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Stanley|ˈstænlɪ|
The name of Edward Smith Stanley (1775–1851), 13th Earl of Derby, zoologist, used attrib. to denote birds named in his honour, as Stanley bustard, a large black and brown bustard, Neotis denhami (formerly Otis stanleyi), native to south-eastern Africa; Stanley crane = paradise crane s.v. paradise n. 8; (Tetrapteryx paradisea, formerly Anthropoides stanleyanus).
1831J. E. Gray Zool. Misc. 12 Stanley Bustard. Otis Stanleyi. Above vermiculated, black and white. 1884R. B. Sharpe Layard's Birds S. Afr. (ed. 2) 634 Stanley Bustard..is common in the northern portions of the colony. 1912J. Stevenson-Hamilton Anim. Life Afr. xvii. 273 The Stanley Bustard..is partial to..the high country of East and South Africa. 1979K. B. Newman Birdlife in S. Afr. xii. 134/2 Both the Kori Bustard and the second largest, the Stanley Bustard, perform rather grand courtship displays.
1867E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 303 The ‘Stanley’ or ‘Blue’ Crane is not abundant in any locality. 1937N. & Q. 19 June 450/2 A Stanley Crane, elegant in dove-like grey. 1958[see paradise crane s.v. paradise n. 8]. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xi. 187 Our blue crane is also known as the Stanley crane. It belongs only to South Africa. |