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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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MACGREGORII. Zool. Specif. name of a Cnemophilus or bird of paradise from New Guinea (1889 Ann. Report Brit. New Guinea 61).
[From Sir William MacGregor (1846–1919), of Towie, Abd., Colonial Medical Officer and Governor in Papua.]
