I really do not know and I do not think it is important in our case.
The important thing is that we know that Leg. W. Barney on a
label means that that particular sample had been collected
by Winston Barney.
Best regards,
Henk Mienis

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Subject: Re: Shell labels


> Dear Henk,
>
> Which came first , the Latin lego / lectus or the Greek lego ? They both
mean
> the same thing .
>
>
> Winston Barney
> Fort Worth, Tx
>
> Henk and Zvia Mienis wrote:
>
> > This subject has been treated already several times on the ConchL-Net.
> > Try out the archives!
> > Leg. is Latin and means collected by.
> > The indication coll. on a label means either collected by or the
collection
> > of,
> > which are two different things. Coll. H.K. Mienis may contain material
> > collected by numerous other people i.e. leg. J. Wolff /leg. W.
Barney/leg.
> > T. Eichhorst, etc.
> > In order to avoid mistakes Leg. is used to indicate the collector on
labels,
> > while Col. is used to indicate the owner of the collection.
> > Best regards,
> > Henk K. Mienis
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: Shell labels
> >
> > > I believe "leg" comes from the Greek "lego" which means to gather
> > (collect) or
> > > select.
> > >
> > > Winston Barney
> > > Fort Worth, Tx
> > >
> > > John Wolff wrote:
> > >
> > > > More word questions...
> > > >
> > > > What is the best way to indicate the name of the collector on a
shell
> > label?
> > > > I have been using "Leg.", but was hard-pressed to explain what it
stands
> > > > for when questioned. Could not find it in a dictionary. Is there a
> > better way?
> > > >
> > > >   John Wolff
> > > > 2640 Breezewood Dr.
> > > > Lancaster, PA 17601