title: A catalog of bird specimens associated with Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied and potential type material in the natural history collection in Wiesbaden.
abstract: Bird specimens collected by 19(th) century explorer and ornithologist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied form one of the foundation collections of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. However, parts of his collection remained in Germany and came to the Museum Wiesbaden. Since Wied described numerous new species without designating types, some of these specimens might be type material. Here we present a catalog of the 30 Wiesbaden specimens associated with him and discuss their potential type status. We conclude that 17 individuals in 11 species are potential type specimens that should be considered in future taxonomic work.
authors.affiliation: Museum Wiesbaden - Hessisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Natur, Naturhistorische Sammlungen, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany.
authors.forename: Dorothee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Geller-Grimm
keywords: Aves; Brazil; Mata Atlântica; museum specimens; types