Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum
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Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum is a 19th-century zoological monograph that systematically documents and classifies the bat specimens held in the British Museum’s natural history collections.
All labels observed (1)
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| Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7241537 — 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: Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum Context triple: [George Edward Dobson, hasWritten, Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum]
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A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company
"A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company" is a 19th-century zoological reference work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the mammal specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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B.
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the East-India Company
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the East-India Company is a 19th-century entomological work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the butterfly and moth specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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C.
Mammalian Species
Mammalian Species is a peer-reviewed scientific series that provides detailed taxonomic and biological accounts of individual mammal species worldwide.
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D.
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company
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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E.
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands is a 19th-century natural history work documenting the fauna of Java and surrounding regions, notable for its detailed descriptions and illustrations of many Southeast Asian species.
- 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: Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum Target entity description: Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum is a 19th-century zoological monograph that systematically documents and classifies the bat specimens held in the British Museum’s natural history collections.
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A.
A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company
"A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company" is a 19th-century zoological reference work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the mammal specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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B.
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the East-India Company
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the East-India Company is a 19th-century entomological work by Thomas Horsfield that systematically documents and describes the butterfly and moth specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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C.
Mammalian Species
Mammalian Species is a peer-reviewed scientific series that provides detailed taxonomic and biological accounts of individual mammal species worldwide.
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D.
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company
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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E.
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands is a 19th-century natural history work documenting the fauna of Java and surrounding regions, notable for its detailed descriptions and illustrations of many Southeast Asian species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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scientific catalogue ⓘ zoological monograph ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | British Museum (Natural History) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionHolder | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsInformationOn |
geographical distribution of bats
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museum accession data ⓘ species names ⓘ synonymy ⓘ |
| describesCollection | bat specimens in the British Museum ⓘ |
| documents |
bat specimens
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species of Chiroptera ⓘ |
| field |
systematics
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taxonomy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | natural history collections ⓘ |
| genre |
museum catalogue
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
classification tables
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morphological descriptions ⓘ species descriptions ⓘ specimen lists ⓘ taxonomic keys ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
naturalists
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scientific community ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | Natural history collections of the British Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chiroptera
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bats ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
systematic documentation of bat specimens
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taxonomic classification of Chiroptera ⓘ |
| records | museum specimen data ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy | mammalogy ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | reference work ⓘ |
| usedBy |
mammalogists
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taxonomists ⓘ zoologists ⓘ |
| workType | printed catalogue ⓘ |
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Subject: Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum Description of subject: Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum is a 19th-century zoological monograph that systematically documents and classifies the bat specimens held in the British Museum’s natural history collections.
Referenced by (2)
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George Edward Dobson
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hasWritten
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Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum
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George Edward Dobson
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notableWork
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Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum
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