His books on ornithological studies (Argentine Ornithology, 1888 89; British Birds, 1895; etc).
[Cornell Lab of Ornithology] Another ornithological tidbit: birds are more likely to stray from their mates when the climate changes frequently, researchers find.
Mere amateurs in 2009 will make ornithological history in China by discovering birds unknown to science.
The reports of naval expeditions often included an ornithological appendix and, in 1821, Captain Sabine's "Memoir on the Birds of Greenland" appeared at the back of Edward Parry's "Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of the North-West Passage".
The islands also have huge colonies of the smaller gentoo and rockhopper penguins: studies show that these populations are currently stable and that the fishing boats do not pose serious competition for their food supply.Not all the ornithological news is rosy, however.
The upshot of this ornithological marathon, published in Frontiers in Zoology, was a discovery remarkable in its simplicity: no matter from which direction a flock of birds approaches a body of standing water, its members usually land on it in alignment with the direction of the Earth's magnetic field.In this section No loopy idea Birds of a feather land together Peekaboo Get a life!
As the taxonomic understanding of passeriforms increases, improved phylogenies of many groups of species are published regularly in the ornithological literature.
Upon her ascension to the presidency of the organization in 1938, she garnered the distinction of being the first woman to preside over a major ornithological society.
The ornithological literature reported several new birds, including two new flycatchers: the Mishana tyrannulet (Zimmerius villarejoi) from the white-sand forest near Iquitos, Peru, where an ongoing study had revealed the presence of at least four bird species new to science, and the Chapada flycatcher (Suiriri islerorum) from the Cerrado region of Brazil and adjacent eastern Bolivia.
Damage to his depth perception as a result of a childhood eye injury, and the onset of partial deafness during his adolescence, precluded Wilson from pursuing his interest in ornithological fieldwork.
She also held honorary memberships in the ornithological societies of several European countries.
