[AMNH Birds Skin-298202] Buteo lineatus alleni - Erroneous Locality

[KenBlankenship]

Forshala Lake (also spelled "Forshalee") was, in fact, in the Red Hills plantation belt where many specimens were taken in Thomasville, GA and other areas of Thomas, Grady, and Brooks Counties in that state. However, it actually lies about 2.5 miles south of the border, in Leon County, Florida at 30.639095, -84.111996.

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You can view the original detail page on VertNet. Here are the original record contents:

Term	Value
Modified	2013-08-20
Language	en
InstitutionID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925
CollectionID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34926
InstitutionCode	AMNH
CollectionCode	Birds
BasisOfRecord	PreservedSpecimen
OccurrenceID	urn:catalog:AMNH:Birds:Skin-298202
CatalogNumber	Skin-298202
RecordedBy	H. W. Sage
IndividualCount	1
Sex	female
EstablishmentMeans	native
OccurrenceStatus	present
Preparations	skin
Disposition	in collection
EventDate	1932-11-30
StartDayOfYear	335
EndDayOfYear	335
Year	1932
Month	11
Day	30
VerbatimEventDate	11/30/1932
HigherGeography	;;Georgia;;;;;
Continent	North America
Country	United States
CountryCode	US
StateProvince	Georgia
Locality	Forshala Lake, Thomasville
VerbatimLocality	Forshala Lake, Thomasville
ScientificName	Buteo lineatus alleni
HigherClassification	Animalia;Chordata;Aves;Accipitriformes;Accipitridae;Buteo
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae
Genus	Buteo
SpecificEpithet	lineatus
InfraspecificEpithet	alleni
TaxonRank	subspecies
NomenclaturalCode	ICZN

[Samizdat2003]

Thanks. I see this spelled as "Foshalee Lake" without the "r." We also have two birds recorded as being from "F'orshala Plantation, Thomasville, Ga." Presumably these are also likely from Leon County, from the location now referred to as Foshalee Plantation, correct?

[KenBlankenship]

Yes, I would imagine so. It has been a long time since I wrote that note in VertNet, but if I recall correctly it was a case in which the plantation (Foshalee) is located just over the state line in Florida. It is possible -- indeed, likely -- that the collector(s) were on some kind of small-scale expedition to longleaf pine plantations, but were based out of Thomasville. I could see where a collection of specimens might be passed on to an institution years later, and during recataloging the curator might see an original tag with "F'orshalee" on it (a strange and unknown name) and simply label those few birds with the locality where the specimens came from. All speculation, though.

KB

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On Jan 12, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Samizdat2003 notifications@github.com wrote:

Thanks. I see this spelled as "Foshalee Lake" without the "r." We also have two birds recorded as being from "F'orshala Plantation, Thomasville, Ga." Presumably these are also likely from Leon County, from the location now referred to as Foshalee Plantation, correct?

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