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Cecil F. Underwood
Cecil Frank Underwood (26 October 1867–19 August 1943) was a British Scientific collection, scientific collector of mammal and bird specimens in Central America. Early life Underwood was born on 26 October 1867 in London, England. His parents were George and Amelia Dodd Underwood. During his early life, he was an apprentice for a taxidermy, taxidermist. On behalf of the Natural History Museum, London, British Museum of Natural History, Underwood traveled to the U.S., arriving in New York on 26 October 1888, which was his twenty-first birthday. Career In April 1889, he left the U.S. for Costa Rica. He largely remained in Costa Rica for the rest of his life, though he made extensive trips to Honduras for specimen collecting from 1932 to 1938. While Underwood primarily focused on birds and mammals, he collected other taxa as well such as freshwater fish. Namesake species *Underwood's long-tongued bat (''Hylonycteris underwoodi'') *Underwood's bonneted bat (''Eumops underwoodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cecil may refer to: People with the name * Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada *Cecil, Alberta, Canada United States *Cecil, Alabama *Cecil, Georgia * Cecil, Ohio *Cecil, Oregon *Cecil, Pennsylvania *Cecil, West Virginia *Cecil, Wisconsin *Cecil Airport, in Jacksonville, Florida *Cecil County, Maryland Computing and technology *Cecil (programming language), prototype-based programming language *Computer Supported Learning, a learning management system by the University of Auckland, New Zealand Music *Cecil (British band), a band from Liverpool, active 1993-2000 *Cecil (Japanese band), a band from Kajigaya, Japan, active 2000-2006 Other uses *Cecil (lion), a famed lion killed in Zimbabwe in 2015 * Cecil (''Passions''), a minor character from the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' *Cecil (soil), the dominant red clay soil in the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
