A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company
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A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company is a 19th-century ornithological reference work by Thomas Horsfield documenting and classifying the bird specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584131 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company Context triple: [Thomas Horsfield, notableWork, A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company]
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A.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
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B.
The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
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C.
Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds
Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds is a comprehensive avian pathology reference work written in prison by Robert Stroud, the “Birdman of Alcatraz,” detailing the diagnosis and treatment of bird illnesses.
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D.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds is a comprehensive ornithological reference work detailing the nesting habits and egg characteristics of bird species found in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company Target entity description: A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company is a 19th-century ornithological reference work by Thomas Horsfield documenting and classifying the bird specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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A.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
-
B.
The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
-
C.
Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds
Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds is a comprehensive avian pathology reference work written in prison by Robert Stroud, the “Birdman of Alcatraz,” detailing the diagnosis and treatment of bird illnesses.
-
D.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds is a comprehensive ornithological reference work detailing the nesting habits and egg characteristics of bird species found in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
A Catalogue of British Plants
A Catalogue of British Plants is a 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically lists and describes plant species found in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ornithological reference work ⓘ scientific catalogue ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
East India Company Museum
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surface form:
Museum of the East India Company
|
| associatedWith |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| author | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| describesCollectionOf | bird specimens in the East India Company Museum ⓘ |
| documents | bird species from territories connected with the East India Company ⓘ |
| field |
taxonomy
ⓘ
zoology ⓘ |
| genre | ornithology ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
classification of bird species
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documentation of museum bird specimens ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| placeOfContext | British Empire ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationEra | Victorian era ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of ornithology
ⓘ
natural history collections ⓘ |
| subject |
avian specimens
ⓘ
birds ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | museum catalogue ⓘ |
| usedFor |
scientific reference
ⓘ
taxonomic study ⓘ |
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