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| '''Colin James Oliver Harrison''' (18 August 1926 – 17 November 2003) was an English ]. | |||
| Harrison was born in ]. He got a scholarship to grammar school, and then worked as a librarian and a teacher. He had been interested in birds since childhood, and joined an expedition to study autumn ] in ]. He became a professional ornithologist at the age of 34 and became responsible for the care of the national collection of birds' nests and eggs in the Bird Room at the ] at Tring, Hertfordshire. In 1966 he led the fourth of the series of ]. | Harrison was born in ]. He got a scholarship to grammar school, and then worked as a librarian and a teacher. He had been interested in birds since childhood, and joined an expedition to study autumn ] in ]. He became a professional ornithologist at the age of 34 and became responsible for the care of the national collection of birds' nests and eggs in the Bird Room at the ] at Tring, Hertfordshire. In 1966 he led the fourth of the series of ]. | ||
| Harrison later became interested in ] and the museum's avian ] collection, on which he published a number of articles with ]. He studied and published on different aspects of bird behaviour, on plumage patterns, and on the bone structure of modern and fossil birds. He identified ''] vincenti'' in 1980.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_TB72RBLLMC&q=Eostrix&pg=PA164|title = Paleogene Fossil Birds|isbn = 9783540896289|last1 = Mayr|first1 = Gerald|date = 21 April 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ==Bibliography (incomplete)== | ==Bibliography (incomplete)== | ||
| * ''Atlas of the Birds of the Western Palearctic'' (Collins, 1982) | * ''Atlas of the Birds of the Western Palearctic'' (Collins, 1982) | ||
| * ''History of the Birds of Britain'' (Collins,1988) | * ''History of the Birds of Britain'' (Collins, 1988) | ||
| * ''A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds'' (Quadrangle, 1975) | * ''A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds'' (Quadrangle, 1975) | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * Obituary in British Birds Magazine by W.R.P. Bourne, Volume 97, p. 362 | |||
| * {{ cite journal | last=Bourne | first=W.R.P. | date=2004 | title=Obituary: Colin James Oliver Harrison (1926–2003) | journal=British Birds | volume=97 | page=362 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51247791 | ref=none }} | |||
| * Publisher's biography in ''A Field Guide to Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds'' | * Publisher's biography in ''A Field Guide to Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 10 November 2024
English ornithologistColin James Oliver Harrison (18 August 1926 – 17 November 2003) was an English ornithologist.
Harrison was born in London. He got a scholarship to grammar school, and then worked as a librarian and a teacher. He had been interested in birds since childhood, and joined an expedition to study autumn migration in Norway. He became a professional ornithologist at the age of 34 and became responsible for the care of the national collection of birds' nests and eggs in the Bird Room at the Natural History Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire. In 1966 he led the fourth of the series of Harold Hall Australian ornithological collecting expeditions.
Harrison later became interested in biogeography and the museum's avian paleontological collection, on which he published a number of articles with Cyril Walker. He studied and published on different aspects of bird behaviour, on plumage patterns, and on the bone structure of modern and fossil birds. He identified Eostrix vincenti in 1980.
Bibliography (incomplete)
- Atlas of the Birds of the Western Palearctic (Collins, 1982)
- History of the Birds of Britain (Collins, 1988)
- A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds (Quadrangle, 1975)
References
- Mayr, Gerald (21 April 2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds. ISBN 9783540896289.
- Bourne, W.R.P. (2004). "Obituary: Colin James Oliver Harrison (1926–2003)". British Birds. 97: 362.
- Publisher's biography in A Field Guide to Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds
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