Monograph of the Hirundinidae
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Monograph of the Hirundinidae is a comprehensive 19th-century ornithological work by Richard Bowdler Sharpe that systematically documents and illustrates the world’s swallow species.
All labels observed (1)
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| Monograph of the Hirundinidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8424131 — 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: Monograph of the Hirundinidae Context triple: [Richard Bowdler Sharpe, notableWork, Monograph of the Hirundinidae]
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Monograph of the Alcedinidae
Monograph of the Alcedinidae is a comprehensive 19th-century ornithological work by Richard Bowdler Sharpe that systematically documents and illustrates the world’s kingfisher species.
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Ornithological Monographs
Ornithological Monographs is a scholarly series of peer-reviewed works focusing on in-depth research in ornithology.
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C.
Ornithological papers in the Zoological Journal
Ornithological papers in the Zoological Journal are a series of influential early 19th-century bird studies authored by Nicholas Aylward Vigors that helped shape modern ornithological classification and taxonomy.
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D.
Smithsonian Studies in Avian Biology
Smithsonian Studies in Avian Biology is a scholarly monographic series focused on research in ornithology, published under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.
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E.
Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is a widely used, authoritative global taxonomy and listing of bird species maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- 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: Monograph of the Hirundinidae Target entity description: Monograph of the Hirundinidae is a comprehensive 19th-century ornithological work by Richard Bowdler Sharpe that systematically documents and illustrates the world’s swallow species.
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A.
Monograph of the Alcedinidae
Monograph of the Alcedinidae is a comprehensive 19th-century ornithological work by Richard Bowdler Sharpe that systematically documents and illustrates the world’s kingfisher species.
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B.
Ornithological Monographs
Ornithological Monographs is a scholarly series of peer-reviewed works focusing on in-depth research in ornithology.
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C.
Ornithological papers in the Zoological Journal
Ornithological papers in the Zoological Journal are a series of influential early 19th-century bird studies authored by Nicholas Aylward Vigors that helped shape modern ornithological classification and taxonomy.
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D.
Smithsonian Studies in Avian Biology
Smithsonian Studies in Avian Biology is a scholarly monographic series focused on research in ornithology, published under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.
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E.
Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is a widely used, authoritative global taxonomy and listing of bird species maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century publication
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ornithological monograph ⓘ scientific book ⓘ |
| about |
geographical distribution of Hirundinidae
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global diversity of swallows ⓘ identification of swallow species ⓘ morphology of swallows ⓘ |
| author | Richard Bowdler Sharpe ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | taxonomic arrangement of Hirundinidae ⓘ |
| contains |
ornithological illustrations
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plates of swallows ⓘ species descriptions ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
19th-century ornithological literature
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systematic ornithology ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Bowdler Sharpe ⓘ |
| describes | swallow species ⓘ |
| documentStructure | systematic arrangement by genus and species ⓘ |
| documentType | monograph ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | ornithology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
systematic classification of Hirundinidae
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taxonomy of swallows ⓘ |
| genre | zoological monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later taxonomic treatments of Hirundinidae ⓘ |
| hasPart |
illustrated plates
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taxonomic keys ⓘ textual species accounts ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | classic reference on swallow taxonomy ⓘ |
| illustrationType | hand-coloured plates ⓘ |
| includes |
bibliographic references on Hirundinidae
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scientific names of swallows ⓘ synonymies of species names ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
naturalists
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ornithologists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hirundinidae
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swallows ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
ornithology
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zoology ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide swallow species ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Hirundinidae family
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avian systematics ⓘ bird species description ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workOf | Richard Bowdler Sharpe ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
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Subject: Monograph of the Hirundinidae Description of subject: Monograph of the Hirundinidae is a comprehensive 19th-century ornithological work by Richard Bowdler Sharpe that systematically documents and illustrates the world’s swallow species.
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