Stray Feathers (ornithological journal)
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Stray Feathers was a 19th-century ornithological journal founded and edited by Allan Octavian Hume that focused on the birds of India and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stray Feathers (ornithological journal) canonical | 1 |
| journal Stray Feathers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stray Feathers (ornithological journal) Context triple: [Allan Octavian Hume, notableWork, Stray Feathers (ornithological journal)]
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The Life of Birds
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All About Birds
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C.
The Threatened Swan
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- 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: Stray Feathers (ornithological journal) Target entity description: Stray Feathers was a 19th-century ornithological journal founded and edited by Allan Octavian Hume that focused on the birds of India and surrounding regions.
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A.
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.
-
B.
All About Birds
All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
-
C.
The Threatened Swan
The Threatened Swan is a famous 17th-century Dutch painting by Jan Asselijn depicting a defensive swan, often interpreted as a political allegory, and is one of the notable works housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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D.
The Bluebird Is at Home
The Bluebird Is at Home is a memoir by American philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, reflecting on her life, experiences, and observations of high society.
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E.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century journal
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ornithological journal ⓘ scientific journal ⓘ |
| aim | to document the birds of India and neighbouring regions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allan Octavian Hume
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history of Indian ornithology ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| contains |
faunistic notes
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field observations ⓘ regional avifaunal surveys ⓘ species lists ⓘ taxonomic descriptions of birds ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | British India ⓘ |
| discipline | bird studies ⓘ |
| editedBy | Allan Octavian Hume ⓘ |
| endPublicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| field | ornithology ⓘ |
| focus |
birds of India
ⓘ
birds of South Asia ⓘ birds of surrounding regions of India ⓘ |
| format | print journal ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Allan Octavian Hume ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Central Asia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| hasAbbreviation | Stray Feath. ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Eugene William Oates
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Henry Edwin Barnes ⓘ William Thomas Blanford ⓘ other 19th-century ornithologists in India ⓘ |
| hasDigitizedCopies | available in some online biodiversity libraries ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct journal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to taxonomy of Asian birds
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early documentation of Indian avifauna ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | later Indian ornithological periodicals ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | irregular ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1873–1888 ⓘ |
| publisherRoleOf | Allan Octavian Hume ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| title | Stray Feathers ⓘ |
| typeOfContent | peer-communicated observations rather than formal peer review ⓘ |
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journal Stray Feathers