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Speedy deletion nomination of Curcuma mangga

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I'm sorry Shyamal, but something is really wrong with this article. If you can improve it, and save it, please do. Hamamelis (talk) 13:06, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Have found upon examination that the species name is a junior synonym of Curcuma amada. Have moved it there, it certainly had gathered a lot of extraneous and off-topic stuff. Shyamal (talk) 14:14, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Have removed the speedy, hope that is fine with you as all biological taxa are intrinsically notable. PS: It seems like a taxonomic mess, and both amada and mangga may actually be distinct although both have the characteristic mango taste/odor. Shyamal (talk) 14:19, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I did a double-click double-take when I first realized you were the author. But it appears upon a closer look at the history, all the extraneous info was added by a single author with only 4 edits to his/her credit, all done on a single day in August 2oo8. Not vandalism, just misguided I think. Thank you for handling this with such good grace. You did a bang-up job on the move to C. amada! Thanks, Hamamelis (talk) 20:31, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Another source of old illustrations

I've found another source for old illustrations, which doesn't seem to be used much: biolib.de, run by Karl Stüber. Some plant photographs by Stüber are licensed under the GFDL, so they are at commons:Category:Photographs by Kurt Stüber, but the only illustrations currently on Wikimedia Commons I can find are those in commons:Category:Thomé, Flora von Deutschland. The site is sorted by species name, and by the books and their information. —innotata 18:00, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, looks good and will certainly be useful for some taxa. The resolution of the images in BHL is however higher and the information in the text alongside makes it more useful for study. Shyamal (talk) 09:06, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

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Nicobar Pigeon

Hello, would you confused Nicobar Pigeon = Nicobar à camail and Liverpool Pigeon = Nicobar ponctué? In fact, in french Nicobar is a vernacular name for birds such some doves and pigeons, and not only a name for the islands where those birds can be found. Thereby a Nicobar ponctué would be a Punctuated Pigeon ;) Totodu74 (talk) 21:24, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Ah ! ok, that is interesting ! My mistake. Shyamal (talk) 01:19, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

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Cinereous Vulture

This revert was unwarranted. If you want to skip the page numbers, that's fine, but don't remove the improved referencing itself. I wasn't disputing anything factual, either. 110.139.190.67 (talk) 07:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)