozarbills were small in size like the British population and therefore Brehm's type of islandica, which had been obtained in southern Iceland in 1931, took precedence over britannica. N/A

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