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Carl Hunstein (1843 — March 13, 1888) was a German ornithologist and plant collector. Hunstein was born in Homberg, Germany. He emigrated to America, then relocated to New Zealand. From 1885 until his death, he was employed by the German New Guinea Company.〔(Nationaal Herbarium Nederland ) Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors〕 He was a successful discoverer of new species of birds-of-paradise, such as the: * Brown sicklebill (''Epimachus meyeri'' Finsch), named in honor of Adolf Bernard Meyer.〔(Biodiversity Mongabay ) Epimachus meyeri〕 * Stephanie's astrapia (''Astrapia stephaniae'' Finsch & A.B. Meyer), named in honor of Princess Stéphanie of Belgium.〔(Biodiversity Mongabay ) Astrapia stephaniae〕 * Blue bird-of-paradise (''Paradisaea rudolphi'' Finsch), named in honor of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria.〔(Beautyofbirds, formerly Avianweb ) Paradisaea rudolph〕 * Emperor bird-of-paradise (''Paradisaea guilielmi'' Cabanis).〔(Flora Fauna News ) Paradisaea guilielmi〕 Hunstein lost his life when a tidal wave, caused by an submarine volcano, hit the coast of New Britain of the Bismarck Archipelago.〔() (27 March 1888) Tidal Wave at New Britain National Library of Australia, The Brisbane Courier, page 5.〕〔(Trove Digitalised newspapers and more ) The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933).〕 He is commemorated in New Guinea by the Hunstein Mountains and the Hunstein Forest, and in plants and animals including the Hunstein's mannikin (''Lonchura hunsteini''), ''Cyathea hunsteiniana'' and ''Araucaria hunsteinii''.〔(Ecology of Indonesian Papua Part One ) edited by Andrew J. Marshall, Bruce M. Beehler〕〔(Google Books ) A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.) by Aljos Farjon〕〔(Google Books ) Birds by Richard Bowdler Sharpe〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carl Hunstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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