Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Anne Previato and Jérôme Fuchs from the Museum
National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris as well as Chantal Cambon and
Adeline Rouilly from the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle in Nîmes for access
to the bird collections. Furthermore, I wish to acknowledge nature
photographer Gilbert Lacassin for use of the image material. Editorial
assistance, in the form of language editing and correction, was provided
by XpertScientific Editing and Consulting Services.