Dicrurus paradiseus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Wilson, John-James, 2021, Birds from Sumatra given by Sir Stamford Raffles to Lord Stanley: links to names, types and drawings, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 141 (1), pp. 39-49 : 44-46

2148. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Listed as Lanius malabaricus ȱ Lathamȱ withȱ noȱ notesȱ byȱ Rafflesȱ(1822)ȱ andȱ Stanleyȱ usedȱ theȱ same name for an unsexed specimen in 1825. Stanley later annotated his catalogue entry with ‘ Edolius retifer of Temminck’, following the synonyms listed in Vigors’ catalogue

(Rafflesȱ1830).ȱLackȱofȱaȱtraceableȱspecimenȱinȱNML,ȱorȱaȱnumberȱinȱMoore’sȱstockȱbooks,ȱ suggests it was not part of the 1851 bequest.