Dear Kurt,

Many thanks for your information.
I will also contact Kathie Way (NHM) for further tracement and let you know,
if her results are positive.

All the best for now,

Henk

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> Van: Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
> Beantwoord: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Datum: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:23:49 -0400
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Re: locality
>
> Henk,
> I've copied my buddy's notes on the PI locale.  I've been unable to find
> anything in the gazateer.  Good luck.  Wish I could have been of more
> assistance....Kurt
>
>
>
> "I was stumped by "Baicus" and could find nothing to derive it from unless
> it's an orthographic lapsus for "Baieus" or "Baius," meaning "of or from
> Baiae."  Had to dig some for "Baiae" as well, as it was a Roman spa in
> Campania (near Naples), popular for its curative thermal springs.  Not much
> help, eh?  It's a (remote) possibility that the town of Bais on Negros is a
> bastardization of the basic root but I don't see much classical Latin
> influence in PI place names or Tagalog in general.  Plus, I'd read "Ins.
> Baiae, Ins. Negros" as TWO different localities, not necessarily related.
> Peter Dance did some stuff on Cuming's itinerary and his relationship with
> Hooker at the BMNH.  Have you checked this?  Fascinating stuff, actually,
> and I've used it (unsuccessfully) in trying to pin down Cuming's herp type
> localities.  Unfortunately, his herps were very poorly labelled (if at all)
> compared to the shells and any inference beyond "Philippines" is pure
> speculation.  Have you checked thew BM records, where the localities likely
> would NOT be latinized?"