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Old 07-12-2018, 10:46 AM
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ps...it does seem Barker was winging it a bit?
I probably shouldn't be too harsh on 'Ol Buck, who gave so much to the hobby. Reporting new findings can be exciting, but is oftentimes the product of incomplete information and inaccurate assumptions. At least we know he was passionate in his collecting:
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