Talk:Ali Wallace (naturalist)

Was Ali actually the collector of king bird-of-paradise on Aru?
I have marked the uncited statement that "On Aru, it was probably Ali who collected the specimens of the king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)" as 'Disputed'. It seems to be WP:OR. This article by the Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge suggests it was another young, local assistant named Baderoon. Nick Moyes (talk) 21:40, 26 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I've now deleted the uncited sentence completely, having managed to find a reference to Wallace's account (pages 338 to 339 inclusive) in The Malay Archipelago, clearly stating that it was Ali's counterpart, Baderoon, who provided him with the specimen. Nick Moyes (talk) 22:00, 26 October 2023 (UTC)