Contributions to the History of North American Ornithology. Volume IV
by JAMIE HALE • August 15, 2019
New Arrival: Contributions to the History of North American Ornithology. Volume IV
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Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club No. 24, 2019. B&W photos. The history of American Ornithology at universities, museums, government agencies, societies, and foundations written by key figures at those institutions.
This volume contains chapters on: the American Ornithologists' Union's First Century, The Raptor Research Foundation, Florida State University; Long Point Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, William Brewster, Cornell University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Point Reyes Bird Observatory and Point Blue Conservation Science.
Table of Contents:
Academic Phylogenies of the American Ornithologists' Union's First Century. Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld
The Raptor Research Foundation, Promoting Understanding, Appreciation, and Conservation of Birds of Prey for Over 50 Years. Jimmie R. Parrish, Richard J. Clark, and David M. Bird
History of Ornithology at Florida State University. Frances C. James and Emily H. DuVal
Long Point Bird Observatory and the Founding of Bird Studies Canada. Erica H. Dunn and Jon D. McCracken
William Brewster, an Ornithologist Who Was at the Right Place at the Right Time. William E. Davis, Jr.
Ornithology at Cornell University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 1990-2018. John W. Fitzpatrick
Point Reyes Bird Observatory to Point Blue Conservation Science: the Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions of an Innovative, Non-Profit, Science Organization. C. John Ralph and Geoffrey R. Geupel