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This is a list of the taxonomic contributions of Major Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton. ==Mammal Specimens in the Powell-Cotton Museum== The natural history specimens and cultural objects collected by Major Powell-Cotton (1866–1940) on his expeditions to Africa and Asia are finely preserved in the Powell-Cotton Museum.〔A Brief Introduction of the Powell-Cotton Museum, http://www.quexmuseum.org/home/copy-of-admission-and-opening-times.aspx〕 According to the Mammal Catalogue produced by the Powell-Cotton Museum,〔Courtesy of Keith Dunmall of the Powell-Cotton Museum.〕 the species of over 6400 specimens (more than 230 species) preserved in the Museum belong to the following 42 families and 149 genera: :Families: Anomaluridae, Bathyergidae, Bovidae, Canidae, Cercopithecidae, Cervidae, Cricetidae, Cryeteropodidae, Ctenodactylidae, Elephantidae, Equidae, Felidae, Galagonidae, Giraffidae, Gliridae, Hippopotamidae, Hipposideridae, Hyaenidae, Hystricidae, Leporidae, Lorisidae, Macroscelididae, Manidae, Muridae, Mustelidae, Nycteridae, Ochotonidae, Pedetidae, Pongidae, Potamogalidae, Procaviidae, Pteropodiae, Rhinocerotidae, Sciuridae, Soricidae, Suidae, Thryonomyidae, Tragulidae, Trichechidae, Ursidae, Vespertilionidae and Viverridae. :Genera: Acinonyx, Addax, Aepyceros, Alcelaphus, Allenopithecus, Ammodorcas, Ammotragus, Anomalurus, Antidorcas, Antilope, Aonyx, Atherurus, Atilax, Bdeogale, Bos, Boselaphas, Bubalus, Canis, Capra, Capricornis, Cephalophus, Ceratotherium, Cercocebus, Cercopithecus, Cervus, Colobus, Connochaetes, Cricetomys, Crocidura, Crocuta, Crossarchus, Cryptomys, Ctenodactylus, Cynictis, Damaliscus, Dendrohyrax, Dicerus, Dorcatragus, Equus, Erythrocebus, Euoticus, Felis, Fennecus, Funisciurus, Galago, Galagoides, Gazella, Genetta, Gerbillus, Giraffa, Gorilla, Graphiurus, Heliosciurus, Helogale, Hemitragus, Herpestes, Heterohyrax, Hippopotamus, Hipposideros, Hippotragus, Hyaena, Hybomys, Hyemoschus, Hylochoerus, Hypsignathus, Hystrix, Ichneumia, Ictonyx, Kobus, Lemniscomys, Lepus, Litocranius, Loxodonta, Lutra, Lycaon, Macaca, Macroscelides, Madoqua, Malacomys, Mandrillus, Manis, Marmota, Mellivora, Melursus, Miopithecus, Moschus, Mungos, Mustela, Myonycteris, Myosciurus, Nandinia, Nemorhaedus, Neotragus, Nycteris, Ochotona, Octocyon, Oenomys, Okapia, Oreotragus, Orycteropus, Oryx, Otolemur, Ourebia, Ovis, Paguma, Pan, Panthera, Pantholops, Papio, Paraxerus, Pedetes, Pelea, Perodiciticus, Petaurista, Phacochoerus, Phacohoerus, Poecilogale, Poiana, Potamogale, Potomocherus, Praomys, Presbytis, Procapra, Procavia, Proteles, Protoxeros, Psammomys, Pseudois, Raphiceros, Redunca, Rupicapra, Scotoecus, Scotophilus, Selenarctos, Sus, Sylvicapra, Syncerus, Tatera, Tetracerus, Thamnomys, Theropithecus, Thryonomys, Tragelaphus, Trichechus, Ursus, Viverrra, Vulpes, Xerus and Zenkerella. The majority of the specimens fall within the scope of the genera Alcelaphus, Anomalurus, Cephalophus, Cercocebus, Cercopithecus, Colobus, Euoticus, Felis, Gazella, Gorilla, Kobus, Pan, Redunca, Sylvicapra, Syncerus and Tragelaphuse (number of the specimens exceeds 100). And, except the two presented specimens of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) collected in Swiss Alps in 1905, all the mammal specimens in the Powell-Cotton Museum were collected in Africa and Asia at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, which came from the following countries or regions: Abyssinia, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea, India, Kashmir, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Ogaden, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tibet, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The large mammal specimen collection was built up on the basis of Powell-Cotton’s forty years’ exploration in Africa and the Indian subcontinent, which is helpful in conducting taxonomic, zoological, ethnobiological/ethnomedical and ethnographic studies.〔Richard Crowhurst, "Quex House and the Powell-Cotton Museum", http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/museums/quex.shtml〕 The mammal type specimens identified from the total specimens are listed as follows:〔Courtesy of Keith Dunmall and Hazel Basford of the Powell-Cotton Museum. The listed subspecies are followed by their junior synonyms.