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Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist before Audubon. [1]
The Wilson Ornithological Society (WOS) is an ornithological organization that was formally established in 1886 as the Wilson Ornithological Chapter of the Agassiz Association. It is based at the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States. It was named after Alexander Wilson, a prominent early American ornithologist ...
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (until 2006 The Wilson Bulletin) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Wilson Ornithological Society.Both the society and its journal were named after American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.
The following is a list of notable journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology. The continent and country columns give the location where the journal or magazine is published and may not correspond with its scope or content.
Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology Edward "Jed" Howland Burtt Jr. (April 22, 1948 – April 27, 2016) was an American ornithologist , writer, and educator, and was responsible for many discoveries in ornithology.
American Ornithology, or, The Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson (4 vols., Philadelphia, 1825-1833). This work contains more than 100 new species discovered by Bonaparte. Conspectus Generum Avium (Leyden, 1850) Revue critique de l'ornithologie Européenne (Brussels, 1850)
Jonathan was a gift to Sir William Grey-Wilson who later became governor. Jonathan’s new home was in the gardens of the governor’s residence, known as the Plantation House. Since the day he ...
Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. [a] (October 30, 1907 – December 11, 2001) was an American naturalist, author and filmmaker, president of the Wilson Ornithological Society from 1948 to 1950, [2] a member of the board of directors of the National Audubon Society from 1955 to 1974, [1] and a Life Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union.