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[Paul L.Th. Beuk]

>Dear taxonomist
>
>Is there anyone to know where is place called "Banguay" and "Birma".
>
>Thak you very much in advance.
>
>Regards
>
>Richard/Praha 76711.1261 at compuserve.com

Banguay could be the island Banggi (formerly Banguey) just North-East of
Sabah, Borneo.
Birma is a different spelling of the Indochinese republic Burma but it was
changed by the military to Myanmar in 1989. Most people apparently still
call it Burma.

Paul Beuk
Zoological Museum Amsterdam
beuk at bio.uva.nl