〕 :Hartebeest :Acelaphus buselaphus rahatensis :African Buffalo :Bos brachyceros cottoni (Lydekker, 1907) :White Rhino :Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker, 1908) :Colobus (colobus) palliates cottoni :Monkey :Colobus (guooesa) matshiei dodingae :Colobus (Pliocolobus) powelli :B/W Colobus :Colobus angolensis cottoni (Lydekker, 1905) :Blue Wildebeest :Connochaetes taurinus mattosi (Blaine, 1925) :Wild Ass :Equus africanus africanus dianae (Dollman, 1935) :Giraffe :Giraffa camelopardalis cottoni (Lydekker, 1904) :Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi (Lydekker, 1903) :Roan Antelope :Hippotragus equines cottoni (Dollman and Burlace, 1928) :Water Chevrotain :Hyemaschus aquaticum cottoni (Lydekker, 1906) :Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa hawashensis (Matshcie, 1910) :Kobus ellipsiprymnus harnieri cottoni (Matshcie, 1910) :Kobus ellipsiprymnus harnieri dianae (Matshcie, 1910) :Waterbuck :Kobus ellipsiprymnus pallidus (Matschie, 1910) :Kobus ellipsiprymnus thikae (Matschie, 1910) :Honey Badger :Mellivora capensis cottoni (Lydekker, 1906) :Oribi :Ourebia ourebi cottoni :Bush Pig :Potamochaerus koiropotamus cottoni (Pinfold, 1928) :Reedbuck :Redunca redunca cottoni :Common Reedbuck :Redunca redunca cottoni (Rothschild, 1902) :White Rhinoceros :Ceratotherium simus cottoni (Lydekker, 1908) :Cape Buffalo :Syncerus caffer cottoni :Tragelaphus dianae sassae :Bushbuck :Tragelaphus locorinae laticeps :Tragelaphus scriptus cottoni (Matschie, 1912) :Tragelaphus scriptus makalae (Matschie, 1912) :Tragelaphus scriptus powelli (Matschie, 1912) :Greater Kudu :Tragelaphus strepsiceros cottoni (Dollman and Burlace, 1928) The mammal species named after Major P. H. G. Powell-Cotton can be distinguished by the subspecies name “cottoni” or “powelli”. The specimens collected by Major P. H. G. Powell-Cotton play an important role in scientific studies because the existence of some of the cottoni species are in danger now, for example, the B/W Colobus (Colobus angolensis cottoni) was rated “Least Concern” in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species published in 2008.〔“Colobus angolensis ssp. cottoni”, http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/5142/0〕 The accounts of Major P. H. G. Powell-Cotton’s specimen collection activities can be found in his books and articles. And, there is no difference between some of his writings and adventure stories. For example, in Black rhinoceros hunting which is included in Big Game Shooting in Africa, he vividly recorded the hunting of a black Rhino: :''To my consternation I then saw the second gun-bearer, a most erratic shot, raising his rifle, from which I knew Bedoni was quite as likely to get the bullet as the Rhino. My shout of protest was too late; the report rang out, but mercifully the shot went aground, while at the same moment Bedoni lost his footing and fell just in front of the beast which blundered onwards straight over his outstretched form. His teeth were chattering and his wrist was badly bruised by the animal's foot, but otherwise there was no sign of damage, and in a few moments we were steadied enough to look for our quarry lying motionless close by.〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. "Black rhinoceros hunting". In: H. C. Maydon (Ed.), Big Game Shooting in Africa (London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1932), pp. 115-119.〕 '' Aside from the two books titled “A Sporting Trip through Abyssinia” (1902)〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. A Sporting Trip through Abyssinia (London: Rowland Ward, 1902).〕 and “In Unknown Africa” (1904) 〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. In Unknown Africa: a narrative of twenty months travel and sport in unknown lands and among new tribes (London: Hurst and Blackett, 1904).〕 and the book chapter titled “Black rhinoceros hunting”, his writings were published in journals and magazines, including The Antiquaries Journal (e.g. vol. 4, no. 3, 1924),〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. "The Birchington hoard", The Antiquaries Journal, 4 (1924), pp. 220-6.〕 The Geographical Journal (vol. 30, 1907),〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. "A journey through the Eastern portion of the Congo State", The Geographical Journal, 30 (1907), pp. 371-382.〕 Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire (e.g. Jan. 1937),〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. "The North African hartebeest ", Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire, (1937), pp. 65-6.〕 Journal of the Royal African Society (e.g. vol. 7, 1907),〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. "Notes on a journey through the great ituri forest", Journal of the Royal African Society, 7 (1907), pp. 1-12.〕 The Wide World Magazine (e.g. Feb. 1904) and Man (e.g. vol. 29, 1929).〔P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. "Notes on crossbows and arrows from French Equatorial Africa", Man, 29 (1929), pp. 1-3.〕 The content of these writings includes the records of mammal hunting, accounts of the biological characteristics of mammals and descriptions of local (primarily African) culture and nature. 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「Taxonomic contributions of Major P. H. G. Powell-Cotton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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